Interesting Fact of the Day

[Ironic Mustache]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

Lightning bolts would have been badass.

I know of another nation who would agree.

[Mr. Blonde]

Mostly everybody knows that Ctrl+T opens up a new tab your browser.

Not many people know that Ctrl+Shift+T opens up tabs you have closed in succession.

One time opens up the last tab you closed out of (for me, many times on accident). Five times opens up the last 5 you had open.

[f3lix]

My cock has a diameter of 2.25 inches at its greatest girth.

[Beebs]

Santa Claus = Saint Nicholas said quickly and lazily,

[Mr. Blonde]

Fuck me.

[SinisterKid]

WikiLeaks cables: Saudi princes throw parties boasting drink, drugs and sex | World news | The Guardian

[Saint DH]

Why are women with multiple sexual partners deemed "sluts" by society, but a man with multiple sexual partners deemed a "pimp"? It comes down to social biology.

A woman has a finite amount of reproductive units, the egg. I'm not sure on the exact numerical approximation, but it's probably somewhere around 500 eggs per lifetime. Because of this, a woman's reproductive unit has value. Less value is placed on each unit with each successive sexual partner, to the point where the reproductive unit is considered "wasted". On the contrary, a man has an infinite number of reproductive units, and therefore no value is placed on an individual unit. By having multiple sexual partners a man has not wasted or devalued anything.

[Ironic Mustache]

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Why are women with multiple sexual partners deemed "sluts" by society, but a man with multiple sexual partners deemed a "pimp"? It comes down to social biology.

A woman has a finite amount of reproductive units, the egg. I'm not sure on the exact numerical approximation, but it's probably somewhere around 500 eggs per lifetime. Because of this, a woman's reproductive unit has value. Less value is placed on each unit with each successive sexual partner, to the point where the reproductive unit is considered "wasted". On the contrary, a man has an infinite number of reproductive units, and therefore no value is placed on an individual unit. By having multiple sexual partners a man has not wasted or devalued anything.

Also a man who spreads his seed to multiple eggs has a better chance of impregnating multiple broads and thus a better chance of ensuring his line. This probably used to be way more important as a younger species. We're genetically engineered to seek and destroy the nappy dugout.

[Saint DH]

I did fail to mention in my previous post that what I said is technically not a fact. But it is interesting, and generally accepted among scientists, so fuck it I guess.

[Ironic Mustache]

After re-reading your original post, I think it has less to do with what I was talking about than I originally thought. I would guess that the double standard is more of a social construct based on the majority of the world historically being pretty patriarchal, and some smart dudes in 2000+ BC doing us modern guys a solid by starting it.

[Ironic Mustache]

Studies show that residents of New York are 55% more likely to die from ischemic heart disease than the population at large. Out of state visitors are 38% more likely to die from it while visiting than if they'd stayed at home, and long-term residents who move away from NY reduce their likelihood by 20%.

[heurisdick]

"The sixth sick Sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is considered the english language's hardest tongue twister by the guiness book.

And... (related)

There exist tongue twisters in sign language too. They are called finger fumblers.

[thekremlin]

A while ago someone posted a video about pennies being useless. True, you can't even use them in tollbooths in 49 states. But you can use them in Illinois. Why? Because that's Lincoln's state.

[DDTempest]

There is nothing more joyful than throwing a fist full of pennies at full blast into the basket at the toll booth.

[Beebs]

Except an IZoom.

[Fruitacious B]

Astronauts cannot burp in zero gravity, but they can still fart.

[Mr. Blonde]

I don't think burping is a peristaltic mechanism.

[thekremlin]

Yes but it is metasomatic.

[thekremlin]

Just had an office debate about the correct usage of "burnt" vs "burned". Basically it depends on if the adjective is referring to the primary ("-ed") or secondary ("-t") subject of a phrase. So you would say "I burned the toast" because the subject is "I" in that phrase, but you would say "I don't like burnt toast" because toast isn't the subject of that sentance.

So it is proper to say "Stay out of my kitchen or you're going to get BURNED." Not burnt.

[Mr. Blonde]

Different forms of "hang" are like that. If a person hangs themself, you have to say it like that... "They hanged themself". But if it's an object, you say "hung"

[Mr. Blonde]

Did Jewish Slaves Build the Pyramids?

A: No.

[Saint DH]

Aliens did, this is pretty much considered fact.

[angry pancake]

Originally Posted by thekremlin

Just had an office debate about the correct usage of "burnt" vs "burned". Basically it depends on if the adjective is referring to the primary ("-ed") or secondary ("-t") subject of a phrase. So you would say "I burned the toast" because the subject is "I" in that phrase, but you would say "I don't like burnt toast" because toast isn't the subject of that sentance.

So it is proper to say "Stay out of my kitchen or you're going to get BURNED." Not burnt.

The disjunction makes it a compound sentence with two genetive subjects. It would be more proper to eliminate the disjunctive "or" and make two separate sentences.

[Ironic Mustache]

Originally Posted by angry pancake

The disjunction makes it a compound sentence with two genetive subjects. It would be more proper to eliminate the disjunctive "or" and make two separate sentences.

Can someone please check this IP to ensure there aren't any Oregonian account hackers around? I would just feel safer knowing that people will never mistake me for Repug.

[heurisdick]

Tucson, AZ has a population of about 520,000 and its area code is 520.