1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

FACTOIDS

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Jack 06, Nov 11, 2005.

  1. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    Thought I'd try this.

    PC has lots of bright, well-informed folks who get info from a variety of sources. Why not share some of the more interesting facts we run across?

    Ground rules: (1) briefly stated-try to keep to two sentences max (2) state source---if not sure ("heard on radio"), do best you can (3) if it seems incredible to you, ask if anyone can confirm (4) discussion/clarification/contradiction allowed
    as long as thread is not hijacked (5) thread may not be used frequently, so you may have to dig for it on p. 3 at Fred's

    You may want to check out (on this thread) whether something you read or heard IS a fact---or an urban myth---exaggeration---speculation---statistical misrepresentation (e.g., taken out of context)---whatever.
     
  2. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    There are more suicides than homicides in the U.S. ("Time", recent issue on health)
     
  3. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 26, 2003
    19,891
    1,193
    9
    Location:
    Nixa, MO
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    25% of all Snow Boarding injuries occur on the first half of the first day a person snow boards.

    Medical conference 2002
     
  4. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    About to turn 60 (Newsweek cover story this week): Sally Field, Sly Stallone, Cher, Linda Ronstadt, Diane Keaton, Dolly Parton, Bill Clinton, Goldie Hawn, Oliver Stone, Barry Manilow, Suzanne Somers, Pat Sajak, George & Laura Bush, Donald Trump, Susan Sarandon ("Rocky Horror Picture Show", 1975!)
     
  5. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    Sebastian Kresge (K-Mart) and Sam Walton are buried a few feet from each other in NYC.
     
  6. popoff

    popoff New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 20, 2005
    560
    0
    0
    Location:
    western NC mountains
    My father is in a crypt right next to Joan Crawford.

    Does that count?
     
  7. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    If it counts to him...... :eek:
     
  8. keeponrunning

    keeponrunning New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2005
    46
    0
    0
    Location:
    Birmingham, AL

    uhhh, no they are not. I used to work at the Wal-Mart home-office in Bentonville Arkansas and Sam is buried in a cemetary just behind the home-office. It can be seen from the back of the cafeteria for that matter.

    I have been to his grave, and many people I know were at his funeral, He is most assuredaly in Bentonville Arkansas.
     
  9. popoff

    popoff New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 20, 2005
    560
    0
    0
    Location:
    western NC mountains
    Absolutely right. Source: findagrave

    Walton, Sam b. March 29, 1918 d. April 5, 1992
    Businessman. After graduating from the University of Missouri, he began his career as a retail merchant when he opened the first of several franchises of the Ben Franklin five-and-dime franchises in Arkansas. He opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962; specializing in name-brands at low prices, the chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America. His management style was popular with employees and helped to spur growth, taking the company public in 1970. The decentralized distribution...[Read More]
    Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, USA

    Sebastian Kresge
    Birth: Jul. 31, 1867
    Death: Oct. 18, 1966

    Founded the S.S. Kresge Company. They started as ten-cent (dime) stores and developed full-fledged variety stores. These stores were later developed into K-Mart, one of the first mass discounters. At the time of his retirement, his chain had almost 600 United States stores, a Canadian subsidiary, and annual sales of $156 million. (bio by: John Sheets)
    Search Amazon for Sebastian Kresge

    Burial:
    Salem Cemetery
    Gilbert
    Monroe County
    Pennsylvania, USA
     
  10. popoff

    popoff New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 20, 2005
    560
    0
    0
    Location:
    western NC mountains
    I don't think he really cares one way or the other :)
     
  11. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

    Joined:
    Mar 14, 2005
    9,810
    466
    0
    Location:
    MD
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    overweight people are resistant to leptin, much like non insulin-dependent diabetics are resistant to insulin.

    source(s): a whole lot of papers on pubmed.

    conclusion: don't buy that 'leptin pill' commercial you see on tv. or anything labeled 'nutraceutical'
     
  12. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    "Time" again on Walton---unless I read it wrong, and it's SAM's father---let me do some checking---thanks---it makes sense for him to be in Arkansas---but better if he were buried under Human Resources
     
  13. GreenMachine

    GreenMachine New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2005
    760
    6
    0
    Location:
    Vermont, USA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III
    A Prius gets better gas mileage than a Vespa LX150 motor scooter.


    Source: Vespamemphis.com

    LX150 65-MPH 45-MPG
    $4199.99 + TAX, FRT & PDI
    Available in daring plum,
    dragon red, graphite black,
    diamond white, aurora blue
     
  14. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    The worst guzzler tested by EPA for '06 is the Dodge Ram 1500 2WD 8.3L pickup:

    9 MPG City 12 MPG Hwy

    To drive the truck from L.A. to NYC @ $2.50/gal, if it lived "up" to its highway rating, would cost $625. To do it in a Prius @ 50 MPG would cost $150.

    That's a lot of mocha and cheese puffs.
     
  15. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2005
    4,717
    79
    0
    Location:
    Denver, CO
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    55% of Americans killed in WWII died in accidents or as the result of fratricide. In Vietnam the percentage increased to 75%. -- Army PPT presentation of accident prevention.
     
  16. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    Holy moley.
     
  17. popoff

    popoff New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 20, 2005
    560
    0
    0
    Location:
    western NC mountains
    "moley n. (pop. As a characteristic exclamation of 'Captain Marvel,' hero of a series of comic books begun 1940, first written by C.C. Beck; perh. reflecting 'moly' 'magic herb in Greek mythology', in allusion to the invocation of mythological figures as a source of the character's powers; perh. euphem. and rhyming alt. of 'holy Moses.' In phrase: 'holy moley' (used as an exclamation of surprise). 1949 'Capt. Marvel Adventures, in Barrier & Williams 'Book of Comics' 87: Holey Moley! He got away."

    Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O" by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994
     
  18. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2005
    4,717
    79
    0
    Location:
    Denver, CO
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Blimey! That's BRUTAL. Cheaper to fly round trip for sure (that was just one way, right?).
     
  19. jeneric

    jeneric New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2005
    442
    1
    0
    Location:
    Redmond, WA
    Bumper sticker?:
    My other car is a Vespa,
    but I'm trying to save gas.


    For a person to apply for guard duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, his waist size cannot exceed 30". -Spam

    Oh yeah, and every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.
     
  20. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2005
    2,556
    0
    0
    Location:
    Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of S
    Round tripp :rolleyes: : Dodge $1,250, Prius $300