Fact O' The Day

[Hefe]

Thank you!

[Peelz]

on this day in 1989
Rick Astley's "Never gonna give you up"
was on the top of the billboard charts

we're no strangers to love!

[Krandall]

'In the future, we'll all live on Pangaea Ultima. '


Pangaea Ultima is the name given to the formation of the continents 250 million years from now, according to the Paleomap project out of the University of Texas in Arlington. The project estimates that, at that time, the major continents will have fused together, resulting in a Pacific Ocean so large that it will cover the huge majority of the planet.

[Peelz]

cool fact. One of the science topics I follow.

[Krandall]

I don't get how they say the pacific is what it'll be called.. why not make a new name if they are changing the name of all the countries.

[Peelz]

I don't get how they say the pacific is what it'll be called.. why not make a new name if they are changing the name of all the countries.

what should we name it?

Really big f**king ocean!

[Krandall]

'The black mamba snake can reach speeds of over 12 mph.'


One of the most deadly and venomous snakes in the world, the black mamba ("mamba" is Zulu for "big snake"') has been clocked at 12.5 mph, but not when chasing prey; rather, when fleeing danger. Adult black mambas, which can grow to lengths of 10 to 14 feet, carry enough venom to kill 14 people.

[Hefe]

is that anything like an "Alabama black snake"? (it ain't to fuckin buku)

[Krandall]

'The frozen foods industry was launched with just a $7 investment.'


In the 1920s, Clarence Birdseye launched what would become the multibillion-dollar frozen foods industry after picking up clues from the Inuit people of Canada, who used extremely cold Arctic water to quickly freeze and preserve fish. Birdseye spent just $7 on an electric fan, ice and some salted water (brine) to begin perfecting the process. He sold his company in 1929 for millions -- a company that would go on to become General Foods Corporation.

[Krandall]

'An estimated two-thirds of all psychiatric disorders go undiagnosed and untreated. '


This estimate comes from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and they note that in many of these situations, the psychiatric disorder is in fact highly treatable. They further estimate that at least one half the population will suffer from such a disorder in their lifetimes.

[Spartan]

Need treatment? See or

[Hefe]

see peels

[Krandall]

way to copy exactly what pat said....

[Krandall]

'Contrary to perception, schizophrenics do not suffer from multiple personalities.'

Disassociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is the somewhat controversial psychological condition of having a multitude of personalities or identities at the same time. Schizophrenia, on the other hand, is the condition of having a single, fractured personality.

[Hefe]

I am a schizophrenic.... and so am I