Useless Stuff You Should Know

[Ope3]

There are 27 states that are further North than the Southern most spot of Canada.

Go Gophers!!

Toronto is south of Minneapolis.

 

[Ope3]

This one is a bit of a trick. It's because Ontario sneaks down there all the way down to around Detroit.

That part of Canada is actually further south than the northern most point of California.

 

[Gophers_4life]

Wow I didn't know it was that much of an extent.

Looking it up: the border between CA/NV/UT and OR/ID (as well as PA/NY) is 42 degrees N.

Detroit is 42.33 degrees and Toledo is 41.65 degrees N.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Because of how all maps are distorted, it can be difficult to visualize the true size of Africa. This chart was always cool to me.

Essentially all of the US, China, India, Mexico, Japan, and most of Europe could fit within the land area of Africa.

 

[DarrenTheGreek]

Reno, NV is further west than Los Angeles, CA.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Reno, NV is further west than Los Angeles, CA.

It's also further west than LA.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Another interesting geographic tidbit (for me) is how further north European cities are compared to North American (like Paris is further north than Minneapolis).

The below graphic maps out the euro cities on North America and vice versa.

 

[tikited]

I have a friend who failed the written portion of the driving test five times. You should know that in case you are by him on the highway.

 

[TRF Guy]

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
Women hiccup less than men.
A cat's jaw cannot move sideways.
In 2016, Mozart sold more CDs than Beyonce.
Slinkies are 82 feet long.
Most car horns are in the key of F.
Riding roller coasters can help you pass kidney stones.

 

[BleedGopher]

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
Women hiccup less than men.
A cat's jaw cannot move sideways.
In 2016, Mozart sold more CDs than Beyonce.
Slinkies are 82 feet long.
Most car horns are in the key of F.
Riding roller coasters can help you pass kidney stones.

Some good tid-bits here! The bolded is crazy. Wonder who makes the money off Mozart these days.

Go Gophers!!

 

[Ope3]

The human head weighs 8 pounds.

 

[tikited]

The human head weighs 8 pounds.

Go to the 3 minute mark.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

names for things that you didn't know had names:

the little piece of plastic or metal at the end of a shoelace is called an "aglet."

The eye chart in a eye doctor's office is called the Snellen Chart - named after Dutch Opthalmologist Herman Snellen. Although some doctors now use a newer chart called the "LogMar" chart.

the fleshy skin around the neck of a turkey is called a "snood."

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Meatsauce.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

This one is a bit of a trick. It's because Ontario sneaks down there all the way down to around Detroit.

And the smallness of area of the New England states.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

The Cylons are gettin' real...

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Indiana University... Sometimes, knowing "useless" stuff really comes in handy (watch it till the end, really brutal)

 

[short ornery norwegian]

The Cylons are gettin' real...

but do they have a plan?

 

[BTChamp]

The Cylons are gettin' real...

See how cocky he is when he cuts his thumb off on that saw..................

Seriously though, that is getting amazing what they can do.

 

[Ogee Ogilthorpe]

Reno, NV is further west than Los Angeles, CA.

Prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas and Reno, but is legal in 10 of Nevada's 17 counties.

Saved your ass from going to jail. It's okay, you can owe me

 

[LakevilleBro]

Best thread since the Umbrella Man thread.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Hmm, we're livin' in the future now...

 

[tikited]

Hmm, we're livin' in the future now...

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Trivia: Does anyone know what this is from?

"Is it now?"

 

[Costa Rican Gopher]

• 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
• 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

 

[Costa Rican Gopher]

There are 27 states that are further North than the Southern most spot of Canada.

Go Gophers!!

Q: What's the name of the city just South of Detroit, Michigan?

A: Windsor, Ontario.

 

[Ope3]

All 8 starting QBs in this week's NFL Divisional Round are under the age of 30.

 

[Ogee Ogilthorpe]

All 8 starting QBs in this week's NFL Divisional Round are under the age of 30.

Yup. And only one of those QB's (Jalen Hurts) is truly a running QB, as in their offense calls a minimum of 8-10 QB running plays per game. Many of the others are mobile QB's, but their offenses do not call 10+ running plays for the QB every game. Josh Allen is probably the closest

 

[BleedGopher]

"Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends with "mt."

Go Gophers!!