Useless Stuff You Should Know

[tikited]

Yep, makes sense. Do the nine-months math. With day-light savings, the sun sets earlier and nights are longer...

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My parents must have gotten really drunk in Feb.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

This one may take you a bit, but it's "How to Defend Castles" by M. C. Escher

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Pigs can orgasm for 30 minutes

How do you this?
Asking for a Hawkeye

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Watching Utah State basketball and learned that Cornell Green, Dallas Cowboy defensive back, and Pumpsie Green (deceased), Red Sox and Mets player, are brothers.

 

[GophersInIowa]

MLB umpires are required to wear black underwear in case they split their pants.

 

[GophersInIowa]

For one season, the Eagles and Steelers combined to become the Steagles. It happened in 1943 and was done because both teams lost so many players to the war. The next year the Steelers and Chicago Cardinals combined to be Card-Pitt.

 

[Ope3]

For one season, the Eagles and Steelers combined to become the Steagles. It happened in 1943 and was done because both teams lost so many players to the war. The next year the Steelers and Chicago Cardinals combined to be Card-Pitt.

I wonder how that affects the Immaculate Football Grid?

 

[Slim Tubby]

MLB umpires are required to wear black underwear in case they split their pants.

Some guys wear brown underwear for completely different reasons.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

https://x.com/baseballquotes1/status/1761885534073352469?s=46&t=1rrMZUDmy5F9-VUNakmsfA

Really didn’t know where to post this. Apologies if it shouldn’t be in the thread.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

https://x.com/baseballquotes1/status/1761885534073352469?s=46&t=1rrMZUDmy5F9-VUNakmsfA

Really didn’t know where to post this. Apologies if it shouldn’t be in the thread.

Seriously, that's a lot of beer to drink at one game - impressive

... and that throw was pretty sweet too.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Head over to https://www.oreillyauto.com/ and enter "121G" into the search bar. I want one.

 

[tikited]

Head over to https://www.oreillyauto.com/ and enter "121G" into the search bar. I want one.

So is there a waiting list I can get on?

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

1899 for the win...



... design of Coke bottles over the years.

 

[tikited]

1899 for the win...

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... design of Coke bottles over the years.

The cocaine inside that bottle was pretty great as well.

 

[GophersInIowa]

There's a hill in New Zealand by this name

 

[TRF Guy]

The cocaine inside that bottle was pretty great as well.

Damn you are really old

 

[tikited]

Damn you are really old

The cocaine keeps me going.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

The Kola Superdeep Borehole is 40,240 feet deep.

Kola Superdeep Borehole - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Here's a picture of the backside of Mt. Rushmore. I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to which president is being highlighted...

 

[GophersInIowa]

Here's a picture of the backside of Mt. Rushmore. I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to which president is being highlighted...

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So the rumors about Teddy are true...

 

[tikited]

Here's a picture of the backside of Mt. Rushmore. I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to which president is being highlighted...

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Should be fine in about five hours.

 

[Ope3]

Courtesy of a listener to the Tony Kornheiser Show, today is the 3rd straight date (out of 10) in the Month/Date/Year (X/XX/XX) format in which the numerical value is a palindrome.

4/20/24
4/21/24
4/22/24
4/23/24
4/24/24
4/24/24
4/25/24
4/26/24
4/27/24
4/28/24
4/29/24

 

[GophersInIowa]

6,600 Steps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

The maximum size you can make a PDF is 15,000,000.00 inches x 15,000,000.00 inches (which comes to 236 miles x 236 miles). So much for my plan of making a life size map of Minnesota.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

In 1956, airlines served Winston cigarettes as part of their inflight meal. Times have changed...

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

In 1954 the rule was changed so that major leaguers could no longer leave their gloves out on the field when they went into the dugout to hit.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

There are 10 types of people in this world, those who count in binary, and those who don't.

 

[Ope3]

In 1954 the rule was changed so that major leaguers could no longer leave their gloves out on the field when they went into the dugout to hit.

One of the best HBO Sports Documentaries I have seen was "When it Was a Game". It utilized home movies of MLB players & fans in color on 8mm & 16mm film going back to the 30s I believe. Included were interviews and voiceovers, really well done and nostalgic. There eventually were 2 sequels.

Anyway, one of the coolest things they captured was players chucking their gloves on the field, in between half innings. Just seemed so bizarre, but was a widely accepted practice. Same deal with having photographers just feet away from the batters box, while the ball was in play.

 

[Ope3]

Courtesy of the Tony Kornheiser Podcast, as they were wondering with both the NBA Finals and Stanly Cup Final currently sitting at 3-0 if there had ever been seasons in which both never made it to Game 5. Indeed there have been.

1983 - Islanders swept the Oilers. 76ers swept the Lakers.
1995 - Devils swept the Red Wings. Rockets swept the Magic.

 

[Ope3]

Courtesy of the Tony Kornheiser Podcast, as they were wondering with both the NBA Finals and Stanly Cup Final currently sitting at 3-0 if there had ever been seasons in which both never made it to Game 5. Indeed there have been.

1983 - Islanders swept the Oilers. 76ers swept the Lakers.
1995 - Devils swept the Red Wings. Rockets swept the Magic.

Double jinx, to the Disney-ABC executives delight.