Interesting facts

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Ok everyone here is a place to put interesting facts

CAP’N CRUNCH’S REAL NAME IS HORATIO MAGELLAN CRUNCH​

 

[Goofyernmost]

Since Capt. Crunch is a fictional character would this be more of a fictional Fact? The type recently referred to as alternative fact?

 

[Squidney]

Froot Loops are only one "flavor" and everything I've ever known has been a lie .

 

[MinnieM123]

The Library of Congress contains approximately 838 miles of bookshelves -- about the distance from Houston to Chicago.

 

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Scotland has 421 words for “snow”​

Yes—421! That’s too many fun facts about snow. Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or snowing); feefle (to swirl); flinkdrinkin (a light snow).

 

[Goofyernmost]

Scotland has 421 words for “snow”​

Yes—421! That’s too many fun facts about snow. Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or snowing); feefle (to swirl); flinkdrinkin (a light snow).

Fact: I have 422 words for snow and not one of them is appropriate for a family board.

 

[MinnieM123]

TV Western series, Bonanza, held the distinction of being the first show in color, for the NBC Network. (Premiered Sept. 12, 1959, and ran for 14 seasons)

 

[Goofyernmost]

TV Western series, Bonanza, held the distinction of being the first show in color, for the NBC Network. (Premiered Sept. 12, 1959, and ran for 14 seasons)

Let's not short change Gunsmoke that ran for 20 seasons. And Matt never once kissed Miss Kitty. What a gentleman! 'Matt Dillon' Only Kissed One Woman in Entire 20 Season Run. In the two decades that “Gunsmoke” was on the air, Marshal Matt Dillon had just one on-screen kiss, and it wasn't Miss Kitty, leaving viewers in disbelief.

 

[MinnieM123]

Let's not short change Gunsmoke that ran for 20 seasons. And Matt never once kissed Miss Kitty. What a gentleman! 'Matt Dillon' Only Kissed One Woman in Entire 20 Season Run. In the two decades that “Gunsmoke” was on the air, Marshal Matt Dillon had just one on-screen kiss, and it wasn't Miss Kitty, leaving viewers in disbelief.

Yah, o.k. But Gunsmoke didn't broadcast in color until 1966!

 

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Yah, o.k. But Gunsmoke didn't broadcast in color until 1966!

In the radio series, Miss Kitty Russell was a madam for prostitutes. ... James Arness explained on the DVD commentary that after the first couple of seasons, they decided to drop those references to make the show more family friendly, and so Miss Kitty became just a lady saloon owner.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Yah, o.k. But Gunsmoke didn't broadcast in color until 1966!

Didn't have too, we all knew that Miss Kitty's hair was bright red. That is all the information we needed.

 

[Goofyernmost]

In the radio series, Miss Kitty Russell was a madam for prostitutes. ... James Arness explained on the DVD commentary that after the first couple of seasons, they decided to drop those references to make the show more family friendly, and so Miss Kitty became just a lady saloon owner.

Yea, saloon owner, wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean, say no more, say no more.

EDIT: I was told that for the benefit of young people that haven't had the good fortune of experiencing Monty Python, my response was based on one of their skits.

 

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The longest English word is 189,819 letters long​

We won’t spell it out here (though you can read it here), but the full name for the protein nicknamed titin would take three and a half hours to say out loud

 

[Goofyernmost]

The longest English word is 189,819 letters long​

We won’t spell it out here (though you can read it here), but the full name for the protein nicknamed titin would take three and a half hours to say out loud

I think you succeeded in breaking the internet. It's a no show!

 

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I think you succeeded in breaking the internet. It's a no show!

try this

[Full name spelled out].

 

[Goofyernmost]

try this

[Full name spelled out].

Cool, but I think they left out an "L" somewhere near the middle. I tried counting down to it, but went temporarily blind.

 

[MinnieM123]

Here's a few animal facts --

A grizzly bear's bite is strong enough to crush a bowling ball.

A zebra's stripes act as a natural bug repellant.

Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

In Baltimore it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.

 

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Cats have fewer toes on their back paws​

Like most four-legged mammals, they have five toes on the front, but their back paws only have four toes. Scientists think the four-toe back paws might help them run faster.

 

[MinnieM123]

In 1922, in Rockport, MA, a mechanical engineer built himself a house, made out of newspaper. It still stands today.

Rockport, Massachusetts The Paper House