Total Trivia

[fire_breeze]

A washroom that was built by Lam Sai-wing is the world's most expensive washroom. He built the washroom for his shop and everything in the washroom is made out of gold and jewels. It cost $3.5 million to build.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

"Soldiers disease" is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.

 

[fire_breeze]

In a study conducted regarding toilet paper usage, Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip.

 

[fire_breeze]

Over one billion Valentine's Day cards are sent each year in North America.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In a study conducted regarding toilet paper usage, Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip.

I do have questions on this one, but I think they are best left unsaid

 

[fire_breeze]

I do have questions on this one, but I think they are best left unsaid

*laugh*

I think that your questions are very similar to my own!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

*laugh*

I think that your questions are very similar to my own!

Great minds think alike as they say

 

[fire_breeze]

Great minds think alike as they say

Most definitely

The earliest instance of the present form thus far discovered being quoted is in 1898.

Curious how great minds think alike. My pupil wrote me the same explanation about his non-appearance. ‥
[1898 C. G. Robertson Voces Academicae 24]

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Most definitely

The earliest instance of the present form thus far discovered being quoted is in 1898.

Curious how great minds think alike. My pupil wrote me the same explanation about his non-appearance. ‥
[1898 C. G. Robertson Voces Academicae 24]

Just a pity that the topic of our similar thinking is a little more down-to-earth

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

And of course the converse of the idiom "Great minds think alike" is "Fools seldom differ"

 

[spyro1123]

Is that like two minds with the same thought.... half wits?

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Is that like two minds with the same thought.... half wits?

half-wit (hfwt, häf-)
n. Slang
A foolish or stupid person.
half-witted adj.
half-witted·ly adv.
half-witted·ness n.

 

[desideratum]

That's quite interesting my dear, thanks.
I'll bear it in mind the next time I go to a fancy dress party stark naked and with erectile nasal tissue...
"Excuse me, but what have you come dressed as?"
"Fuck knows"

damm, now I'm all jealous! you get to go to naked fancy dress parties?

"Excuse me, but what have you come dressed as?"
"Fuck knows"

At least you wouldn't be lying lol

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

damm, now I'm all jealous! you get to go to naked fancy dress parties?

"Excuse me, but what have you come dressed as?"
"Fuck knows"

At least you wouldn't be lying lol

Moi? lying? as if I ever would ;}

Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called the animal a "camelopard." Today, it is called the giraffe.

 

[desideratum]

lol Lorraine, I wasn't implying you were lying - just that you had erectile nasal tissue LMAO
omg I need to stop thinking of things that swell when aroused -- especially noses!

giraffes? a leopard & a camel? *picturing that* laughing so much lol

 

[fire_breeze]

Moi? lying? as if I ever would ;}

Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called the animal a "camelopard." Today, it is called the giraffe.

lol Lorraine, I wasn't implying you were lying - just that you had erectile nasal tissue LMAO
omg I need to stop thinking of things that swell when aroused -- especially noses!

giraffes? a leopard & a camel? *picturing that* laughing so much lol

Am I the only one who had the image of a leopard with a bump?

 

[fire_breeze]

The unique features of the Platypus make it an important subject in the study of evolutionary biology and a recognisable and iconic symbol of Australia; it has appeared as a mascot at national events and is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20 cent coin.

he name "Platypus" is often prefixed with the adjective "duck-billed" to form Duck-billed Platypus, despite there being only one species of Platypus.[1

The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud.

 

[desideratum]

Am I the only one who had the image of a leopard with a bump?

nope! lol

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Am I the only one who had the image of a leopard with a bump?

You were not alone

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In 1994, singer/musician Paul McCartney sent back his razor, shaving cream, and other products to the Gillette Co. to protest the manufacturer's use of animals in the product testing. In his letter to Gillette's chief executive, the former Beatle demanded a refund, which he said he would donate to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

"Chopines" were platform shoes that became popular in Europe during the 16th century. Some chopines were over 20 inches tall. In the 1400's, a popular form of shoes called "crakows" sported extremely long toes. The length of the toes, which could be over 20 inches, was an indication of the social status of the person wearing them.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

India ink (sometimes called "Chinese ink") was not known until recently in either China or India.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Last night the mercury fell to minus 15.3C (4.5F) at Dalwhinnie in Scotland, beating the previous low of minus 13C (8.6F) at Altnaharra, also in Scotland, on December 30.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

When closing in for a kiss 65% of people tilt their head to the right.

 

[fire_breeze]

Red roses are the most popular flower to give on Valentine's Day and although they may all look the same to the untrained eye, there are actually more than 900 different varieties of dark-red and medium-red roses.