Total Trivia

[Gaia_Lorraine]

As of today all flights from and to the UK are suspended due to volcanic ash from Iceland.

On June 24, 1982, the captain of a British Airways jumbo jet en route from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, Australia, came on the speaker system at around 37,000 feet and calmly told the 247 passengers on board that all four of its engines had failed.

In an incident that went down in aviation history, Captain Eric Moody glided the jet down more than 20,000 feet and managed to restart one engine at 13,000 feet followed by others, according to the Flight Safety Foundation (aviation-safety.net).

It was only later that investigators found the combination of engine failure, an eerie luminous glow around the plane and acrid smoke inside the cabin had been caused by flying into a cloud of volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Galunggung.

The aircraft landed safely on three engines

 

[daus42]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjGHwGkFIFw


All the lava from Kilauea can pave a road 3 times around the earth. There have been 25 historic eruptions. It has caused over 100 deaths. Lava less than 1000 yrs old covers 90% of Kilauea.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Eyjafjallajokull is situated in the south-west of Iceland, by the sea and covers around 40 square miles.

The icecap of the Eyjafjallajokull glacier covers a volcano that's 5465 feet (1666 m in height).

The crater of the volcano measures 1.8 miles to 2.5 miles across (three to four kilometres).

Before this year's eruptions, the last time the volcano exploded was between 1821 and 1823. It also erupted in 920 and 1612.

Between March third and fifth of this year there were nearly 3,000 earthquakes at the epicentre of the volcano. But most were too small to be of any concern, measuring two or less on the Richter scale. Though some were felt in nearby towns.

The ash cloud from the volcano has reportedly reached a whopping 55000 feet (17000m) in height.

The fissure of the current eruption is 500 metres long and is spewing 1,000 °C (1,832 °F) hot lava up to 150 metres into the air.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Researchers have found that when a man relaxes and unwinds, 70% of his brain is in "sleep" or what we might call "zoned-out" mode. When a women is at rest and relaxing, 90% of her brain is still zooming along.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Women prefer 30-45 minutes of foreplay, while men prefer 30-45 seconds of foreplay. Men consider driving back to her place a part of foreplay.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The average number of items (toilettries) in a man's bathroom is 6. The average number of items (toilettries) in a woman's bathroom is 47. A man will most likely be unable to identify what half of the items in a woman's bathroom actually are.

 

[fathom7]

Women prefer 30-45 minutes of foreplay, while men prefer 30-45 seconds of foreplay. Men consider driving back to her place a part of foreplay.

OUCH. Not that I disagree with the tendencies. But OUCH.

The sperm whale is the largest carnivore on the planet. Yet it's throat is only about 6 inches in diameter. You know why?












Cause that's the way it is and there's nothing you can do about it. Unlike the foreplay thing.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

OUCH. Not that I disagree with the tendencies. But OUCH.

The sperm whale is the largest carnivore on the planet. Yet it's throat is only about 6 inches in diameter. You know why?










Cause that's the way it is and there's nothing you can do about it. Unlike the foreplay thing.

Well I guess that's my throat filled and the foreplay over

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

After consuming the same amount of alcohol, and even if body proportions are almost identical in height and weight, a woman's blood alcohol level will always be higher, and a woman will always be more quickly affected by alcohol. This is due to the fact that a woman's body has less body water than a man's, which means that a man's body will be able to dilute the alcohol more.

 

[smotherman]

According to recent surveys, the man is the most likely partner to be tied up during sex.

 

[smotherman]

Women say that the part of a man's body that they admire the most is his buttocks.

 

[smotherman]

According to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavor of edible underwear. Chocolate is the least popular.

 

[PenforPrez]

As of today all flights from and to the UK are suspended due to volcanic ash from Iceland.

On June 24, 1982, the captain of a British Airways jumbo jet en route from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, Australia, came on the speaker system at around 37,000 feet and calmly told the 247 passengers on board that all four of its engines had failed.

In an incident that went down in aviation history, Captain Eric Moody glided the jet down more than 20,000 feet and managed to restart one engine at 13,000 feet followed by others, according to the Flight Safety Foundation (aviation-safety.net).

It was only later that investigators found the combination of engine failure, an eerie luminous glow around the plane and acrid smoke inside the cabin had been caused by flying into a cloud of volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Galunggung.

The aircraft landed safely on three engines

The first female air captain to die in a commercial air crash was Candi Kubeck, who died when ValuJet Flight 592 crashed near Miami in 1996. ValuJet's reputation was so damaged that it had to merge with a small regional airline, which is now known as AirTran.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Women say that the part of a man's body that they admire the most is his buttocks.

So true

 

[daus42]

OUCH. Not that I disagree with the tendencies. But OUCH.

The sperm whale is the largest carnivore on the planet. Yet it's throat is only about 6 inches in diameter. You know why?

Cause that's the way it is and there's nothing you can do about it. Unlike the foreplay thing.

A whale's penis is 6-8 feet long and they don't want foreplay as long as the female whale does.

 

[fire_breeze]

Technically, Eve didn't bite into the 'forbidden apple'. It's actually known as the 'forbidden fruit' or 'the fruit of knowing good and evil'.

So how did the image of the apple come into Western culture?

Well, there are multiple explanations. The most common one is that the Vulgate translation of the Greek Genesis writes de ligno autem scientiae boni et mali (The tree of knowing good and of evil. Mali is the genitive of malum (evil) which is very similar to malus, which means apple, so it was easy to get the two confused.

But there's another explanation, less known. Early Christians taught through illustrations, as the majority of people couldn't read. In the Mediterranean world, the forbidden fruit was depicted as a pomegranate, as it was considered to be not only a fruit associated with pagan Gods but one that was long held to be the fruit of knowledge. However, as Christianity moved northwards, the inhabitants had no idea what a pomegranate, so the artists depicted the scene in Eden using an apple.

For what it's worth, Slavonic texts call the forbidden fruit a grape, and Eastern Christianity depict it as a fig. Egyptian and Chinese Christians think of the forbidden fruit as a type of mushroom.

I insist on the 'forbidden fruit'. It leaves much to my own imagination

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Technically, Eve didn't bite into the 'forbidden apple'. It's actually known as the 'forbidden fruit' or 'the fruit of knowing good and evil'.

So how did the image of the apple come into Western culture?

Well, there are multiple explanations. The most common one is that the Vulgate translation of the Greek Genesis writes de ligno autem scientiae boni et mali (The tree of knowing good and of evil. Mali is the genitive of malum (evil) which is very similar to malus, which means apple, so it was easy to get the two confused.

But there's another explanation, less known. Early Christians taught through illustrations, as the majority of people couldn't read. In the Mediterranean world, the forbidden fruit was depicted as a pomegranate, as it was considered to be not only a fruit associated with pagan Gods but one that was long held to be the fruit of knowledge. However, as Christianity moved northwards, the inhabitants had no idea what a pomegranate, so the artists depicted the scene in Eden using an apple.

For what it's worth, Slavonic texts call the forbidden fruit a grape, and Eastern Christianity depict it as a fig. Egyptian and Chinese Christians think of the forbidden fruit as a type of mushroom.

I insist on the 'forbidden fruit'. It leaves much to my own imagination

Adam and Eve?
Garden of Eden?
If you are genuinely interested then take a look at this link....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...-mysterious-stones-mark-site-Garden-Eden.html

 

[smotherman]

Blueberry juice boosts memory.

 

[smotherman]

two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss.

 

[smotherman]

Coffee drinkers have more sex than non- coffee drinkers. They also enjoy it more.

 

[smotherman]

The shrimp's heart is in it's head.

 

[daus42]

Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time. For 8 hours, the entire brain is awake. The left side then sleeps for 8 hours. When it wakes up, the right side sleeps for 8 hours.

 

[smotherman]

Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds, Cats have over 100.

 

[smotherman]

Cold showers stimulate your sex drive.

 

[fire_breeze]

Coffee drinkers have more sex than non- coffee drinkers. They also enjoy it more.

Where was I when the frequency memo passed?