Total Trivia

[mrtnmoon]

Back to the Sins....

In 1589, Peter Binsfeld (a 16th Century theologian) paired each of the deadly sins with a demon, who tempted people by means of the associated sin. According to Binsfeld's classification of demons:

Asmodeus: Lust
Beelzebub: Gluttony
Mammon: Greed
Belphegor: Sloth
Satan: Wrath
Leviathan: Envy
Lucifer: Pride

shows what I know... I always thought lucifer, satan and beelzebub were the same dude.

 

[Daizie]

In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible."

 

[Daizie]

Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril.

 

[smotherman]

The idea for "tribbles" in "Star Trek" came from gerbils, since some gerbils are actually born pregnant.

 

[smotherman]

Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.

I'd rather suffer through the itching and swelling LOL

 

[fire_breeze]

shows what I know... I always thought lucifer, satan and beelzebub were the same dude.

A little demonology...

Although often used interchangeably, Satan, Lucifer and Beelzebub in some demonological branches are separate entities. Satan, from the Hebrew "sathane", means adversary or calumniator. Lucifer means 'light-bearer' and is often thought of as the chief of the fallen angels. After being booted out of Heaven by Michael, Lucifer (a high ranking angel) becomes Satan.

Beelzebub was believed to be another high ranking angel and when he decided to follow Lucifer to Hell (or got kicked out), he became a high-ranking officer in the demonic army.

But it really depends on who you ask. Some will say the three are the same, others will say no.

 

[Daizie]

In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it.

 

[smotherman]

Silly Putty was "discovered" as the residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced. It's not widely publicized for obvious reasons.

 

[smotherman]

Every Labrador retriever dreams about bananas.

 

[smotherman]

Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.

 

[Daizie]

The first condoms in the US were made from vulcanized rubber in the 1870s. They were expensive and annoyingly thick and meant to be reused.

 

[smotherman]

The Air Force's F-117 fighter uses aerodynamics discovered during research into how bumblebees fly.

 

[smotherman]

Centuries ago, purchasing real estate often required having one or more limbs amputated in order to prevent the purchaser from running away to avoid repayment of the loan. Hence an expensive purchase was said to cost "an arm and a leg."

 

[Daizie]

Everyone's tongue print is different.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The brain and spinal cord are made up of many cells, including neurons and glial cells. Neurons are cells that send and receive electro-chemical signals to and from the brain and nervous system. There are about 100 billion neurons in the brain. There are many more glial cells; they provide support functions for the neurons, and are far more numerous than neurons.

 

[Daizie]

According to psychologists, the shoe and the foot are the most common sources of sexual fetishism in Western society.

 

[smotherman]

Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Neurons are nerve cells that transmit nerve signals to and from the brain at up to 200 mph.

 

[smotherman]

You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them

Inserting them where?
Perhaps it's better I do not ask

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Although dinosaurs' fossils have been known since at least 1818, the term dinosaur (deinos means terrifying; sauros means lizard) was coined by the English anatomist Sir Richard Owen in 1842. The only three dinosaurs known at the time were Megalosaurus, Iguanodon, and Hylaeosaurus, very large dinosaurs.

 

[Daizie]

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

Ewwwww.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

Ewwwww.

That will work

 

[smotherman]

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

Ewwwww.

Did you eat yet? lol


If you part your hair on the right side, you were born to be carnivorous. If you part it on the left, your physical and psychological make-up is that of a vegetarian.

 

[Daizie]

Ho-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey, is the only town in the United States of America that has two dashes in its name.

Yay Jersey!


Figures it has Ho in the name twice! lol