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Joeyy | 18-09-2013 16:06

Rules:

1) One fact per post

2) No double posts regarding facts

3) One person can comment on a previously posted fact in their own factual post if they wish, but no back and forth conversations (take discussions to Randomness)

4) Keep it relatively brief (no long rants about mathematical equations ;p)

5) "Fact" in the case of this thread does not mean "I just went to the toilet". It means something about general worldly topics (e.g. history, geography, nature, etc.) that is true, but that is random and...doesn't really benefit anyone to know - it's just a bit of pointless knowledge

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I took this from elsewhere; I searched and couldn't find a similar thread.

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megdoll187 | 09-11-2015 17:39

The Chernobyl disaster was due to a failed steam turbine test.

The test procedure was to begin with an automatic emergency shutdown. No detrimental effect on the safety of the reactor was anticipated, so the test program was not formally coordinated with either the chief designer of the reactor (NIKIET) or the scientific manager. Instead, it was approved only by the director of the plant (and even this approval was not consistent with established procedures).

According to the test parameters, the thermal output of the reactor should have been no lower than 700 MW at the start of the experiment. If test conditions had been as planned, the procedure would almost certainly have been carried out safely; the eventual disaster resulted from attempts to boost the reactor output once the experiment had been started, which was inconsistent with approved procedure.

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had the test been properly run, the explosion would have never happened

Captain_Keeta | 09-11-2015 18:13

The Beetham Tower has 47 floors.

MCSMeister | 08-01-2016 21:35

"Stewardesses" is the longest word the left hand can type on a keyboard.

Captain_Keeta | 08-01-2016 22:15

Cephalacaudal recapitulation is the reason our extremities develop faster than the rest of us.

megdoll187 | 19-01-2016 00:28

The first underground railroad was NOT the one that lead to NY or Canada.

It was to St. Augustine, Florida.

Captain_Keeta | 20-01-2016 23:37

All the swans in England are property of the Queen.

saina | 19-04-2016 09:59

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world!

CarlJ | 19-04-2016 11:54

The metal bar below the doors of a freight trailer is called a Mansfield Bar. Named after the late actress, Jayne Mansfield. She was killed when her car went under the back of a trailer. Engineers developed the bar and named it after her to help reduce the number of people killed.

Captain_Keeta | 19-04-2016 13:14

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times on average.

saina | 19-04-2016 18:26

Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday.

Captain_Keeta | 19-04-2016 19:35

The most common name in the world is Muhammad.

saina | 25-04-2016 21:07

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Yup! Because we, muslims think it's so... for the lack of better term, cool.

The Yanomami tribe who inhibit the jungles of Brazil and Venezuela, eat the ashes of their dead.

Captain_Keeta | 25-04-2016 21:23

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

Joeyy | 08-06-2016 01:44

"Oh, scissors!" was short-lived slang in the 19th century used to express impatience or disgust.

Captain_Keeta | 08-06-2016 01:56

Scotland's national animal is the unicorn!

Joeyy | 08-06-2016 02:03

It is!! That's why three of our coins have unicorns on them! The very first one pound coin and its redesign: the last round one pound coin design in circulation. As well as the last ever round one pound coin (only available to buy).

Captain_Keeta | 08-06-2016 02:23

I love you guys so much.

Joeyy | 08-06-2016 02:43

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Captain_Keeta | 08-06-2016 03:34

In just ONE second, Apple makes $1,997!

roxcyn | 08-06-2016 05:11

No wonder Craig Ferguson always said that,

Captain_Keeta | 08-06-2016 05:12

Chuck Norris wears sunglasses so the sun's eyes don't get burnt!

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