[ARCHIVED THREAD] - RANDOM USELESS FACT THREAD PART II (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 8/13/2007 6:54:23 AM EDT
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anyone learn anything useless since the last one? heres mine the Monterey ranch chicken sandwich is back at Wendy's 3 days after i bitched about missing it!! and in other countries the different denominations of money are different sizes so that blind people can decipher what amount it is |
And the U.S. Dime and Quarters are edged so that in the old days when they were made of silver, you could tell if someone had shaved some off to try and cheat you. |
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Auto-liv just unveiled a system of external airbags for SUVs, primary to reduce the aggressiveness towards pedestrians. NASCAR tested a "big roof" car, which more room int he sides and roof for enhanced driver protection. They expected it to go slower on the track. It went faster. |
Other countries is kinda ambiguous. 
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not according to snopeswww.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.htm |
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While "regular" ladders are rated by OSHA to a maximum capacity of 375 pounds (1AA), fire service ladder are rated to carry two 300 pound firefighters as a minimum loading, to compensate for the extra weight of protective clothing, firefighting equipment and struggling victims. Type 1AA 375 lbs. Extra Heavy-duty industrial ladder Type 1A 300 lbs. Heavy-duty industrial ladder Type 1 250 lbs. Heavy-duty industrial ladder Type 2 225 lbs. Medium-duty commercial ladder Type 3 200 lbs. Light-duty household ladder |
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Google receives more than 200 million search queries a day, more than half of which come from outside the United States. Peak traffic hours to google.com are between 6 a.m. and noon PST, when more than 2,000 search queries are answered a second. ETA: I googled it. |
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डाउन सिन्ड्रोम दुपिं मनुतेगु औसत स्वया क्वेयागु कग्निटिभ क्षमता (हल्का निसें मध्यम सुस्त मनस्थिति) दे फु। वैकासिक अक्षमता अप्वयाना नाइभिटीयागु रुपय् खने दै। थ्व ल्वे दुपिनिगु छगु चीधंगु ल्याखंले अत्याधिक वा प्रोफाउन्ड सुस्त मनस्थिति खने दै। थ्व ल्वे १ प्रति ८०० वा १ प्रति १,००० बुइगु मचाय् खने दै। |