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Tid Bit of the day

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pete6032 said:
5,000 steps even seems generous. I wonder what it is for someone who lives in a suburban setting and drives to work everyday and works on a computer all day?
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You just described my life and I've been able to get it down to less than 200 steps per day. It helps now that I have a 3yo to fetch beer from the fridge for me.
 
dank69 said:
You just described my life and I've been able to get it down to less than 200 steps per day. It helps now that I have a 3yo to fetch beer from the fridge for me.
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The job I currently have now I am in my cubicle on my computer or in meetings 99% of the time sitting down. I know it's not healthy, but I don't know what I can do about it. We don't have standing desks, but I try and get up once every half hour, either to get water, coffee, print something off, go to the bathroom etc. I also make a conscious effort to go for a walk during lunch if it's not raining.
 
pete6032 said:
The job I currently have now I am in my cubicle on my computer or in meetings 99% of the time sitting down. I know it's not healthy, but I don't know what I can do about it. We don't have standing desks, but I try and get up once every half hour, either to get water, coffee, print something off, go to the bathroom etc. I also make a conscious effort to go for a walk during lunch if it's not raining.
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See, I concentrate my effort the opposite direction. The only way I could eliminate more steps would be to use a pee jug or something, but that might cross the line to rude. :hmm:
 
In a year, the Disneyland train travels 20,000 miles ... just circling the park.


Myth: Front-line troops are nicknamed G.I.s which stands for 'general infantry'.

Truth: They are called G.I.s but it doesn't stand for general infantry. The term dates to WWI, when American troops referred to German artillery shells as 'G.I. cans' because they were made of galvanized iron. Over time, the G.I. came to refer not to the cans but to the people who used them and made up the abbreviation.


Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.



Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.



Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.



Abraham Lincoln's mother died when she drank the milk of a cow that grazed on poisonous snakeroot.
 
Interesting fact: Snapple bottle cap facts are made up by Earl the janitor when he's done with the restrooms.

Seriously though, check facts before you repeat them. You'll save yourself from looking like a fool some time.
 
John Connor said:
So I'm a fan of trivia. Contrary to popular belief from what seems to me a large amount of users on this forum, I do know a thing or two about useless stuff. On Facebook for example, I usually always beat my opponents in the game's triviador and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader. I love the board game Trivia Pursuit and my family NEVER beats me. LOL So with that this thread is the Tid Bit of the day thread. Post a Tid Bit (not bull shit).

Tid Bit #1

Got this from the back of a Snapple tea bottle cap. They always have fun facts on the bottom of the caps.

I'll paraphrase: "Male pups inherently allow female pups to win while playing so that they can get to know them better."

I LMAO when I read that, but I guess it's true. You can go to snapple.com and find other tid bits.
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I heard Terminator trivia that said OJ Simpson was originally going to be the Terminator but was passed over for Arnold. Nobody thought anyone would believe OJ could be taken seriously as a cold blooded killer. 😛
 
Just to split hairs, it does seem the G.I. did refer to the cans, but not in reference to troops att.

I had always heard it as "Government Issue" myself when it was applied to troops.

It's irrelevant, I suppose, the only time I heard it used in the Marines myself was the verb usage, as into clean something.
 
MrPickins said:
Interesting fact: Snapple bottle cap facts are made up by Earl the janitor when he's done with the restrooms.

Seriously though, check facts before you repeat them. You'll save yourself from looking like a fool some time.
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This made me wonder...is there a proper MLA format to use when citing a Snapple cap as a source?
 
Tidbit #6

If you attempted to commit suicide in England in the 1800’s, and were unsuccessful, you would face the death penalty.
 
The highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls in Venezuela, has a total drop of 3,121 feet.

A sneeze expels out of your mouth over 600 mph.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

The ZIP in Zip-code stands for Zoning Improvement Plan.
 
chitwood said:
The highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls in Venezuela, has a total drop of 3,121 feet.

A sneeze expels out of your mouth over 600 mph.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

The ZIP in Zip-code stands for Zoning Improvement Plan.
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First of all, the saying is 100 mph, not 600mph.

Second, it's a myth. It's more likely 35mph (mythbusters tested this out)
 
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