Quirky Science Facts!

[Racoon]

a tiny worm called *Caenorhabditis elegans* are noted for having exactly 959 cells!

[Qfwfq]

There are as many numbers in the interval [0,1] as in the interval [1,infinity] :cry:

And there are exactly as many rationals as integers. Not a whiff more.

[Racoon]

The Tomato was the first Genetically-engineered food to go on sale in 1994 :cry:

[Racoon]

Chanel No. 5, the trend setting perfume, was the first to use synthetic molecules to enhance its "floral notes".

[Queso]

Chanel No. 5, the trend setting perfume, was the first to use synthetic molecules to enhance its "floral notes".

 

so what does that mean?>

[Qfwfq]

a tiny worm called *Caenorhabditis elegans* are noted for having exactly 959 cells!

Not exactly. :cry:

 

"the 959 somatic cells, and a variable number of germ cells, of the adult worm"

 

from: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Caen.elegans.html

[Racoon]

Ancient Arabs used to treat headaches by slipping a garlic clove under the skin at the temple until pus formed! :cry:

[Racoon]

Aluminum was ground into dust and dropped by stage hands to make the transporters in Star Trek *glitter*

:shrug:

[Racoon]

The U.S. Mint can print 240 $10 dollar bills at a cost of $10.

 

(although that may have changed with the new ones:confused: )

[Racoon]

The original Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter later became an aquanaut who lived in Sealab II

[Racoon]

One kilowatt-hour causes a standard electrical meter's disc to revolve 138.88 times

[Racoon]

the Lhasa apso is a breed of dog named after the Tibetan city and bred by holy men as watch dogs :shrug:

[Racoon]

the cephalopod Octopus is the most intelligent invertebrate, retaining memory for weeks :shrug:

[InfiniteNow]

Dude, seriously... why don't you just post the link? :shrug:

 

 

:cup:

[InfiniteNow]

Regardless!

 

My shirts can be blue, green, red, black, white, or a sort of cheesy yellow, but my belly-button fluff

always

turns out blue! :shrug:

There MUST be a logical explanation for this... Maybe your dad was a Bolian.

 

Maybe you've been eating too many foods irradiated with Cobalt-60.

 

 

 

However, most likely it's one of the following (taken from The Great Belly-Button Lint survery):

 

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/lint/quotes.htm#theory

 

 

human biology: "I think it actually comes from the inside of your belly. There is a (yet-tobe- discovered) lint gland, which resides just behind your belly button. This works something like our sinuses, except instead of producing mucus, it produces lint."

 

I imagine you have an over-active lint gland. :cup:

 

 

Cheers. :cup:

[Boerseun]

Thanks, Infinite - I think this justifies a poll...

 

Any more info on my fluff troubles will be much appreciated.

[Pyrotex]

The fluff I find curled up in my belly-button, is always blue.

Boerseun,

there had to be a reason that I liked you.

And now, I know what it is.

Thanks.

:confused: