Useless facts!

[Richard K Niner]

FACT: AltaVista's Babelfish translating program was named after a concept from Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- namely, a small fish you stick in your ear to make it so you can understand anything said in any language.

OPINION BASED UPON FACT: It was ironicly named.

FACT: It really is an ironic name.

[Tom Flapwell]

FACT: "Babelfish" is a combination of "Bab" (title of a 19th-century cult leader, literally meaning "gateway" in Arabic) and "elfish."

FACT: The creators of Babelfish did not have this in mind; nor did Douglas Adams.

[Niko123000]

fact: if you draw on a papertowel with a pen and drop water on it, the colors will seperate

[Muninn]

Fact (apparently) - Some spores of bacteria Bacillus strain 2-9-3 (Sali bacillus marismortui) are trapped in salt crystals known as halite in New Mexico, 250 million years ago. They are re-animated in AD 2000 and have multiplied rapidly. Currently the world oldest living organism.

[Caoimhin]

Fact: Naploleon's brother lived in New Jersey for 17 years. Napoleon and him tried to go to the U.S.A after Waterloo, but Napoleon was captured and THEN was exiled to St. Helena. But of course Joseph Napoleon (his brother) was allowed to go to the U.S.A.

[Tum0spoo]

Taken from a chain letter:

On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
(and that would be how??...)

On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(but, it's "just" a suggestion.)

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): "Do not turn upside down."
(well...duh, a bit late, huh!)

On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after
heating."
(...and you thought????...)

On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on
body."
(but wouldn't this save me more time?)

On Boot's Children Cough Medicine:"Do not drive a car or
operate machinery after taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)

On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
(and... I'm taking this because???....)

On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use
only."
(as opposed to...what?)

On Sunsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts."
(talk about a news flash)

On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
(Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)

On a Swedish chainsaw:"Do not attempt to stop chain with your
hands or genitals."
(..was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)

[Niko123000]

Fact: almost all famous trademarks have been violated somewhere down the line.

On the back of all console VG containers:
Warning: please red instruction manual for important health and safty information.

[The J.A.M.]

Fact: Diesel locomotives are never turned off unless they need repairs.

[Rooster]

Fact - The land speed record for a steam locomotive is 126 mph, set in Britain in 1938 by a Class A4 engine called Mallard.

Fact - My dad told me that.

Fact - I don't really care.

[Tum0spoo]

61% of americans don;t know the words the The Star-Spangled Banner.

Fact: The music to The Star-Spangled Banner is an old english drinking song.

Fact: Most americans don't know that "My coutry tis of the" Is the same tune as "God save the queen (king)"

72% of Percentages are made up

[Rooster]

Fact - I was in a band called DDT when I was younger.

Fact - DDT stands for Dave, Dan, and Thom.

Fact - You will never hear us play.

Fact - We sucked

[Tavis]

On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use
only."
(as opposed to...what?)

Fact - Some things are for internal use, like the capsule camera. ew.

[Niko123000]

Fact - I was in a band called DDT when I was younger.

Fact - DDT stands for Dave, Dan, and Thom.

Fact - DDT was a pesticide that ruined the ecosystems of Borneo and north western US due to biologiacl magnification, and is now illegal to use.

[Bocaj Claw]

Fact - I was in a band called DDT when I was younger.

Fact - DDT stands for Dave, Dan, and Thom.

Fact - DDT was a pesticide that ruined the ecosystems of Borneo and north western US due to biologiacl magnification, and is now illegal to use.

Sorta Fact: It is believed that the cancer that Rachael Carson (author of Silent Stream) died from was caused by DDT.

[Rooster]

Fact - Barry White formed in 1642 and is the basis for all modern post-punk music.