relatively interesting facts

[amy]

Post somewhat interesting facts here

The sewing machine could have been released 20 years earlier, but the younger sister of the man who invented it prevented the release because she felt sorry for all the sewing ladies who would have been out of work.

[margot]

The sewing machine could have been released 20 years earlier, but the younger sister of the man who invented it prevented the release because she felt sorry for all the sewing ladies who would have been out of work.

Honestly, that is beautiful, we should re-name it "the beautiful facts" thread and it would restore everyone's faith in humanity and we would all be better people.

[amy]

I don't think it's that beautiful, it was stupid of her to make 20 more years of people spend 14 hours sewing a single shirt. I bet they went blind or something. :P

William Henry Harrison's term in office was shorter than the time it took to decide the Gore/Bush election results. He gave an extremely long inauguration speech on a very cold day, got pneumonia, and died.

[GummyBearOfDoom]

In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts. If you broke the law you had to pay 5 shillings.

[amy]

^ xD What??

Although slavery was abolished after the Civil War, in some states the slave laws remained in the books until the 1980s, Michael Moore did a demonstration in Mississippi where he "legally" enslaved some white people and when people said "wtf illegal" pointed to the law books.

[GummyBearOfDoom]

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel in texas, look it up if you don't believe me.

It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday in Ohio.

In Michigan you can not swear infront of women or children.

In kansas you can't shoot rabbits from a motor boat.

These laws are not really enforced but are still in act and if a cop was to be a dick could arrest you. There are more but this bassicly wipes out my weekend.

[amy]

Save the whales - earn valuble prizes!

[uniform_motion]

Although slavery was abolished after the Civil War, in some states the slave laws remained in the books until the 1980s, Michael Moore did a demonstration in Mississippi where he "legally" enslaved some white people and when people said "wtf illegal" pointed to the law books.

I really dislike the man sometimes, but I've got to admit, he's pretty funny.

[margot]

Boogers are mucus (myoo-kuss). Mucus is the thin, slippery material that is found inside your nose. Many people call mucus snot. Your nose makes nearly a cupful of snot every day. Snot is produced by the mucous membranes in the nose, which it moistens and protects.

When you inhale air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny particles, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these particles made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get damaged and it would be difficult to breathe. Snot works by trapping the particles and keeping them in the nose.

After these particles get stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds them along with some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia. The mucus dries around the particles. When the particles and dried-out mucus clump together, you're left with a booger!

Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working properly.

[No Sad Endings]

^ xD What??

It's true! I remember learning about that in history!

It was cuz they thought that it was just hearking back to pagan traditions (which of course it was) and that people were just using it as an excuse to get drunk and be baudy and that it was an insult to christ and god to do that in the name of celebrating him.

[Tanni Foemangler]

during the civil war artists on the battlefield were targeted by sharpshooters because their drawrings were used to study the enemy's attack strategy