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    The first dog recruited by the Police Service in Scotland, in 1910, was an Airedale Terrier called Flipper.

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    The little plastic bit at the end of a shoelace is called an "aglet."

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    Default Re: Useless Information No1

    Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.



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    The line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction is called the vinculum.


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    Default Re: Useless Information No1

    I really love this thread (this is the useless info)



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    Default Re: Useless Information No1

    Quote Originally Posted by Cereal Escapist View Post
    The line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction is called the vinculum.
    That is useful, not useless information for anyone using maths in their daily life.



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    69 truly is the greatest thing ever.
    if you square it (69^2), you get 4761
    if you cube it (69^3), you get 328509

    Together, this uses all 10 digits from 0 to 9 without repeating any.


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    When May Piertsorf, aged five, was mailed to her grandmother's house in 1914 the postage (Including the weight of her suitcase) was only fifty-three cents.


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    Gleeking:

    The act of spraying saliva from under your tongue in a stream or mist




    Catenary:
    The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon only by no other forces


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