A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.

There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them...

It's Christmas madness already. In 1999, the United States Postal Service issued a Slinky postage stamp (the spring toy that slinks down the stairs). In 2001, House Bill No.1893 of the 2001 Session...

Via CNet

On average, cell phone users in the United States buy new gear every 18 months. In Japan, it's about 9 months. In Europe, cell phone users get new phones every year.

Report: Flip Flops Can Kill You http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-flip-flops,0,1421175.story

"Two New York Daily News reporters recently tested their flip flops after walking around the city...

LadderMills, developed by Professor Wubbo Ockels – perhaps most famous for being the first Dutch astronaut in space - are rotating loops of kites which catch the wind at a height of 10 kilometres....

Monks brewing beer in the Middle Ages were allowed to drink five quarts of beer a day.

One would guess that shortly thereafter the vow of slience and loose robes became popular.

There was a story in Southern California a few years ago when the founder of the Flat Earth Society died (where else would it be from). They believe that the moon walk, etc. was produced in...

It is speculated that the first drinking straws were made by ancient Egyptian brewers. They needed to taste beer that was still brewing, without disturbing the fermenting ingredients floating on the...

What positive integer is equal to its own Scrabble score when spelled out?

12: T,E, & L = one point
W & V = four points

Compliments of "Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical...

As of today Daniweb has 522,642 members, and I have 663 posts. Who is evil enough to be #666?

Q: Is it true that a former president wanted to close the patent office, claiming everything had already been invented?

A: Although we find the statement patently absurd, it sure does pop up...

Early in his career, he flipped off a Klingon.

That is too fantastic to believe. 1000 soldiers would have to kill 1748 people in one hour, and 10,000 would still have to kill 174.8 in one hour. And that's not even mentioning how difficult it...

Report it to spam@uce.gov They will at least start blocking that one web address i.e. mobilephonemusic + org (don't want to increase the number of search engine hits for that site)

I waited for the super-sized 10 meg drive and I think I paid $1100.00 for it.

“In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at...

No wonder he couldn't produce a male heir.This one was discussed on another forum, I don't remember where, but it is supposedly impossible.That one may be true. In my teenage years we would come...

That's a new twist. Of course they have a bot to check the profiles so they can send out thousands of e-mails. Last week on the news was a story about a college student who wanted to earn extra...

The latest one is, 'My wife was killed in a car accident a year ago and I have terminal cancer and will die in X months. Since we have no children, i would like to donate my estate of...

Not exactly a quote, but the first announcement that Microsoft was trying to buy Yahoo for 30+ billion, was followed here in SoCal by the story that Exxon-Mobil reported a profit for the year of 40+...

In context, the post read "Also, both were elected in a year divisible by 20. Reagan was the first President not to die in office" A link to a story about the 20 year Presidential curse. This is...

Just came across this thread. The only surprising thing is that no one has tried to tie the subject to an oxymoron. We Americans are not liked in some parts of the world even though the U.S. does...

Margaret Thatcher was no better or worse than any other Prime Minister in the UK. She served for something like 10 years, took on the labor unions, etc., etc. Hopefully, in any election where there...

Coking? I though a spell checker would kick that out, but it turns out that coking is the process of making coke while distilling coal. Look at the length of this topic. Perhaps we should start a...

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.

May or may not be true, but the QWERTY...

Worth quoting a second time.

This does not say anything about the "righteous" being taken up to heaven and the rest will perish in some (un)natural disaster. It is nowhere in the Christian Bible that I know of. The idea itself...

Yes it does. Back up your data to CD/DVD just in case. While there would be definite damage, most critical services have a contingency plan and/or computers that are shielded. Multi-national...

Whoever raises the most money wins. There are exceptions but very few. It appears that the Democrats are spending their money in the primary. So if McCain comes up with a right-wing vice...

Where?

These are quotes for anyone who hasn't heard of Steven Wright.
# "I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone."
# "I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house, and...

I was joking about the earth exploding by then (strange that some people who call themselves religious, wish for that) or maybe that the mother of all computer viruses hasn't been unleashed turning...

No one knows how or why magnets attract and repel.

From the March, 2008 Scientific American: "Then there was the study that questioned the efficacy and purpose of the intensive screening of...

Dinosaurs laid eggs, so eggs.

Why does Hawaii have an interstate highway system.

Why do we park on the driveway and drive on the parkway.

2012 is one of the times for the beginning of the Aquarian age. Pisces (the fish) probably began about 100-200 BC (when Jesus actually lived and ushered in the age-maybe) and so is associated with...