learn me something new!

teach me something.
anything.

here’s mine:

how to measure a typical building when you don’t have a measuring device.

three modular (standard sized) bricks with mortar joints are 8" in height.

mortar+ brick + mortar+ brick + mortar+ brick = 8"

A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate!

Also,

I actually like Lima Beans.

gnat spelled backwards is tang!

I learned this here on the SDMB:

Tired of opening up one ketchup packet at a time? Tired of wasting your valuable alloted fast food eating time? Can’t get a grip on those tiny ketchup packages?

Well look no further!

Simply take three packages of ketchup, grasp them firmly together at the top of the packages, scqmoosh the ketchup to the bottom of the package, and tear the corner off of all three at the same time. You get better grip, better control, and save precious seconds!

Equal parts white vinegar and vegetable oil make a lovely cleaner for hardwood floors.

Only it’s kinda greasy for awhile.

The longest word you can type on the lefthand side of the keyboard is “stewardesses”

I learned both these at the last Dopefest.

From Sassy: The reason the street names in San Francisco are carved into the curbs is so that you’ll know where you are after an earthquake if all the street signs fall down.

From our visit to the Maritime Museum: That big dial thing the captain used to control old ships (it says fast, slow, port, starboard, etc) doesn’t really control anything. It’s linked to an identical dial down in the engine room that tells the engine room guy what to do so HE can control the ship.

Matt’s friend Simon also tried to teach me the German name for a brand of soap he claimed was similar to mine, but I promptly forgot it. I think my brain was tired from learning the other two things.

Your foot is as long as the space between your inner wrist and your inner elbow. I know, I know, you can’t believe it. Well, put your foot up there and you’ll see. Shocking.

The East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Al., annually treats more chainsaw injuries than any other U.S. hospital.

(Well, you asked…)

EchoKitty, that one still flips me out, and I enjoy flipping others out (OUT, not OFF) with it as well.

Good one! :slight_smile:

Bart Simpson’s middle name is “Jo-Jo.” Daffy Duck’s is “Dumas.” The yo-yo was originally a weapon in the Philippines

I just learned this from another thread; Eggplants have genders, females have an oval shaped navel and are more bitter because they have more seeds.

If you spread your arms out at your sides (in a crucifixion-like stance), and measure from the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other it should equal your exact height–it works for me and a couple of people I know who were also bored enough to test the theory :slight_smile:

At one time, all airline stewardesses had to be registered nurses.

Female hyeanas have “false organs” that resemble male testacles.

South America once boasted a now-extinct breed of giant armadillo that weighed more than a Volkswagen.

Tortoise shell cats are almost always born female.

AM and FM do not refer to the frequency range of your car radios. It refers to the type of modulation being used.

AM is Amplitude Modulation, where the audio signal modulates the amplitude of the carrier wave.

FM is Frequency Modulation, where the audio signal changes the frequency of the carrier wave.

It is entirely possible to transmit an AM signal in the 88-108 MHz band (commonly known as the FM band). Although it’s not advisable to do so, under current FCC regulations. Conversely, you can transmit an FM signal on the 550-1700 KHz band (commonly known as the AM band),

Boring enough?

For all you home owners, realtors, loan officers, & loan processors out there: Your real estate appraiser may not legally provide you with a requested value. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (the appraiser’s bible) states:

"Whenever an appraiser develops an opinion of value, it is unethical for the appraiser to accept compensation in developing that opinion when it is contingent upon:

  1. the reporting of a predetermined value, or
    2 a direction in value that favors the cause of the client, or
  2. the amount of the value opinion, or
  3. the attainment of a stipulated result, or
  4. the occurence of a subsequent event directly related to the value opinion."
    • USPAP 2002 Edition

So when you tell your appraiser that he better get you $250,000 or you ain’t payin, he’s obligated to tell you where to stick it.

‘Britney Spears’ is an anagram of ‘Presbyterians.’ :eek:

Provincial and Territorial Birds of Canada

1 Alberta -Great Horned Owl
2 British Columbia Steller’s jay and varied thrush
3 Manitoba Great Grey Owl
4 New Brunswick Black-Capped Chickadee
5 Newfoundland Atlantic Puffin
6 Northwest Territories Gyrfalcon
7 Nova Scotia Osprey
8 Nunavut -none named yet
9 Ontario Common Loon
10 Prince Edward Island Blue Jay
11 Quebec Snowy Owl
12 Saskatchewan Sharp-Tailed Grouse
13 Yukon Territory Common Raven

Somehow, it makes sense that Ontario’s official bird is the common loon.

In Old and Middle English, “loud” was occasionally spelled “lewd”.

In the KJV version of the Bible, there’s a verse somewhere in Kings that uses the word “pisseth”. No, really, there is. Don’t remember whether it’s 1st or 2nd Kings, though…