# Saturday Useless Facts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364 "2016-04-16T14:50:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/1 "2016-04-16T14:50:41Z")
Evidently I have too much time on my hands. Being retired can be a bitch. 🆒 - A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink. - The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. - “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. - Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren’t added to it. - The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long . - It’s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska. - If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. - There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. - A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. - An office chair with wheels travels 8 miles a year. - There are no turkeys in Turkey. No cites. You will just have to trust me. ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/2 "2016-04-16T15:07:53Z")
Turnspit Dog… “The Turnspit Dog was a short-legged, long-bodied dog bred to run on a wheel, called a turnspit or dog wheel, to turn meat…” [Turnspit dog - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnspit_Dog) ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/3 "2016-04-16T16:05:54Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > - “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. > No cites. You will just have to trust me. “Billowy” is longer. If you don’t like the double letter, “biopsy” and “abhors” are just as long. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are others even longer ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/4 "2016-04-16T16:31:36Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > “Billowy” is longer. If you don’t like the double letter, “biopsy” and “abhors” are just as long. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are others even longer Aegilops is a genus of grassy weeds. > **[Aegilops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegilops)** > > Aegilops is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family, Poaceae. They are known generally as goatgrasses. Some species are known as invasive weeds in parts of North America. > These are annual plants, sometimes from rhizomes. The taller species reach about 80 centimeters in maximum height. The flat leaves are linear to narrowly lance-shaped, and are up to 15 centimeters long and one wide. The inflorescence is a spike with 2 to 12 solitary spikelets each up to 1.2 centimete... ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/5 "2016-04-16T16:41:09Z")
> [@Me\_Billy](#): > > Turnspit Dog… > > “The Turnspit Dog was a short-legged, long-bodied dog bred to run on a wheel, called a turnspit or dog wheel, to turn meat…” > > [Turnspit dog - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnspit_Dog) Cooleo. Definitely belongs on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/6 "2016-04-16T16:42:55Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > “Billowy” is longer. If you don’t like the double letter, “biopsy” and “abhors” are just as long. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are others even longer Awesome. You have more time on your hands (or more knowledge) than I. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/7 "2016-04-16T16:46:26Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Aegilops is a genus of grassy weeds. > > [Aegilops - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegilops) OK. I am out-ranked. Keep them coming. (I love this place!) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/8 "2016-04-17T17:16:51Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > - A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink. [The Word Detective](http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/flink/) thinks it’s made up. Plus it just wouldn’t work in comedy: Hey Lou, look at that bunch of cows. Not “bunch”, “flink”. Flink what? Flink of cows. Flink you, Lou. Flink you and your Mother and … ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/9 "2016-04-17T21:22:49Z")
[It will not kill you](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/969/if-you-burp-fart-and-sneeze-at-the-same-time-will-you-die) if you fart, burp and sneeze at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/10 "2016-04-17T23:09:05Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > [It will not kill you](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/969/if-you-burp-fart-and-sneeze-at-the-same-time-will-you-die) if you fart, burp and sneeze at the same time. Might kill your social life though. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/11 "2016-04-18T13:42:10Z")
tis is not a “herd” of cows? Herd of cattle, herd of heifers, herd of steers etc ---
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/12 "2016-04-18T14:03:36Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Evidently I have too much time on my hands. Being retired can be a bitch. 🆒 > > - A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink. > - The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. > - “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. > - Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren’t added to it. > - The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long . > - It’s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska. > - If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. > - There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. > - A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. > - An office chair with wheels travels 8 miles a year. > - There are no turkeys in Turkey. > > No cites. You will just have to trust me. Both “beefily” and “billowy” are longer than “almost,” which is the same length as “chimps.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/13 "2016-04-18T14:05:29Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > tis is not a “herd” of cows? Herd of cattle, herd of heifers, herd of steers etc Herd of 'em all: what’s yer point? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/14 "2016-04-18T16:49:08Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > tis is not a “herd” of cows? Herd of cattle, herd of heifers, herd of steers etc I’ve seen a herd of cows. The most common terminology by far on the dairy farms of my relatives. “Heifer” is an ambiguous term. It depends on the region. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/15 "2016-04-18T17:25:41Z")
You have just convinced me that my dogs are attempting to mimic an atomic bomb. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/16 "2016-04-18T22:17:26Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I’ve seen a herd of cows. The most common terminology by far on the dairy farms of my relatives. “Heifer” is an ambiguous term. It depends on the region. oh really? Guess you might have to give me some examples because around here, heifers are heifers, they are the 4 legged kind…:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/17 "2016-04-19T05:30:01Z")
I have heard that the wolverine is pound for pound the strongest living mammal. Largest of the weasel family?? Pound for pound, certain types of spider webbing is the strongest material in tension. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/18 "2016-04-19T14:30:43Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > - Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren’t added to it. Yeah, [no](http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/rumours/was-coca-cola-originally-green/). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/19 "2016-04-19T14:50:08Z")
> [@](#): > > - If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. Meaningless. Someone who farts exactly once a week, every week, is farting consistently. So is someone who farts every five minutes. > [@](#): > > Pound for pound, certain types of spider webbing is the strongest material in tension. This one used to be true, but a few years back, humans finally managed to produce a stronger material in bulk. It’s a sort of felt of carbon nanofibers. Individual nanofibers are stronger yet, but difficult to produce in practical quantities (though the same is true of spiderweb). ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364/20 "2016-04-19T17:30:11Z")
Ahhh rats, I really like the spider web one. ::: sigh :::: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-useless-facts/752364.md?page=2)