# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 353
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7051 "2023-07-28T21:46:40Z")
Climax Saskatchewan. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7052 "2023-07-28T22:10:03Z")
Curious about this place. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7053 "2023-07-28T22:11:33Z")
[Not much to say about it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax,_Saskatchewan). ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7054 "2023-07-28T22:31:08Z")
Apparently there are 131 versions of the song “I’ve Been Everywhere”. Where’s the one with all the “dirty” place names? ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7055 "2023-07-28T22:35:54Z")
I’ve seen [public hair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjbSAqgByCs&ab_channel=MacLean%26MacLean-Topic). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7056 "2023-07-28T22:38:23Z")
That was the banking firm. > **[Fugger family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugger_family)** > > The House of Fugger (German pronunciation: \[ˈfʊɡɐ\]) is a German family that was historically a prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists. Alongside the Welser family, the Fugger family controlled much of the European economy in the sixteenth century and accumulated enormous wealth. The Fuggers held a near monopoly on the European copper market. > This banking fa... ---
**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:** [July 28, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7057 "2023-07-28T23:34:43Z")
Everyone with little kids knows about the TV show _Bluey_. A fan theory that has been confirmed as canon is that Chilli Heeler had a miscarriage. Add to that that a later episode that has her sister Brandy as infertile which was based on red heelers having fertility issues in real life. Yes it is a kids’ show. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7058 "2023-07-29T18:36:08Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I don’t even want to know what a “Moon nest” would entail. Ah, the wonders of one-sixth gee… ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7059 "2023-07-29T19:12:59Z")
TIL that Dr. Benjamin Spock, the ‘baby doctor’, won an Olympic gold medal in rowing in 1924. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7060 "2023-07-29T19:39:22Z")
Today I learned that worms (a nematode, specifically) can revive after spending 46,000 YEARS frozen: > **[Scientists wake up a 46,000-year-old worm](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/climate-environment/scientists-wake-up-a-46000-year-old-worm/2023/07/29/87f871ab-bcf8-42a1-a7fa-dd8e1bc453ca_video.html)** > > Scientists published a study in PLOS Genetics on July 27 in which they genetically sequenced a worm that had been frozen in permafrost for 46,000 years. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7061 "2023-07-29T20:32:31Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > [Not much to say about it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax,_Saskatchewan). Named after Climax, Minnesota. There is also a Climax, Michigan, which is about 60 miles west of Hell. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7062 "2023-07-30T12:07:00Z")
> [@Common\_Tater](#): > > I’d read they were not happy with the frequency with which the signs were stolen. We have a Stoner Dr in the county I work for. Street sign get stollen a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7063 "2023-07-30T13:47:19Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > We have a Stoner Dr in the county I work for. Street sign get stollen a lot. The reminds me of a mile marker that Colorado had to tweak slightly. > **[Colorado hopes a Mile 419.99 sign on Interstate 70 thwarts stoners](https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/10/colorado-hopes-a-mile-419-99-sign-on-interstate-70-thwarts-stoners/amp/)** > > Colorado hopes a Mile 419.99 sign on Interstate 70 thwarts stoners ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7064 "2023-07-30T14:07:13Z")
Hahaha. That’s right. But hey, almost time to fire up! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7065 "2023-07-30T14:40:05Z")
I had an e-mail address at `stoner.com` a couple decades ago. It wasn’t as much fun as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7066 "2023-07-30T15:22:43Z")
I don’t think people generally realize just how many vineyards there are in the UK. Take my home county of Sussex, for example (strictly two counties there days, East and West Sussex). Broadly speaking, South of London, and stretching from the sea about half way to the capital ([handy map](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex#/media/File:Sussex_-_British_Isles.svg)). According to [this article in the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jul/30/au-revoir-provence-bonjour-sussex-how-art-and-wine-are-reviving-the-quintessentially-english-county) Sussex is currently home to 138 vineyards (!). Which kinds begs the question, how many in the country, then? And the answer to that is, weeeellll… it seems to depend on who you ask. But this web page has enough detail to come over as reasonably persuasive: > **[The Phenomenal Growth Of English Wine - Carling Partnership](https://www.carlingpartnership.com/insights/the-phenomenal-growth-of-english-wine/)** > > According to the latest figures from Julia Tristam Eve at Wine GB, there are 522 commercial vineyards and 164 wineries in England currently producing 15 million bottles. That is a two and a half times increase in just five years. More than 8,600... Surprising, eh? j ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7067 "2023-07-30T15:33:04Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Street sign get stollen a lot. That’s nuttier than a fruitcake. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7068 "2023-07-30T16:05:38Z")
A long time ago, I heard that some people in the UK didn’t rinse their dishes after washing them. They’d put the dishes away with the soapy film on them. Years later, I asked a UK native and he grudgingly confirmed it (the “grudging” part of his reaction made me think it might be true). I think he said that it was a habit some people acquired during/after WWII and that very few people, if any, still did it today. Just before posting this, I had a look online and found that the subject has been discussed on [a forum of The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-185700,00.html). Some posters confirm it and others have never heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7069 "2023-07-30T16:11:21Z")
I can confirm that this happens in my household. I rinse, but I think I also use more soap than my spouse when I wash dishes. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7070 "2023-07-30T16:17:06Z")
It’s been covered here as well. Just another bit of their frequently odd behavior. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674.md?page=352) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674.md?page=354)