# 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:** 376
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7511 "2023-09-08T23:14:23Z")
There probably is, but not where I roam. There have even been attempts to replicate Carnival and Oktoberfest. Quite unsuccessful, thank Godott. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7512 "2023-09-08T23:23:11Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > We have it…just worse and we don’t have a cool word for it. No, that’s not the real thing. Just swaying from side to side isn’t Schunkeln, you have to sit down at a large table, hook up your arms with your neighbor’s and then sway to silly songs. And although that’s the easiest dance in history, people tend to get out of sync because they usually are too drunk to even care anymore. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7513 "2023-09-08T23:28:12Z")
Yes, they’re a good bit different both in structure and flavor. Black raspberries are hollow, like the red ones, and their flavor is like neither red raspberries nor blackberries. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7514 "2023-09-09T00:24:28Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Time to mention [schunkeln](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlyHDNhV3KE). Germans do that: when music is played, they swing their bodies from one side to the other in unison. Like dancing sideways. Horrible. Awful. > I know of no other nation where this is perpetrated. The two worst words in German: _Schunkeln_ and _Arbeitsfrühstück_. Possibly the inspiration for the Goomba’s elevator sway in the Super Mario movie? ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7515 "2023-09-09T01:24:07Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Time to mention [schunkeln](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlyHDNhV3KE). Germans do that: when music is played, they swing their bodies from one side to the other in unison. Like dancing sideways. Horrible. Awful. > I know of no other nation where this is perpetrated. At University of Florida home football games, at the end of the 3rd quarter, they play the fight song (“We are the old boys of Florida”), and when they do a crowd of 70,000 plus put their arms around each other and rock back and forth in a similar manner. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bvvBqJNlA5Q/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgWyhUMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCc9l-dsTC__yUI-A0M5ZizYRAT8A "We Are the Boys") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvvBqJNlA5Q) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7516 "2023-09-09T06:15:36Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > …I was amidst hundreds of people _schunkeling_ and had to play nice and go along. I hated it. HATED IT! I wouldn’t care for that, either. Heh, it sounds disastrous: feeling uptight among the uptight. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7517 "2023-09-09T08:21:19Z")
TIL that the Islamic names of two historical figures are very similar. One is **[Sulaimān](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_in_Islam)** (Sulaimān ibn Dāwūd), which is the Islamic name of Solomon, the monarch of ancient Israel and son of King David. The other is **[Suleiman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent#)** (Suleiman the Magnificent), the famous sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Over 2,000 years separate the two. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7518 "2023-09-09T11:00:37Z")
Book idea: _they’re the same guy._ ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7519 "2023-09-09T11:18:07Z")
And, in our times, there’s [Sillyman](http://en.sillymann.com/). Have a look at the “About us” section at the bottom, especially the brand story, it’s kind of funny. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7520 "2023-09-09T12:33:33Z")
That’s nothing - the current President of the United States ALSO has the same name as an important Biblical figure! What are the odds? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7521 "2023-09-09T12:43:06Z")
Not to mention Nadya Suleman, who had her fifteen minutes a few years ago as Octomom. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7522 "2023-09-09T13:26:58Z")
Isn’t the Ottoman sultan named after the wise king? I would assume that the slightly different spelling is just due to changes in dialect over time. > [@Alessan](#): > > That’s nothing - the current President of the United States ALSO has the same name as an important Biblical figure! What are the odds? As two important Biblical figures, and at least one less-important one. I’m guessing you were referring to the son of Jacob, but to the extent that Biden was named after a specific one, it was probably the husband of Mary. And there are also several Biblical Miriams, and at least three Yeshuas. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7523 "2023-09-09T14:37:36Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > That’s nothing - the current President of the United States ALSO has the same name as an important Biblical figure! What are the odds? don’t get me started on our pool-boy !!! his full name covers about 4 disciples **and** the boss himself 😉 edit: ok, I stretched the truth a bit … we actually don’t have a pool … (which makes me wonder why we need the pool-boy) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7524 "2023-09-09T14:39:47Z")
I once saw a middleweight fight between Jesus and Muhammed. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7525 "2023-09-09T14:57:18Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > the current President of the United States ALSO has the same name as an important Biblical figure! And the guy who preceded him in office has the same name as a cartoon duck! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7526 "2023-09-09T15:12:49Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > And the guy who preceded him in office has the same name as a cartoon duck! And an apostle. Donald _John_ Trump. Which doesn’t really roll off the tongue. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7527 "2023-09-09T15:15:14Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I once saw a middleweight fight between Jesus and Muhammed. Was it promoted as “Jesus vs. Muhammed - Clash of the Prophets”? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7528 "2023-09-09T15:27:25Z")
What about [Jesus vs Medusa](https://imgur.io/x8BurWU)? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7529 "2023-09-09T15:40:32Z")
👍 I laughed! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/7530 "2023-09-09T15:46:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Isn’t the Ottoman sultan named after the wise king? I would assume that the slightly different spelling is just due to changes in dialect over time. For no good reason (I don’t really know), I think that’s the case, or that there’s a commonly used root there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674.md?page=375) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674.md?page=377)