Useless Knowledge

[LCHIEN]

Did you know that the Preparation H sold in Canada has a different formula from the Preparation H on U.S. shelves? North of the border, Preparation H contains an extra ingredient that smoothes wrinkles in skin. The Canadian version is sold in the U.S. under various brand names as a skin cream.

[scmhogg]

Did you know that the Preparation H sold in Canada has a different formula from the Preparation H on U.S. shelves? North of the border, Preparation H contains an extra ingredient that smoothes wrinkles in skin. The Canadian version is sold in the U.S. under various brand names as a skin cream.

Loring,

Is that where the term, "perfect a**hole" came about?

[cabinetman]

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.


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[Dal300]

The "Hundred Acre Woods" in the Winnie the Pooh stories was in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A place where no trees grow naturally as they were all moved south to Nebraska in the last Ice Age.

Trees that grow in Manitoba, North Dakota, and South Dakota were originally planted by man and those that survive sometimes reproduced.

[Dal300]

Joseph, (Fighting Joe), Hooker, a general in the Union Army employed a number of women to provide cooking, washing and other support for his marching army during the recent unfortunate misunderstanding between the Northern states and the totally righteous and long suffering Southern states.

Besides these women other women wishing to be close to their men, or close at least to the men's pay checks followed General Hookers army.

These women became known as "Hooker's" whether they were employed by the Army or not.

The name stuck and that is why today Shady Ladies and women of ill repute or "Lot Lizards" for the trucking set here, are known as Hookers!

[Pappy]

...unfortunate misunderstanding between the Northern states and the totally righteous and long suffering Southern states.

Got to remember that one!

[RAFlorida]

During cold spells, Preparation H is suppost to be

good for chapped lips too. Guess it doesn't matter which end is affected, it's for the pucker-up.

[RAFlorida]

For the math people here:

The googolplex can be related to Knuth's up-arrow notation. Guess that's Knuth of that silly nonsense.

[RAFlorida]

Price of a round trip ticket please.

"It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World."
Thanks to:
http://www.pmbc.com/fact.html

My final plagiarized useless from the aforeposted site:
"An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain."

[RAFlorida]

Last one from me, I promise!!!

For the Buckeye guys/gals; Did you know

"Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union."
Info from the same useless site as above...

[cabinetman]

Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5! Though it goes to 10, 9 is estimated to be the point of total tectonic destruction (2 is the smallest that can be felt unaided.)

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[eccentrictinkerer]

Joseph, (Fighting Joe), Hooker, a general in the Union Army employed a number of women to provide cooking, washing and other support for his marching army during the recent unfortunate misunderstanding between the Northern states and the totally righteous and long suffering Southern states.

Besides these women other women wishing to be close to their men, or close at least to the men's pay checks followed General Hookers army.

These women became known as "Hooker's" whether they were employed by the Army or not.

The name stuck and that is why today Shady Ladies and women of ill repute or "Lot Lizards" for the trucking set here, are known as Hookers!

An Army buddy from Georgia referred to same as "The War of Northern Aggression".

Some of those those Southern boys have long memories!

[phrog]

An Army buddy from Georgia referred to same as "The War of Northern Aggression".

Some of those those Southern boys have long memories!

Have you never heard the expression: "H*&^ no, I ain't forgettin.' "

[phrog]

For the Buckeye guys/gals; Did you know

"Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union."
Info from the same useless site as above...

Keep 'um comin.' I love this thread.

[sparkeyjames]

Hector Boiardi, an Italian immigrant, came to the United States in 1914 when he was only 17. Upon his arrival, he immediately got a job as a chef at New York's Plaza Hotel. After moving to Cleveland, he perfected his spaghetti and meatball recipe in 1929. His customers kept asking for bottles of his pasta sauce so they could have it at home, and he obliged. He then added cheeses and pasta to the sauce. The results were so popular that he started to sell the products in area stores, and later in stores outside the area. Boiardi remained an advisor in the canned pasta business until his death at age 87 in 1985. And yes, that is Hector's picture on the label.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Boiardi

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That's the kind of information I like. History, food and more food. Check this NPR link for some old Boiardi family recipes.

The Man, The Can: Recipes Of The Real Chef Boyardee
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/17/136398...-chef-boyardee