Fun Fact Dump of the day! Enjoy, and don't be so serious!

May 31, 2017 6:02 PM

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Have nice day/night dudes and dudettes! ; )

FP-Edit: WEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! +1 for every single awesome comment!

Am I having a stroke or is the Gordon ramsay one written by a 10 year.

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#1 should just say you can survive on potatoes. The study added butter just to make up more calories.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I don't want to see the breasts that the McDonald's arches look like.

8 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

#10

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

#3 jokes on you I have tinnitus

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#50: Covfefe!

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

When you loose your job for worrying about your countries safety.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

#3 DAMN YOU TINNITUS

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

#6 is not caused by the autism, it's something called Synesthesia. The shapes, colors or textures one associates is individual.

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 2

#6 never claimed it was caused by autism.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

It implied it, though. I'm guessing that whoever wrote these misread the original article.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

#5 Chevy S-10 frame with Pontiac Iron Duke (2.5l 4 Cyl)

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I was looking to see if anyone knew that. Actually the 151 are astoundingly tough motors. I love S-series trucks.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

A lot of these are bullshit

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Which one? While some may be a stretch, all I've researched are plausible if not definitely true.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Guarantee 13 is false. Unless he is breaking into the machines and changing code which isn't really a cheat it's just theft.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

#2 not unless you have tinnitus!

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#1 Unless you're Irish.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Too soon?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nope

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

#2 I'd still take it over asbestos

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#7 explains jungle book

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#8... Numbers below pics...

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I thought emoji was a combination emo(tion) and ji like kanji.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Pretty sure it is, but it's a good secondary meaning and they do like their wordplay.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

#38 I saw this earlier on the FP. Here's mine: v

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

do you know how long it takes to burn out?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Omg where did you buy it?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Found one on ebay for $5

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Inherited from my grandfather. Kept safely stored away. No idea where he got his. But I can guess in the 70-80's era.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

there's some on ebay, $20-$500 depending on how rare and ornate it is

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Vodka is potatos. This means I can survive on vodka

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

That's really dangerous. You have to add some butter in there to live.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Got it vodka and butter the ultimate diet

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#5 Those are based on a Chevy s10. By no means fuel efficient but its not 10mpg..

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I would wager it'd be hard for anything but a hybrid to get more than 10 mpg with the stop/start/stop/start pattern mail trucks do on route.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yes, but the I4 in S-10s are notoriously thirsty. My Vortec V6 5speed gets consistent 24mpg, while my buddy's 2.2 auto struggle to get 18.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And I race the shit out of mine.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

AND it's an S-10 Blazer, as opposed to a standard short bed S-10 of my buddy.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#2 is total bull shit. The materials we use now are highly fire retardant.

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 5

Out of curiosity though, do the times factor in all the stuff the home is filled with? Clothing, plastic containers, furniture, carpet, etc?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

yeah, we actually have minute/fire ratings on each piece of plywood/drywall now- and in some buildings its mandatory

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

But have you considered things like the near eradication of asbestos?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I figure the frequency of fires is down due to retardant, but once it's lit, it's like a fat kid with a twinkie.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No, you're retardant

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I was gonna say, more often than not synthetic house materials must pass rigorous fire testing: sauce, my Dad is a contractor

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Firefighter here, it's absolutely true. The plastics and modern materials we use in furniture burn much faster that the natural 1/2

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

Maybe in the US. In the EU there are very strict regulations regarding flame retardant.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

The fire retardant just makes it harder to start the fire. Once it gets going it burns hotter and faster.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Source?

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Materials we used to use. This is one of the first things they tell you in the academy.

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Maybe, but aren't frequency of and severity of fires way down across the board over the last 50 years?

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Well sure, but that's because of fire codes getting better.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#13 youre gonna have to go a bit more into detail

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

darn, so its not something a random citozen could do

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The 9/11 one is bollocks too - there was that famous Saudi flight out too.

8 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 1

The Saudi flights all took place well after US airspace had been reopened.

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And Air Force One relocating the president for his address to the nation, and again after.

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And the F-16 on Defense flight over DC at 8pm at night.

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I also know specifically of a Canadian Air Medivac mission as well. And many countries fighter jets were doing patrols.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#9 so how does he get through practice with the team to keep his job?

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

im highly suspicious of this one. how would he even mase the team in the first place?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#2 probably because of asbestos.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

#5 The bad fuel economy has been used as a reason to replace the USPS fleets, but what nobody mentions is that even best technology 1/2

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Mine has 106000 miles on it and you can tell they've been rough miles. We need new vehicles for other reasons too. Safety and cupholders!

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

2/2 internal combustion engines wouldn't get much better mileage than this because of how they're driven. lots of idling and stop and go.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Hence hybrid: petrol to electric power, and that to electric engine is best for now, until we perfect really efficient & cheap batteries.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The only benefit of a hybrid over a pure electric at this point in time is not having to plug it in to charge it.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

ICE is used only to power the electric engine and battery hence it does not suffer from start-stop-idle-start issues pure ICE do.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There are two kinds of hybrids, ICE to electric power only, and ICE to electric AND wheels. Latter is indeed pointless.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hybrids are a waste of money. They have the exact same battery issues electrics do, which is the packs have to be replaced every 4-5 years

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Lol, ok, my friends Toyota has 8 year warranty just for the battery.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Since he one about fire is complete and utter bullshit (everything is pumped full of fire retardants) I'm going to assume all the rest are

8 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 3

Let's set your house on fire, and we'll see!

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 12

Jokes on you. I live in an igloo.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

nah there is a lot of research done to back it up. Once the fire is going it spreads much quicker now than in the past

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

*citation needed

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#8 is pretty shit. Some elephants over in Africa hunted and killed off a species of rhinos basically just because IIRC.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

#11 is a tv show and it has full episodes on yt

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Crows are good at being smart. Facial recognition is not just attested, it's species-wide and found in many other corvids.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

The mail truck one is true.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Potatoes are high in everything and contain every amino acid the human body cant produce on its own but needs. Its literally a multi vitamin

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I trust most of these are true, but sources are always a good thing to be able to dig around and see under what conditions 1/2

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

these extremely short snippets are true. 2/2

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I always just automatically assume all of these are misinformation bc at this point I've read so many that are obviously completely false.

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A few are correct, if not poorly written. But most seem to be incorrect.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_LLV so thats more or less true.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Agreed. #18 forgot that Bin Laden's family was flown out of D.C. right after

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

I can confirm the second one as being true working in the fire protection field but thats it

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

thats also likely far more relevant for certain places as us and europe have different fire codes

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Needs ref. ! "The common Haitian can eat two dozen ripe pineapples in one meal, suffering no ill effects whatsoever [Ref. Isdn 33101#C69]"

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Just pretend you're playing a game of "Bullshit-notbullshit"

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And some have misspelled words...

8 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 2

yea, that's most discrediting feature according to the law of the internet

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Honestly, from what I've seen everyone in the comments say they are fake but when I look them up they have consistently been legit.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Most of these are embellished or purposefully leave out key information to change them from interesting facts to wtf facts.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I came here to say exactly this. Thank you, ma'am.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I know for a fact that the false awakening one is true, as I have experienced it myself multiple times. The rest, well, I don't trust much

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

You know for a fact that 70% of people have, because you have. You're retarded.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

I can also confirm the one about the hypnic jerk, I have experienced it multiple times as well

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I have false awakening dreams ALL the time, sometimes several times a night/nap. Takes me a minute to figure out if I'm really awake.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I have this almost every morning, but I don't think 70% of people do.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

#4 is true :)

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You have the best username. LMM would be so proud of you!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

6 is also true saw something about it might've been Stan lees real super humans, but the dude can memorize 1000s of digits of pi and says

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

He makes landscapes and sculptures with the shapes numbers have

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

#4 was definitely featured on a PBS documentary. Even perhaps a BBC doc.... Now I have to go hunt.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

They talked about it in The Blue Planet I think

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

If you google scholar whale falls there should be hundreds of examples in the literature

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Came here to say just this. I know I saw a good documentary on it as well. Featuring hagfish, crab, shrimp, & so on. Creepy but fascinating.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#3 is true, apparently It can be pretty disorienting being in there, Although it doesn't make you go crazy like some claim.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

you can visit this room?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Can't remember where I initially saw it, but it was a myth busters type crew. So you and I can't, but some people can.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

:( i realy would like to go to this room and have that experience...

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah, seemed pretty cool

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I'm pretty sure anybody can. There's a few thrpughout the world, too.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You're trying to tell me people go on the internet and lie?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No 2 is very wrong at least inside of the EU, maybes americans burn a lot though

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But what has the EU ever done for as, except those safety regulations, and maybe a few other things as well? /s

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

As an American Firefighter, the speed of fire is very true, the temp is debatable. Keeping doors & windows closed can add several minutes

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I'm sorry to hear thats another way your government does not take care of citizens, must make an already hard job much harder for you

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A lot of it stems from post-WWII and the baby boomer gen needing lots of cheaper quick built homes. Industry just went on from there.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It is getting better in some places though. Sprinkler systems are now mandatory in all new construction in my state.

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It depends on if the house is occupied at the time, because body fat is an excellent accelerant.

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#2

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Let me tell you about a totally natural, very flammable and terrifically popular building material: wood.

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Houses in the UK tend to be built primarily from brick

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I was making fun of one of the facts... duh...

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for almost four hundred years now

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It wad a joke. Mocking one of the "facts". Anyhow, wood is still a popular material in the rest of the world.

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And before that it would be large stone blocks. My old school was built in the 16th century and was made primarily of Sandstone.

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before that it often was wood, but great fire of london only left the stone ones standing

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anecdotal, and maybe just applies to mattresses, but really old ones acted like they were soaked in gas when we took one to the burn pile

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Well are you going to tell us how to cheat slot machines???

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Plausible because some people win slots for living. I personally have won lots of money on certain machines (250k) but have spent lots too

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I mean, winning only 21k, it can't be THAT effective

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Takes awhile on penny slots

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HellllLlllooooOOOO

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Crowbar.

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There are actually quite a few cases of slot machines having software bugs that can be taken advantage of. There are a lot of gambling(1)

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forums that are invite only where people go to post this info and work together to find new stuff. It is actually a really interesting(2)

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subculture. My old roommate's dad was super into it. I can tell you that making good money is REALLY rare though.(3)

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They figured out the algorithm for the random number generator. It's impossible to program a computer to generate a random number.

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Only for one manufacturer, the other ones apparently have more elaborate algorithms.

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Is this true? Or just doctor ref?

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False. At least the part about it being impossible to program a computer to generate a random number, when it has many sources of entropy.

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Computers use existing data to generate its random numbers which can never be truly random - same data makes same number. The only way 1/

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for true randomness is to actually use a radioactive source and sensors, which is obv illegal for your average computer, and many cases 2/

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do make use of the predictability - eg. physics puzzle games will reset to the same randomness at the level start so it works the same 3/

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This is patently false. Plenty of sources of entropy are available, even in a home computer.

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I know for a fact that the affected machines measure fan speed and temperature.

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Yeah, that might not quite be enough. Especially if the postprocessing is poor.

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A standard random generation algorithm (useful for most things) usually just takes the current time as the seed (or similar) 1/2

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A note: what you're describing is a PSEUDO-random number generation. (1/2)

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But you can take into account pretty much anything (CPU load, temperature, previous number of plays, just to name a few) 2/3

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Look into implementations of /dev/random on Unix machines. That thing is cryptographically-secure, and truly random (not just pseudo-random)

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