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wasp11 · 24-07-08, 10:51 PM

Did you know if the population of china held hands around the globe, four fifths of them would drown

Please add your own strange fact

madrat · 25-07-08, 02:01 PM

a cow or a horse can walk up stares but can't walk down. A sheep or a goat can go any were.

brian · 27-07-08, 02:55 PM

The sun averages 93 million miles distant from the earth.

The earth is 7926 miles across.

Silly things I just seem to remember - whether correctly or not is another thing.

wasp11 · 27-07-08, 05:21 PM

Norway has a bigger coastline than USA

madrat · 27-07-08, 09:19 PM

the light from the sun takes 8 minuets to reach earth.

Likvid · 28-07-08, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madrat

the light from the sun takes 8 minuets to reach earth.

Why does it take less than 1 second to see the sun from earth?

nanochickin · 28-07-08, 01:07 AM

Because your seeing the sun from 8 minutes before

ted · 28-07-08, 10:45 AM

Hmmm..so if I see the sun, I'm actually looking into the past ?...I MUST TRY THAT ON THE 3.45PM AT kEMPTON !...lol

Likvid · 28-07-08, 05:40 PM

OK i get it

Jimdefruit · 28-07-08, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madrat

the light from the sun takes 8 minuets to reach earth.

Ah yes but can you tell me how many waltzes?

24-07-08, 10:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
wasp11 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: belfast Posts: 2,348 Thanks: 931 Thanked 887 Times in 654 Posts	Strange facts Did you know if the population of china held hands around the globe, four fifths of them would drown Please add your own strange fact __________________ TEA VICAR?

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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,208 Thanks: 11 Thanked 71 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Strange facts a cow or a horse can walk up stares but can't walk down. A sheep or a goat can go any were. __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

27-07-08, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 3,726 Thanks: 286 Thanked 1,682 Times in 584 Posts	Re: Strange facts The sun averages 93 million miles distant from the earth. The earth is 7926 miles across. Silly things I just seem to remember - whether correctly or not is another thing.

27-07-08, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
wasp11 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: belfast Posts: 2,348 Thanks: 931 Thanked 887 Times in 654 Posts	Re: Strange facts Norway has a bigger coastline than USA __________________ TEA VICAR?

27-07-08, 09:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,208 Thanks: 11 Thanked 71 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Strange facts the light from the sun takes 8 minuets to reach earth. __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

28-07-08, 01:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Strange facts Because your seeing the sun from 8 minutes before __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

28-07-08, 10:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
ted Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 108 Thanks: 9 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Strange facts Hmmm..so if I see the sun, I'm actually looking into the past ?...I MUST TRY THAT ON THE 3.45PM AT kEMPTON !...lol

28-07-08, 05:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Likvid Technology Forums Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 415 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Strange facts OK i get it

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