h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Wearing shoes two sizes too large decreases the chances of slipping on ice.

A). That sounds like Useful Information.
2). Elaborate? How so? Sounds like a job for Mythbusters.

Do we have a "Useful Facts" thread?

If we did, I couldn't tell you... because that would be a useful fact.

As we all know, Coca Cola used to contain small amounts of cocaine (until about 1903). What you may not know is that Coca Cola still uses coca leaves for flavoring. 100 metric tons of dried coca leaves are imported to a factory in New Jersey where they are processed to remove the cocaine from them and then shipped to the Coca Cola company who uses a very secret method to extract a flavor from them. To be able to do this Coca Cola has a special authorization from the US Drug Enforcement Agency to import the coca leaves.

(source: http://dlewis.net/nik-archives/cola-enforcement-agency/ )

Look at that link to Gin and Tonic.

No wonder I hate Coca-Cola so much.

What do they do with the cocaine they´ve extracted? Or would that be useful information?

FTA: "It goes to the Mallinckrodt Corporation, which creates a legal, topical anesthesia called cocaine hydrochloride. Cocaine hydrochloride is used to numb the lining of the mouth, nose, or throat, and requires a DEA order form to obtain."

Ahh, that sounds like the stuff they used to sell for teething babies.

Maybe a century ago.

They still use the stuff nowadays for painless eye surgery. I´d love to get some - it´s better quality than what you buy from a druggie.

This is bordering on the useful

Oh deer!


OK. It's officially my birthday (by GMT/UTC not CST yet) and, as I just learned, the anniversary of the day in 1888 when Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear.

Stay out of the kitchen and away from knives. Happy birthday, mate.

The last total solar eclipse seen in Bermuda was on August 30, 1532.

The next one is scheduled for February 16, 2352!


~jwf~

That's 8 minutes to midnight! This I've got to see!
I'd better go and book my ticket now! I don't want to get caught in the rush




Which way was Bermuda again?

Elephant penises are prehensile.

Ronnie Corbett is 5ft 1 in tall. That's an inch taller than Dolly Parton.