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

I believe so. They're both carbonated.

I was wondering about the relative carbonation. I know that cask conditioned beer has about one volume of CO2 dissolved in it, and that most keg beers have between one and two volumes apart from a few exceptions such as hefeweizens which can have three to four volumes. After a little research it looks like most sodas have four to five volumes, so I'm glad to know that my carbon fartprint is smaller than that of a soda drinker

"fartprint"

In 1956 Michael D. Moore was an assistant director on The Ten Commandments, a film about Moses bringing the tablets down from the mountain and putting them in the ark of the covenant. In 1981 he was a second unit director working on Raiders of the Lost Ark, a film about finding the ark of the covenant.

No connection to the "Bowling for Columbine"guy?

Probably not, he was two in 1956

The first e-commerce transaction on the internet was the sale of a Sting CD, Ten Summoners' Tales in 1994 for $12.48 on a site called NetMarket.

The first item sold on eBay (at the time called AuctionWeb) was a broken laser pointer in 1995 for $14.83. One of the founders of the site emailed the buyer to confirm that he realized the laser pointer was broken. The buyer replied back that he was a collector of broken laser pointers.

Since 1980, "TOOTH FAIRY" is a trademark of the Colgate Corporation.

It's up for renewal on 1 February, 2013.
http://www.trademarkia.com/tooth-fairy-73265049.html

>>Probably not, he was two in 1956<<

Quite - he could have been his Dad. That would be a sort of connection.

True, but Michael Moore's background is famously blue collar working class Michigan car industry, not fancy schmancy artsy fartsy Hollywood

Although there's no reason why Michael D Moore couldn't be a second cousin twice removed on the branch of the family tree they don't talk about

Contrary to cartoon wisdom, coyotes can easily outrun roadrunners. Road runners can run up to 20mph/32kph, while coyotes can run 43mph/69kph.



Source (with bonus footage): http://10000birds.com/how-fast-can-a-roadrunner-run.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plfQ9hEAHYI&playnext=1&list=PL3A867DC0B4943E8C&feature=results_video

Spencer Tracy's middle name was Bonaventure.

Hugh Grant's middle name is Mungo.

Says it all, really.

"Candy-Gram for Mungo!"

Widely known, but bears occasional repeating, Harry S. Truman had no middle name, only a middle initial.

If it is interesting is it still useless?

One needn't take the thread heading too seriously.

If its interesting, especially if bizarre, that makes it suitable even if the fact has some use.