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

Left-handed guitars are on average 20% more expensive than their "normal" counterparts and, nine times out of ten, Strat copies.

Right handed strng guitars are in fact easier for this left hander to play, on account of the more complex but being in the left hand anyway.

Left handed people are more likely to use the creative right side of the brain, right handed people are more likely to use the logical left side of the brain because of the way we're wired up. Which always makes me wonder why left handed guitars arent more prevalent...

It also helps understand why people who are left handed, when forced to write and so on with the right hand tend to get more confused and have more difficulty learning... They have to effectively, and often inefficiently re-wire their body/brain links... Sounds painful eh?

Brain death is defined as "Total cessation of brain function for 24 hours as manifested by absence of spontaneous movement, absence of spontaneous respiration, and absence of all brainstem reflexes."

Big Brother has been running for 62 days at the last count.

I dont think they count, I think one of them breathed at around 10.30 am today. Sorry... It's interesting to watch human beings hibernate though, isnt it?

Although it's just 2% of our body weight, our brains use 20% of all the oxygen we breathe, 20% of the calories consume, and 15% of the body's blood supply

The breathalyzer was originally called the drunkometer.

Barbera Castle, the socialist firebrand (don't have those around anymore ) who introduced the breathylser was nicknamed 'The red Queen'

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar.

The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1898 lasted for 38 minutes.

Zanzibar lost.

Lost is now the 38th most watched series ever.

I bet you've just made that up, haven't you?

betting is the 38th most popular pastime of gregorian monks

Re: Post No. 26, 2 weeks ago







NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!

spanish is the primary language of spain

Spanish is a syllable-timed language, unlike English, which is stress-timed.

Seducing ones girlfriend by telling them "Quiero fellar te"* really does work!

*I want to make love to you.

seducing someone else's girlfriend is easier when you have a Audi TT

The Audi TT is available with a 6-speed manual gearbox.

Kosh

Audi has filed 3000 more patents than NASA in seeking to create the best car.