Here's a thread to let us know what interesting or useless bit of information you learned today on FunTrivia.

I'll start.

I learned that a "lip fern" is NOT a part of a hat used to repel water, but in fact a fern. Phew, glad I got that sorted out.

Hitchcock spent 7 days shooting the shower scene in Psycho, and chocolate sauce was used as the blood, as the film was shot in black & white.

I learnt that if you dont hold your breath until an ambulance is out of sight or until you see a dog, that the person inside the ambulance will die.

The Phillies played Kansas City Royals in the 1980 World Series. They won 4 - 2.

Did I really want to know that?

As for that ambulance thing, I sincerely hope that there is no truth there because otherwise I will have killed numerous people as I never hold my breath when I see an ambulance. Ah, hang on, yes, of course they will die, everyone dies at some stage. Duh!

I learned this, which had never crossed my mind:

What is the most popular sexual position in the US?\
missionary (man on top)

From the GC, Question by player dr_vitz.

Ah human sexuality! LOL

That I still stink in the hourlies.

About a technical thing called 'race conditions' which causes the occasion blip in the system - that is in a thread in Feedback.

A whole lot of words that I had no clue of their meaning. Better than college english.

That no matter how hard I try, I still get the same sports questions wrong time and time again! Guess those just aren't meant to be

Where are you more likely to find the largest number of living organisms (including microbes) in one gallon of water?

The correct answer was Arctic Ocean.

Cold, turbulent waters harbor the most biomass, in part because oxygen dissolves more in cold water than warm water.


Yes, yes, I got it incorrect, I thought they would reproduce better in a warmer body of water.

I learnt there were 13 extra US state codes besides the usual ones. Pity the brain twist managed to catch me. Maybe I'll work them out later...

Yesterday I learned that 50,000 commercial flights are made each day. Quite a remarkable statistic.

I learned that I really hate those *&%$#^$ questions regarding the birthday of some "celebrity" that I have never even heard of. Suzie Q. was born on
April 6, 1883
April 12, 1983
March 3, 1983
March 4, 1983

I have not yet learned why this information is of the slightest interest to anyone other than Suzie Q. and her parents.

However, I am finally starting to relearn a great deal about the consorts of various deceased Kings.

And the answer was?

I am afraid when I come across this type of question I don't actually learn anything as it is of no interest whatsoever, like who the Phillies played or won. That goes straight out of my brain but if asked again about the living organisms in the oceans I will remember, and about race conditions.

What name do most coin collectors use for Lincoln cents minted before 1959?

The correct answer was wheaties

You're not stuck with that new Start Menu in Windows XP, whether you like it or not.

If you prefer the Classic Start Menu, changing it is easy. Right-click in an empty space on the taskbar and click Properties. This opens the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window. Click on the Start Menu tab, select the radio button for Classic Start Menu, click Apply and then OK.


I got this one correct but it was only a lucky guess. I hadn't realised that you could change it, I have now followed the instructions in the 'interesting information' and have decided that I prefer the new start menu anyway, but at least we have the choice.

The main onion in Georgia is the Vidalia onion, from the town of that name.

One back, London's North Circular road doesn't circle the whole north side before crossing the Thames but becomes the South Circular at the Chiswick roundabout. Technically this is against the official geography unless it follows the postal numbering where South begins south of Charing Cross and not the river. You could find this on the global one day in one of my quizzes but I think it's far too obscure to be included so I'll put it here in case anyone ever wants to stump 99.9% of Londoners who wouldn't know this (unlike my father who knows most of my geographics).

I learnt that being elumbated means being weak or lame in the loins. I shall use this word at every opportunity.

I learned that my style on a quiz resembles JFK--wow.

I learned more than I every wanted to know about picking up that honey in the taxi!

I learned that the clocks in the UK are changing this weekend.

There's a difference between Holland and the Netherlands. The country is called The Netherlands, and Holland makes up two of the twelve provinces within that country.

I learned I'm useless at quizzes. Lol

I'm usually fairly hot on words, but I just discovered the Americans say solder with a silent L. News to me!