The Trivia Thread

[TriShade]

This is a thread for trivia, just because. Obscure words along with definitions are also welcome. Enjoy .

[TriShade]

- Those who are born blind cannot get schizophrenia.
- Whitesmith is another name for someone who works with tin

[FutureCreator]

-In 2003 the fossilized remains of Homo Floresiensis were descovered on the island of Flores, these humanoids were only 1,1 meteres in hight and their discoverers called them hobbits.

[Dragon Arbock]

-The oldest known koi fish was 226 years old and named Hanako.
-Its age was verified by counting the rings on its scales, much like a tree.
-The average koi lives to be at least 50 years of age.

[TriShade]

- Pedant: Someone who is obsessed with small details and/or showing off academic knowledge

[FutureCreator]

-The collosal squid has the larges eyes of any animal they are 40 cm in diameter.

[Zenox-rmp]

The ostrichs eyes are bigger than its brains
A seastar has no brains (that's why patrick is so dumb)

[Karasugaming]

theres some sort of poison frog that is pink and black but there are 2 versions of them.
1 version has small pink spots -poisonous
and the other version has big pink spots -non poisonous

[TriShade]

• Micronation definition: an entity, typically existing only on the internet or within the private property of its members, that lays claim to sovereign status as an independent nation, but which is unrecognized by real countries
  

Sealand

• Platform was originally designed to protect the UK
  
• It is one of the two remaining of the four "Maunsell Forts", the other being Knock John
  
• It's original name was Fort Roughs
  
• It was not torn down by the UK like the others because it's in international waters so the UK didn't have to spend the money to tear it down
  
• It was claimed by Roy Bates on December 24, 1966
  
• Roy Bates used it to make illegal radio broadcasts. His radio station was called "Radio Essex"
  
• Sealand is located 7 nautical miles from the shore of the UK, the UK only owns area up to 3 nautical miles from it's shores
  
• It began circulating stamps and passports in 1969
  
• It's national language is English
  
• It's national currency is the Sealand Dollar which is always worth the same amount as the US Dollar
  
• It's national motto is "E Mare Libertas" or "From the Sea,  Freedom."
  
• They sell titles
  
  

The Principality of Wy

• The name comes from a nearby reserve
  

• Refers to itself as "The Artist's Principality"
  
• Seceded due to abundant delays in building/repairing a road to Paul Ashton Delprat's house
  
• November the 15th 2004, the secession was accepted (according to Wy's website)
  
• Decree of secession: http://principalityofwy.com/home/decree-of-secession/
  

Republic of Rose Island

• Known formally as "The Esperanto Republic of Rose Island"
  
• was seized by the Italian government 55 days after declaration of independence
  
  
• Rose Island President Giorgio Rosa declared the seizing of Rose Island ‘the only war that Italy has ever won’.
  

[Pixel Profligate]

Kazoos are not instruments. They are technically voice modulators being as you have to sing into them.

[Dragon Arbock]

Mongooses are closer related to cats, and minks are closer related to dogs.

[Karasugaming]

it is possible in pokemon x/y to defeat the elite four with just a magikarp
also that in japan for the original red and blue games there was a event where it gives you a shiny magikarp with dragon rage giving you another chance to beat the elite four in the game with just magikarp

[FutureCreator]

The tasmanian devil sleeps in the stomach of its victims carcasess.

[Pixel Profligate]

The Axolotl is a very rare and endangered Mexican Water Salamander the has the awesome ability of extreme regeneration, allowing it to grow back almost all body parts very quickly compared to other animals that can regenerate. It can even body parts from other Axolotls and can even regrow its entire head. It also is adorable.

[Dragon Arbock]

I have heard of that little creature~

-black and blue on koi and other carp are actually the same pigment, but one colors the top scales, and the other colors the underneath, which makes it appear blue from being diluted from the non-pigmented scales.

-chameleons don't change color to blend in, but instead change based on mood. Grey tree frogs, on the other hand, can alter their color from grey, to brown, to green, in order to blend in to their surroundings.

[Dragon Arbock]

(Something I just remembered and thought was interesting);
-Grey treefrogs are tetraploids, meaning they have 4 (2 sets) of the same chromosomes. Humans and many other animals are diploid, meaning we only have 2 (1 set).

[Kitten]

I got this from my Snapple lid.

A male cricket's ear is located on the tibia of its leg.

[Pixel Profligate]

The term "rule of thumb" is based on an old time law that stated you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Enjoy thinking of this the next time you say "rule of thumb".

[Zenox-rmp]

http://www.funfunnyfacts.com/Fun-Useless-Facts.html

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