Thread: Did you know...?

Did you know 87% of facts on the internet are made up.

Originally Posted by jabir

The Apollo 10 Command Module is kept in the London Science museum, a fascinating place located next to the National History Museum.





Well worth a visit if in London (with or without a kid)

They used the lunar module (Snoopy) in the pic instead of the command module (Charlie Brown). The Apollo 10 mission had a Peanuts thing going on.


Great thread Jabir, cheers.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

There is a kind of benign tumour called a teratoma. They contain stem cells, are usually present at birth and contain normal tissue or organ components, except in highly abnormal places. Teratomas are often found in the midline of the brain and have been reported to contain hair, teeth and bone.

Renowned Australian brain surgeon Dr Charlie Teo says: ‘I’ve actually found a finger inside the brain, a fully formed finger with the cartilage, bone, flesh and a fingernail.’

That's the least of it. Whatever you do, do not google image that. What has been seen cannot be unseen

Originally Posted by jabir

Not quite:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...ue-babe-alaska

Originally Posted by jabir

Probaly...but may not.....hard to say

excellent thread.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Did you know that the first one about Coogan is taking some liberties with the facts.

Probably loose reporting.

Originally Posted by aging one

The other way around today Jabir....

Triple Crown-winning Victor Espinoza hurt at Del Mar when horse collapses, dies


Victor Espinoza hurt when horse Bobby Abu Dhabi dies during workout

Victor Espinoza is not Frank Hayes, they would have the same name.

Frank Hayes (35) had never won a race before and was not actually a jockey but a horse trainer and stableman. The horse, a 20-1 outsider called Sweet Kiss, was owned by Miss A.M. Frayling. Hayes apparently died somewhere in the middle of the race, but his body remained in the saddle throughout. Sweet Kiss eventually crossed the finish line, winning by a head with Hayes technically still atop her back, making him the first, and so far only jockey known to have won a race after death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayes_(jockey)

Originally Posted by Latindancer

There is a kind of benign tumour called a teratoma. They contain stem cells, are usually present at birth and contain normal tissue or organ components, except in highly abnormal places. Teratomas are often found in the midline of the brain and have been reported to contain hair, teeth and bone.

Renowned Australian brain surgeon Dr Charlie Teo says: ‘I’ve actually found a finger inside the brain, a fully formed finger with the cartilage, bone, flesh and a fingernail.’

Yo, weird and wonderful.