I never knew that......

[pmpdaddyrobford]

You guys may know this but Black LA Gangs were created out of response of White Gangs that would terrorize terrorize them. Blacks and Latinos were allowed to live in only certain areas. Some whites feared that blacks would take over other areas, which did eventually happen resulting in "WHITE FLIGHT" and the gangs spun out of control since they there were no longer any whites to defend against.

My pops said the gangs really took over after the government essentially destroyed the Black Panthers.

Mexican gangs were made because of black people always ****** wit them tho

P also was wack in NBA, reason why they would say have mercy for percey

 

[dabottom305]

Zoe Pound was created because they kept getting bullied by African Americans.

 

[mike23theking]

10. Former MLB catcher Harry Chiti was the first player ever to be traded for himself.

Chiti was originally traded from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a "player to be named later," but after fifteen terrible games with the Mets, Chiti became that player and was shipped back to Cleveland.

 

[SC kid]

The firefox is actually a red panda.

Agent smiths license plate in matrix reloaded is IS5416

Referencing isaiah 54:16

"Behold..I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his worth; and I have the waster to destroy."

Paralyzed appendages do not wrinkle under water

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[MetalMario]

to branch off sckid20 with his wrinkled hands under water... The reason that happens to us is a evolutionary gene we gained as humans so that when we are underwater we adapt and wrinkle our hands in order to grip things that would otherwise be more difficult.

Pretty sure that was posted here already.

anyways...

Yoda from Star Wars' species has never been given a name. As vast as the Star Wars universe is with games, comics and overall lore One of the most important characters doesn't have a back story. For reasons unknown George Lucas maintains a strict policy of keeping the history, name, origin, and whereabouts of this species unknown. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yoda's_species

 

[paulprince3730]

Unless the Firefox people said that, I'm not believing that

 

[stephenb]

The sounds of Darth Vaders breathing are trademarked...234 seconds of it were trademarked by Lucasfilms..

 

[SC kid]

Olbers paradox- http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olbers'_paradox

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Basically states if the universe is infinite the sky would not be so dark

 

[bballermarkie]

to branch off sckid20 with his wrinkled hands under water... The reason that happens to us is a evolutionary gene we gained as humans so that when we are underwater we adapt and wrinkle our hands in order to grip things that would otherwise be more difficult.

Pretty sure that was posted here already.

anyways...

Yoda from Star Wars' species has never been given a name. As vast as the Star Wars universe is with games, comics and overall lore One of the most important characters doesn't have a back story. For reasons unknown George Lucas maintains a strict policy of keeping the history, name, origin, and whereabouts of this species unknown. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yoda's_species

The new movies is supposed to have yoda's origin story

 

[3am scholar]

With all the Ebola news, I thought I'd share this bit of information.

Deadliest viruses by death rate

Over the past century, urbanisation, changing sexual behaviour, a growing world population, and increased mobility have helped viruses to spread. Here are seven deadly viruses that claim thousands—sometimes even millions—of lives each year.

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS causes a staggering 1.6-1.9 million deaths every year. Over the past three decades, the virus has claimed more than 25 million lives. HIV-like viruses (lentiviruses) arose in African primates 5-12 million years ago but appeared in the human population only in the 20th century. Today, there are about 34 million people living with HIV, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa (69%). Only around half of eligible patients have access to antiretroviral therapy.

Hepatitis

It has been estimated that hepatitis (all types) causes around a million deaths annually. Hepatitis B accounts for 600,000 deaths and is 50-100 times more infectious than HIV. Additionally, every year there are 350,000 deaths related to hepatitis C and 70,000 deaths related to hepatitis E.

Influenza

Despite the fact that effective and safe vaccines have been available and used for more than 60 years, influenza causes 250,000-500,000 deaths every year. Elderly people and those with chronic medical conditions are at particular risk of developing serious illness.

Human papillomavirus

Although most infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) are not symptomatic, persistent infection can cause cervical cancer. In fact, HPV is the cause of virtually all cervical cancers (99%), which is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. HPV causes 275,000 deaths every year.

Rabies

More than 55,000 people die of rabies every year. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), this vicious zoonotic disease—which causes acute encephalitis—is fatal within days of the onset of symptoms. In 2005, doctors reported the case of a 15 year old girl who became the first person to survive rabies without previous vaccination after being treated with the “Milwaukee protocol.”

Dengue fever

In recent years, the incidence of this mosquito-borne viral infection has increased dramatically. Around 50-100 million people are infected every year, resulting in 12,500-25,000 deaths. The rapid spread of its mosquito carrier has been partly attributed to increased globalisation, although the African slave trade gave it an early push. Epidemics became common during and after the second world war.

Rotavirus

Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea in infants and children globally. Each year there are around 500,000 deaths related to rotavirus. Vaccines against the virus are available and constitute an important measure in reducing mortality in vulnerable groups, such as children aged under 5 in low income countries.

Deadliest viruses by fatality rate

Ebola virus

Ebola virus, named after the Ebola river in the Congo where the virus was first found, causes highly lethal haemorrhagic fever. The lack of a cure drives fatality rates up to 90%. Outbreaks often occur in remote villages near rainforests, so the disease typically does not spread far. The virus has been mainly restricted to Africa, although a few laboratory incidents (the latest in 2004 in Russia) have led to deaths outside the continent.

Marburg virus

Clinically indistinguishable from Ebola (both are filoviruses), the Marburg virus causes abrupt illness with severe haemorrhagic manifestations within a week of the onset of symptoms. Fatality rates have ranged from 24% to 88%. The disease was first described in 1967 in the German city Marburg, when several laboratory workers were admitted to hospital with a severe and mysterious disease after working with a species of African green monkey for polio vaccine research.

Lassa virus

Lassa fever is responsible for around 5000 deaths annually. The extremely virulent illness is endemic in West Africa—it is one of the most prevalent haemorrhagic fevers in that region. The fatality rate is typically estimated at 15-20%, but some studies suggest a mortality of up to 50%. The virus infects almost every tissue in the human body and can be contracted through exposure to rodents.

Henipaviruses

The genus Henipavirus includes three members: Hendra virus (HeV), Nipah virus (NiV), and Cedar virus (CedPV). The latter was identified in mid-2012, and, with no recorded human cases, is thought to be harmless. Hendra virus and Nipah virus, however, are highly virulent zoonotic pathogens with a mortality rate between 50-100%. Harboured by fruit bats, the viruses are not considered highly contagious. They were first discovered in the 1990s when several deadly outbreaks occurred in Australia and Malaysia.

Lyssaviruses

This genus contains the rabies virus (nearly 100% fatality rate) and closely related viruses including Duvenhage virus, Mokola virus, and Australian bat lyssavirus. Although rare—only a small number of cases have been confirmed and documented—these infections are nearly always fatal. Bats are known to be animal vectors for all types except Mokola virus (which has been isolated mainly in small mammals).

Deadliest viruses by total deaths

The history of humans can be seen as a continuous battle for survival against microbes that have the ability to evolve much more quickly than us. In ancient times, the human population was not large enough for pandemics to occur. Changes in farming methods and agriculture, as well as increasing population densities and the formation of cities, contributed to the spread of viruses. Since then, infectious attacks have regularly changed the course of history. Below are four deadly viruses that have had a large impact on history.

Smallpox

Smallpox emerged around 10,000 BC and has been one of the most devastating human diseases throughout history. The highly contagious disease, caused by infection with variola virus, has led to various disastrous epidemics, starting in ancient Egypt and moving on to India, China, and Europe. Voyages from Europe to the New World introduced the virus there too, devastating native American populations. Estimates indicate fatality rates of 80-90% during epidemics. The disease also killed around 50% of the native population of Australia during the early years of British colonisation, making it the principal cause of death in Aboriginal populations between 1780 and 1870.

It is estimated that smallpox was responsible for 300-500 million deaths during the 20th century. In 1796 Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine for smallpox and after successful vaccination campaigns the WHO certified the eradication of smallpox in 1979.

Measles

The Persian physician Rhazes (860-932 AD) was the first to give a scientific description of measles. Historically, this highly contagious disease was prevalent throughout the world, causing many millions of deaths. The Antonine plague from 165-180 AD was probably caused by measles (or smallpox) brought back to the Roman Empire by troops returning from the Near East. The total death rate has been estimated at five million. Even today, with safe and cost effective vaccines available, measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children. The WHO reports that there were 158,000 deaths from measles in 2011.

Spanish flu

The 1918 pandemic infected a third of the world’s population and caused 100 million deaths worldwide, many more than the 20 million who died in the first world war. Unusually, this flu mostly killed young adults. This is thought to be because the virus killed by a “cytokine storm”—an immune overreaction—meaning that it was deadliest in those with the strongest immune systems. The virus crossed the globe before vanishing completely within 18 months. Around the time of the flu pandemic children would skip rope to the rhyme:

I had a little bird,

And its name was Enza.

I opened the window,

And in-flu-enza.

Yellow fever

This acute haemorrhagic disease has caused several devastating epidemics in the past, including those in the United States and Spain during the 18th and 19th century (president George Washington fled from Philadelphia, together with about half of the residents, during one of the largest epidemics of yellow fever, which killed around 10% of the population). The virus is not eradicated yet; there are an estimated 200,000 cases of yellow fever worldwide, killing 30,000 people each year.

The thought of protein-coated fragments of genetic material entering the body silently and invisibly hijacking our own cells is unnerving. Viruses outnumber all other life forms on earth. Their ubiquity becomes apparent when we look at the numbers: scientists have estimated that there are about 10^31 viruses on our planet—10 million times the number of stars in our universe. In fact, there are estimated to be 100 times as many virus particles in the human body as there are human cells.

 

[calibeebee]

-Thanks to the startling rise in obesity, every year Americans consume at least a billion gallons more gas today than they would have if people were as trim as they were in 1960.

Alsoooooooo for you 80's babies like myself


http://tecmobowl.org/

A website dedicated to arguably the best original nintendo game ever made. They release a rom version every year with updated teams and rosters based on present day rosters.

 

[paulprince3730]

Smh, that correlation was so forced

 

[calibeebee]

Isiah Thomas retired at the age of 32

 

[oneilmatt]

Pickles are just Cucumbers

 

[nawghtyhare]

Pickles are just Cucumbers

Who didn't know that

 

[doozy122]

 

[angels47]

^ I think most know that, but still crazy to wrap your mind around.

 

[romcadoo]

Some people like cucumbers better pickled lol

 

[SC kid]

-when Columbian drug lord Pablo Escolar's home was raided, the military released the dangerous hippos of his personal zoo, not knowing what to do with them. They now thrive in the Columbian rivers. This makes Columbia have the largest wild hippo population outside of Africa.

- childish gambino got his name from a wu tang name generator

 

[alp]

Interesting fact about those hippos.

 

[SC kid]

- nyc is further south than rome

- humans share 50% of their dna with bananas

- the name jessica was created by shakespeare in the merchant of venice

- an octopus has 3 hearts

Known but pretty cool

. In 1903 the Wright brothers flew for 59 seconds.

38 years later the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

28 years after that, we landed on the moon.

We went from gliding a few feet off the ground for less than a minute to launching rockets out of orbit, traveling for hundreds of thousands of miles, landing on the moon, and then returning, all within a single lifetime.

 

[suberzat1]

This better than that Gambino knowledge you gave us earlier

 

[oneilmatt]

Chickpeas and Garbonzo beans are the same.

 

[ijumpman]

Eric Stoltz was originally cast to play Marty McFly in Back to the Future. They even filmed for four weeks, but Steven Spielberg decided he took the role to serious for comedy film. Marty was recast as Michael J. Fox, and the rest is history.
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[Sir San Diego]

--It wasn't until Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994) -- when Samuel L Jackson was 46 years old -- that he broke out as a star. The actor was nominated for his iconic role as Jules Winnfield in what was his 30th film role.


--Max Kellerman of HBO Boxing and ESPN fame, started his entertainment career as an MC with his brother Sam Kellerman in a group called Max and Sam.



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--After four years in the NFL, Terry Crews worked as a janitor and had no idea of what he was going to do with his life. He tried out acting and was eventually convinced by Kat Williams to drop the tough guy act and be himself.