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Post up facts and things that hardly anyone knows...... (for entertainment purposes only. NO need to fact check)

Orange Crush was originally sold in brown bottles, to keep sunlight from deteriorating the contents.
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You don't know what you don't know.
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Towel lines:


The line is known as the "dobby border", and is there for a number of reasons, including to improve how absorbent the towel is, and prevent fraying over many uses and washes.


"Absorbency is one of the most important qualities of a good towel, but achieving the perfect balance between thickness and performance can be challenging," Towel Hub explains. "The woven strip helps maintain an even structure, preventing the edges from becoming too bulky. This ensures that the towel remains soft, lightweight, and easy to handle, making it more efficient for drying both the body and surfaces."

As well as practical purposes, they are there for a pleasing aesthetic.

"The woven strip at both ends of a towel serves multiple practical purposes, from preventing fraying to enhancing durability, improving absorbency, and adding an elegant finishing touch," Towel Hub adds. "This small but essential feature ensures that towels last longer, dry faster, and maintain a polished appearance, making them an excellent choice for both personal and commercial use."
 
20,000 ships were sunk during WWII.
 
DeltaV said:
20,000 ships were sunk during WWII.
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If you want a sobering moment, consider the number of men that went down with them.

Japan was on the wrong side of things, but even so a ship like the Musashi, 2400+ men went down with her. 2400 men as it overturned and began to fill with water while they wait for it to come in the pitch black dark with the sounds of crunching steel and screaming crew mates slowly going quiet as it went down and down.

War is an atrocity. In modern times it is instigated by wealthy leadership with no worry of their own safety, sending the sons of common working folks out to suffer a fate such as this.
 
Georgia is home to the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest swamp in North America.
 
As a kid growing up in northern Manitoba I was friends with cartoonist Lynn Johnston's son. Same grade, played hockey together and many bday parties. Her husband was also are dentist.

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The farthest distance for a human fired from a cannon is 59.43 m (195 ft), and was achieved by David Smith Jr. aka The Bullet (USA), on behalf of Xbox and Sea of Thieves, at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Florida, USA, on 13 March 2018.

David broke his previous record of 59.05 m (193 ft 8.8 in).
 
DeltaV said:
The farthest distance for a human fired from a cannon is 59.43 m (195 ft), and was achieved by David Smith Jr. aka The Bullet (USA), on behalf of Xbox and Sea of Thieves, at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Florida, USA, on 13 March 2018.

David broke his previous record of 59.05 m (193 ft 8.8 in).
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A man of his caliber is hard to find!
 
Dale Jarret insisted the UPS car have number 88.
As well as UPS being United Parcel Service, it also stood for Uninterrupted Power Supply. Because when the power goes off, and back on again, you usually get 88 flashing on most E devices.
 
Willy Wonka was actually Charlies biological father?
There are some that think that....

Willy Wonka is Charlie‘s father (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 1971)​

FanTheory

I don’t think I’ve seen this posted anywhere, but I believe Willy Wonka is Charlie’s biological father (I’m referring to the 1971 film of course). I slowly built this idea in my head based on various pieces of other fan theories and because Wilder’s Wonka is such a bizarre performance but filled with deliberately odd choices, they seem to suggest something deeper. To begin, this accepts the premise that, first of all, Wonka specifically selected the children beforehand for the contest and ensured each of them received a golden ticket - the last of which he reserved for his own estranged son, ensuring his factory would be inherited by his heir.
First of all, the most basic evidence - Willy Wonka and Charlie have similar physical appearances. Hair color and length, facial features, slender body type. Their ages would also match - Wonka could have had a relationship with Charlie’s mother years before, becoming estranged as Wonka deteriorated mentally and withdrew into his factory, perhaps unaware of his child’s existence at the time. The only mention of Charlie’s father in the film is that he died years before, which conveniently means Charlie has never seen his father and has no memory of him (at least he thinks - his obsession with Willy Wonka is his own family inheritance and makes sense when you consider it’s his own father he’s idolizing).
 
Kern Dog said:
Willy Wonka was actually Charlies biological father?
There are some that think that....

Willy Wonka is Charlie‘s father (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 1971)​

FanTheory

I don’t think I’ve seen this posted anywhere, but I believe Willy Wonka is Charlie’s biological father (I’m referring to the 1971 film of course). I slowly built this idea in my head based on various pieces of other fan theories and because Wilder’s Wonka is such a bizarre performance but filled with deliberately odd choices, they seem to suggest something deeper. To begin, this accepts the premise that, first of all, Wonka specifically selected the children beforehand for the contest and ensured each of them received a golden ticket - the last of which he reserved for his own estranged son, ensuring his factory would be inherited by his heir.
First of all, the most basic evidence - Willy Wonka and Charlie have similar physical appearances. Hair color and length, facial features, slender body type. Their ages would also match - Wonka could have had a relationship with Charlie’s mother years before, becoming estranged as Wonka deteriorated mentally and withdrew into his factory, perhaps unaware of his child’s existence at the time. The only mention of Charlie’s father in the film is that he died years before, which conveniently means Charlie has never seen his father and has no memory of him (at least he thinks - his obsession with Willy Wonka is his own family inheritance and makes sense when you consider it’s his own father he’s idolizing).
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Aluminum beverage cans are lined with plastic to keep the contents from being affected by the metal....you can dissolve the aluminum shell in drain-o (caustic) and have a little baggy of soda left.
 
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