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

[DeltaV]

The expression “OMG,” an acronym for “oh my god,” became popular as early internet lingo during the 1990s. But the first known use of the acronym actually dates back to a letter written to Churchill in 1917, while he was serving as first lord of the admiralty in the British navy.

 

[Photon440]

The tallest mountain found so far in the solar system is Rheasilvia, a large crater on the asteroid 'Vesta'. The peak in the center rises 22.5 km (14.0 miles) above the crater floor.

Next up for tall mountains would be the volcano 'Olympus Mons', which is on the planet Mars. At 21.9 km (13.6 miles) in height, the base is so large that it would just fit into the country of France.

 

[kiwigtx]

Rowan Atkinson, who played the bumbling fool 'Mr. Bean', is one of the smartest people out there with an IQ of 178.
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...and yet he still managed to crash his McLaren F1 road car. Maybe he was 'in-character' that day?

 

[33 IMP]

...and yet he still managed to crash his McLaren F1 road car. Maybe he was 'in-character' that day?

Smarts and skills are two different things.