F**ked up Facts

[Saint]

the first known commercial transaction using Bitcoin was in 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Had he held on to his Bitcoin, they would now have a value of around $446m

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

[mat the expat]

the first known commercial transaction using Bitcoin was in 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Had he held on to his Bitcoin, they would now have a value of around $446m

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

[Niegs]

the first known commercial transaction using Bitcoin was in 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Had he held on to his Bitcoin, they would now have a value of around $446m

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Could be worse ... they could have been stunning Hawaiian cam girls!

[GuLi]

Take all the other planets in the Solar System.
Line them up tightly.
Place them between the Earth and the Moon:
It fits just right.

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When the Moon is at its closest, you'd miss some 3%, but have 2% left when at its farthest.

[dpedin]

Ian McGlinn loaned Anita Roddick £4k in 1977 in return for 50% of the business at the time. When L'Oreal bought The Body Shop in 2006 McGlinn made £146m from his shares.

Reminds me of a story I heard on QI about one of the early inventors of the bra...

In her later autobiography, The Passionate Years, [Caresse Crosby] maintained that she had "a few hundred (units) of her design produced." She managed to secure a few orders from department stores, but her business never took off. Harry, who had a distaste for conventional business and a generous trust fund, discouraged her from pursuing the business and persuaded her to close it. She later sold the brassiere patent to The Warner Brothers Corset Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut for US$1,500 (roughly equivalent to $23,000 in current dollars). Warner manufactured the "Crosby" bra for a while, but it was not a popular style and was eventually discontinued. Warner went on to earn more than US$15 million from the bra patent over the next thirty years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caresse_C ... _brassiere

In 1984 Thomas Horseburgh, blacksmith, a founding member and previous captain of my golf club Baberton in Edinburgh took out a patent on steel shafted golf clubs. They were so good that he was banned from using them in competitions. Despite warnings from the patent office he let the patent lapse in the 1920's and missed out on his fortune! His original clubs are on display in our clubhouse.

[GogLais]

Take all the other planets in the Solar System.
Line them up tightly.
Place them between the Earth and the Moon:
It fits just right.

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When the Moon is at its closest, you'd miss some 3%, but have 2% left when at its farthest.

The Grand Designer cocked it up then.

[sorCrer]

Ian McGlinn loaned Anita Roddick £4k in 1977 in return for 50% of the business at the time. When L'Oreal bought The Body Shop in 2006 McGlinn made £146m from his shares.

Reminds me of a story I heard on QI about one of the early inventors of the bra...

In her later autobiography, The Passionate Years, [Caresse Crosby] maintained that she had "a few hundred (units) of her design produced." She managed to secure a few orders from department stores, but her business never took off. Harry, who had a distaste for conventional business and a generous trust fund, discouraged her from pursuing the business and persuaded her to close it. She later sold the brassiere patent to The Warner Brothers Corset Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut for US$1,500 (roughly equivalent to $23,000 in current dollars). Warner manufactured the "Crosby" bra for a while, but it was not a popular style and was eventually discontinued. Warner went on to earn more than US$15 million from the bra patent over the next thirty years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caresse_C ... _brassiere

In 1984 Thomas Horseburgh, blacksmith, a founding member and previous captain of my golf club Baberton in Edinburgh took out a patent on steel shafted golf clubs. They were so good that he was banned from using them in competitions. Despite warnings from the patent office he let the patent lapse in the 1920's and missed out on his fortune! His original clubs are on display in our clubhouse.

Probably made a fortune in time travel technology and will be back sometime in the future.

[notfatcat]

Nah, he forgot to patent it.

[Lobby]

the first known commercial transaction using Bitcoin was in 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Had he held on to his Bitcoin, they would now have a value of around $446m

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Around the same time Lilly Allen was offered 200,000 BTC to livestream a gig on Secondlife, but turned it down. Current value about £9Bn

[Sandstorm]

Lily Allen is scum

[dpedin]

Reminds me of a story I heard on QI about one of the early inventors of the bra...



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caresse_C ... _brassiere

In 1984 Thomas Horseburgh, blacksmith, a founding member and previous captain of my golf club Baberton in Edinburgh took out a patent on steel shafted golf clubs. They were so good that he was banned from using them in competitions. Despite warnings from the patent office he let the patent lapse in the 1920's and missed out on his fortune! His original clubs are on display in our clubhouse.

Probably made a fortune in time travel technology and will be back sometime in the future.

Ooops! 1884!

[Niegs]

Tallest couple: Anna (nee Swan) and Martin Van Buren Bates. Met while he was traveling Canada with a circus. They hired her as well and they hooked up.

In 1872, Bates and her husband purchased 130 acres (53 ha) of land and had furniture made to their specifications. Martin supervised the construction of the house. The main part of the house had fourteen-foot (4.3 m) ceilings, while the doors were extra wide and were eight feet (2.4 m) tall. The back part of the house was built an average size for servants and guests.

Bates conceived two children with Martin. The first was a girl born on May 19, 1872; she weighed 18 pounds (8.16 kg) and died at birth.[5] While touring in the summer of 1878, Anna was pregnant for the second time. The boy was born on January 18, 1879, and survived only 11 hours.[6] He was the largest newborn ever recorded, at 23 pounds 9 ounces (10.7 kg) and nearly 30 inches tall (ca. 75 cm); each of his feet was six inches (152 mm) long.

I wonder if this is total BS? Surely a man that big wouldn't be difficult to shoot!

Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Bates joined the 5th Kentucky Infantry Confederate States Army, as a private, in 1861. His ferocity in battle and imposing figure saw him quickly promoted to the rank of captain. Bates was severely wounded in a battle around the Cumberland Gap area and captured and imprisoned at Camp Chase in Ohio, although he later escaped.

From another source:

His huge size soon caught the attention of opposing Union troops, who referred to the Confederate giant as a man large enough to make five men, with the fight of 50. He and his unit saw action throughout the Appalachian mountains of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, distinguishing himself enough to be made a Captain.

It was at one of the numerous battles at the Cumberland Gap that he was wounded and captured, then sent off to be imprisoned at Camp Chase in Ohio. He didn’t stay there for long, as he managed to escape and make his way back to his unit to fight another day.

[Grandpa]

Take all the other planets in the Solar System.
Line them up tightly.
Place them between the Earth and the Moon:
It fits just right.

Spoiler

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When the Moon is at its closest, you'd miss some 3%, but have 2% left when at its farthest.

Does that include the asteroid belt? And Pluto?

[Biffer]

Take all the other planets in the Solar System.
Line them up tightly.
Place them between the Earth and the Moon:
It fits just right.

Spoiler

Show

When the Moon is at its closest, you'd miss some 3%, but have 2% left when at its farthest.

Does that include the asteroid belt? And Pluto?

Pluto is pretty small. Smaller than the moon in fact.

Its diameter is less than 1% of the earth-moon distance, so it’s in the noise

[Grandpa]

Take all the other planets in the Solar System.
Line them up tightly.
Place them between the Earth and the Moon:
It fits just right.

Spoiler

Show

When the Moon is at its closest, you'd miss some 3%, but have 2% left when at its farthest.

Does that include the asteroid belt? And Pluto?

Pluto is pretty small. Smaller than the moon in fact.

Its diameter is less than 1% of the earth-moon distance, so it’s in the noise

True. Still blows my mind that they all would fit... you think of monsters like Jupiter and Saturn.. and think.. no way! But distances in space are funny things...

[mat the expat]

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Could be worse ... they could have been stunning Hawaiian cam girls!

I'm pretty sure they were stunning

[Openside]

Lily Allen is scum

That’s just a simple fact!!

[Uncle fester]

Lily Allen is scum

That’s just a simple fact!!

Wha?

[JM2K6]

She laughed at some memes about Diana and Philip, I think.

Must say I thought Openside was one of those types who enjoyed a bit of dark humour - seem to recall him loving the Beslan jokes, for example.

[Openside]

She laughed at some memes about Diana and Philip, I think.

Must say I thought Openside was one of those types who enjoyed a bit of dark humour - seem to recall him loving the Beslan jokes, for example.

I love dark humour, its got nothing to do with Prince Philip I just she is leftie scum and for the record the Beslan jokes were before anyone got killed....

Surely with your encyclopaedic knowledge of everything you would have known that.?

[JM2K6]

She laughed at some memes about Diana and Philip, I think.

Must say I thought Openside was one of those types who enjoyed a bit of dark humour - seem to recall him loving the Beslan jokes, for example.

I love dark humour, its got nothing to do with Prince Philip I just she is leftie scum and for the record the Beslan jokes were before anyone got killed....

Surely with your encyclopaedic knowledge of everything you would have known that.?

The Beslan jokes were before anyone got killed? What?

Apologies, I thought you had some sort of reason for thinking someone was scum. Good to know I can happily call all right-wingers scum without you throwing a hissy fit about it

[Openside]

She laughed at some memes about Diana and Philip, I think.

Must say I thought Openside was one of those types who enjoyed a bit of dark humour - seem to recall him loving the Beslan jokes, for example.

I love dark humour, its got nothing to do with Prince Philip I just she is leftie scum and for the record the Beslan jokes were before anyone got killed....

Surely with your encyclopaedic knowledge of everything you would have known that.?

The Beslan jokes were before anyone got killed? What?

Apologies, I thought you had some sort of reason for thinking someone was scum. Good to know I can happily call all right-wingers scum without you throwing a hissy fit about it

Yes if you remember the kids were taken hostage and the joke I made was the teacher could use it as a maths example. If they only kill five people what %age of the class will be safe etc. that was all before it turned out very badly.

Call away its what you think

[Mr Bubble Gum]

the first known commercial transaction using Bitcoin was in 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Had he held on to his Bitcoin, they would now have a value of around $446m

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Where were all these pizza joints that accepted Bitcoin back then? My local ones still don’t even accept Amex. Also, I imagine most people would have cashed out at a few grand, so it’s a bit of a moot point in IMO. And I’d happily give Lily a portion.

[laurent]

I'll bet they were Hawaiians as well - both expensive and shit

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Where were all these pizza joints that accepted Bitcoin back then? My local ones still don’t even accept Amex. Also, I imagine most people would have cashed out at a few grand, so it’s a bit of a moot point in IMO. And I’d happily give Lily a portion.

Amex is shit ...

[Fangle]

I use Amex mainly for car hire as it covers insurance.

[Openside]

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Where were all these pizza joints that accepted Bitcoin back then? My local ones still don’t even accept Amex. Also, I imagine most people would have cashed out at a few grand, so it’s a bit of a moot point in IMO. And I’d happily give Lily a portion.

Amex is shit ...

its good for Airmiles/Avios

[GogLais]

“No side” derives from no side having possession. News to me but I suppose everyone else knew.

[tabascoboy]

The word “synonym" doesn't have a synonym

[Niegs]

Now that the Amex discussion is over, more facts... if you think your arse is burning after a spicy meal, the bombardier beetle shoots boiling formic acid from its behind, possibly created from eating fire ants?

[Niegs]

This man is only 49 and once was an international fly half / full back!

[Yr Alban]

This man is only 49 and once was an international fly half / full back!

Christ almighty, I remember watching him make his debut for Wales. He looked about 14 at the time.

[Yr Alban]

“No side” derives from no side having possession. News to me but I suppose everyone else knew.

Not me! I’ve been wondering about that one for decades. Thanks for clearing it up.

[mat the expat]

A mate also bought Pizzas with his.

He got paid in them for hosting services (One of the customers were some Cam girls).

He didn't think that one through

Where were all these pizza joints that accepted Bitcoin back then? My local ones still don’t even accept Amex. Also, I imagine most people would have cashed out at a few grand, so it’s a bit of a moot point in IMO. And I’d happily give Lily a portion.

Amex is shit ...

Indeed - It's interesting they still exist considering how many places don't accept it

[Sandstorm]

“No side” derives from no side having possession. News to me but I suppose everyone else knew.

Not me! I’ve been wondering about that one for decades. Thanks for clearing it up.

I still don't understand this one. What sport is it referring to?
Can someone explain it using short words please?

[JM2K6]

“No side” derives from no side having possession. News to me but I suppose everyone else knew.

Not me! I’ve been wondering about that one for decades. Thanks for clearing it up.

I still don't understand this one. What sport is it referring to?
Can someone explain it using short words please?

Rugby. It apparently represents the end of the match. I've never heard it before.

[Sandstorm]

Not me! I’ve been wondering about that one for decades. Thanks for clearing it up.

I still don't understand this one. What sport is it referring to?
Can someone explain it using short words please?

Rugby. It apparently represents the end of the match. I've never heard it before.

Ah, ok. Weird. Maybe just a Celt thing?

[GogLais]

I still don't understand this one. What sport is it referring to?
Can someone explain it using short words please?

Rugby. It apparently represents the end of the match. I've never heard it before.

Ah, ok. Weird. Maybe just a Celt thing?

Not sure, the memory was lurking on a dusty shelf in the back of my head. It popped up as the answer to a crossword clue. My son was most impressed. ESPN describes it as an antiquated term.

[PornDog]

I still don't understand this one. What sport is it referring to?
Can someone explain it using short words please?

Rugby. It apparently represents the end of the match. I've never heard it before.

Ah, ok. Weird. Maybe just a Celt thing?

Not in our parts - never heard of it before!

[Jb1981]

Rugby. It apparently represents the end of the match. I've never heard it before.

Ah, ok. Weird. Maybe just a Celt thing?

Not in our parts - never heard of it before!

It’s not used in NZ but if you ever played Jonah Lomu rugby, you’ll have heard it.

[GogLais]

1000000000000066600000000000001 is a prime number called Belphegor’s Prime, Belphegor being one of the princes of Hell. If I’ve typed it correctly there should be 13 zeroes each side of the 666. There are 31 digits, 13 backwards. Spooky or what?