favorite random fact?🤔

[jasmeen]

In the 16th and 17th centuries it was a fad among Europeans to eat "medicine" containing human bones, and this was often derived from Egyptian mummies.

 

[BlmRPU11]

Huh. Who'd of thought?

 

[BlmRPU11]

HTG - Did You Know: Although best known for her role as Trinity in the iconic 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix, that isn't the only Matrix that Carrie-Anne Moss has starred in. In 1993, she starred in a totally unrelated Canadian TV show, Matrix, about a hitman who was killed, sent to Purgatory, and returned to Earth.

 

[Prose]

Nutmeg can produce hallucinogenic effects when consumed in large quantities. It has a compound called myristicin, which can cause intoxication, dizziness, confusion, and mild hallucinations.

Movie fact: During the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Daniel Craig was on the next set filming Spectre. He asked if he could participate in a scene. They let him play the Stormtrooper that stood by Rey when she was bound to a table for Kylo Ren to interrogate. She used her Jedi mind trick to convince him to remove the restraints and open the door (oh and drop the gun).

 

[BlmRPU11]

Nutmeg can produce hallucinogenic effects when consumed in large quantities. It has a compound called myristicin, which can cause intoxication, dizziness, confusion, and mild hallucinations.

Movie fact: During the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Daniel Craig was on the next set filming Spectre. He asked if he could participate in a scene. They let him play the Stormtrooper that stood by Rey when she was bound to a table for Kylo Ren to interrogate. She used her Jedi mind trick to convince him to remove the restraints and open the door (oh and drop the gun).

The nutmeg I didn't know about, but I remember hearing about Daniel Craig in that scene. You can hear his voice when speaking in the movie.

"What's Bond doing there?"

 

[Sync]

Absolute Zero - 0 Kelvin, or -459.67 F, or -273.1 C - cannot be accurately measured by any instrumentation we have today.

 

[Lewd.Katie44]

Only around 13% of all trade able stocks make up the total return of an index

 

[Solarem]

the rotation of earth is actually slowing down!

 

[Prose]

Australia is wider than the moon.

Movie fact: The code you see in The Matrix was Japanese sushi recipes.