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The "two finger salute" has its origins in the middle ages, during the wars between France and England. Because of the havoc often wreaked upon French troops by English longbowmen, there were orders to cut off the first two fingers of captured longbowmen so they would be unable to pull the string back. In reply, the longbowmen would make a point of waving their two fingers at the French, saying "Still got them!"
 
In World of Warcraft all playable races can be the simplistic weapon swinging class called 'Warrior'. This is a feat that few, if any, other classes can claim as some races are blocked from certain classes. Pandaren cannot be Death Knights, Tauren are not capable of being rogues, Humans cannot be druids, Wargen cannot be palladens,

However, this was not always true for the warrior class. With the introduction of the horde's first paladin class, The blood elf, came the first class that could not select Warrior as a class. This is silly as there were notable blood elves who fit the position of warrior without a convoluted 'halfling' status and they weren't exactly invisible in the lore or world either. Lor'themar, Reagent Lord, the blood elf racial leader wears plate armor and most certainly is not a paladin or death knight. So, soon after the Burning Crusade(The debut of the warrior class-less blood elves) Blizzard enabled blood elves to select Warrior as a playable class and returned Warrior to being that notable class that all races can play.
 
In 1986, Nintendo released a special Disk System peripheral for the NES in Japan. Among its features was a microphone in the controller, which certain games used, including an updated version of the original Zelda. You could only destroy a certain enemy by shouting into the mic.

The first ever videogame Easter egg is considered to be that found in Adventure for Atari 2600, where the player could access a room displaying the name of the game’s creator.

The name Atari comes from the Chinese game Go. 'Atari' refers to a situation where a stone or a group of stones is in imminent danger of being taken by another player; a state Atari ironically found themselves in when the brand was bought by French company Infogrames.
 
If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.

Arab women can initiate a divorce if their husbands don't pour coffee for them.

Some animals, like the western spotted skunk, are able to delay their pregnancies for months.

A barmaid reportedly decorated her establishment with the tail feathers of cocks. One day a patron asked for "one of those cock tails." She served him a drink with a feather in it.

The tip of a whip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The "crack" of a whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.
 
The mountains in the north of Iran have excellent skiing.

British Airways has a special staff rota that allows married couples to fly on the same flight.

The USA is smaller than the Sahara desert.
 
In 1986, Nintendo released a special Disk System peripheral for the NES in Japan. Among its features was a microphone in the controller, which certain games used, including an updated version of the original Zelda. You could only destroy a certain enemy by shouting into the mic.

M. J. Fox filmed most of his scenes on Back to the Future at night as he worked on Family Ties during the day. He averaged about one or two hours' sleep during production. The bulk of the production was filmed from 6pm to 6am, with the daylight scenes filmed at the weekend.

Something interesting about ratings:

1989 – The 12 Certificate

August 1st 1989 A new category is introduced for films only.

Passed only for persons of twelve years and over. No person apparently under the age of 12 years shall be admitted to any exhibition at which there is to be shown any film which has received a '12' certificate from the British Board of Film Classification.


The BBFC has always been stricter on video than on film. Younger people can gain access to videos with restrictive categories, whilst an age bar operates in the cinema. Scenes can be taken out of context, and particular moments can be replayed.

July 1st 1994

The existing 12 category for film was extended to cover video works.


1997 - Consumer advice for Film

The BBFC piloted consumer advice in 1995. The scheme was extended to all the major companies in 1997. This consists of a standard format that appears on the sleeves of videos. The consumer advice box indicates any potentially disturbing subject matter and the frequency and intensity of key issues of language, sex/nudity and violence.

The BBFC also provides consumer advice for films, which is passed to cinema managers and appears occasionally on film advertising material, the first example being in 1997 for The Lost World: Jurassic Park.


2002 - 12A Rating

On the 30th of August 2002 the 12A rating takes over from 12 for cinema films. Children of 12 and over can still see 12A rated films unaccompanied, but now children under 12 can see 12A films, provided that they are accompanied by an adult. The 12 rating system remains for videos and DVDs. It is a criminal offence to supply 12 rated videos/DVDs to children under the age of 12.
 
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

Ham radio operators got the term "ham" coined from the expression "ham fisted operators," a term used to describe early radio users who sent Morse code (i.e., pounded their fist).

The longest place name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteat uripukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenua kitanatahu
-- a New Zealand hill.

According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossible to go the speed of light. Also, there is a particle called tackyon, which is supposed to go faster than light. This means if you fire a tackyon beam, it travels before you fire it.
 
101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie. .

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
 
Some more facts about Bugs Bunny:

Bugs’ name came from his animator. In 1938, Ben “Bugs” Hardaway was redesigning a new rabbit character. A fellow employee casually referred to the drawing as “Bug’s Bunny” (which was written above the illustration) and the name stuck ever since.

Bugs Bunny’s carrot-chewing stance came from ‘It Happened One Night. There is a scene with Clark Gable leaning against a fence and eating carrots while talking with his mouth full.

The story that Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots dates back at least to 1945, when animators told the New York Times that Mel Blanc would chew a carrot and spit it out, otherwise he’d get sick. But both his autobiography—That's Not All, Folks!—and Chuck McKibben, operations manager at Mel Blanc Studios, give a different story: McKibben told The Straight Dope that Blanc wasn’t allergic to carrots—he just chewed one and spat it out so that he could keep recording his lines (although McKibben does point out that Mel didn’t like “anything healthy”).

Bugs Bunny is a U.S. Marine. At the end of the 1943 short Super-Rabbit, Bugs wears a USMC blue uniform. As a result, they made Bugs an honorary private of the corps. Throughout WWII, Bugs continued to be promoted in rank until he retired as a Master Sergeant.

In 1961, Blanc got in a serious car accident that left him in a coma for weeks. Eventually, a doctor tried to get the unresponsive patient to talk by asking him, “Bugs Bunny, how are you doing today?” Blanc responded in Bugs’ voice, “What’s up, Doc?” Later, the doctor would say of the incident,“It seemed like Bugs Bunny was trying to save his life.”

And last but not least: The sight of Bugs Bunny chewing a carrot is among the best–known images in cartoon history, but root vegetables are in fact bad for rabbits. Carrots have a lot of sugar in them and can cause tooth decay for rabbits if they eat too many of them.
 
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