Powerpoint - useless fact of the day!
01 October 2009, 09:04 AM
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Powerpoint - useless fact of the day!
I never realised that Powerpoint was originally developed for the Mac before Microsoft gobbled it up in its formative years!
What useless facts do you know?
What useless facts do you know?
01 October 2009, 12:46 PM
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I know that one of our duty managers was called off-site to pick up a piece of metal that quote> " Fell from the sky and almost destroyed my car "
and came back with the engine cover off a classic VW beetle.
and came back with the engine cover off a classic VW beetle.
01 October 2009, 12:57 PM
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My best man has got webbed toes.
Now that is a useless fact with bells on
Now that is a useless fact with bells on
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Did you know
The Apple logo is reputedly in honour of Alan Turing (generally regarded as the father of the computer) who committed suicide after being persecuted by the government for being gay. He took his life by re-enacting a favourite scene from Snow White; he ate an apple he had laced with cyanide.
You knew that already? Ok, I'll get my coat!
The Apple logo is reputedly in honour of Alan Turing (generally regarded as the father of the computer) who committed suicide after being persecuted by the government for being gay. He took his life by re-enacting a favourite scene from Snow White; he ate an apple he had laced with cyanide.
You knew that already? Ok, I'll get my coat!
01 October 2009, 03:42 PM
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ok -- and i promise i have not looked this up -- I trust Jerome didn't either
NCC 1701 is the Starship Enterprise reg no
oh and Tiberius is the T in James T Kirk
and I dont even like star trek
NCC 1701 is the Starship Enterprise reg no
oh and Tiberius is the T in James T Kirk
and I dont even like star trek
01 October 2009, 03:45 PM
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And theres me thinking the apple logo had something to do with the name of the company!
01 October 2009, 03:52 PM
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India has the most post offices.
a Rhinoceros horn is made of compact hair.
Coca-Cola would be green if no colouring was added to it.
There were forty attempts needed before the creation of WD-40, hence the name.
In 1949 scientists claimed that in the future computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
The 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the worlds nuclear weapons combined.
I so don't have an application on my phone called "useless facts"
a Rhinoceros horn is made of compact hair.
Coca-Cola would be green if no colouring was added to it.
There were forty attempts needed before the creation of WD-40, hence the name.
In 1949 scientists claimed that in the future computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
The 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the worlds nuclear weapons combined.
I so don't have an application on my phone called "useless facts"
01 October 2009, 06:16 PM
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India has the most post offices.
a Rhinoceros horn is made of compact hair.
Coca-Cola would be green if no colouring was added to it.
There were forty attempts needed before the creation of WD-40, hence the name.
In 1949 scientists claimed that in the future computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
The 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the worlds nuclear weapons combined.
I so don't have an application on my phone called "useless facts"
a Rhinoceros horn is made of compact hair.
Coca-Cola would be green if no colouring was added to it.
There were forty attempts needed before the creation of WD-40, hence the name.
In 1949 scientists claimed that in the future computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
The 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the worlds nuclear weapons combined.
I so don't have an application on my phone called "useless facts"
Which one is incorrect?
03 October 2009, 04:12 PM
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India has the most post offices.
a Rhinoceros horn is made of compact hair.
Coca-Cola would be green if no colouring was added to it.
There were forty attempts needed before the creation of WD-40, hence the name.
In 1949 scientists claimed that in the future computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
The 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the worlds nuclear weapons combined.
I so don't have an application on my phone called "useless facts"
a Rhinoceros horn is made of compact hair.
Coca-Cola would be green if no colouring was added to it.
There were forty attempts needed before the creation of WD-40, hence the name.
In 1949 scientists claimed that in the future computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
The 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the worlds nuclear weapons combined.
I so don't have an application on my phone called "useless facts"
03 October 2009, 07:14 PM
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No, it is a legend that the Heinz 57 branding came from the number of products. They had very few products and put out this story to make it look like a much bigger company.