Uninteresting Trivial Facts, Part 2

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18 Apr 2007, 12:37 am

GM EMD and DD 2 stroke Diesels do not employ crankcase compression and so can (and do) have 1 pc cranks and recycling lubrication.

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18 Apr 2007, 12:46 am

Campaign North Africa, a board game, takes an estimated 2700 hours of playing time.

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18 Apr 2007, 12:59 am

Without its supercharger, a GM EMD or DD 2 stroke Diesel cannot start.

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18 Apr 2007, 12:11 pm

calandale wrote:

bizarre wrote:

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously

A friend of mine knew that it was poisoness - but believed from eating.
We used to sit around grinding it up eating it to see if we'd get sick.

Did it make you get sick?

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18 Apr 2007, 2:09 pm

Both BBC comedy series' 'Fawlty Towers' and 'The Young Ones' ran for only twelve episodes each.

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18 Apr 2007, 2:19 pm

Alternative wrote:

A gnat in it's short lifespan can mate up to 696 times.

Lucky gnats...

calandale wrote:

bizarre wrote:

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously

A friend of mine knew that it was poisoness - but believed from eating.
We used to sit around grinding it up eating it to see if we'd get sick.

Eating it isn't poisonous unless you eat like 25 grams or so. However, it is a hallucinogen.

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18 Apr 2007, 5:02 pm

The GM DD 71 cid cylinder, a uniflow two stroke, was designed by Charles Franklin Kettering.

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18 Apr 2007, 5:42 pm

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In the spring of 2000, it was reported that a 25-year-old Tehran transsexual, who had just undergone extensive surgery to become a woman, said he wanted to change back to a man after realizing just how poorly women are treated in Iran.

That's bloody priceless, is that. "Take it off - no, wait, put it back on!"

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18 Apr 2007, 6:09 pm

When overhauling an engine, only the valves (intake and exhaust) can be bead blasted. Every other part from the engine is steam blasted in the "dishwasher" or soda blasted.
When you soda blast the piston, you blast only the crown (top).
After you remove the crankcase and cylinders from the dishwasher, you must rinse all of the pieces very well, or the alkaline soap used will form a white deposit on them as they dry.

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18 Apr 2007, 8:12 pm

The term "Despot" was one of the titles of the Byzantine Emperor, created by Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180) for his heir to the throne.

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