Read + Write + Report
Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Sites | Writers | Advertise | My Orble | Login
 
Weird and wonderful facts and trivia, useless information, gadgets, idiots, criminals, and heaps of humour - you name it, we've got it!

Choose categories or enter a term into the search box on the LEFT hand side of the page for other related posts.
Custom Search

Interesting Facts - Fun Facts

Charles Darwin A DISGRACE!

July 16th 2008 10:30
young Charles Darwin
When Charles Darwin was growing up he was considered by his teachers to be quite a disgrace.

His school reports made mention of the fact that he cared little for study and only for shooting, riding and beetle collecting.

In fact his own father also expected that he would come to nothing much in the long run, signing him up to join the clergy at Christ's College in Cambridge where he was introduced to the Reverend John Stevens Henslow, Professor of Botany.

In becoming a student of Henslow's biology course, Henslow sent a letter recommending Darwin as a suitable naturalist for the unpaid position of gentleman’s companion to Robert FitzRoy, captain of the HMS Beagle, which was about to leave on an expedition.

Darwin's father objected to the planned two-year voyage, regarding it as a waste of time, but was persuaded by his brother-in-law to allow him to go.

The Beagle survey ended up taking five years and led to Darwin proposing the theory of Natural Selection, writing the infamous 'On the Origin of Species'.
91
Vote
Shared on
Comments (5)Comments (5) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


Top Hats! A Menace To Society!!!

July 9th 2008 10:30
top hat
James Heatherington, the inventor of the top hat, introduced his design to the world in London during 1797.

Upon leaving the shop wearing his unusual headwear he was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers where some pushing and shoving ensued, resulting in women fainting and a young boy having his arm broken.
[ Click here to read more ]
33
Vote
Shared on
Read MoreRead More Comments (3)Comments (3) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


George W. Bush - Not the Only US President To Lose Control Of His Tongue

July 7th 2008 07:22
You probably thought george W. Bush was the only US president to make faux pas such as "You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order—order out of chaos. But we will."

And of course my personal favourite,"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."
[ Click here to read more ]
46
Vote
Shared on
Read MoreRead More Comments (1)Comments (1) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


Unusual Occupations

July 2nd 2008 08:19
Ant Catcher - catches ants for use in ant farms.

Bone Crusher - crushes animal bones into a powder in order to make glue.
[ Click here to read more ]
28
Vote
Shared on
Read MoreRead More Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


The Origin Of Rickshaws

June 23rd 2008 12:28
Rickshaws were invented in Japan by an American missionary back in 1869. Initially it was designed to transport his invalid wife around Yokohama, but eventually they caught on for other reasons.
rickshaw


The name of the man who invented them??
[ Click here to read more ]
45
Vote
Shared on
Read MoreRead More Comments (2)Comments (2) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


WHY Are BALD EAGLES NOT Really BALD!?!

June 18th 2008 09:18
bald eagle

Bald Eagles. I remember the first time as a child I was taken to the zoo and shown a Bald Eagle.

[ Click here to read more ]
36
Vote
Shared on
Read MoreRead More Comments (1)Comments (1) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: MelissaA - Category: American, Animals, Interesting Facts
   


United Kingdom Car Registration Plates

April 10th 2008 10:52
vehicle car registration plate
Just a little something we noticed recently about car registration plates in the UK. They all have a white plate on the front of the car and a yellow on the back? Hmmm.....

You can also tell a lot about somebody's car from their licence plate over here - it's built into the numbers and lettering of the plates as to the year model of the car, the time of year it was originally registered at and the region the car was purchased.
[ Click here to read more ]
50
Vote
Read MoreRead More Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


Are OTHERS Attractive To You When You Are REALLY In Love With Your Partner? STUDY

March 29th 2008 01:30
In a study published in the journal Evolution and Biology and also reported upon by the British weekly New Scientist, scientists have discovered that people who are really in love with their partners are less attracted to other people.

love heart
Even though many studies in the past have shown that humans are not particularly good at restraining themselves when it comes to self-gratification, psychologist Gian Gonzaga ran a study involving invited 60 heterosexual undergraduates who had been in relationships for at least three years.
[ Click here to read more ]
50
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (2)Comments (2) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: MelissaA - Category: Interesting Facts, Loose Ends, Science
   


World's Largest Easter Egg

March 20th 2008 11:34
Easter egg worlds largest
Ever wondered about the size of the World's largest Easter egg?

Belgian chocolate company Guylian, known best for their seashell designed chocolates won themselves a place in the Guinness Book of Worlds records during Easter of 2005 with an egg composed of over 50,000 bars , the equivalent of or 1,950 kilograms (4,300 pounds in weight) of chocolate.
[ Click here to read more ]
72
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (6)Comments (6) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
Posted By: MelissaA - Category: Countries, Food, Interesting Facts
   


The ESKIMO OLYMPICS

March 6th 2008 09:42
In Fairbanks, Alaska during the later half of July every year, the WEI Olympics are held.

What exactly are the WEI Olympics? The World Eskimo Indian Olympics of course!
[ Click here to read more ]
25
Vote
Read MoreRead More Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


Would You REALLY Like To Become A JEDI!

March 1st 2008 09:15
Jedi Knight
Thousands of Australians during a national census have been known in the past to put down their religion as being 'Jedi'.

Now it seems the first 'Jedi Church' is in the makings thanks to brothers Barney and Daniel Jones of Anglesey, Wales
[ Click here to read more ]
118
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (18)Comments (18) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


TODAY Is LEAP DAY!!!

February 29th 2008 09:00
leaping frog
No it's not the day for leaping over lilyponds or frogs for that matter, instead it is the 29th of February, that strange 'extra' day that we receive once every four years when a 'Leap Year occurs'. So the date of February the 29th becomes known as Leap Day or Bissextile day.

So why do we have this phenomenon?
[ Click here to read more ]
48
Vote
Read MoreRead More Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


UnRhymable Words

February 25th 2008 10:37
There are some words in the English language for which there is absolutely no rhyming counterpart. you might think that I'm talking about some obscure word in the dictionary like agathokakological. But no, I'm actually talking about common, every day, garden variety, words.

Try as you might, there is not a single word that rhymes with either:
[ Click here to read more ]
53
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (20)Comments (20) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


What Would You Make Of This!

February 23rd 2008 23:05
Charlie Chaplin
Here's a situation that could be considered laughable.

Charlie Chaplin once entered a competition and came away the winner of 3rd prize.
[ Click here to read more ]
80
Vote
Read MoreRead More Comments (5)Comments (5) Add CommentsAdd Comments
[ Link ]
   


Next Page (15-28)



[ Fun Facts Home ] [ Create A New Post ]
Moderated by MelissaA
Copyright © 2006 2007 2008 On Topic Media PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved. Design by Vimu.com.
On Topic Media ZPages: Sydney |  Melbourne |  Brisbane |  London |  Birmingham |  Leeds     [ Advertise ] [ Contact Us ] [ Privacy Policy ]