Some of the 36 Of The Best 'Useless' Facts You Can Blurt Out Next Time There's An Awkward Silence.

[charisstoma]

http://www.knowable.com/a/36-of-the-best-useless-facts-you-can-blurt-out-next-time-theres-an-awkward-si/p-1

Death of the party.The difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Graveyards are attached to

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[onecrazycanuck]

On the dolphin fact(s), both me and my roommate said "They're smarter than most humans".

[charisstoma]

Dolphins are smart. They engage in some of the less savory human sins too. Rape, gangs to facilitate that rape often for weeks, abuse of female dolphins to keep them from trying to get away, and infanticide of baby porpoise and dolphins.

Inventive use of an eel. One wound one around his penis.

They are omnisexual - female, male, human. Will have anal sex and also blowhole sex.

[mee_eep]

HUH graveyard/cemetery not a distinction I've ever thought about.

Interesting, and useful for my diet-club Trivia-Trauma-Joy thread - steals the jiffy fact ;)

[charisstoma]

Had thought that graveyard and cemetery were one and the same too.

*frowns* Son knew about Jiffy. And guessed 'second'. grrr. I've got a smart kid.

[mee_eep]

well he does have a smart mother!

And then there's this:.. this squirrel.

[charisstoma]

https://www.englishforums.com/English/GraveyardVsBurialGround/xvzxz/post.htm
I have seen a thread from a while back that discusses "cemetery" vs "graveyard".

On a recent trip to Ireland I purchased maps of portions of western Ireland from the Irish National Mapping Agency which shows the locations of cemeteries throughout the country. Many are labeled "Graveyards" and others are shown as "Burial Grounds". Is there a denominational or historical difference?

There are also many Cillin*, which I understand were areas traditionally used for burial of unbaptised persons, particularly children.

Any insights are welcomed and would be appreciated.

*https://cola.unh.edu/sites/cola.unh.edu/files/student-journals/spectrumFall2012_Pankey.pdf

[tsuki_no_bara]

i love that the dutch forgot they were involved in a war. heh! i didn't know a jiffy was an actual unit of measurement, either.

i think but am not totally sure that the squeaky japanese floors are called nightingale floors. you need to defend yourself against ninjas somehow!

[charisstoma]

Again, son surprises me. He just straight up answered that it was to prevent being assassinated. *growls*
https://youtu.be/Rcodr41LfFY