The did you know thread!

[donnashuggy]

My first entry:

Adolf Hitler's wife Eva Braun may have been of Jewish descent according to DNA

[imastawka]

My grandson has an apple allergy.  It's the rose family apparently.

So an apple a day would put him in hospital every day

[imastawka]

Did you know that 'stewardesses' is the longest word to be typed by the left hand

Unless, of course, you are the 'hunt and peck' type

[gleee58]

No, I didn't know that  😄

[jimmy*part4]

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@katymatey* wrote:

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@poddster wrote:

Would anyone be willing ti have a wild guess at the hight of the folded object?

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Pods, it is not possible to fold something 50 times, so the answer is zero. I used to know how many times something CAN be folded, but I forget now.

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 I used to know how many times something CAN be folded, but I forget now.

Regardles of size, it can only be folded 7 times.

I googled to double check, it says 7 or 8 and that some person did it 12 times. I didn't click the link, but after the 7th time it's to thick to fold....for me anyway.

[lal-au0]

i guess it depends what you fold.

bit OT but i wondered about another post in another thread:

youse yanks call benzin/gasoline (the stuff that you put into a normal car) "gas"

what do you call "gas" (the stuff that is in firelighters), you know, the stuff that is like air but you can burn it?

air-gas? gasair?

[cmcoins2000]

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@imastawka wrote:

Nope.  Don't buy that.  Never heard of it    I collect playing cards

Playing cards were invented in Imperial China. They were found in China as early as the 9th century during the Tang Dynasty (618–907).

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_card

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An oldie but a goodie.

Probably heard it before.

Tex Ritter - The Deck of CArds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsCiaxPhtVY

[jimmy*part4]

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@lal-au0 wrote:

i guess it depends what you fold.

bit OT but i wondered about another post in another thread:

youse yanks call benzin/gasoline (the stuff that you put into a normal car) "gas"

what do you call "gas" (the stuff that is in firelighters), you know, the stuff that is like air but you can burn it?

air-gas? gasair?

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Folding paper. No matter the size, 7 is the number.

Firelighters? Like a bic? Cigarette lighter? Butane. For a grill, instead of charcoal (a gas grill) Propane.

My heat and stove use a gas. It's called natural gas.

 edit: The one above is a cigarette lighter refiller.

The gas for my house comes through pipes under ground. Meaning I don't need it delivered, like oil heaters require.

[jimmy*part4]

Lol, ok you got me! 🙂

BUT...I think the actual question is, how many times can person fold a piece of paper in half, A person. Without ever hearing the question, even 13 sounds easy.

How many times would it take for an object an inch long that doubled in size to reach the sun?

Answer

Spoiler

44 times

[icyfroth]