Random information and facts thread

[LIBERTYCHICKEN]

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroachcan live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camelshave three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey'seyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain --------------------------------------------------- One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do you know which one?

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

Under impropper storage honey will ferment and spoil

 

[clint308]

Not the incorrect fact sorry
But you are sort of right about the improper storage of honey it will ferment .

Question: [HR][/HR]I have been told that raw honey will never spoil because it is hydroscopic. Yet, there apparently is no such word as hydroscopic. There is hygroscopic, the tendency to absorb water.

Therefore, why does raw honey not spoil? What chemical properties does it contain that prevents spoilage?

[HR][/HR]Replies: [HR][/HR]Hydroscopic refers to using lenses in photography under water. Hygroscopic deals with absorbing moisture.

[HR][/HR]Replies: [HR][/HR]The nectar brought to the hive by the bees is about 60% water. The bees "cure" it to about 18-19% water. At this level of water and with a pH of 3-4, the honey is very stable and can last for literally centuries. (It was found in Egyptian tombs.) However, it is - as you mention - hydroscopic. (I believe there is such a word.) If it is left exposed to the air, it will absorb water from the air. The greater concentration of water allows yeast (that is found naturally in the environment) to multiply. A by product of the yeast is alcohol - the honey ferments. If the correct yeast is present (and naturally occurring yeast is not such) is produces a drink known as mead. If allowed to ferment naturally, honey develops an unpalatable taste... though it is still sometimes used in baking where the alcohol is evaporated from the honey.

The bees prevent the fermentation of the honey by sealing the honey in the honey comb. When we harvest the honey, we can leave it in the comb or extract it and seal it in jars, like the shelves of your local grocery store.

Because honey is hygroscopic, it is extends the shelf-life of baked goods. They are less likely to dry out because the honey absorbs moisture from the surrounding air. If you want to try this out, bake a batch of cookies using sugar. Then make a second batch replacing half of the sugar with honey. To do this you need to reduce the liquids in the recipe by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey (because of the water in the honey... remember, about 19%) and reduce the cooking temperature by 25 degrees. See which batch survives longer.

If you are interested in knowing more, check out - http://honey.com/

Larry Krengel =================================================== George,

Right you are -- the word is hygroscopic. Nevertheless, that is only part of the story regarding honey's ability to resist spoilage. The high concentration of sugar in honey -- and its attractiveness to moisture -- makes honey (raw or otherwise) a kind of dehydrating agent. Molds and bacteria that land on the honey lose their own moisture to the honey, Thus their growth cycle is compromised and spoilage is reduced.

Regards,
ProfHoff 569
[HR][/HR]
I do not know why honey does not spoil -- good question -- but there is a technical word "hygroscopic".

Vince Calder

 

[clint308]

Never let them see you sweat..

WTF ?
What's tht mean ?

 

[ecsdf1]

If you wipe your ass with your hand.
Your hand will smell like shit.

 

[420God]

Pigs are smarter than dogs and even considered to be smarter than a 3 year old child.

 

[clint308]

Pigs are smarter than dogs and even considered to be smarter than a 3 year old child.

That's scary !!!!!!

 

[BarnBuster]

Fact: the express lane in Kroger's today, wasn't

 

[Unclebaldrick]

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroachcan live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camelshave three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey'seyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain --------------------------------------------------- One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do you know which one?

Actually the French just got around to naming the French kiss with a French word. That word is 'galocher'. Another fact past it's freshness date.

 

[Unclebaldrick]

Great, only took four tries on Captcha to post that. WTF?

Also, bookkeeper is the only word in the English language with three consecutive vowel pairs.

 

[cannabineer]

The wrong fact is about the dust in my house. In MY house it is bone.

 

[Unclebaldrick]

You know that Davy Crockett song? I though that the lyric "....killed him a bar when he was only three" was "Killed Himabar when he was .....". I though Himabar was some historical figure for a long time. Did my thesis on him.

 

[MojoRison]

Death has a smell and it's undertone is sweet.

 

[DMTER]

FACT: I smoke DMT

 

[cannabineer]

In Soviet Korea, DMT smokes YOU

 

[clint308]

It is 43c here , i'm fuckin hot !!!