The Sweet Science
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008No holds barred!
No holds barred!
The element tin (Sn) has an electronegativity of 1.8 Paulings.
Anatomically there are three parts of the human stomach. The uppermost is the fundus. The main body is referred to as the copus, while the bottom is the antrum.
The very first fax machine was built by Alexander Bain in 1843.
In the 1966 Batman television show, the Batmobile was modified from a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car.
As reaction to his dislike of film treatments of his comics, specifically “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”. The comic writer Alan Moore has waived any fees due to him for IP that he has partial copyright on. Deferring all moneys to the artists for the film options. This has included the upcoming Wachowski Brothers […]
It takes on average one year for body hair to be replaced in its’ entirety.
The filmakers of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” had to make two versions of the Gort robot suit. One laced up the back for front shots, and the other up the front for back shot. So that the suit could appear as seamless as possible.
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Seitan is a meat substitute, derived from wheat gluten.
On an initial budget of 10 million dollars, the original Star Wars film (A New Hope for the uber nerds reading myself included) earned back $322,802,492 in ticket sales its’ first five years.
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