Trivia

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

1. Only one, ONE, person has ever been burnt at the stake in the United States as the result of a Trial. It was NOT for being a witch. It was for molesting and murdering a small girl.

2. The Roman's, under Nero's rule, burned more Christians alive than the Catholics burned "witches" during the Inquisition.

[BrassFusion]

So?

[phee]

ummm... OK....

[phee]

According to Encarta:

"Salem Witch Trials, trials that occurred during the years 1692 and 1693 in the eastern counties of colonial Massachusetts in which people were accused of being witches. Over the course of the spring and summer of 1692, 14 women and 5 men were hanged, another suspect was pressed to death under heavy stones when he refused to take part in his trial, 4 people died in jail awaiting their trials, and nearly 200 other people were arrested."

[BrassFusion]

According to Encarta:

"Salem Witch Trials, trials that occurred during the years 1692 and 1693 in the eastern counties of colonial Massachusetts in which people were accused of being witches. Over the course of the spring and summer of 1692, 14 women and 5 men were hanged, another suspect was pressed to death under heavy stones when he refused to take part in his trial, 4 people died in jail awaiting their trials, and nearly 200 other people were arrested."

Find any data for stake burnings, though? Because apparently that matters for some reason, that only one person was burned instead of hanged or pressed or starved or drowned or godknowswhatever.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

and said person was not burned at the Salem Witch trials.

[phee]

and said person was not burned at the Salem Witch trials.

Ok... did someone say that they were?

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

Nope.

[phee]

Okeeday

More interesting Trivia

"At the same time, other developments created a climate in which alleged witches were stigmatized as representatives of evil. Since the middle of the 11th century, the theological and philosophical work of scholasticism had been refining the Christian concepts of Satan and evil. Theologians, influenced by Aristotelian rationalism, increasingly denied that “natural” miracles could take place and therefore alleged that anything supernatural and not of God must be due to commerce with Satan or his minions (see Aristotle). Later, the Reformation, the rise of science, and the emerging modern world—all challenges to traditional religion—created deep anxieties in the orthodox population. At the dawn of the Renaissance (15th century to 16th century) some of these developments began to coalesce into the “witch craze” that possessed Europe from about 1450 to 1700. During this period, thousands of people, mostly innocent women, were executed on the basis of “proofs” or “confessions” of diabolical witchcraft—that is, of sorcery practiced through allegiance to Satan—obtained by means of cruel tortures."

[Homicidalheathen]

This is what I always hear about, and yes...I am a witch.

According to Encarta:

"Salem Witch Trials, trials that occurred during the years 1692 and 1693 in the eastern counties of colonial Massachusetts in which people were accused of being witches. Over the course of the spring and summer of 1692, 14 women and 5 men were hanged, another suspect was pressed to death under heavy stones when he refused to take part in his trial, 4 people died in jail awaiting their trials, and nearly 200 other people were arrested."

[Msterbeau]

I was in Salem this past Spring. I picked up a few books about various aspects of the Witch Trials. Haven't read them yet...

I have no further trivia to contribute at this time.

[BrassFusion]

I hear that if you drop a raisin in a glass of fresh champagne, it will bounce continually from the bottom of the glass to the surface and back.

[Steven]

I hear that if you drop a raisin in a glass of fresh champagne, it will bounce continually from the bottom of the glass to the surface and back.

nope.

you want to do that with a hard boiled egg or a good chunk o spam

[BrassFusion]

nope.

you want to do that with a hard boiled egg or a good chunk o spam

I read it on a poster on the inside of the bathroom stall at City Club, so it MUST be true.

[jadnifer]

Some interesting data on this topic thats for sure. The whole thing about the bathroom wall though....wouldnt put my whole heart into believing its true...LOL

[Msterbeau]

Did you know that race cars (Formula 1, NASCAR, etc) have pure nitrogen in their tires? Why? Because it doesn't absorb moisture or expand as it gets hot.

[BrassFusion]

That must be why Belle Tire offers "nitronizing" where they inflate you up with nitrogen. May or may not be pure.

Stewardesses is the longest word you can type with just your left hand on a QWERTY keyboard.

[Msterbeau]

That must be why Belle Tire offers "nitronizing" where they inflate you up with nitrogen. May or may not be pure.

I'm not sure it has much benefit in a normal passenger car. In race cars it means consistant tire pressures - no wondering how high the pressures will climb after a session on the track. Race cars/drivers are sensitive to even a pound difference so this is important.

[Msterbeau]

If you want to read a discussion about the nitrogen in road cars thing:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=120996&page=1

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

According to all the tire places that are trying to get you to give them $5 per tire to put Nitrogen in your tires... it saves you gas. You get constant correct air pressure in your tires and fewer leaks.

[torn asunder]

Because it doesn't absorb moisture or expand as it gets hot.

all gases expand as they get hot...

[Msterbeau]

all gases expand as they get hot...

Not as much as they do with moisture in em... :-)

Let's just say the EFFECTIVELY, in this case, they don't.

[jadnifer]

Well for some trivia......

Rubber bands last longer if kept in the fridge

For a funny one: 1 out of 4 people have mental issues. Look at three of your closest friends. If they look okay, then its you

Is that 1 in 4 thing true though?

[Fierce Critter]

Bookkeeper is, I believe, the only word in the English language with three sets of double letters together.

[Msterbeau]

For a funny one: 1 out of 4 people have mental issues. Look at three of your closest friends. If they look okay, then its you

Is that 1 in 4 thing true though?

1 in 4? I'd say EVERYONE has mental issues. Some are just more severe/apparent then others.