#meteorwrong

[marlynnofmany]

Did you know (cuz I didn't)

...that meteorites AREN'T hot when they land? The movies lied to all of us!

It turns out that they only spend a few seconds flaming through the atmosphere, which can be enough to melt the outside layer (called a "fusion crust"), but not to make a dent in the deep freeze of the center. Outer space is cold. Some fresh meteorites have even been reported with frost on them.

So if you do find a hot rock, that's what the scientists call a "meteorwrong."

[ggungabyfish]

meteorwrong: Word of the day for August 13, 2019

meteorwrong , n : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

[thebrainscoop]

Meteorite or MeteorWRONG?! 

THIS VIDEO IS SO FUN -- we teach you the differences between meteorites, and deceptive meteorite wannabes -- and then at the end we have a quiz and you can test your knowledge! yay interactive videos! 

[planetinformation]

meteorwrong , n : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday!

Sir Isaac Newton died a virgin.

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A man once tried to rob a bank after paying $500 to a ‘wizard’ to make him invisible.

Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg used to go to the same high school and she bought weed from him.

Squeezing a man's testicles can kill him, due to the release of too much adrenaline.

In 2018, Munafri Arifuddin ran unopposed for mayor of Makassar, Indonesia. He lost the election to "none of the above".

82% teens don’t ring the doorbell. They text or call to say they’re outside.

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A man named Walter Summerford was struck by lightning three times in his life. After his death, his gravestone was also struck.

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In 2020, two men were arrested in Florida while carrying bags full of drugs with the words ‘Bag Full of Drugs’ written on them.

When a potential meteorite turns out to be just a rock, geologists call it a 'meteorwrong’.

The New York Museum of Modern Art has had a Mondrian painting hanging upside down for 75 years. They plan to keep it hanging as is.

In China, it’s illegal to reincarnate without filling in a government Reincarnation Application form.

The most recent winner of the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title Of The Year was "Is Superman Circumcised?" by Roy Schwartz.

The only difference between fog and mist is visibility: if you can’t see more than 100 metres ahead, it’s fog, not mist.

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The sentence "Are you as bored as I am?" can be read backwards and still makes sense.

Vincent Van Gogh died penniless. He only sold one painting during his lifetime, 'The Red Vineyard'.

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When the KGB tried to blackmail Indonesian President Sukarno with a sex tape, he is said to have been delighted and asked for more copies to be made.

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In 2020, a French man was awarded €40,000 by a court because they determined his job was so incredibly boring it had damaged his mental health.

John Harvey Kellogg, the co-creator of Corn Flakes, fostered 42 children but was so repelled by sex he never consummated his marriage.

Some of the stranger jobs listed in the 1881 UK census were ‘Turnip Shepherd’, ‘Gymnast To House Painter’, ‘Electric Bath Attendant’, ‘Examiner Of Underclothing’ and ‘Running About’.

According to a historical anecdote, a Neapolitan nobleman once fought 14 duels to prove that Dante was a better poet than Ariosto. At his deathbed, he confessed that he had read neither of them.

In 2010, a debate between the two candidates for prime minister of Australia had to be rescheduled because it conflicted with the final of ‘Masterchef’.

In 1986, two Russian pilots got into an argument over whether one could land the plane blind. Determined to prove he could, the main pilot shut the curtains and proceeded to land without vision. He missed the runaway, flipped the plane and killed 70 passengers.

In 2013, a 16-year-old girl cheated death and survived the tragic Asiana plane crash at San Francisco Airport. However, moments after the crash, she was run over and killed by a responding fire truck arriving at the scene.

To avoid US libel suits, authors will sometimes make sure to note that a fictionalized person has a small penis. For libel, it must be obvious the real person and character are the same. Men rarely want to prove in court that they are obviously the character with a small penis.

In 1940, a live broadcast of a BBC radio production of ‘Hamlet’ was so far behind the schedule that, before most of the characters had died, an announcer had to step in and say, “And there we must leave them ...”

Contrary to popular belief, Olympic athletes in ancient Greece didn't compete completely naked, they wore something called a kynodesme, a cord or string or sometimes a leather strip that was to prevent exposure in public and to restrict untethered movement of the penis during sporting competition.

Okay, that’s enough information for one day. Have a tremendous and tumultuous Tuesday! I love you all.

[luckycollectionbread]

Wikipedia word of the day is meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

[blogemrich]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[oursuperstarlightcollector]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[tgifmel]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[emzeciorrr]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[deeme20]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[recentlywiki]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019. (word of the day date for August 13, 2019)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[kimberlyannmccoy]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[robinravi]

Can you use this word today? meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English

[websitebuildersnote]

meteorwrong: Word of the day for August 13, 2019

meteorwrong , n : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

[bites-of-books]

meteorwrong : (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on 12 and 13 August 2019.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteorwrong#English