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Topic: Something really interesting inside...(Random facts - post your own)
KDCX859
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posted January 01, 2011 06:14 AM
A jiffy is 1 100th of a second
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 01, 2011 10:39 PM
China has more English speakers than the United States. --------------------
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Toetapper
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posted January 02, 2011 03:31 AM
The board-game "Clue" was originally introduced in the 40's under the name "Mr. Ree". I know, my grandparents had it and I played it as a little kid in the 60's.
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National
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posted January 02, 2011 04:11 AM
A sneeze travels out of your nose at 100 mph. [ January 02, 2011, 04:20 AM: Message edited by: National ] --------------------
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 02, 2011 08:58 AM
quote: Originally posted by National: A sneeze travels out of your nose at 100 mph. I think that one was proven to be a slight over-estimation - it was something like 50mph...but who the fuck knows anyway? In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck, hence the common expression, "Wet the baby's head". --------------------
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FootLongSub Zero
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posted January 02, 2011 04:11 PM
Dalmatians are born without spots. --------------------"When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit" - Dr Emmit L. Brown (Back To The Future)
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KDCX859
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posted January 02, 2011 06:54 PM
A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.
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National
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posted January 02, 2011 09:40 PM
Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic. --------------------
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 03, 2011 10:52 AM
"Bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language with 3 double letters together. "Lethologica" is the condition in which one temporarily cannot articulate what they want to say (can't think of the most accurate wording to use). Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th" --------------------
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 03, 2011 12:29 PM
There was a smoking ban in Britain, brought in perhaps up to 5 years ago now - I'm not 100% - which banned smoking in all indoor public places. Oh of course except the bar in the House Of Commons, where the politicians frequent. --------------------
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 04, 2011 11:41 AM
The Chicago River used to flow into Lake Michigan, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers switched it to flow backwards, AWAY from the lake, for sanitation purposes. St Petersburg, Russia is one of the top 10 holidaymakers' destinations. --------------------
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National
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posted January 04, 2011 09:19 PM
Butterflies taste with their feet. Now you know. --------------------
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 05, 2011 05:26 PM
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. --------------------
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Andy-Laa
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posted January 05, 2011 07:52 PM
The correct plural term for "octopus" is "octopuses" or, in scientific terms, "octopods", never "octopi". --------------------
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National
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posted January 05, 2011 11:41 PM
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." ---- In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. [ January 05, 2011, 11:52 PM: Message edited by: National ] --------------------
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