Random Facts, some interesting, some obvious |
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 Jan 6 2008, 08:00 PM
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 <joke> inside </joke>  Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590  |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:02 PM
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 Resource Center Tyrant Group: Official Member Posts: 2,263 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,306 |
QUOTE "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you." Everything can be traced back to either religion or the Chinese. God damn. |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:04 PM
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 sleep now, moon Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,540 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 526,212 |
I KNOW. DAMN CHINESE PEOPLE!
QUOTE The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C. gross... |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:06 PM
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 Lauren :D Group: Member Posts: 2,105 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 176,997 |
^Ew, yeah. What did they do? Eat it?
 I only got through half of them but they're pretty interesting. I already knew a few of them. |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:08 PM
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sleep now, moon Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,540 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 526,212 |
maybe they wrap it around their willies.
SAHAIESOGUAISDUGJLISDEWWW also, i TOTALLY KNEW THIS! QUOTE American car horns beep in the tone of F. i was on the phone with one of my coworkers while he was driving home, and he honked his car when he got home. i told him it was an f (perfect pitch, bitches!) and matched it on my piano. w0000t |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:12 PM
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Resource Center Tyrant Group: Official Member Posts: 2,263 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,306 |
We're all a bunch of basket cases. AND PROUD OF IT.
QUOTE Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.
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Jan 6 2008, 08:13 PM
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 ;) Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,573 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 99,124 |
QUOTE("http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bingbin/") "It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point." LORD! That sounds scary, that's too deep! |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:25 PM
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<joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
QUOTE February is Black History Month. this one was obvious QUOTE The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. this is craZy!! |
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Jan 6 2008, 08:45 PM
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 That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
Haha, from Jumpman to Mario...I'm kinda glad they stuck with Mario. *continues to read the rest*
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Jan 6 2008, 09:22 PM
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 I'm Cat. :] Group: Member Posts: 223 Joined: Jan 2008 Member No: 606,194 |
Wow. Interesting facts. Although I knew a lot of them. I didn't know about the crocodile dung though. Kind of weird.
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Jan 6 2008, 11:37 PM
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 :) Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,636 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,459 |
Ewwww, Crocodile poopy.
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Jan 6 2008, 11:55 PM
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 An original Harry Potter fan Group: Official Member Posts: 1,469 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,023 |
QUOTE Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day. Man I wish I was a cat. |
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Jan 7 2008, 12:01 AM
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 <3 Group: Official Member Posts: 1,369 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 539,187 |
^Same haha the good life.
QUOTE There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million. Wow. I didn't know that 
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Jan 7 2008, 12:11 AM
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 Fellatio. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,122 Joined: Mar 2007 Member No: 511,775 |
QUOTE  The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect. Creepy. |
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Jan 7 2008, 12:18 AM
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An original Harry Potter fan Group: Official Member Posts: 1,469 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,023 |
QUOTE(Bishinobi @ Jan 7 2008, 12:11 AM) QUOTE The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect. Creepy. Oh I knew that. 
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Jan 7 2008, 01:07 AM
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 Ohhh yes. Group: Official Member Posts: 1,148 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,569 |
Wow, I actually read all that.
QUOTE Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian. I don't know why, but I found that one hilarious. |
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Jan 7 2008, 01:29 AM
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:) Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,636 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,459 |
QUOTE(Jennifer @ Jan 7 2008, 12:01 AM) Wow. I didn't know that If they were smart enough, they could take over Australia. xD |
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Jan 7 2008, 03:18 AM
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 Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 |
Cloudy apple juice is healthier than clear, containing almost double the antioxidants which protect against heart disease and cancer.
Antony and Cleopatra were ugly. Two cups of spearmint tea a day is thought to control excessive hair growth for women. Anti-Americanism began in Paris in the 18th Century. Kryptonite exists. Peanuts can be made into diamonds. Left-handed people are called sinistral. Books used to be bound in human skin. IP addresses will run out in 2010. Adults use maths skills 14 times daily on average and literacy skills 23 times a day. Deep-voiced men have more children. Chickens can be diagnosed with depression. There have been at least two children given the name "Superman" in the UK since 1984. Dogs can have two noses. |
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Jan 7 2008, 03:34 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,750 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,581 |
If IP addresses run out in 2010, at least I can go to sleep at night knowing I've already established mine.
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Jan 7 2008, 05:21 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,586 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 531,256 |
My birthday is national tourists day
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Jan 8 2008, 07:03 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
people are scared of the strangest things, i don't get it. |
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Jan 8 2008, 07:15 PM
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 we go a-drowning Group: Member Posts: 964 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 519,725 |
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
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Jan 8 2008, 07:27 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(deplorable @ Jan 8 2008, 08:15 PM) A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. i wanna know how they come to this conclusion |
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Jan 8 2008, 07:35 PM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
Whoa, interesting things.
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Jan 8 2008, 07:42 PM
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<joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 8 2008, 07:27 PM) i wanna know how they come to this conclusion actually, im quite interested about the whereabouts of these facts,too. i just founded on google, i was bored =] |
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Jan 8 2008, 08:26 PM
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QUOTE Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell. awesome. |
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Jan 8 2008, 11:14 PM
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Ohhh yes. Group: Official Member Posts: 1,148 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,569 |
Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.
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Jan 9 2008, 04:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,750 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,581 |
You spend about twenty years of your life asleep.
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