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 Jul 29 2004, 03:38 AM
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Member  Group: Member Posts: 11 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 33,434  |
very interesting facts. just thought i'd share it
 Countries and their Capitals: Wacky Stats Q: Which country's capital city has the longest name? A: Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Q: Huh? "Wasington" is longe than "Bankok" A: True -- but the official name of Bankok is:Krungthepmahanakhorn bowornrattnakosimahintarayutthayamahadilokpopnopparatratchath aniburiroomudomratchaniwetmahasathanamornpimanavatarnsathitsakk athattiyavisnukarprasit which is thai for: "Great city of angels, the supreme repository of divine jewels, the great land unconquerable, the grand and prominent realm, the royal and delighful capital city sull of nine noble gems, the highest royal dwelling and grand palace, the divine shelter and living place of the reincarnated spirits." *It took me a LONG time to tye out the official name of Bankok! I didn't just type anything ok! Q: Which country's capital city has been around the longest? A: Damascus, the capital of Syria, is the oldest existing city in the world. People Have lived there since prehistoric times! Q: Which contry's capital city is the highest in the world? A: Lhasa, Tibet (which is officially part of China), is located 12,087 feet above sea level! La Paz, Bolivia, comes in close second at 11,916 feet. |
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Jul 29 2004, 03:47 AM
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 oh sweet pestilence Group: Member Posts: 2,251 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,876 |
sorry i didn't read all that, but shouldn't this be in The Lounge?
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Jul 29 2004, 09:18 AM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
those are very interesting facts, but i think this belongs in the lounge.
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Jul 29 2004, 09:22 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 38 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,043 |
oo pretty neat!
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Jul 29 2004, 01:26 PM
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 XOTY*06 :D Group: Member Posts: 2,635 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 6,747 |
why didn't you just copy & paste?
 interesting facts... 
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Jul 29 2004, 01:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 646 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,847 |
QUOTE Krungthepmahanakhorn bowornrattnakosimahintarayutthayamahadilokpopnopparatratchath aniburiroomudomratchaniwetmahasathanamornpimanavatarnsathitsakk athattiyavisnukarprasit u realize i'm going to trying to pronounce that alll day now?? 
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Jul 29 2004, 01:44 PM
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 BANNED Group: Member Posts: 2,419 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,387 |
QUOTE(black_cloud10 @ Jul 29 2004, 11:29 AM) u realize i'm going to trying to pronounce that alll day now??  LMAOBut anyways, those are really cool facts. Neato I feel smarter today . . . I shall tell all my friends, lol. 
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Aug 21 2004, 12:53 PM
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 I Am The Future Of America Group: Member Posts: 91 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,718 |
whoahh that's cool..
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Aug 21 2004, 07:48 PM
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 Perfectly Flawed Group: Member Posts: 1,913 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,652 |
Moved to Lounge
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Aug 21 2004, 07:50 PM
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 make me lala Group: Member Posts: 486 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,831 |
those facts are pretty interesting
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Aug 21 2004, 07:52 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
Interesting facts.
I like the city one. so long!
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Aug 21 2004, 07:53 PM
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 original member. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,825 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,460 |
er. long name |
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Aug 21 2004, 07:55 PM
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 F**k me Beautiful Group: Member Posts: 3,126 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,124 |
well those were very interesting facts....i guess..mostly the first one
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Aug 21 2004, 08:24 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696 |
omg.... thats very confusing.... i dont understand a word of that lmao
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Aug 21 2004, 08:30 PM
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 Hi! I'm Dani :) Group: Member Posts: 5,637 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,369 |
woah that name is loooong
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Aug 21 2004, 08:38 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 337 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 31,413 |
haha looked like u just typed anything..lol..very interesting.
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Aug 21 2004, 08:53 PM
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 NO WAI! R u Srs? Group: Member Posts: 1,264 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,094 |
QUOTE A: True -- but the official name of Bankok is:Krungthepmahanakhorn bowornrattnakosimahintarayutthayamahadilokpopnopparatratchath aniburiroomudomratchaniwetmahasathanamornpimanavatarnsathitsakk athattiyavisnukarprasit Wow. Umm do you think that long name is compensating for something?  Just kidding. I'm gonna try to pronounce that on the next YIM voice chat. Haha.
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Aug 21 2004, 09:23 PM
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 my username sucks Group: Member Posts: 264 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,493 |
HippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobiaLogophobia - Fear of long words.
thats true! |
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Aug 21 2004, 09:46 PM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
That is really cool! kinda crazy!
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Aug 21 2004, 09:55 PM
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 fragile Group: Member Posts: 1,044 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,807 |
pretty interesting
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Aug 21 2004, 10:00 PM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
hmm read the whole thing...it wasnt that long either lol anyways hmm the first one... are u sure? uhhh that's like i cannot read that at all..it's like someone typed like they know how to type like this : asdhoaisjdisajdiosajdkasmdokasiejioawejiaodkalsmdlksamdkasjdoiajdkasmdalskdmladm
sdaskd lol.... hmm i dont know if i call that interesting cause.... it sounds more like geography class meaning school is near O_O;;; i dont like the word school at all even tho i made a topic about it lol |
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