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 Jun 17 2004, 09:19 PM
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The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren?t added to it. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. |
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Jun 17 2004, 09:26 PM
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 Wow, i dont know whats going on...  Group: Member Posts: 1,439 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,977 |
Holy **** Seon Ho!
How do u KNOW!! ~edit~ sry i spelled ur name wrong its Sean Ho!! i think, thats what the list told me... Argh Confused! |
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Jun 17 2004, 09:26 PM
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 3,565, you n00bs ain't got nothin' on me. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,761 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,565 |
Whoa...that's weird.
Random facts, but cool ones. |
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Jun 17 2004, 09:59 PM
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 Hi! I'm Dani :) Group: Member Posts: 5,637 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,369 |
woah lol. very interesting
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Jun 17 2004, 11:52 PM
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odd but very very interesting
 
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Jun 17 2004, 11:57 PM
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I didn't know Hitler had one testicle. Not that I was ever trying to find out.
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Jun 18 2004, 01:25 AM
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 Drew Group: Member Posts: 489 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,012 |
Weird...but interesting
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Jun 18 2004, 01:28 AM
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Hm.. I think I could've gone without knowing some of those.. like the Hitler one.. and how bugs taste..
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Jun 18 2004, 01:34 AM
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Lol those are very interesting...and a small number of disturbing ones
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Jun 18 2004, 01:43 AM
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 I <3 Kirby Group: Member Posts: 652 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,421 |
Wow! I didn't know a lot of these facts! How interesting...Some are even hard to believe because they don't seem true!
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Jun 18 2004, 09:03 AM
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 pixel hybrid Group: Member Posts: 6,410 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,081 |
I must be an ostrich...
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Jun 18 2004, 09:21 AM
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QUOTE Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle Yes Seon Ho, I really wanted to know that. Bad images...BAD images. Thanks a lot. |
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Jun 18 2004, 09:56 AM
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 What the fack. Group: Official Member Posts: 6,164 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,519 |
QUOTE(krnxswat @ Jun 17 2004, 9:19 PM) Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. The rest are funny, but that one was disturbing.. 
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Jun 18 2004, 01:46 PM
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 WUT THA DUCK? Group: Member Posts: 3,950 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,138 |
QUOTE Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. haha that one is sooo funny!!!
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Jun 19 2004, 05:50 AM
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OMG the Hitler one...
How did the pig kill someone? - -;; |
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Jun 19 2004, 12:57 PM
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 JESUS R0CKS MY S0CKS ;D Group: Member Posts: 216 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,159 |
uhrhmm,, very interseting facts
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Jun 19 2004, 01:50 PM
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wow, those are pretty interesting facts, totally useless too
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Jun 19 2004, 02:17 PM
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haha, those are funny.. i have one which my friend gave me..
banging your head on a surface burns off 150 calories per hour! |
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Jun 19 2004, 04:40 PM
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 dance starrie dance! Group: Member Posts: 205 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,294 |
wow.. LOL
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Jun 19 2004, 09:25 PM
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haha ;]
and... AN AVERAGE AMERICAN PERSON EATS 8 SPIDERS EVERY YEAR... =D |
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Jun 20 2004, 03:12 PM
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 Look its... Group: Official Member Posts: 5,817 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,767 |
damn some are very intesting i cant belive
QUOTE Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. that that is true.
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Jun 20 2004, 10:02 PM
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i am member numberr 9000 Group: Member Posts: 284 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,000 |
haha. those are awesome
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Jun 20 2004, 11:10 PM
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 Miss Alice Group: Member Posts: 1,257 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,454 |
haha hitler onli had one testicle?!?! hahaha
wow im never gonna live in iceland, i love dogs |
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Jun 21 2004, 11:52 AM
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 Feeel X Group: Member Posts: 2,814 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,498 |
i wouldn't say they are completely useless but it is very nice to know, i never knew, wow, so cool. hmmm, i knew some of those facts but wow, coke was green? and giraffe's have a long tongue
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Jun 21 2004, 11:55 AM
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 kristin Group: Member Posts: 5,705 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,985 |
wow this is so interesting, i love reading this stuff =]
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