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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:53 PM Original message |
Post random facts you know here. |
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SheepyMcSheepster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. the highest lake in the world is Lake Titicaca! |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
112. Heh! heh! You said "Titicaca"! |
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SheepyMcSheepster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:26 PM Response to Reply #112 |
137. are you theatening me!? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
186. AND... |
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DrDebug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. No word in the English language rhymes with Month n/t |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. That's a good one.. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Lunch? |
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DrDebug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Only if you have a speech defect |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
90. oh right.... |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Or 'Orange' |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
72. Or purple. Or silver. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
91. Oh i dunno. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. When people would be burned at the stake... |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. oops wrong spot |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Ontology recapitulates phylogeny" is a fucking lie. |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:56 PM Original message |
Olga Korbut took the SILVER medal at the 1972 Olympic Games |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:29 PM Original message |
Yeah but that backflip on the uneven parallel bars took the Gold Medal |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
55. Actually she won several medals in 1972 including... |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. She took the silver in the individual all around. |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. No...she finished 7th... |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. Mopery |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
99. is that related to "moping around" |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. I think not |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. When you sneeze... |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
87. Your eyeballs don't grow. They're the same size when you're born as |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ravens have wedge-shaped tails, crows have fan-shaped tails |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think I heard somewhere... |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. Lilies of the Valley are poisonous |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
60. But.... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #60 |
82. Pager! You're back! |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. horses don't have knees, they can't breathe through their mouths |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
46. Um - they do have knees. They are just not where one'd expect |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. dang it all, that means I know less than I thought |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:22 PM Response to Reply #54 |
75. Yup - in German it's the "Vorderfußwurzelgelenk" *g* |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
148. They don't have knees? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 01:01 AM Response to Reply #148 |
150. wrists, since it is the fore-leg n/t |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. It is impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. what if you were doing it |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The fall wouldn't kill you |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. "it ain't the fall that gets you, it's the sudden stop that does" |
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micrometer_50 (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Screw thread forms |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. One actor has won an Oscar for portraying a member of the opposite sex. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Not Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie? |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. He was nominated but didn't get it. However, that wouldn't have qualified |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Ah - like Cathy Rigby in Peter Pan. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. Linda Hunt? |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Good swag, swag. |
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Left_Winger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
15. New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:21 PM Original message |
And the swiss didn't until 1963 |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
188. Thats awesome. |
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oneighty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. Horseshoe Crabs |
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Shoeempress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. And they have copper based blood. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
118. Like Vulcans? |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. Bears don't have dewclaws. |
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Goldeneye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. The nucleotide |
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steely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
197. I actually wondered about that one |
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SnowGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. penguins keep their feet warm with unusual hemoglobin. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
23. The American Institute of Homeopathy |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
71. homeopathy works |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
25. Carl Sagan never said "Billions and Billions" as he was thought to |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. Kyle's mom is a big fat bitch |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Oh my god, they killed Kenny. |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
30. Since this was the Indy 500 qualifying week, here's a good one |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 01:55 AM Response to Reply #32 |
153. Wrong |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. Only 3 survivors ot the Titanic disaster remain. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Wow. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. The macaroni penguin |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
37. sedges are triangular in cross-section -- grasses tend to be round |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. The last person to be killed for Witchcraft |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. Arkle was the most successful and revered Irish thoroughbred. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
43. A pack of grey wolves will actually attack, kill and eat a grizzly bear |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
44. A squid in a a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
45. Lightening can strike on a clear day. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
47. Someone left my cake out in the rain |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. Uncle Sam |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. I thought he was just a cartoon character.... |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
88. The character was inspired |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
50. The phrase "A dog is a man's best friend" |
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Raiden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
101. What a great show! |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. On Rocko's Modern Life |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #51 |
94. LOL! |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
52. for most raptors (hawks, falcons, eagles, etc.), females are bigger ... |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
59. Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's sec. was named Lincoln. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 05:51 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Interesting take on this from snopes.com: |
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48pan (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
62. Mel Schacher, Grand Funk Railroad bass player... |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
113. Rudy Martinez (QMark) grew up on Howard Street in Saginaw |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
63. The closest living relative of the T-Rex is the... |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
64. Cantaloupes sold in the US aren't really cantaloupes. |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
65. The only Beach Boy who knew how to surf, drowned. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. LOL!!! |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. if you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days... |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
67. golf balls have 336 dimples |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. What about the basketball? |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:23 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. 6,870 |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
69. Part of Illinois is west of the Mississippi River |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:25 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. I used to go to Fort Kaskaskia on picnics when I was a kid. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:26 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Ever see the Popeye statue |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:29 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Hmmm...I don't recall the Popeye statue. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:34 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Popeye Statue erected in the 1980s |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:48 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. Next time I'm in the area, I'll look for it. |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:08 PM Response to Reply #69 |
109. Part of Iowa is west of the Missouri River. |
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Cyndee_Lou_Who (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
73. Betty Rubble was left out ouf Flintstone's vitamins until 1995. |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
74. 1,+ 1,+ 2, +3,+ 5,+ 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ...FIBONACCI NUMBERS |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
79. Only a crazy person can eat his or her own flesh |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
95. Thats gross. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:40 PM Response to Reply #79 |
132. Do scabs count? |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:06 AM Response to Reply #132 |
154. and cuticles too? |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
83. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Joe Sewell struck out 144 times. In his career!!!!! |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
84. Eric Alterman, author of "What Liberal Media?" and "When Presidents Lie" |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
85. Before the transistor, most radios used 5 vacuum tubes. |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
89. at the top of the gw bridge (nyc) new york tower..... |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:33 PM Response to Reply #89 |
130. How do you get up there? |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #130 |
193. you can't get up there, for the most part. |
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LordLQQK (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
92. Other number facts |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
93. Highest wind velocity ever recorded was on Mt. Washington NH. |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
96. Eric II, King of Denmark, died in 1104. He was known as Eric the memorable |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
97. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:10 PM Response to Reply #97 |
110. So was the Godfather, Marlon Brando. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
98. Random Facts |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #98 |
106. Mr. Rogers?! |
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carpetbagger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #106 |
119. Is from Andy Warhol's Neighborhood. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:35 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. Yeah i know who it is... |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
102. Binturongs smell like Fritos. n/t |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
103. If Barbie were life-sized she'd be a 44DD nt |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
104. the record for keeping a Great White Shark in captivity is 198 days |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
105. Here's one that I learned on my vacation in Williamsburg, VA |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
107. I have it on very reliable information that there's |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:25 PM Response to Reply #107 |
115. LOL! |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
108. Senator Byrd liked or maybe still likes to eat |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:29 PM Response to Reply #108 |
139. But isn't Hormel headquartered in Minnesota? |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:33 PM Response to Reply #139 |
141. Dunno... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
111. A standard regulation golf ball has 388 dimples on it. |
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giant_robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:31 PM Response to Reply #111 |
116. But fleabert says 336 in the US and 330 in Britian! |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:43 PM Response to Reply #116 |
123. Trust me, I'm a liberal. |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
114. Velociraptors probably had feathers. |
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jim3775 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
117. Making water cool and hot, |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
121. An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.......... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #121 |
136. I don't think Wal-Mart actually produces anything. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:22 AM Response to Reply #136 |
174. 1/4 of all Chinese exports are sold through Wal-Mart |
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giant_robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
122. Birds don't produce blue pigment in their feathers |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
124. The chemical composition of chlorophyll and hemoglobin are the same. |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
125. The hero of "Catcher in the Rye" got his name from a movie's credits |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:23 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. Very interesting |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:03 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. I looked for some validation and now I'm not sure |
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Jean Louise Finch (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
126. "Posh" started as an acronym |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 01:09 AM Response to Reply #126 |
151. The other thing about "Port out, Starboard Home" from England to India is |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
127. Dolphins have oral sex |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:31 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. ambergris, a perfume ingredient, is made of whale puke and poop |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 01:24 AM Response to Reply #129 |
152. Ambergris isnt used as a base for perfumes anymore. |
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Piltdown13 (829 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:39 PM Response to Reply #127 |
131. Bonobos may not have oral sex... |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:32 PM Response to Reply #127 |
140. Aye |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:34 AM Response to Reply #127 |
171. The EpistLe of Barnabas nearLy made it into the BibLe |
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Piltdown13 (829 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
133. Blondes have more hair than brunettes, etc. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:33 AM Response to Reply #133 |
146. true with me too |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:24 AM Response to Reply #133 |
167. Archaeologist? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
134. Rhinoceruses piss backwards through their legs. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:41 AM Response to Reply #134 |
172. I wish I could do that. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:44 AM Response to Reply #134 |
173. The town of Cadiz, Spain in the southern province of Andalucia... |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
138. Lightning can reach 50,000 degrees Farenheit |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
142. Here's some fun facts. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:11 AM Response to Reply #142 |
144. I think the first fact you put up ... |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:32 AM Response to Reply #144 |
170. It is true |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #170 |
181. *gag* |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:36 AM Response to Reply #142 |
147. The orgasm thing's a canard |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
143. The Mayan Long Count Calendar.... |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
145. I used to be married to Russell Crowe |
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mikelewis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
149. The theoretical definition of a meter is 1,650,763.73 wavelenths of the... |
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Carla in Ca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
155. All Interstate highways running east to west |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:42 AM Response to Reply #155 |
156. Are south to east odd numbers then? |
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scarpa43 (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #156 |
175. I think.... |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #175 |
189. Makes sense |
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Carla in Ca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #156 |
184. Yes, like Interstate 5... |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
157. Las Vegas is the largest US city that doesn't have a major sports team. |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
158. The only US city/town/settlement on the Canadian border where... |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
159. Turkey is the richest Middle Eastern country that has absolutely no oil. |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
160. Manitobans spend more money at 7-11 per-capita than anywhere else |
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illbill (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:06 AM Response to Reply #160 |
162. lol.. |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #160 |
178. I've wondered about that |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
161. If you took the entire population of North Dakota... |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
163. If everybody in the world lived in one giant, concentrated city... |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:17 AM Response to Reply #163 |
164. wow... |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
165. If you took every fundy in America and laid them end to end on Jupiter, |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:30 AM Response to Reply #165 |
168. I TOTALLY agree with that one. |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
166. The term "Brydes whale" is actually pronounced "Brutus whale." n/t |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
169. Dufay composed "Nuper Rosarum Flores" according to the proportions of a |
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scarpa43 (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
176. Baseball facts |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
177. Atlanta is the name of the county seat of Montmorency County, Michigan. |
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SouthoftheBorderPaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 01:40 PM Response to Reply #177 |
179. The UK has over 3 million incontinent people -n/t |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
180. The production costs for a hardcover book |
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SouthoftheBorderPaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. MVTR stands for Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate. n/t |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
183. beets and swiss chard are actually the same species |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
185. Stairway To Heaven borrowed heavily from |
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Guy Fawkes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
187. The 1980's is called... |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
190. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both born in Kentucky. |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
191. House flies hum in the key of F |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
192. The word "Carnival" means |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
194. While watching "LOST" last night, I already knew that dynamite sweats |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
195. Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" was the 1st mass produced CD |
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steely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
196. JJ Thompson discovered the electron in 1897 |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
198. The name "tabby" for a striped cat comes from an area in Baghdad |
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charlyvi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
199. Pandas eat bamboo. |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
200. Vice President William King died six weeks after taking office in 1853. |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
201. Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. |
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202. If, for purposes of orientation, we call Earth's North Pole "north" |
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