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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:21 PM (permalink)
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:22 PM (permalink)
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:23 PM (permalink)
The only planet without a ring is earth.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:24 PM (permalink)

The Canary Islands are not named after the canary bird, but after the large number of dogs that lived there.


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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:24 PM (permalink)
The space between your eyebrows is called the glabella.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:25 PM (permalink)
Reno, Nevada is further West than Los Angeles, California.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:27 PM (permalink)
If a starfish is cut into pieces, each piece will grow into a whole starfish.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:29 PM (permalink)

Dolphins never drink.

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:30 PM (permalink)
Bapu never sleeps.

He just nods off for four to six hours at a time.

Usually in the evenfall.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:34 PM (permalink)

Bugs Bunny, Brer Rabbit and the Easter Bunny are all, in fact, hares.

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:48 PM (permalink)
If you can work up to it, staring directly into the sun for at least 40 minutes a day not only does not hurt your eyes...it provides you with enough nutrients so that you don't need to eat...you don't even have an appetite.  You'll still be all leathery and dry tho.  So there's that.



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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 6:26 PM (permalink)
Don't let the kids read this thread or there will be tears. Don't try this at home boys & girls.  I find it strangely compelling.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 2:46 AM (permalink)
 
Admiral Horatio Nelson suffered from chronic seasickness.
 
 

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 2:53 AM (permalink)

The only athlete considered to have won both a summer and a winter Olympic gold medal was American Eddie Eagan, for light heavyweight boxing (Antwerp, 1920) and bobsled (Lake Placid, 1932).

Swede Gillis Grafstrom also recorded the feat, but his 'summer' gold medal was for figure skating


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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 5:50 AM (permalink)
 
Christine, the lady who lives opposite me, owns two Jack Russell terriers.
 
She named them er... Jack, and Russell
 
 

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 5:59 AM (permalink)

"Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz" is the shortest sentence in English that uses every letter of the alphabet.

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 6:16 AM (permalink)

Cocktail drink the 'Screwdriver' was invented by American petroleum engineers working in Saudi Arabia, where drinking alcohol is illegal.

In an attempt to conceal its alcoholic content, they made their illicit concoction by mixing vodka with orange juice - and stirred with a... screwdriver


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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 6:25 AM (permalink)

It is impossible to describe the difference between 'left' and 'right'.

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 6:27 AM (permalink)

American Thomas Midgley Jr. has argueably contributed to more environmental damage than anyone else in history.

He invented both leaded petrol and CFC's.


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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 6:33 AM (permalink)
Website names that should have been thought out first:
  • www.whorepresents.com
  • www.expertsexchange
  • www.therapistfinder.com
  • www.penisland.net
  • www.speedofart.com
  • www.powergenitalia.com
 

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 6:44 AM (permalink)

The shortest war on record was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar in August 1896.

I lasted 38 minutes.

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 7:26 AM (permalink)
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Website names that should have been thought out first:
  • www.whorepresents.com
  • www.expertsexchange
  • www.therapistfinder.com
  • www.penisland.net
  • www.speedofart.com
  • www.powergenitalia.com
 

I remember reading about the misadventures of Pen Island when they became internet savvy.  Had no idea why they were getting so much gay traffic.  


www.expertsexchange.com - a place to go for expert advice - might get some odd traffic too.  

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:01 AM (permalink)
Bub


The 'J' in Homer J. Simpson's name isn't short for anything.

I thought it was short for "Jay"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:12 AM (permalink)
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Bub


The 'J' in Homer J. Simpson's name isn't short for anything.

I thought it was short for "Jay"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson

 
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:16 AM (permalink)
Yah, I saw it. Lesson learned: Read thread to the end before posting

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:17 AM (permalink)
 


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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:24 AM (permalink)
The only world famous Belgian is.......


...sorry I need to do more research.

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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:27 AM (permalink)
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If you can work up to it, staring directly into the sun for at least 40 minutes a day not only does not hurt your eyes...it provides you with enough nutrients so that you don't need to eat...you don't even have an appetite.  You'll still be all leathery and dry tho.  So there's that.



As to Mooch...cheeks or crack?  Inside or outside?  Gold Bond Cream or Steroids??


I see we read the same books. ;-)


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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:34 AM (permalink)

'Olpal and McQ both read books about butt itching remedies.*

*citation needed.
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Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 15, 11 9:42 AM (permalink)
Self help is a big category at Barnes and Nobles.




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