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Olivia
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 Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: Cool and Amazing Facts! |
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I like reading random facts! So, I have one notebook which is full of cool facts (Yes, I am a nerd!). I'm going to share some here.
All dolphins sleep with one eye open.
Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out.
All polar bears are left-handed.
Catfish are the only animals that naturally have an Odd number of whiskers.
Kangaroos cannot walk backwards
The hippopotamus has the world's shortest sperm. (Hehe)
Add some more, if you want. |
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jason123
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Who invented the twin helical gear system, I always find this truly amazing? 
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Hinton Heating
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Location: Bournemouth
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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The Australian crest features a kangaroo & an emu, as well both being native, they also share the no going back thing!
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Only-Me
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Joined: 31 Jul 2006
Posts: 1016
Location: South/West
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Few more for you 
Well, I never knew that !!!!
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat
his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the
rule of thumb".
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled
"Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered
into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred
and Wilma Flintstone
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in
the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in
the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If
the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural
causes.
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until
you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed
firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a
month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law
with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month,
which we know today as the honeymoon.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old
England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
"Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the
phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the
rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they
used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase
inspired by this practice.
Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you
can read it..........
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be
in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed
it wouthit a porbelm Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amazing huh?
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow |
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Hinton Heating
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Yawn Only-Me... that bored me! far too much to read! 
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jason123
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Citroen then bunch of tossers
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Gadget
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Posts: 3557
Location: Whitley Bay
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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I just dislocated my ****ing shoulder trying to lick my elbow!!... 
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big-all
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Joined: 16 Dec 2006
Posts: 2775
Location: redhill surrey an auld reekie laddie
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| jason123 wrote: |
| Who invented the twin helical gear system, I always find this truly amazing? |
are you talking archimedes screw!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes'_screw
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