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Post by Naj on Sept 16, 2008 9:48:51 GMT -5
C'mone I know some of you carry this facts in your head and never get to say them. You've come to the right place. So spill away: I'll start: Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails
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Post by riche on Sept 16, 2008 9:52:35 GMT -5
On a similar theme:
Contrary to popular myth hair and fingeranails don't continue to grow for a while after death. The skin tightens, giving the appearance of growth.
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Post by Naj on Sept 16, 2008 16:06:59 GMT -5
On a similar theme: Contrary to popular myth hair and fingeranails don't continue to grow for a while after death. The skin tightens, giving the appearance of growth. Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Sept 16, 2008 16:35:41 GMT -5
On that note. Earth has been personified as a deity in a number of polytheistic religions.
Heavy metal music is actually a derivative of folk music, and classical music. The first metal band to form was Black Sabbath.
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Post by Gina on Sept 16, 2008 17:55:46 GMT -5
Okay. My useless fact:
Pandas are large.
Kidding everyone.
Our head weighs 6 pounds.
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Sept 16, 2008 18:09:19 GMT -5
Before gum was manufactured and commercialized, people used to chew on tar.
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Post by Gina on Sept 16, 2008 18:24:06 GMT -5
Ewwwwwwwwwww.
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Sept 16, 2008 23:54:16 GMT -5
In 1631 two Bible printers printed a total of 1,000 Bibles with the following error.
"Thou shalt commit adultery" The 'not' part was left out by error. It was dubbed "The Wicked Bible" and to this day there are only 11 copies left.
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Post by Naj on Sept 17, 2008 8:51:10 GMT -5
Yea, TRB, and we also know all the entire books that were left out of the Bible as well and the rewriting of events to give a totally different meaning than was intended. *shakes head*
It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)
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Post by Khaya on Sept 17, 2008 13:23:57 GMT -5
Haha. I once got this CosmoGirl with useless facts in it. Give me a minute...
Found it!
The biggest milkshake ever was made in 2000 in New York with almost 23.000 liter icecream and milk. That's 350 bath-tubs with milkshakestuff. Delicious! ;D
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Post by Naj on Sept 17, 2008 15:43:44 GMT -5
Wow! a big milkshake. (I'm lactose intolerant)
John Lennon named his band the Beatles after Buddy Holly's 'Crickets.'
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Post by riche on Sept 17, 2008 16:15:52 GMT -5
You can't lick your own elbow.
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Post by Gina on Sept 17, 2008 16:57:33 GMT -5
A stupid law from Joliet, Illinois. Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town’s name mispronounced ‘Jolly-ETTE’ when all local folk know it’s pronounced ‘Joe-lee-ETTE’, made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.
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Post by Naj on Sept 17, 2008 17:17:13 GMT -5
lolgirlyy, I appreciate your exuberance for this game but please just post one per turn. The idea is to keep it simple. thanks.
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Post by Gina on Sept 17, 2008 20:04:25 GMT -5
Sorry. I'll edit it out.
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Sept 17, 2008 20:30:03 GMT -5
Speaking of stupid laws.
In New Mexico, idiots are not allowed to vote.
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Post by Gina on Sept 17, 2008 21:28:52 GMT -5
Hahaha. The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men. I picture the men doing my favorite cheers, "UGLY, you ain't got no alibi, you UGLY, yeah yeah, you UGLY!" That's a catchy cheer. What about male cheerleaders singing: "I'm $exy, I'm cute, I'm popular to boot!...." That's the best cheer EVER, it's so fun! Wouldn't those be so interesting to hear males cheer? I would pay to see that.
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Post by Khaya on Sept 18, 2008 9:11:10 GMT -5
You can't lick your own elbow. No, you can't. And when I was little I ripped that little thing underneath your tongue open when I tried it furiously. Checked it on google: It's called a frenulum. It hurt.
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Post by Naj on Sept 19, 2008 8:32:04 GMT -5
Sorry. I'll edit it out. Thank you. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
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Post by Gina on Sept 19, 2008 19:05:03 GMT -5
When you sneeze, you're heart stops.
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