The Reverend Bizarre
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"The way your prophet breaks his bread does not speak the future." - Mephirostus
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Sept 19, 2008 20:01:46 GMT -5
Human beings have a total of 12 vocal chords which they use to speak and sing with, plus two extra ones that are naturally atrophied to protect the other vocal chords.
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boxman
Lilly's Bedroom
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Post by boxman on Sept 20, 2008 9:50:39 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_paper “Corrugated (also called pleated) paper was patented in England in 1856, and used as a liner for tall hats, but corrugated boxboard would not be patented and used as a shipping material until December 20, 1871. The patent was issued to Albert Jones of New York City for single-sided (single-face) corrugated board. Jones used the corrugated board for wrapping bottles and glass lantern chimneys. The first machine for producing large quantities of corrugated board was built in 1874 by G. Smyth, and in the same year Oliver Long improved upon Jones' design by inventing corrugated board with liner sheets on both sides. This was now corrugated board as we know it today.”
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Post by Trublu on Sept 20, 2008 11:51:11 GMT -5
You can't physically keep your eyes open when you sneeze.
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Post by Naj on Sept 21, 2008 9:00:14 GMT -5
These are a great read, folks, keep them coming! Beer is made by fermentation cause by bacteria feeding on yeast cells and then defecating. In other words, it's a nice tall glass of bacteria doo-doo.
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 13, 2008 20:10:34 GMT -5
Cook Islands is the only country that has a currency with $3 bill
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Post by bananapancakes on Dec 14, 2008 13:20:03 GMT -5
I have a whole document of stupid laws and useless facts, so glad for this thread! Anyway, here's one: If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.)
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 14, 2008 18:09:16 GMT -5
The exact geographic center of the United States is near Lebanon, Kansas
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Bee
Desk Clerk I
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Post by Bee on Dec 15, 2008 2:34:40 GMT -5
Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
A duck's quack does not echo.
(This is disgusting but kind of interesting)
Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off. In the end, it dies from starvation.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 15, 2008 4:26:27 GMT -5
You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office.
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Gina
Reformed Bad Gurl
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I like women, wine, and spaghetti.
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Post by Gina on Dec 31, 2008 9:05:36 GMT -5
I'm gonna teach you all about wumbo...
Clearly it is the opposite of mini, but what is it beyond that? By combining the two words Jumbo and Waddle, you create Wumbo, a complication that causes rather large people to waddle when they walk. Wumbologits study the field of Wumbology, the study of Wumbo. The equation to determine whether or not someone is indeed Wumbo is:
Circumference of the waist --------------------- x Number of steps taken to walk a foot Your Shoe Size
(circumference of waist over shoe size multiplied by the number of steps taken to walk a foot)
This equation gives you your Wumbo Index number or "Wumbex" Based on averages, a normal number would be under 5. Anything over 5 means you are Wumbo.
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 31, 2008 17:01:39 GMT -5
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents
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Post by bananapancakes on Jan 2, 2009 11:12:45 GMT -5
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
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Post by eduardodelroice on Jan 2, 2009 20:22:36 GMT -5
Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.
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Post by eduardodelroice on Jan 31, 2009 23:52:30 GMT -5
Grand Rapids, Michigan is the "SpaghettiOs Capital of the World" because per-capita consumption is highest in that city, per the Franco-American Company. Reportedly, there are more than 1,750 "O's" in a 15-ounce can of SpaghettiOs.
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Post by savannahjan on Sept 15, 2011 12:45:06 GMT -5
They sell devices that allow women to pee standing up.
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