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Singularity.EXE
Our national debt is larger then the number of stars in the galaxy.
Goats have rectangular pupils.
Goats have rectangular pupils.
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If you smoke in a smoking jacket, and you eat in a dinner jacket, why are windbreakers so popular?
Jim Henson was alergic to fleece.
If "pro-" is the opposite of "con-," what's the opposite of "progress"?
Why is it called a "Tugboat" when most of its job is pushing?
Why are the people who catch crooks called "The Police" when the people who put out fires are called the "Fire Department"? Shouldn't they either rename the Police to the "Crime Department" or the Fire Department to "The Extinguishers"?
Why is there braille on drive-up ATMs?
Were the people who named Oranges just being lazy?
These are the things that keep me awake at night.
Why is it called a "Tugboat" when most of its job is pushing?
Why are the people who catch crooks called "The Police" when the people who put out fires are called the "Fire Department"? Shouldn't they either rename the Police to the "Crime Department" or the Fire Department to "The Extinguishers"?
Why is there braille on drive-up ATMs?
Were the people who named Oranges just being lazy?
These are the things that keep me awake at night.
It is estimated that less than 1% of all bacteria have been grown in the lab. That leaves ~99% of all bacteria that could be used for antibiotics and industrial applications.
The # of bacteria in/on you outnumber your own cells.
Bacteria make up about 2 lbs of your body weight.
The # of bacteria in/on you outnumber your own cells.
Bacteria make up about 2 lbs of your body weight.
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Andromache
fag break means something entirely different to my UK friends, as I found out this AM.
North_Ranger
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King Charles II of Spain (1661-1700) was a disastrously crazy ruler, mostly because of heavy in-breeding among his Habsburg ancestors: he was both mentally and physically disabled, disfigured and did not learn to talk until the age of four or to walk until the age of eight - and being a frail young man with the power of a Habsburg monarch, his whims - such as unwillingness to bathe - were indulged without question. In his later life, he demanded that his dead family be exhumed so he could look at the corpses.
Fun fact: Pojo doesn't read the thread before he posts.
Cajungal
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I named all of mine. Harold is my favorite.
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http://www.greatfacts.com/
I named all of mine. Harold is my favorite.
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After what he did to Stacy?! I can't believe you're that cold-hearted. I mean, I thought you cared for her! How can you even let that mite live in your lashes anymore, I just can't understand - and now you name him your favourite?! I...I just feel like I don't know you anymore. You've changed.
Including Alaska? That's insane.
Including Alaska? That's insane.[/quote]
Actually I just reread the article and they didn't count Alaska or Hawaii in their article.
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/413-the-mcfarthest-place-145-mi-to-the-nearest-big-mac/
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BoringMetaphor
During the last 6 months of 1941, the Red Army lost 7 million men yet still existed as an effective force.
Cajungal
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I named all of mine. Harold is my favorite.
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After what he did to Stacy?! I can't believe you're that cold-hearted. I mean, I thought you cared for her! How can you even let that mite live in your lashes anymore, I just can't understand - and now you name him your favourite?! I...I just feel like I don't know you anymore. You've changed.[/QUOTE]
She shouldn't have dresses so provocatively.
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rabbitgod
Oldest English settlement. Saint Augustine Florida, San Juan Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo Dominican Republic are all older.
Hops are in the same family as Cannabis. They grow on bines and not vines. They climb clockwise. They are female, proving once again that lady parts are the greatest things on the planet.
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Dusty668
The life cycle of a blow fly usually lasts 9-21 days from egg to adult.
North_Ranger
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In the 17th century, a one-way voyage from England to the North American colonies cost a year's wages for a labourer.
more word stuff: In catalan, "fart" means "full" (in the sense of "I ate so much, I'm full" and "I've had enough of this attitude of yours"). The word that means the same in catalan as fart in english is "Pet".
Oldest English settlement. Saint Augustine Florida, San Juan Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo Dominican Republic are all older.[/QUOTE]
San Juan and Santo Domingo are both older, but I wouldn't really call them North American. I'm also ignoring a few settlements in Mexico. Perhaps I'm being a little selective.
As far as the other goes ...
St. Augustine: 1565
St. John's 1541
But, we also have the oldest European settlement in any of the Americas, but it wasn't continuously inhabited. L'Anse aux Meadows, aka 'Vinland.' Circa 1000 A.D.
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rabbitgod
Let me start by saying that I'm not trying to bash St. John's. I'm all for the acknowledgement of Newfoundlands significant history. It tears me when a history channel documentary labels Jamestown as the oldest settlement.San Juan and Santo Domingo are both older, but I wouldn't really call them North American. I'm also ignoring a few settlements in Mexico. Perhaps I'm being a little selective.
As far as the other goes ...
St. Augustine: 1565
St. John's 1541
But, we also have the oldest European settlement in any of the Americas, but it wasn't continuously inhabited. L'Anse aux Meadows, aka 'Vinland.' Circa 1000 A.D.
This is my map of North America.
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I tried to fix that damn Wiki link, but it won't let me edit it. So yeah, here's another fun fact about hops!
Germany produces the most by tonnes. Followed by good ol' America
Arnold (Arnoul) of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg is the patron saint of hops pickers.
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Andromache
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch
every year because when it was built, engineers failed to
take into account the weight of all the
books that would occupy the building.
It takes 8.3 minutes for the sun's light-traveling at 186,282 miles per second-to reach the Earth.
Hippos can run faster than humans.
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows
A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in the world in relation to its size.
Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them
Both Hitler and Napoleon were missing one testicle
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
Evian (the bottled water) spelled backwards is "naive."
Iguanas, koalas and Komodo dragons all have two penises.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
every year because when it was built, engineers failed to
take into account the weight of all the
books that would occupy the building.
It takes 8.3 minutes for the sun's light-traveling at 186,282 miles per second-to reach the Earth.
Hippos can run faster than humans.
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows
A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in the world in relation to its size.
Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them
Both Hitler and Napoleon were missing one testicle
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
Evian (the bottled water) spelled backwards is "naive."
Iguanas, koalas and Komodo dragons all have two penises.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
Hyenas live in a matriarchal society and female hyenas are born with a pseudo penis that the use to practice mating.
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rabbitgod
I hear you. You've plenty reason to dick wave. According to that one link you do have the oldest street on the continent. That's actually kind of cool. I was never into 'monumental' archaeology/history. Sure big pyramids are cool and all, but I like the mundane things you find or read about.
And Quebecois can suck it. My maternal lineage is French speaking US. They can't stand Quebecois. But I say give them that one thing, it'll shut them up.
I make my own beer so I read a lot about all the ingredients. Hops just happen to be on my mind. I've been thinking of growing some.
Latest hop facts. Hops were once banned in England. The alpha acids found in hops (what makes beer bitter) has been used in deoderant, Julmust (a Swedish drink), and Malta (a latin american drink)
North_Ranger
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Contrary to popular belief...
... Hitler was not vegan.
... Napoleon was not short. In fact, at 5ft 7in he was considered tall by the standards of the era.
... the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space.
... Caesar was not born by a Caesarean.
... Nero did not fiddle when Rome was burning. First of all, he would have likely been playing a harp. Second, he was said to have taken part in containing the fire and evacuating the populace.
... feminists didn't burn their bras in the 1960s.
... Hitler was not vegan.
... Napoleon was not short. In fact, at 5ft 7in he was considered tall by the standards of the era.
... the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space.
... Caesar was not born by a Caesarean.
... Nero did not fiddle when Rome was burning. First of all, he would have likely been playing a harp. Second, he was said to have taken part in containing the fire and evacuating the populace.
... feminists didn't burn their bras in the 1960s.
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Koko
You can make a tripple stacked cheeseburger with bacon & all condiments for $2.
Go-->Wendys-->Order double stack + jr bacon cheeseburger
Combine and enjoy the savings
Go-->Wendys-->Order double stack + jr bacon cheeseburger
Combine and enjoy the savings
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Iaculus
Only if you can't multitask.
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