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They say 'You learn something new every day'. Well, I thought I'd start a new thread of useful (useless?) information you might not have known. Feel free to add your own (as long as they are interesting).

Mobile Phones and Petrol Stations
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Despite the huge signs and angry petrol pump attendents, it's actually never been scientifically proved that a mobile signal could set off a fire in a petrol station. In fact, all electrical devices have to meet certain standards and creating a spark of sufficent amounts to ignite petrol fumes would usually mean you need to chuck your mobile away immediately.

There have never been any verified cases that I could find where this has actually happened, either. Which either shows that it's not possible, or that people don't talk on the phone while filling their cars.

That said, I've been told by Tesco staff that they have a health and safety video with an incident of someone using their phone and causing a fire, but this is more than likely a mock up.

Ring a Ring a Roses.
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Despite popular belief, this old nursery rhyme is not connected with the Black Death (Plague). The rhyme hasn't actually been around long enough to have been created at the time and the several original versions were not as easy to connect to the plague details as they are now.

However, it's just possible that the modern version could have been created by some creative minded children who had just finished a history lesson before entering the playground...

Sunflower wrote:
> Mainly because they're two faced and pathetically bitchy.

I know someone on here who's like that.
Thats kid though, cant all be as grown up as you. I'm sure you could beat them all up anyway or at least poke their eyes out.

Most girls your age are. (No offence)

Mainly because they're two faced and pathetically bitchy.

Vampyr wrote:
> "she started it"
>
> *pushes alfonse in the playground* :p

Please don't, I'm one of those weird kids who bites.

Sunflower wrote:
> They p**ssed me off!

How come?

"she started it"

*pushes alfonse in the playground* :p

Nin wrote:
> What did you do to p**s everyone off?

They p**ssed me off!

Uh yah, mah name is Sunflower and I am so much better den yoo! Alfonse sed so, so duh it's like totally obvio.

What did you do to p**s everyone off?

Very_Metal wrote:
> Vampyr wrote:
> you're 13 and you have 4 enemies already?
>
> that`s just the 4 she has pictures of....

Actually I have three of their pics... But there are more :P