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come on people tell me something i didnt know..not something sciency or like that
i want you to tell me something that makes me go"wow i did not know that"
like did you know that all pandas are left handed?
stuff like that
dont just randomly make stuff up it has to be real or to the best of your knowledge be real.
so come on wow me
i want you to tell me something that makes me go"wow i did not know that"
like did you know that all pandas are left handed?
stuff like that
dont just randomly make stuff up it has to be real or to the best of your knowledge be real.
so come on wow me
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Mr Nice Guy wrote:
Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia
> in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. The 117,000
> volumes were carried by 400 camels trained to walk in alphabetical order.
>
I so want that to be true! Please give me the source that confirms it!
Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia
> in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. The 117,000
> volumes were carried by 400 camels trained to walk in alphabetical order.
>
I so want that to be true! Please give me the source that confirms it!
this ones for trekkies
did you know that the wright brothers plane was called "bird of prey"?!
did you know that the wright brothers plane was called "bird of prey"?!
A 200 year old piece of Tibetan cheese was auctioned off for $1,513 in 1993.
A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
A golden razor removed from King Tut's Tomb was still sharp enough to be used.
Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. The 117,000 volumes were carried by 400 camels trained to walk in alphabetical order.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition, from 1910-1911, the word toast was borrowed from the Old French toste, which has the Latin root of torrere, tostum, meaning to scorch or burn.
Acting was once considered evil, and actors in the first English play to be performed in America were arrested.
A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
A golden razor removed from King Tut's Tomb was still sharp enough to be used.
Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. The 117,000 volumes were carried by 400 camels trained to walk in alphabetical order.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition, from 1910-1911, the word toast was borrowed from the Old French toste, which has the Latin root of torrere, tostum, meaning to scorch or burn.
Acting was once considered evil, and actors in the first English play to be performed in America were arrested.
Good old copy and paste! :-D
I am the Tarrant wrote:
> In 1972 a team of crack commandoes were sent to a maximum security stockade for
> a crime they didn't comit!
They promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today,
still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no-one
else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.
*a team theme plays in my head : )
> In 1972 a team of crack commandoes were sent to a maximum security stockade for
> a crime they didn't comit!
They promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today,
still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no-one
else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.
*a team theme plays in my head : )
The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows!
Most lipstick contains fish scales!
Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!
One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!
Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!
There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!
The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
Porcupines float in water!
You can save piles of $$$ by ordering your CDs online! Click Here for details.
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!
Cat urine glows under a black-light!
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
Most lipstick contains fish scales!
Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!
One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!
Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!
There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!
The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
Porcupines float in water!
You can save piles of $$$ by ordering your CDs online! Click Here for details.
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!
Cat urine glows under a black-light!
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
A baboon called "Jackie" became a private in the South African army in World War I.
Your Honour wrote:
> It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. knew that
The Bible has been
> translated into Klingon.knew that
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint
> pens every year. knew that
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can. wow
In
> Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped
> suits WOW!
13 people a year are killed by vending machines falling on them. hahaha knew that
>
57% of British school kids think Germany is the most boring country in
> Europe. agreed
A can of Diet Coke will float in water while a can of regular Coke
> sinks. hmm i might test that
Almonds are a member of the peach family. they are? wow
Americans on average
> eat 18 acres of pizza everyday...bloody hell
> It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. knew that
The Bible has been
> translated into Klingon.knew that
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint
> pens every year. knew that
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can. wow
In
> Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped
> suits WOW!
13 people a year are killed by vending machines falling on them. hahaha knew that
>
57% of British school kids think Germany is the most boring country in
> Europe. agreed
A can of Diet Coke will float in water while a can of regular Coke
> sinks. hmm i might test that
Almonds are a member of the peach family. they are? wow
Americans on average
> eat 18 acres of pizza everyday...bloody hell
An armadillo can walk under water.
Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
Armadillos can be house broken.
Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex.
Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
Armadillos can be house broken.
Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
13 people a year are killed by vending machines falling on them.
57% of British school kids think Germany is the most boring country in Europe.
A can of Diet Coke will float in water while a can of regular Coke sinks.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza everyday
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
13 people a year are killed by vending machines falling on them.
57% of British school kids think Germany is the most boring country in Europe.
A can of Diet Coke will float in water while a can of regular Coke sinks.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza everyday
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