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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 19, 2009 19:28:23 GMT -6
Post random facts. Easy, eh?
"Reno, Nevada is actually west of Los Angeles, California." |
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 19, 2009 21:50:33 GMT -6
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 19, 2009 21:52:31 GMT -6
"Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off." |
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 19, 2009 21:53:52 GMT -6
Xenophobia is the fear of foreigners.
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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 19, 2009 21:57:14 GMT -6
"The Wild Turkey is the only bird with a beard." |
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 19, 2009 21:59:17 GMT -6
The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 19, 2009 22:00:54 GMT -6
((Wow. Didn't know that one.)) *needs to find a $5 bill*
"Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics." |
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 19, 2009 22:07:56 GMT -6
President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 20, 2009 10:58:35 GMT -6
"Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world." |
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 20, 2009 11:04:40 GMT -6
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 20, 2009 11:19:08 GMT -6
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 20, 2009 11:30:23 GMT -6
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
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Post by VD on Jun 20, 2009 21:10:18 GMT -6
The average person spends over a week stopped at red traffic lights and stop signs during their lifetime.
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Post by ravenholtex on Jun 20, 2009 21:58:53 GMT -6
In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"
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Post by Streamstrider on Jun 22, 2009 14:00:43 GMT -6
"Most lipstick contains fish scales." |
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