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Offline mistybear

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Unnecessary Knowledge
« on: September 06, 2008, 15:12 »
                                                         Unnecessary Knowledge


1- Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

2- 50% of female polar bears also have a penis.

3- An adult giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.

4- The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

5- Turtles can breathe through their butts

6- Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.

7- 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star.

8- Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or machinery designed for right-handed people.

9- The brain continues sending electrical wave signals for 37 hours after death

10- Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

11- In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.

12- Every clock in Pulp Fiction shows 4.20pm.

13- More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

14- Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.

15- On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2008, 15:47 »
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6- Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.

That's two. ;D :scoot:
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2008, 15:50 »
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6- Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.

and would be turning in his grave with that grammar...  :o:
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2008, 16:32 »
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50% of female polar bears also have a penis.

Umm... wouldn't that be because they're male polar bears?  :)x
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2008, 21:04 »
Best of both worlds really.   ;D

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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2008, 00:05 »
Best of both worlds really.   ;D

too much information.
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2008, 00:26 »
                                                       
7- 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star.


That will presumably be the same 45% that believe theres a god that created the world in 7 days then  :laugh:

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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2008, 08:31 »
Which probably includes the next VP.   ;D

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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2008, 08:42 »
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2008, 08:49 »
Umm... wouldn't that be because they're male polar bears?  :)x

I think they have to female first to qualify, as it states also, so one would assume that they have both. I wonder if they can get pregnant by themselves, that would be handy.  :leer:   ;D


Best of both worlds really.   ;D
too much information.

They say it pays to advertise, especially when you reach Clive's age.  :)x
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« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2008, 12:05 »
I wonder if they can get pregnant by themselves, that would be handy.  :leer:   ;D

Multiple orgasms take on a whole new meaning...  :o:
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Re: Unnecessary Knowledge
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2008, 12:13 »
Come again?















































Don't mind if I do.  ;)
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« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2008, 12:44 »
 :clever:
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« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2008, 15:15 »
I remember those days!   ;D

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« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2008, 18:21 »
That's some memory you've got, Clive. ;D :scoot:
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