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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:31 AM Original message |
Completely useless but interesting trivia |
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azmouse
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. I have to admit I've never tried this but... |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. "Gift" means "present" in English, "married" in Norwegian, |
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edbermac
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. Months that begin on Sunday always have a "Friday the 13th." |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The northernmost natural habitat of a non-human primate |
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RubyDuby in GA
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. One of the 7 people actually being held prisoner when the Bastille |
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RedG1
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
5. TYPEWRITER is the longest word... |
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nutsnberries
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
44. that's great! seriously... |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
48. In an earlier age, you could have said that |
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underpants
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. The dot on a "i" is called a Tittle |
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trackfan
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Hey, are you trying to get this thread locked!? |
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ghostsofgiants
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. On the first day of filming "sex, lies, and videotape"... |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. The word "dollar" comes from the German word "taler" |
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Blue-Jay
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
10. The billionth digit of Pi is 9. |
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eyesroll
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. And today is 3.14! |
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BrotherBuzz
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
43. The first four digets of Pi add up to nine! |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:32 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. And speaking of 9, |
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meegbear
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
11. When Cesar Romero played the Joker on Batman he didn't shave ... |
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azmouse
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Tue Mar-14-06 12:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. I remember that! |
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AllegroRondo
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
12. The elephant is the only mammal that cannot jump |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Can hippos jump? |
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AllegroRondo
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Wed Mar-15-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Surprizingly, yes. |
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patcox2
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. I've seen a rhino jump. My dog startled it. |
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begin_within
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
13. Every page of a Thomas Brothers map book contains one deliberate mistake |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I've heard the same about classical music recordings |
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tjwash
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. And DaVinci's inventions. |
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begin_within
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. And BushCo's policy decisions. |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. In the case of bu$hCo's policy decisions |
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ps1074
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
14. Leonardo Da Vinci |
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Roon
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. He also invented the parachute |
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tjwash
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. delete |
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underpants
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I thought that was Chuck Norris |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Tue Mar-14-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No, he rights wrongs with one hand and draws blood with the other. -nt |
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edbermac
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Tue Mar-14-06 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. Sophia Loren's childhood nickname was 'Toothpick' |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. That picture... |
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Cocoa
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
23. Andy Garcia was a conjoined twin |
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Monkey see Monkey Do
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Wed Mar-15-06 09:26 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Great fact |
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TroubleMan
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
24. Penny Toler scored the first basket in the WNBA. |
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tjwash
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
27. Elvis and Liberace both had stillborn twin brothers. |
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Aristus
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Tue Mar-14-06 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. The "switched twins" story fom "The Man In The Iron Mask" is |
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Art_from_Ark
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Tue Mar-14-06 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. In 1866, the US Mint made 16 different coins for circulation |
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underpants
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Wed Mar-15-06 09:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. The "Dixie" was a coin |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I'm thinking that the "Dixie" was a 10-dollar bill |
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underpants
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Wed Mar-15-06 10:44 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. D'oh! |
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Monkey see Monkey Do
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Wed Mar-15-06 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
36. William S Burroughs uncle Ivy lee did public relations work for Hitler |
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Richard Steele
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #36 |
53. Actor Woody Harrelson's father is a mob hitman serving life for murder. |
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Monkey see Monkey Do
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Wed Mar-15-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. ... and has been accused by some of involvement in the JFK assassination |
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BlueJazz
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Wed Mar-15-06 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
37. On the Hit Song "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Small the.... |
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NoPasaran
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Wed Mar-15-06 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
41. In the pre-decimalisation British LSD currency |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. And the symbol for "pound", |
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patcox2
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
45. Fatboy Slim was guitarist for The Housemartins. |
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Lautremont
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. I thought he was the bassist, |
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patcox2
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Wed Mar-15-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Hey, I was close. |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
47. The lowest denomination paper money ever issued by the US |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:48 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Cool. |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Mar-15-06 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
51. The Middle of Nowhere is... |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-15-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Cool |
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Hissyspit
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Thu Mar-16-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Well, speaking as someone who used to live in Russellville... |
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Art_from_Ark
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Thu Mar-16-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Ahhh, Dogpatch USA |
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gkdmaths
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Wed Mar-15-06 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. Theobromine, the |
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Hissyspit
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Thu Mar-16-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. I don't care whether it has any bromine in it or not, just give me more! |
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Art_from_Ark
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Thu Mar-16-06 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. And now for the most completely worthless bit of trivia |
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Taxloss
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Thu Mar-16-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
61. "St John's Wood" is the only station on the London Underground |
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