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Did You Know
« on: Mar 14, 2015, 04:47:38 AM »

           From time to time I come across some facts that I didn't know. I'm sure you all may have some as well, so lets hear some.


In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes
 when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed
 firmer to sleep on. that's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight"
 came from.
 *
 The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses
 every letter in the alphabet. (developed by Western Union to test
 telex/twx communications)
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 The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a
 letter is uncopyrightable.
 
 

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #1 on: Mar 15, 2015, 09:09:41 AM »

When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They
   actually pass out from sheer terror.
 
   The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year
because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the
   weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #2 on: Mar 16, 2015, 05:05:25 PM »

        c'mon guys some one must have a strange fact to share.

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the
   Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the . 50 caliber
   machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded
   into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the
   whole 9 yards."

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #3 on: Mar 16, 2015, 08:06:59 PM »
I thought the dog was brown... There are now brown foxes  :o
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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #4 on: Mar 16, 2015, 08:08:59 PM »
did you know 15 minutes or less could save you 15% on you car insurance?
Gopher, Everett?

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #5 on: Mar 17, 2015, 05:19:54 AM »

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which
   stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your
   thumb.

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #6 on: Mar 18, 2015, 07:00:54 AM »


               An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain  ::)

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #7 on: Mar 18, 2015, 04:10:04 PM »
Jeez, I know some people like that....h2l
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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #8 on: Mar 18, 2015, 08:36:28 PM »
you can buy gold pills that you can take to put gold glitter in your poop

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #9 on: Mar 18, 2015, 08:39:54 PM »
The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #10 on: Mar 18, 2015, 08:41:33 PM »
In Japan there are more adult diapers sold than baby diapers........eeeewwwwkkkk

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #11 on: Mar 18, 2015, 08:43:44 PM »
Denver has more marijuana stores that starbucks now

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #12 on: Mar 20, 2015, 07:35:57 AM »

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the
   "General Purpose" vehicle, GP

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #13 on: Mar 21, 2015, 05:20:58 AM »


   The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each
   gallon of diesel that it burns.

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Re: Did You Know
« Reply #14 on: Mar 22, 2015, 08:28:18 AM »

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. Duh! ???

 


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