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13 Mar 05
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thats a helvetica post
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Unlike the tame imitations sold to tourists across America and Europe, the real Swiss army knife features a machette, a submachine gun, a nuclear detonator, a corkscrew, and a banjo. All Swiss people carry these weapons, which is why Switzerland has not been attacked by Nazis since 1996.
Next - Tierra del Fuego... |
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the banjo on its own would have been enough ...
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long ago in the days when the Earth was flat, sailors were terrified of Tierra del Fuego, because their ships used to fall of the edge of the world at this point. The name Tierra del Fuego means "fear of flying".
Next, the Faroe Islands |
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The Faroe Islands are the worlds largest producer of prefabricated churches.
Next: The Barents Sea... |
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The Barents Sea
A wonderful world of incredible beauty and amazing facts lies in the sea. The astonishing details truly, has fascinated many people around the world to the great depth of the sea. The varied diversity in flora and fauna with the adaptations of the marine life makes this world the largest ecosystem on this planet. Oceans and Sea with different climatic conditions and geography coupled with habitation in and around takes us to the infinite vistas of research and study. |
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I don't believe you.
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The barents sea was originally thought to be the source of the worlds oceans and
so as such was originally proposed to be called the Parents sea,however on submitting the proposal a mark was not spotted on the paper and the p became a b. not wanting to lose face they did not mention the fact,hence the barents sea was named. |
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come on where next?
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Russia
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good work guys.
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The first food in space was a black forest gateau fired into orbit by the Russians in 1952. It survived for three days before the cream went sour, and eventually touched down somewhere in the pacific ocean.
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next - Azerbaijhan!
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will not win the QM Champion Chase on Wednesday
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The Azerbaijhani alphabet consists of the letters "", "ph¿, and 36 occurrences of the letter "u".
Next: The Cretaceous Era |
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The Cretaceous Era is the second longest era in geological history, just a few millennia short of the Last of the Summer Wine era.
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Last of the summer wine
3 old men + hill + wheeled contraption = Hilarity Next The Nolan Sisters |
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The Nolan Sisters are direct descendants of Erwin Rommel. "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" was originally titled "I'm in the mood for Blitzkrieg".
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Next: Indian Elephants.
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ASSESSOR, sorry but tierra del fuego translates as land of fire.
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Indian elephants are much more mild mannered than their african cousins. This could be down to the fact they did not suffer the same amount of ridacule in their childhood as their prince charles, wingnut relatives.
Next Wolfgang Wolf former manager of Wolfsburg FC |
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Wolfgang Wolf used to wear a sheepskin coat.
It fooled no one. |
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The only edition of Desert Island Discs never to have been broadcast was when former Wolfsberg football manager Wolfgang Wolf was a guest on the German version of the show in 1995. The controller of Radio Deutshland considered Wolf's choice of eight songs from The Proclaimers' "Sunshine On Leith" LP to be "an unusual selection", and the recording was quickly shelved.
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next - Mae West!
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I consider the letters LP to be my copyright, a bill will shortly be arriving at the door of those who do no pay.
LP |
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Mae West changed her name to Mae Flower for the soft core film Pilgrim's Pro-Sex, which carried the tagline 'they all came on the Mae Flower'.
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May Flower is an annual spring event for the 'Comming Out' of gays descended from the crew of the 17th century ship of the same name.
Next. Cape Cod. |
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To slow Lady Penelope
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Cape Cod is the lesser known Cape 2 miles north of Cape Canaveral. Whereas space expeditions are launched at Cape Canaveral, fish are launched into the water at Cape Cod several times daily. The latest launches can be monitored at the website www.capecod.com, a site set up in 2001 by the general manager of Cape Cod, Chuck Olberhauser.
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so don! where next? It's your shout but make it connect.
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Next: Harry Ramsden
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LOL :D excellent.
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Ramsden built up the well known Harry Ramsdens fish and chip shops. In 1931 the first restaurant opened. Now, you can find Harry Ramsdens all over the United Kingdom, as well as others being found much further away, such as in Dubai.
Next - Dubai |
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Malcolm Muggeridge drinks emulsion paint, a habit he shares with the entire population of Dubai.
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Next: The Dalai Lama!
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The foundations of Dubai are piled to some two Kilometes below sea level, as the entire city is built on sponge.
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come on Stevie - keep up :)
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Only the 5 most recent incarnations of the Dali Lama have been human, the previous ones actually being Llamas.
Next: Crufts |
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Roberts of Toxteth in Liverpool, who streaked onto the pitch and kicked the ball into the Bayer Leverkusen goal, was warned that his behaviour could have landed him in jail.
He has performed 211 streaks at major events throughout the UK. He became notorious after streaking during the general election, on Richard and Judy's This Morning show, and at Wimbledon and Crufts. Next - Judy F. |