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"A lonely,deformed dolphin was adopted by a family of sperm whales."
Aww, that's lovely  |
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You sentimental old thing
 all need need now is to sit down & watch the film The Champ with a box of hankies  |
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I'm not getting too comfy at the moment as I have to go to work shortly.
What's The Champ about then? |
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http://theweek.com/article/index/217652/the-champ-saddest-movie-ever
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Oh yes! I've seen it..."Champ, wake up"
Bigmo will be annoyed at us for hijacking his thread. Here's a fact of my own - Did you know that due to the build-up of gases in his stomach, William the Conqueror exploded at his funeral, covering the monks of Caen Abbey in his rotten guts. Sorry if I've put anyone of their lunch |
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As someone once said " could never stomach the French "
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Negaholics are people who become addicted to negativity and self doubt.They find fault in most things and never seem to be satisfied.
Scientists are working on a technology where the road can charge electric cars as they drive on it. Taco Bell gives out $500 gift cards to up-and-coming touring indie bands. |
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In South Korea,repeat child sex offenders are chemically castrated.
There are almost 7000 holes dug in a line on a Peru mountain side,and no one knows why.It's called the "Band of Holes" http://www.world-mysteries.com/mpl_piscovalley.htm There is a water park in Germany that has banned women from using an extreme water slide because it has caused genital injury to 6 women. |
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Sheffield United played an away match and someone forgot to pack Foulke's shirt. A desperate attempt to find a replacement shirt large enough for him at a local sports shop proved fruitless, so he played the match wrapped in a bed-sheet.
Despite the muddy conditions, Foulke didn't concede and was spotless after the match. Hence the term "keeping a clean sheet" for goalkeepers was born. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UkVZZnrC4E |
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I like that one pumphol.
DC once created a superhero called "Arm Fall Off Boy".He's from the 30th century and has the super power of being able to detach his own limbs.The character claims he got the ability from being a little too careless around anti-gravity. Masterbating too often can lead to the same major brain changes as drug addiction. http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/doing-what-you-evolved-to-do A NASA intern stole a safe full of moon rocks,sprinkled them on a hotel bed,and had sex with his girlfriend on them. |
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Pluto will complete it's first full orbit around the sun (since it's discovery) on Monday,March 23,2178.
http://www.livescience.com/33390-pluto-first-complete-orbit.html Some police dogs are equipped with ballistic vests and even given a full police funeral when killed in the line of duty. Ben Stiller had to undergo hypnotherapy for his addiction to M&Ms. |
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According to the quantum mechanical experiments,the future determines the present.
Patients with traumatic injuries are less likely to die in hospital if they have alcohol in their blood,and the more alcohol,the more likely they are to survive.Burn injuries are the only exception. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/19/intoxicated-patients-more-likely-to-survive-traumatic-injuries-study-finds/ Crows living in urban areas are known to gather nuts then place them in the street for passing cars to crack open the shells.Then,after waiting patiently for the light to change,they return to the street to eat them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_Crow |
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The Araucana Chicken is also called the "Easter Egg Chicken" because it lays
natural blue,green,pink and brown eggs. During the horsemeat scandal earlier this year,meat pie from Iceland was tested and was found to contain no meat. http://www.grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle/Surprising-Twist-in-Horse-Meat-Scandal A pair of twins seperated at birth,were both named Jim,both married first to women named Linda and second to women named Betty and had boys both named James Allan.They finally met each other at 39 years old. http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/lhs/science/mos/twins/jimtwins.html |
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Honey is the only food that will not rot.A jar of honey may remain edible for over 3000 years.
In 1962,at the University of Texas,Austin,Janis Joplin was voted "ugliest man on campus" The first woman to earn a PhD in Computer Science in the United States also earned a Masters degree in Mathematics and Physics,helped develop computer programming languages,and was a Catholic nun. |
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California (population 37,000,000) has only 58 more bars than Wisconsin
(population 5,600,000). http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/data-only-states-have-more-bars-than-wisconsin/html_1a7a0e58-b732-11e2-99a0-001a4bcf887a.html You shouldn't use Calvin Klien's "Obsession" scent when you go on a Safari.Cheetahs,Tigers,Jaguars and other wild cats are attracted by it.Scientists use it to count the population of these animals. President Lyndon Johnson would scare guests at his raunch by driving downhill straight into a lake in his Amphicar,shouting that the brakes were shot. http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/presidentialvehicles.htm |
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Did I read on here somewhere about a bloke who took a bomb into a cinema, got engrossed in the film, and lost his legs when it went off.
It was on QI last night. |
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I can't remember posting that one SqueezeFirmly.
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I have seen the amphicar of LBJ's in person
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The first message sent over the internet (sent in 1969) was "LO" they were attempting to send the message "LOGIN" but the system crashed while processing all the information.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001016.htm Lonely and isolated people tend to have weaker immune systems.Love and close relationships greatly improve immunity. All the air in potato chip bags we complain about is actually Nitrogen and serves a purpose.It preserves the crispiness and provides cushion during shipping. |
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During Napoleon's six day stay in Malta he;reformed national municipalities,created a public finance administration,abolished all fuedal privileges and slavery,framed a family code,nominated twelve judges and established public education.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta#Knights_of_Malta_and_Napoleon In Norse mythology,the dwarves created a magical chain to shackle the wolf Fenrir.It was made of:the sound of a cat's footfall,the beard of a woman,the roots of a mountain,bears sinews,fish's breath and bird's spittle.It is said that this creation is the reason why none of these exist. The first sensory deprivation tank was created in 1954.Since then people have experienced hallucinations,out of body experiences and even parallel universes while in these chambers. http://io9.com/5969044/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-sensory-deprivation-chambers |
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Jews fought side-by-side with Muslim soldiers to defend Jerusalem against the
Crusaders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_and_the_Crusades#Massacre_of_Jerusalem Over 70 percent of girls aged 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities,such as attending school,when then they feel bad about their looks. A wanted pimp had such a sophisticated pattern lock on his android phone that the FBI was unable to crack it.They had to serve Google with a warrant to try and help them. |
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Inca Tern, a species of bird that lives in the Pacific coastline from northern Peru to central Chile are famous for their manly “mustache”.
When you read something and imagine it to be in a particular person's voice,it's called "Talker-Specific Auditory Imagery" The oldest grape vine in the world was planted in the 17th Century.It is still producing around 35 to 55 kg of grapes which are fermented and bottled. http://maribor-pohorje.si/the-old-vine--the-oldest-vine-in-the-world.aspx |
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Only Fools and Horses
David Jason was far from being first choice to play Del Boy. Jim Broadbent, Billy Murray and Robin Nedwell were all in the frame at one point. The original title was 'Readies'. When David Jason considered leaving the show, the BBC planned to make a spin-off called 'Hot Rod'. |
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Before they were known as 'Squeeze' (a name they took from the Velvet Underground album of the same name), the south London band were called 'Captain Trundlow's Sky Company' or 'Skyco'
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Two 6-year olds were suspended from school for playing cops and robbers and forming their fingers into an imaginary gun.
New research suggests that one of the reasons for the popularity of Marijuana may be that it helps people cope with the pain of loneliness. Astronomers have found a galaxy turning gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency,a rare phase of galaxy evolution that is the most extreme yet observed. |
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Plants can communicate the onset of an attack from aphids by making use of an
underground network of fungi,researchers have found. There is a strip club in Portland that serves only vegan food and only allows it's strippers to strip in non-animal-based clothing. http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1975826_1975753_1975585,00.html Hiccups were an evolutionary necessity,but now they serve no purpose. |
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Caroline Aherne reportedly has an IQ of 177.
Marilyn Monroe's was 163 |
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The Taliban buys children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers.The going price
for a child bomber is said to be between $7,000-$14,000.. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/02/taliban-buying-children-to-serve-as-suicide-bomber/?page=all Repeatedly clicking porn links and visiting porn sites can cause real addiction measurable in the brain. The Oxford English Dictionary,one of the most esteemed reference works in history,was initially constructed via properly cited user submissions,much like Wikipedia. |
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In the 1980s a man with severe OCD shot himself in the head in an attempt to commit suicide.Instead of killing him,the bullet destroyed the part of his brain that was responsible for his OCD,and he went on to become a straight-A college student five years later.
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/25/us/brain-wound-eliminates-man-s-mental-illness.html Newspapers are so big (broadsheet) because the British government began taxing newspapers in 1712 based on the number of their pages. McDonald's serves spinach pies in Thailand. |
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In Russia there is a "Temple of All Religions" which serves as a peaceful combination of all different cultures.
Ernest Hemingway took a urinal from his favourite bar and moved it into his Key West home,arguing that he had "p*ssed away"so much of his money into the urinal that he owned it. The man who once had the longest beard in the world died when he broke his neck after accidently stepping on it. http://itthing.com/most-ironic-deaths |
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There are 169.518,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the first ten moves in chess.
http://en.chessbase.com/home/TabId/211/PostId/4005177 Post Office workers once sent a live cat through the pneumatic mail tube system in New York. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pneumatic-system-new-york-public-library In music,a combination of notes exist known as "The Devil's Interval",and it was banned in the 1100's for evoking sexual feelings and being the direct work of the devil. |
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A group of scientists suggest that the Universe may exist inside a black hole.
In retail stores slow music is played to keep you shopping and spend more;in restaurants fast music is played to speed up turnaround. An award winning middle schooler's science project showed that on average 70% of the time ice from fast food restaurants is dirtier than toilet water. http://www.businessinsider.com/ice-is-dirtier-than-toilet-water-2012-10 |
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The military word "mayday" meaning "emergency" comes from the identically pronounced French phrase "m'aidez",meaning "help me".
Humans have a tendancy to be sexually attracted towards people who resemble them or their parents. In WWII,the Japanese navy had submersible aircraft carriers.These carriers were able to carry aircraft under water to their destinations,surface,launch their planes,then quickly dive again before they were discovered. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400_class_submarine |
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The hair on the crown of 92% of the world population grows clockwise. Which obviously means that only 8% have anti-clockwise growth. But, strangely, in the world of gayers, they have 30% anti-clockwise growth. (Now go and check in your mirror)
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Emma Stone's low-pitched husky voice is a result of having baby colic,a condition of constant screaming as an infant.
Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children’s genes behave. In a first-of-a-kind study, Canadian researchers tested children born to obese women, plus their brothers and sisters who were conceived after the mother had obesity surgery. Youngsters born after mom lost lots of weight were slimmer than their siblings. They also had fewer risk factors for diabetes or heart disease later in life. Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/05/babies-born-after-weight-loss-surgery-are-healthier MAY THE BRICKS BE WITH YOU A scale model of an X-Wing fighter, made from more than five million Lego bricks, went on display in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday. It’s 11 feet tall, 43 feet long and 44 feet wide, it’s the largest Lego model ever built. |
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Scabs Inspire New Bandage to Speed Healing
Human scabs have become the model for development of an advanced wound dressing material that shows promise for speeding the healing process, scientists are reporting. Their study appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Shutao Wang and colleagues explain that scabs are a perfect natural dressing material for wounds. In addition to preventing further bleeding, scabs protect against infection and recruit the new cells needed for healing. Existing bandages and other dressings for wounds generally are intended to prevent bleeding and infections. Wang’s team set out to develop a new generation of wound dressings that reduce the risk of infections while speeding the healing process. Henry Ford was the first Industrial Giant to give his workers both Saturday and Sunday off,in the hope that it would encourage more leisure use of automobiles,and thus popularizing the idea of the "weekend". There are at least 10 recorded cases of people dying from laughter. |
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New Zealand is part of a 93% submerged continent known as Zealandia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealandia_(continent) In 2012 a crew of scientists on a ship discovered a rather large error in google maps - an entire island marked on maps that did not exist. A group of women in Ukraine have formed a modern amazon tribe called Asgarda.Their goal is to have complete autonomy from men,they train in different martial arts and sciences,and live in the Carpathian Mountains. http://www.planet-mag.com/?s=asgarda&x=0&y=0 |