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In 2011,a 14 year-old amateur astronomer from Canada proved that
Jupiter is bright enough to cast shadows on Earth. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/11/18/young-astronomer-captures-a-shadow-cast-by-jupiter#.UdGbJDv2aSp The earliest cotton in the world was spun and woven in India. Roman emperors would wear delicate cotton from India that they would call “woven winds.” Mogul emperors called the fabrics “morning dew” and “cloth of running water.” You cannot be prosecuted for counterfeiting if you print a $200 bill because it's not a real denomination. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1147246.stm |
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"Eigengrau" is the colour seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigengrau The lowest note in the known universe is caused by the rumbling of a black hole in the Perseus galaxy.57 octaves below middle C. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/09sep_blackholesounds/ "The Hum" is a low frequency sound heard by about 10% of the population at night and on overcast days. http://www.thehum.info/ |
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Meet 98 year old Dobri Dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war. Every day he walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of Sofia, where he spends the day begging for money. Though a well known fixture around several of the city’s churches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying Bulgarian monasteries and the utility bills of orphanages, living instead off his monthly state pension of 80 euros. |
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There are so many kind of apples,that if you ate a new one everyday,it would take
over 20 years to try them all. http://mymansbelly.com/2012/10/15/so-many-types-of-apples-which-do-i-use-for/ Johnny Depp is an honorary member of the Comanche Nation.His native name means "Shape Shifter". http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/23/entertainment-us-usa-depp-comanches-idUSBRE84M02A20120523 American Coco Cola tastes different to International Cola. http://www.wisegeek.org/is-the-formula-for-coca-cola-the-same-in-all-countries.htm |
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James Jameson,heir to Jameson whiskey,explored Africa in 1888,where he
bought an 11-year-old girl and gave her to Congolese cannibals to sketch how they ate her. C*nt. http://theinquisition.eu/wordpress/2011/history/jameson-cannibalism/ Duct Tape,when pulled apart quickly in the dark,will glow blue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54R6q2_-4Yo&feature=share In the first episode of Futurama,Bender takes Fry to the Head Museum saying,"It's Free on Tuesdays." December 31st 2999 will,in fact,be a Tuesday. http://theinfosphere.org/Space_Pilot_3000#Act_I:_.22Here.27s_to_another_lousy_millennium..22 |
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If its free to get in on that date I will make a note in the diary
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In Jamaica sex between men is punishable with up to ten years imprisonment.
Girl-on-girl action is allowed though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Jamaica There’s a sex theme park in South Korea Jeju Loveland, or what’s more commonly known as Love Land Korea is a sex theme park located on an Island in South Korea. http://www.jejuloveland.com/eng.html If you jumped off a 5ft ledge on a neutron star by the time you hit the ground you would be doing 4 million miles an hour. http://www.theraceison.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/04/20/superpower-theres-only-one/ |
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Humans and dogs are the only two species known to seek visual cues from another
individual's eyes,and dogs only do this when interacting with humans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclera The U.S.is the world's only industrialized nation that taxes citizens who live overseas,even if their income is generated in a foreign country and they never return to America. http://world.time.com/2013/01/31/mister-taxman-why-some-americans-working-abroad-are-ditching-their-citizenships/ There was a man named Joseph Bolitho Johns who escaped Australian prisons so many times,they built a special cell just for him.He escaped that as well. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondyne_Joe |
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Studies have shown that sarcasm enhances one's problem-solving ability.An inability
to understand it can be an early sign of brain disease. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Science-of-Sarcasm-Yeah-Right.html#ixzz1e47xq63C A Harvard study showed that eating one serving of cooked oatmeal two to four times a week was linked to a 16% reduction in the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. One serving five or six times a week was linked to a 39% reduction in risk. The costliest tsunami ever to strike the western United States and Canada occurred on March 28, 1964, when an 8.4 earthquake struck Alaska. Waves reached as high as 21 feet and killed more than 120 people. Damages reached $106 million. |
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The Monte Testaccio is a vast, nonbiodegradable garbage dump in Rome where an
estimated 53 million amphorae (ceramic vases) were thrown. It is one of the largest and most organized dumps found anywhere in the ancient world. The RMS "Empress of Ireland" had a cat named Emmy who never missed a voyage until May 28,1914 when Emmy refused to go aboard.The ship left without her and sunk the next day,killing more than 1000 people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship%27s_cat The locations of the world's tallest and oldest trees are now kept top secret to avoid tourists crowds damaging them and their surroundings. http://greenliving.about.com/od/thegreenyard/tp/Largest-Tree-Oldest-Tree-in-the-World.htm No one knows who invented the fire hydrant,because its patent was burned in a fire. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hydrant |
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When a male and female lobster are ready to mate,they fight each other and
while doing so urinate on each other's faces. http://www.ehow.com/info_8529233_life-span-lobsters.html A one-eyed man was executed for bestiality in 1642 in Connecticut after a local sow gave birth to a one-eyed piglet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_George_Spencer When a dignitary complained to President Roosevelt about Alice Roosevelt (his daughter) smoking on top of the White House,Roosevelt replied, "I can be President of the United States,or I can control Alice.I cannot possibly do both." http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt |
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A man injected himself with snake venom for several years in an effort to build up
an immunity.He lived to be 100,survived 172 snakebites,and donated his blood to snakebite victems. . http://www.floridatrend.com/article/906/farewell-to-these-famous-floridians Most German men sit while they peee and are taught that standing to pee is unhygenic. . http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/21/unthinkable-having-a-sit-down Sloths can swim 3x faster than they can move on land and can hold their breath for up to 40 min. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMe2UvPS4vI |
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There is a gentleman on the Betfair 'Chit Chat' forum who wakes early every day to provide interesting facts to the forumites.
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Said gentleman was out watering his tomatoes at 5:00 this morning.
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Did you talk to them? My mother said that helps to make them bigger.
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Might give it a try.They reckon mum's know best.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are 25,000 tomato varieties. Other sources cap the number of types of tomatoes at 10,000.
Tomato juice is the official state beverage of Ohio. At least 19 US states hold tomato festivals. Never store tomatoes in the refrigerator! It decreases the nutritional value and they will also lose their flavor. For best results, store tomatoes above 55°F. |
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A man was hit by a Metro train going 70 mph.His flying body parts injured a
woman.She sued his estate on the theory that "If you do something as stupid as this guy did,you have to be responsible for what comes from it." . http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-29/news/ct-met-train-fatality-suit-20111229_1_amtrak-train-high-speed-trainmetra-train If a song is close to 60 beats per minute and people start to breathe in time with the music it starts to slow their heart rate and make people feel relaxed. . http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-advice/best-songs-to-listen-to-on-planes-revealed-in-spotify-study/story-fni0bfk2-1226664706235 [ This image is no longer available. ] |
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Finland plans to make access to 100 Mbps internet a legal right for all citizens by 2015.
. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Finland The U.S. is ranked 5th in the list of Spanish speaking countries by population and is ahead of countries like Peru,Venezuela and Chile. . http://www.spanishlinguist.com/extra/spanish_speaking_countries_world_figures_and_map.html A war cry used by the Finnish Army during WW2 was "Tulta munille!" which roughly translates to "Fire at their balls!" . http://naturalselection.org.nz/s/7.3_Sandra_Kassenaar-part_1.pdf |
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Aye. And if it hadn't been for Jonathan Ross' great great great great granddad being on sentry duty the Romans would never have conquered Britain.
His battle-cry of "The Woemans are coming. Get out the Wode" had entirely the wrong effect!  |
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The symbols used to censor swear words are called grawlixes.
. http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/Grawlix.htm Declawing cats is legal in most US states but forbidden by the EU. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychectomy#Declawing_practices There is an "Edible Park" in Ashville,NC.It has over 40 different fruit and nut trees that the public is allowed to go and pick fresh fruits from. . http://www.mountainx.com/article/28026/Edible-park-just-keeps-on-giving |
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The UK produces more than 434 million tonnes of waste every year. This rate of rubbish generation would fill the Albert Hall in London in less than 2 hours.
Every year UK households throw away the equivalent of 3 ½ million double-decker buses (almost 30 million tonnes), a queue of which would stretch from London to Sydney(Australia) and back. On average, each person in the UK, throws away seven times their body weight (about 500kg) in rubbish every year. |
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The UK produces more than 434 million tonnes of waste every year. This rate of rubbish generation would fill the Albert Hall in London in less than 2 hours.
Are we talking about babies born in Norfolk? |
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No, muslims in London
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Birds won't abandon their nestlings if they smell like humans.It's a myth.
. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-birds-abandon-young-at-human-touch In the 1924 Tour de France,riders used cocaine and chloroform as performance enhancing drugs. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_P%C3%A9lissier#Les_For.C3.A7ats_de_la_route Martian sunsets are blue. . http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/04/25/151376553/a-most-peculiar-sunset |
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Billionaire Howard Hughes was being kept awake at night by the bright neon sign
from the "Silver Slipper" casino,so he bought the casino and dismantled the sign. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes 75% of the cars that Rolls Royce has ever produced are still on the road. . http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21576225-why-everyone-wants-be-top-end-market-dreams-wheels When the first McDonald's opened in Britain in 1974,culture shock was experienced.A couple of early customer noted with dismay that their was no butter on the bread roll,or cutlery to eat with. . http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/59278/mcdonalds-conquered-uk |
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Abraham Lincoln was a tremendously skilled wrestler.He once beat a man with a single toss and
challenged the mob that had gathered to watch with,"Any of you want to try it,come on and whet your horns!"No one stepped forward. . http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1141550/index.htm After water,concrete is the most used substance in the world. . http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=17593 The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. . http://www.news.dm/did-you-know-the-guinness-book-of-world-records-holds-the-record-for-being-the-book-most-often-stolen-from-public-libraries/ |
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Ice worms are worms that live in glaciers.If they are exposed to temperatures above
40 degrees F,they melt. . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_worm When McDonald's first introduced drive-thru's to China,the concept was so foreign that many people would pick up their food through the drive-thru,park their cars,and bring the food inside the restaurant to eat it. . http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26226387/ns/business-cnbc_tv/t/mcdonalds-has-big-appetite-china/#.UdpNTzv2aSq [ This image is no longer available. ] |
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In 1962 the CIA tipped off South Africa's intelligence service about the location
of Nelson Mandela,leading to his arrest that put him in jail for 27 years. . http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-06-10/news/9002170271_1_anti-apartheid-activities-gerard-ludi-cia-spokesman-mark-mansfield The IRS has a plan in it's employee handbook on how to collect takes from people after a nuclear attack. . http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/28/business/nuclear-war-plan-by-irs.html [ This image is no longer available. ] |
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Ferrari engines are musically engineered to sound perfect by utilizing 3rd and 6th
harmonics on the air intake,like a flute or organ. . http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sport%20Cars/Classiche/All_Models/Ferrari_599_GTB/Innovation_Technologies/Pages/Article_59_GTB_Engine_Sound.aspx The plural,gender-neutral term for "nieces and nephews" is "niblings". . https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Billionaire J.Paul Getty refused to pay $17mn ransom for his kidnapped Grandson.When the teenager's severed ear arrived,he agreed to pay $3mn but paid only $2.2mn.the maximum that would be tax deductible.He lent the remaining $800,000 to his son on the condition that he pay it back with 4% interest. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Paul_Getty |
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Funnily enough, I read that fact about the IRS yesterday.
Blackburn Rovers are the only club in the Football League permitted to have their crest on their corner flags |
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Blackburn Rovers are the only club in the Football League permitted to have their crest on their corner flags. This privilege was granted after they won the FA Cup in three successive years during the 1880s
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The creator of Peter Pan gave the rights to a children's hospital so they
would always collect the royalties and fund the hospital. . http://www.gosh.org/gen/peterpan/history/peter-pan-and-the-hospital/ Contrary to popular belief,all bats can see,but most use echolocation to navigate instead of using their sight. . http://news.discovery.com/earth/are-bats-blind.htm There’s a swing on the edge of a cliff in Ecuador. It has no safety measures and is called the ‘Swing at the End of the World.’ . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOttul5TJPE#at=135 |
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Like the Blackburn one.
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On a similar theme...
Only previous FA Cup winners are permitted to have triangular corner flags |
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bigmo 12 Jul 13 16:29
There’s a swing on the edge of a cliff in Ecuador. It has no safety measures and is called the ‘Swing at the End of the World.’ . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOttul5TJPE#at=135 Video looks like a complete con to me, if that has a huge drop I will eat my hat ( as long as I can have Ketchup )  |
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http://www.turkhackteam.net/fotograflar/891872-dunyanin-kenarindaki-salincak.html
http://www.chillhour.com/swing-on-the-edge-of-the-world Best I can find. |
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Some of those pictures look slightly more convincing though surely someone with a really good camera could take a picture from some sort of vantage point other than from behind.
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I agree it needs better pictures for such a bold claim.
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Nevertheless the views do look good up there
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