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If you try to attack or startle a vulture it will vomit on you.
. http://science.howstuffworks.com/zoology/birds/vulture-vomit1.htm Viagra can even make flowers stay erect. . http://www.alearned.com/viagra/ The reason soap operas look different compared to most media is because they are shot in 60fps (hence the "soap opera"). . http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57569102-221/what-is-the-soap-opera-effect/ |
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A University of Colorado Boulder team has developed a radically new technique that uses the power
of sunlight to efficiently split water into it's components of hydrogen and oxygen,paving the way for the broad use of hydrogen as a clean,green fuel. . http://phys.org/news/2013-08-team-technique-hydrogen-fuel.html A couple named their child Dovahkiin (Dragonborn) and received a lifetime of free Bethesda games. . http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/11/17/parents-name-child-dovahkiin-earn-a-lifetimes-worth-of-bethesda-games/ We are still in the ice age that began 2.6 million years ago at the start of the Pleistocene epoch,because the Greenland,Artic,and Antarctic ice sheets still exist. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age |
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Men tend to dream more about other men.Around 70% of the characters in a man's dream are other men.On the other hand,a woman's dream contains almost an equal number of men and women.
. http://www.boredpanda.com/15-interesting-facts-about-dreams-dreaming/ The majority of women seeking an abortion are not teenagers.In fact,58% are in their 20s,and 6 in 10 already have a child at home. . http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2013/01/08/index.html Having sex regularly is known to have amazing health benefits,such as promoting the body's production of germ fighting antibodies,strengthening the pelvic floor,burning calories,stabilizing the menstrual cycle,and providing natural pain relief through orgasms. Source: Berman, Laura. 2008. Real Sex for Real Women |
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Having sex regularly is known to have amazing health benefits,such as promoting the body's production
of germ fighting antibodies,strengthening the pelvic floor,burning calories,stabilizing the menstrual cycle,and providing natural pain relief through orgasms. Does that go for masturbation too?  |
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Hopefully.
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Ben and Jerry's used to have a policy that no employee could make more than five times what was
the lowest paid worker was paid. . http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.ex.payequity15may15,0,7160910.story?page=2 Locusts are not a species of insect but a particular "phase" of certain types of grasshoppers. . http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2013/04/03/the-locust-economy/ Singer Chris Brown appeared in court in 2012 with his lawyer regarding probabtion after assaukting Rihanna. Brown attempted to address the court but was interrupted by his lawyer,who said "I don't dance;you don't talk." . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_%28American_singer%29#Domestic_violence_case |
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Pepsi produced an aerosol so astronauts could drink cola in space without getting soaked!
http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/152#y8bZsSPzpZ9ctLk7.99 When Capt. James Cook arrived on the island of Hawaii, he was mistaken for a sex god. http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/154#hFklXEpjxGIbbkye.99 Americans can turn right on red due to the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973! http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/158#E5FbEP1r2Djxdsl1.99 lights Alexander Graham Bell almost saved President Garfield’s life after he was shot. He couldn’t because of the bed Garfield was lying on! http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/170#b1HHGcwgLPRo1iMO.99 |
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Is that why my nickname is Captain Cook
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Gareth Bale's application to trademark his 'Eleven of Hearts' celebration logo has been successful.
The Intellectual Property Office confirmed yesterday that the logo, which includes a No.11 inside a heart shape made of two hands, has been trademarked. Bale's advisers plan to introduce the symbol on to a number of products. Bale could make up to £3 million a year |
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TiptheOdds
09 Aug 13 18:33 Joined: 07 Dec 01 | Topic/replies: 4,568 | Blogger: TiptheOdds's blog Having sex regularly is known to have amazing health benefits,such as promoting the body's production of germ fighting antibodies,strengthening the pelvic floor,burning calories,stabilizing the menstrual cycle,and providing natural pain relief through orgasms. Does that go for masturbation too? Don't know about the above but research suggests that regular masturbation reduces the risk of developing prostate cancer . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3072021.stm |
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Ta..thats a relief
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In more ways than one.
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I thought that 'soap operas' were so called because they were (originally) sponsored by soap manufacturers.
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During July, a public relations worker from Pennsylvania briefly became the world's richest person when PayPal mistakenly credited his account with $92 quadrillion.
The total wealth of the world is estimated to be just $200 trillion |
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Excellent nick. You've found some quality dyn's off late.
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Thanks mate.
Tbh, the Bale story came out of today's paper and I just stumbled upon the Paypal gaffe. (London Evening Standard website iirc) |
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The Byzantine Empire developed a weapon that was able to burn and be ignited by water. Nobody knows the formula anymore.
http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/171#3kQAerVOEUFqhM1s.99 Stethoscopes were invented so doctors could avoid having to put their ears against women's chests. http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/173#f4yveJmzl3e42I2d.99 Stethoscopes were invented so doctors could avoid having to put their ears against women's chests. http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/173#f4yveJmzl3e42I2d.99 |
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oops a repeat there it should have been
A U-Boat was sunk by a broken toilet. http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/174#zOXT3r3kaLIBz8mD.99 |
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04 Aug 13 10:23 Joined: 29 Jul 04 | Topic/replies: 27,668 | Blogger: pumphol.'s blog Andrew Jackson's parrot was ejected from his funeral for swearing too much! http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/60#bRIljumW24i8VYG0.99 Britain has invaded 90% of the world’s countries! http://www.omg-facts.com/category/6/History/66#HKpeKMP360RKvIiD.99 There are 22 countries which have never been invaded by Britain (can you name them?) . http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-invaded-nine-out-of-ten-countries-so-look-out-Luxembourg.html |
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Blimey no ides
Switzerland Iceland Brazil maybe probably a couple of African ones that others beat us too it like Mozambique  |
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Sweden ?
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Actually, Britain invaded Iceland in 1940 because of its strategic importance.
The 22 countries are listed on the link |
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Sweden is one
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A woman with a PhD in math won the scratch lottery four times by figuring out the algorithm of the ticket production.
. http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/08/texas_lottery_winner_genius.php Every once in a while,a female shark can reproduce without any contact from a male.This act is known as parthenogenesis. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis Squirrels sleep 14 hours a day. . http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-7-most-sleepiest-animals-world?image=2 |
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Flora margarine was named after the wife of one of the Directors.
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Winmau dartboards was a company founded by two sisters, Winifred and Maude.
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Liquid Paper Correction Fluid was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, the mother of Monkees Band Member Robert Michael Nesmith
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Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do.Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.
. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_coconut Ateenager in China sold his kidney to buy an iPad. . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13639934 Many languages do not have seperate words for blue and green,they are considered different shades of the same colour. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinction_of_blue_and_green_in_various_languages |
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The brain is much more active at night than during the day.
. http://www.healthsolution.in/blog/?p=237 The inventor of the Game Boy was originally Nintendo's janitor;the President of the company happened to walk by and was impressed by a toy he created out of boredom,leading to an illustrious career. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi In 1836.Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna |
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Popcorn used to to be used as breakfast cereal.
. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn#cite_ref-19 First class meals on the Titanic consisted of up to 13 courses - each with a different accompanying wine pairing - and could last four or five hours. . http://www.history.com/news/last-meal-on-titanic There is a proposal for Canada,The United States and Mexico to abandon their native currencies for a shared currency,similar to the Euro. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amero |