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Harley-Davidson once tried to trademark their motorcycle engine sound!
http://www.omg-facts.com/category/8/Business/40#ulj7Dt7BkYP0DhZQ.99 Sweepstakes winners in Canada have to answer a math question to claim their prize! http://www.omg-facts.com/category/8/Business/40#ulj7Dt7BkYP0DhZQ.99 The Empire State Building makes more money from observation deck ticket sales than from renting office space! http://www.omg-facts.com/category/8/Business/44#Y2l3xtpEtLMiO1Ks.99 Brits drink 165,000,000 cups of tea every day. http://www.omg-facts.com/category/8/Business/47#xKfei3girPv0ZRfK.99 Lamborghini started out as tractor manufacturers. |
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I did actually know that last one.
Two Italians, having had a glass or two too many of Pinio Grigio... Eh, Giovanni, do you reckon we could put one of the engines in a normal car? It'd be really powerful. Ha ha, you're a stupid tw*t sometimes Marco. No seriously Giovanni, think about it. 50 years later, every Tom, Dick and Harry's driving around in a Lamborghini Coconut, or whatever it was. |
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The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400%
increase of straight edge razor sales. . http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/fun/news/a434612/skyfall-shave-scene-increases-cut-throat-razor-sales-by-405-percent.html In California and 3 other US states,"Ladies Night" in pubs are against the law because they are considered gender discrimination. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladies%27_night |
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Drowning in salt water is different than drowning in freshwater.It takes longer,and salt
water draws blood from the cells into the lungs.You drown in your own blood. . http://www.kidzworld.com/article/813-drowning-freshwater-vs-saltwater The almost final words of writer Roald Dahl,were "You know,I'm not frightened.It's just that I will miss you all so much"to his family.After appearing to fall unconscious the nurse then injected him with morphine to ease his passing and he said his actual last words:"Ow f*ck!" . http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/67962/index2.html |
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Try drowning in the dead sea, its impossible
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I think you could drown in it quite easily.
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Wishful thinking then
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Following on from the post about Aubergine and "Nightshade", Aubergine actually contains nicotine. Unfortunately you'd have to eat about 10 Kilos to feel the benefit of one cigarette.
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The wavelength of an X-ray can get as small as 4 billionth of an inch, or even smaller
Brazil has the 2nd highest Christian population in the world. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails The following words were invented by William Shakespeare - boredom, disgraceful, hostile, money’s worth, hurry, obscene, puke, perplex, on purpose, shooting star, & sneak. Until his time people had to have their conversations without these words. |
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Scientists recently connected two human brains together,and used one to control the body of the other.
. http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/09/remote-control-of-the-mind-over-the-internet.php When a blue whale dives into the water,it's head is already deeper than most scuba divers dare to go before its tail leaves the surface of the water. . http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Bluewhale.shtml |
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A cat has been caught smuggling marijuana into a prison in Moldovia.
. http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/cat-caught-carrying-marijuana-moldovan-prison-20610595 A research conducted on comedians and people generally perceived as humorous showed that funny people are usually more depressed than others. . http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2044877/Could-YOU-victim-smiling-depression.html |
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When Pluto was discovered in 1930,many people wrote in suggesting names for the new planet.
Some suggestions were Cronus,Persephone,Erebus,Atlas and Prometheus.Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney suggested the name Pluto.She thought it would be a good name since Pluto is so dark and far away,like the god of the underworld.On May 1,1930,the name Pluto became official,and the little girl received a £5 note as a reward. A dolphin named Pelorus Jack regularly guided ships in New Zealand through treacherous waters until his disappearance in 1912. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_Jack |
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In 1904, someone aboard the SS Penguin tried to shoot Pelorus Jack with a rifle. Despite the attempt at his life, Pelorus Jack continued to help ships. According to folklore, however, Pelorus Jack no longer helped the Penguin, which shipwrecked in Cook Strait in 1909
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If China,India and Brazil would adopt Euro 6 standards for vehicle emissions by 2015,NASA
says the worlds pollution particulates could be reduced by about 85 percent. . http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/countries-selling-cheapest-cars Murderers in medieval Ireland were given to the deceased's family as slaves if they failed to pay a hefty fine to buy their freedom.The family could then legally kill the murderer themselves. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon_Laws#Murder_and_avoidance_of_capital_punishment |
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Disruption of biological clocks (e.g odd sleep timings/lack of sleep) causes
neurodegeneration and early death. . http://oregonstate.edu/urm/ncs/archives/2012/jan/disruption-biological-clocks-causes-neurodegeneration-early-death In Paris,an 18 month old infant fell from a 6th story window,bounced off the awning of a cafe below,and was then caught,unharmed,by a doctor who was walking by. . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11673774 |
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Critic Michael Crowley gave such a poor review of one of Michael Crichton's books,that
Crichton made a character "Mick Crowley"in his next book,who was a child molester with a small p*nis. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton In 1971,10 lizards were transported to their neighboring island.Researchers returned in 2004 to discover 10.000 lizards all genetically related to the original 10,all having evolved a completely new gut structure such as the ability to now digest leaves,larger heads and a harder bite. . http://news.nationalgeographic.co.uk/news/2008/04/080421-lizard-evolution.html |
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pumphol. 20 Oct 13 11:53
Talking of naps West Coast Dream 4.45 Bath 15/2 Got a bee in my bonnet about this one Well after Bath was abandoned its out tomorrow at Nottingham It may well be an omen but its 15/2 again ! ( hills ) |
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The Macrocilix maia moth confuses predators with wing patterns that mimic two flies eating
bird sh!t.It even releases a pungent odor to drive home the deception. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrocilix_maia In Lima,Peru there is a billboard that creats drinkable water out of thin air. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AifWSmxBncc |
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Will have a little play on that pumphol.
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Been out for the day, reared as it left the stalls, so no chance in a 5f race, did well to come 7th under the circumstances
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I thought it was running tomorrow so I wasn't on it.
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That was handy
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I'm crap at betting on the horses.
In fact a lot of people say I'm also crap at betting on football. So any tips are always appreciated. |
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Last thing you need is a tip from pumpy
I`d sooner have flu |
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He`s as bad as me
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Just found it, thought it was running tomorrow
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Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to make meth by the DEA in preparation for his role in Breaking Bad.
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oTIaeKDHk_Y#t=2958s Peter pan's creator gave the rights to a children's hospital so they could always collect royalties to fund the hospital. . http://www.gosh.org/gen/peterpan/history/peter-pan-and-the-hospital/ |
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Over the whole Twilight series,there are over 24 minutes of just staring.
. http://www.hypable.com/2013/02/28/every-single-twilight-stare-video/ There are a type of contact lenses worn only during sleep.They reshape your cornea.After taking them out in the morning,your vision is as good as it would be while normally wearing contacts or glasses. . http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2303827/The-contact-lenses-worn-night-mean-youll-longer-need-reading-glasses.html |
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There are tiny bugs closely related to spiders living in the pores of your face,they crawl about your face in the dark to mate.
. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22227-rosacea-may-be-caused-by-mite-faeces-in-your-pores.html#.UnLV0nC-3gt No matter how scrambled a Rubick's Cube is,it can be solved in twenty moves or less. . http://www.cube20.org/ |
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The bolt that holds the rotor onto the body of a Huey Helicopter is called the Jesus nut
because if it fails the helicopter would detach the rotors and the only thing left for the crew to do would be to pray to Jesus as they fell from the sky. . http://www.helicopterpage.com/html/terms.html Tsar Bomba,the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated,was so powerful that it created seismic shocks that were measurable even on their third passage around Earth. . http://www.tsarbomba.org/ |
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In 2011,the city of Portland,Oregon discarded 7.8 million gallons of drinking
water,not because of the dead animals "regularly found in the drinking supply, "but because a drunk 21-year-old p*ssed in it. . http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/06/man_caught_urinating_in_mt_tab.html In Russia,many doctors "treat" alcoholism by surgically implanting a small capsule into their patients.The capsules react so severely with the alcohol that once the patient touches a drop,they instantly acquire an excruciating illness of similar intensity to acute heroin withdrawal. . http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/russia-rx/killer-cure-alcoholism-russia |
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A man was so enraged by spam emails,that he quit his job to study law and now makes
a living filing lawsuits against spammers. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Balsam In the US,people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent. . http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/09/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-connecticut-judge-rules-that-police-can-bar-high-iq-scores.html |
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Most German schools do not have uniforms since it reminds Germans of the Nazi youth.
. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4753623.stm A sharp knife does less damage to the cell walls of an onion,releasing less Propansthial S-oxide, the irritant that causes you to cry. . http://www.thekitchn.com/five-tips-on-how-to-cut-onions-1-44517 |
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pumphol. 20 Oct 13 11:53
Talking of naps West Coast Dream 4.45 Bath 15/2 Got a bee in my bonnet about this one Well after Bath was abandoned its out tomorrow at Nottingham It may well be an omen but its 15/2 again ! ( hills ) Ok its out again same track this time its 14/1 ! Nottingham 3.05 West Coast Dream 14/1 Third time lucky ? |
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All aboard the West Coast Express
 I`m on. |
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Jumping on the pumpy express.
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