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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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A blow torch is the easiest way to reset a succession experiment

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New Zealand's only native snail is big and carnivorous

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A lot of photocopier faults world-wide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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The first cow to be milked in an airplane, Elm Farm Ollie, which was also the first cow to go in a plane, flew on the same day they discovered Pluto.
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robbwatson wrote:
In Newcastle, Australia, it is legal to punch linesmen in the crotch



lol  - shot Robb
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About 26 per cent of all indoor water used by households in Sydney, Australia are for laundry.

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yomcat wrote:
About 26 per cent of all indoor water used by households in Sydney, Australia are for laundry.

 
Thanks for clarifying where sydney is!
theprof2008-01-24 10:51:18

Queenslander 3x a year.

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Jag wrote:
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest
this one never ceases to amaze me.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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Ruppoldsried is a municipality in the district of Fraubrunnen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
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I lost my mp3 player and need to fins it before 2.30 today.
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60 minutes is the only cbs show that doesn't have a theme song


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frustr8dstriker wrote:
60 minutes is the only cbs show that doesn't have a theme song
 
60 Minutes is the only show on American TV without a theme song/music.
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the glue on an israeli stamp is certified kosher


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Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.

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My camera only has 6.6 Megapixels.
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the statue of liberty (the american one) has a 3 feet wide smile


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Run Kid Run likes talking about himself.
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That statue of Liberty is actually French.
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A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.


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"Your mum" is not an insult.

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In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak


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The U.S. ranks 29th in overall life expectancy, which is 78 years. 
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"Tom Sawyer" was the first novel written on a typewriter. 
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Mexico and Iceland have the highest per capita consumption of Coca-Cola. 
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donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes


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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.  
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The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonald's. 
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.


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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."

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  • The continents names all end with the same letter with which they start.


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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with the words orange, purple, silver, or month

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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frustr8dstriker wrote:
  • The continents names all end with the same letter with which they start.

North America
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.


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Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to SLOW a film down so you could see his moves.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springstein's 'Born in the USA.'

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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The first international game was between scotland and engerland and ended 0-0

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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