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Posted:
such as..
did you know that the word thong comes from the portugese for dental floss...
humans and apes are the only species to have sex for fun..
shakespear had an estimated vocabulary of well over 24,00 words...most people only have 10,000
such as..
did you know that the word thong comes from the portugese for dental floss...
humans and apes are the only species to have sex for fun..
shakespear had an estimated vocabulary of well over 24,00 words...most people only have 10,000
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-Pigs can produce 5L of cum during a single orgasm.
-Humphry Davy (you may remember him for inventing the miners safety lamp) also dicoved Aluminium.
-The Americans actually have the pronunciation and spelling correct on this one it should be Aluminum, but was originally called Alumium and was changed by Davy 4 years later. The English spelling only came about as we had an issue with the new spelling not fitting into the "ium" endings we are so used to e.g. Strontium.
-The Americans, however, are wrong with they're spelling of Arse, as they spell it Ass - which is a Donkey, check that in the Bible.
-The derivation of Arse actually comes from the Cockney rhyming slang for bottle, this being 'Aristotle', and slang for Bum-'bottle of rum'. And so Bum became Aris and then Arse.
-Humans share 60% of their DNA with friut flies and 90% wih mice.
-Pigs can produce 5L of cum during a single orgasm.
-Humphry Davy (you may remember him for inventing the miners safety lamp) also dicoved Aluminium.
-The Americans actually have the pronunciation and spelling correct on this one it should be Aluminum, but was originally called Alumium and was changed by Davy 4 years later. The English spelling only came about as we had an issue with the new spelling not fitting into the "ium" endings we are so used to e.g. Strontium.
-The Americans, however, are wrong with they're spelling of Arse, as they spell it Ass - which is a Donkey, check that in the Bible.
-The derivation of Arse actually comes from the Cockney rhyming slang for bottle, this being 'Aristotle', and slang for Bum-'bottle of rum'. And so Bum became Aris and then Arse.
-Humans share 60% of their DNA with friut flies and 90% wih mice.
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Posted:
Actually, Davy did not discover Aluminum, he mearly named it in 1807, knowing there was an as yet undiscovered metal by seeing there was a hole in the periodic table.
It was actually discovered by Hans Christian Oersted 18 years later in 1925, and Wohler is generally credited with being the first to isolated it 2 years later.
Actually, Davy did not discover Aluminum, he mearly named it in 1807, knowing there was an as yet undiscovered metal by seeing there was a hole in the periodic table.
It was actually discovered by Hans Christian Oersted 18 years later in 1925, and Wohler is generally credited with being the first to isolated it 2 years later.
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Dolphins are the only other ones that rape...other than humans....we are werid
I wish i could remember what those little things on the end of shoe laces are called...those are cool.
this is kinda hard to explain...easier to show but ill try. if you hold your thumb next to your index finger, its easier to put in on the inside of your index finger, and then place the tip of your thumb at the bottom of your nose. your index finger is the same length now as your nose...i might have to take pics to show you all...its cool...trust me.
Dolphins are the only other ones that rape...other than humans....we are werid
I wish i could remember what those little things on the end of shoe laces are called...those are cool.
this is kinda hard to explain...easier to show but ill try. if you hold your thumb next to your index finger, its easier to put in on the inside of your index finger, and then place the tip of your thumb at the bottom of your nose. your index finger is the same length now as your nose...i might have to take pics to show you all...its cool...trust me.
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wrong, i was sitting on my couch hugging my bong and watching discovery channel one night at 4 am and they showed this weird under water documentary about a under water snail, where the male hides in a hole in the reef and then when a female swims by he shoots out of his hole and squirts his load all over her. to ensure that the female gets pregnant, the sperm is corosive(sp?) and burns away over half of the feamle snail till it reaches her reproductive organs and enters there.
im not sh*tting you, the female ends up crippled, pregnat and alone, nature has its weird ways, i tell you....
Written by: dj_retro
Dolphins are the only other ones that rape...other than humans
wrong, i was sitting on my couch hugging my bong and watching discovery channel one night at 4 am and they showed this weird under water documentary about a under water snail, where the male hides in a hole in the reef and then when a female swims by he shoots out of his hole and squirts his load all over her. to ensure that the female gets pregnant, the sperm is corosive(sp?) and burns away over half of the feamle snail till it reaches her reproductive organs and enters there.
im not sh*tting you, the female ends up crippled, pregnat and alone, nature has its weird ways, i tell you....
"is optimism in austria just a lack of information?"
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holy [censored], that's some hardcore snails going on right thar! If my man-chowder was corrosive i'd have so much fun... and.... so many problems... damn, it's a tradeoff.... hmmm....
drive by jizz-ings to take someone down would be pretty [censored] hilarious though.... if i had 174 wishes one of them would be to make all guys' sploodge corrosive for a day... definitely....
holy [censored], that's some hardcore snails going on right thar! If my man-chowder was corrosive i'd have so much fun... and.... so many problems... damn, it's a tradeoff.... hmmm....
drive by jizz-ings to take someone down would be pretty [censored] hilarious though.... if i had 174 wishes one of them would be to make all guys' sploodge corrosive for a day... definitely....
Clean for 6 months and counting... ah yeah, that's nice.
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Thanks Vanize, i really didnt know that. And i would have gone through my whole life believing that about Davy. Damn my chemistry teacher if only i could go back 7 years .........
But Davy did invent the miners safety lamp. Didnt he? Please dont shatter my dreams completely.
Thanks Vanize, i really didnt know that. And i would have gone through my whole life believing that about Davy. Damn my chemistry teacher if only i could go back 7 years .........
But Davy did invent the miners safety lamp. Didnt he? Please dont shatter my dreams completely.
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that at the height of its power the roman army controlled a quarter of the world's population
thats from emily she told me to say it! blame her!
that at the height of its power the roman army controlled a quarter of the world's population
thats from emily she told me to say it! blame her!
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Posted:
zim,
thatll lead to tragic, yet hilarious, deaths of most of the porno industry. (ah, my eye......)
also spermbanks will probably blow up, in a massive corrosive fountain of sploodge....
and every teenage male will lose a hand or two
that will be a tragic day in human history but im glad you are willing to let millions die just for our amusement...
zim,
thatll lead to tragic, yet hilarious, deaths of most of the porno industry. (ah, my eye......)
also spermbanks will probably blow up, in a massive corrosive fountain of sploodge....
and every teenage male will lose a hand or two
that will be a tragic day in human history but im glad you are willing to let millions die just for our amusement...
"is optimism in austria just a lack of information?"
-Alfred Dorfer
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The first video played on TOTPs was Video Killed The Radio Star.
Soon, the poles are going to switch ends of the Earth's axis so penguins will be living in the North Pole and Santa will be living in the South Pole!
The first video played on TOTPs was Video Killed The Radio Star.
Soon, the poles are going to switch ends of the Earth's axis so penguins will be living in the North Pole and Santa will be living in the South Pole!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!! 
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Apparently the "arse" to "ass" thing came round due to American Puritans. They couldn't bring themselves to say "arse" (and presumably offend God) so said "ass" (as in a donkey) instead. Over time it stopped being used to mean "donkey" and took the place of "arse."
Apparently the "arse" to "ass" thing came round due to American Puritans. They couldn't bring themselves to say "arse" (and presumably offend God) so said "ass" (as in a donkey) instead. Over time it stopped being used to mean "donkey" and took the place of "arse."
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hey if it's for our amusement and it's just a bunch of people we don't know, why not?
Written by: the badger with a troubled past and nothing left to lose /Konsti
and every teenage male will lose a hand or two
that will be a tragic day in human history but im glad you are willing to let millions die just for our amusement...
hey if it's for our amusement and it's just a bunch of people we don't know, why not?
Clean for 6 months and counting... ah yeah, that's nice.
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Aglets are the things on the end of shoelaces.
Rooks also rape. I know thereason but i'm not telling.
Apart from humans the only creatures that can catch leprosy are armadillos. Isn't that sad?
Aglets are the things on the end of shoelaces.
Rooks also rape. I know thereason but i'm not telling.
Apart from humans the only creatures that can catch leprosy are armadillos. Isn't that sad?
Eat when you're hungry
Sleep where it's dry
No one is ever what they seem
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I don't know anything about miner's lamps, so your (remaining) dreams are safe with me!
Written by: hadez
Thanks Vanize, i really didnt know that. And i would have gone through my whole life believing that about Davy. Damn my chemistry teacher if only i could go back 7 years .........
But Davy did invent the miners safety lamp. Didnt he? Please dont shatter my dreams completely.
I don't know anything about miner's lamps, so your (remaining) dreams are safe with me!
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same is true for MTV.
Written by: Flame Boy
The first video played on TOTPs was Video Killed The Radio Star.
same is true for MTV.
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while it is commonly beleived that both the concept and symbol of zero comes from arab culture around the end of the first millinea AD, the popular use of the symbol itself comes from Hindu culture several hundred years previous (and first occures long before that), and the concept of zero as a place holder in a base10 (and some other) numerical systems is thousands of years older in both Hindu and other cultures, but denoted in a variety of ways, such as dots, wedges, blank spaces (as per the ancient Babalonians), and even actually with "O" in ancient greece(though this seems to fade away and then develope anew as per the next sentance). It is thought that the use of the dot eventually turned into a small circle mark instead, so as to be able to differentiate it from other uses of dots, and slowly (or perhaps quickly, depending on your point of view) it grew till it attained the same stature as the other numerals (as it had previously enjoyed in certain greek works)
The origin of using zero to represent nothing instead of a decimal place holder (also usually credited to arab culture) is harder to ascertain. While I have yet to see a totally satisfactory explination of this concepts origin, it is clear that ancient Greek astronomers not only used the concept, but also used a circle or an "O" to represent it. as to why a circle, the arguments vary, but one of the more plausible explinations is that it represents a hole where a (presumably circular) counter or coin should be.
In fact Ptolomy, in 130 AD, uses "0" in his writing as both a null value and a decimal place holder, though apparently this did not aquire universal use for quite some time!
however, strict mathematical rules for (as opposed to the concept of) the use of zero (as well as negative numbers) do not arrive until the 6th century AD, and this does occur in India.
The primary reason zero is credited to arab cultures is that arabs were famous traders bringing things from east (where zero was quite popular) to west (where zero's popularity had dropped notably in recent centuries), so they introduced arabic numbers and re-introduced zero to the west and in addition let the secret of those new fangled mathematical rules for 0 and negative numbers slip out.
while it is commonly beleived that both the concept and symbol of zero comes from arab culture around the end of the first millinea AD, the popular use of the symbol itself comes from Hindu culture several hundred years previous (and first occures long before that), and the concept of zero as a place holder in a base10 (and some other) numerical systems is thousands of years older in both Hindu and other cultures, but denoted in a variety of ways, such as dots, wedges, blank spaces (as per the ancient Babalonians), and even actually with "O" in ancient greece(though this seems to fade away and then develope anew as per the next sentance). It is thought that the use of the dot eventually turned into a small circle mark instead, so as to be able to differentiate it from other uses of dots, and slowly (or perhaps quickly, depending on your point of view) it grew till it attained the same stature as the other numerals (as it had previously enjoyed in certain greek works)
The origin of using zero to represent nothing instead of a decimal place holder (also usually credited to arab culture) is harder to ascertain. While I have yet to see a totally satisfactory explination of this concepts origin, it is clear that ancient Greek astronomers not only used the concept, but also used a circle or an "O" to represent it. as to why a circle, the arguments vary, but one of the more plausible explinations is that it represents a hole where a (presumably circular) counter or coin should be.
In fact Ptolomy, in 130 AD, uses "0" in his writing as both a null value and a decimal place holder, though apparently this did not aquire universal use for quite some time!
however, strict mathematical rules for (as opposed to the concept of) the use of zero (as well as negative numbers) do not arrive until the 6th century AD, and this does occur in India.
The primary reason zero is credited to arab cultures is that arabs were famous traders bringing things from east (where zero was quite popular) to west (where zero's popularity had dropped notably in recent centuries), so they introduced arabic numbers and re-introduced zero to the west and in addition let the secret of those new fangled mathematical rules for 0 and negative numbers slip out.
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thats worrying you know that y'know!!
Written by: stroo
2. you can get high from drinking adrenalin squeezed from a live human. if you have too much tho...you die.
thats worrying you know that y'know!!
i must be loosing my mind.............come back!!!!!
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thats a myth, there is one such incident recorded, i heard that in the make- off of fear and loathing in las vegas. thats the stuff they take in the end
Written by: phiredancerWritten by: stroo
2. you can get high from drinking adrenalin squeezed from a live human. if you have too much tho...you die.
thats worrying you know that y'know!!
thats a myth, there is one such incident recorded, i heard that in the make- off of fear and loathing in las vegas. thats the stuff they take in the end
"is optimism in austria just a lack of information?"
-Alfred Dorfer
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Why would any drink andrinalyn to get high, when you could just smoke a joint or drill a whole in your head for a constant high.....not that i have ever done the last one. I havent ever smoked a doubbie...i mean marjuania ciggerette either...
Why would any drink andrinalyn to get high, when you could just smoke a joint or drill a whole in your head for a constant high.....not that i have ever done the last one. I havent ever smoked a doubbie...i mean marjuania ciggerette either...
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1. Baby poop comes in many colors.
2. Makes sure all dirty diapers are not accessable to my dog.
3. Burp rags are not big enough.
If its got pistons or boobs, its gonna be expensive...
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Ice hockey was invented by British soldiers on the frozen lakes of Canada in the eary 1900's and not by the Canadians in Canada as most may believe.
Arnold schwarzenegger arrived in the U.S.A with 20 dollars in his back pocket,
became a brick layer,
won 5 consecutive Mr Olimpia awards,
went on to become the highest earning actor of all time,
owns several double digit million dollar homes,
Is married to a kenedy,
And is now the govonor of an american state.
He has also been coaching the special olympics scince the early 80's-what a goog man.
Arny you are the man!
Giat squids eyes can be the size of dinner plates too...
Ice hockey was invented by British soldiers on the frozen lakes of Canada in the eary 1900's and not by the Canadians in Canada as most may believe.
Arnold schwarzenegger arrived in the U.S.A with 20 dollars in his back pocket,
became a brick layer,
won 5 consecutive Mr Olimpia awards,
went on to become the highest earning actor of all time,
owns several double digit million dollar homes,
Is married to a kenedy,
And is now the govonor of an american state.
He has also been coaching the special olympics scince the early 80's-what a goog man.
Arny you are the man!
Giat squids eyes can be the size of dinner plates too...
Henry Hill - 'One day the kids from the neighbourhood carried my mothers groceries all the way home, you know why? It was out of respect'...
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llamas are bigger than frogs
hippoptomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words (no joke!!)
fire and arm hair DON'T mix
your but hole can stretch to the size of a dinner plate!!
...ooowww
llamas are bigger than frogs
hippoptomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words (no joke!!)
fire and arm hair DON'T mix
your but hole can stretch to the size of a dinner plate!!
...ooowww ethel the aardvark goes quantity surveying......
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Next year, the most sort after car (sadly) will be the Ford Capri!
Next year, the most sort after car (sadly) will be the Ford Capri!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!!
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*Mutters darkly the word "Goatse"*
Written by: I LUV FIRE!!
your but hole can stretch to the size of a dinner plate!!
*Mutters darkly the word "Goatse"*
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a whole page of random facts what i stumbled upon... the one about balls travelling further if you throw them west could be very useful, particular for jugglers, because then you can always face eastwards and not have to go so far if you drop...
https://www.telacommunications.com/misc/facts.htm
a whole page of random facts what i stumbled upon... the one about balls travelling further if you throw them west could be very useful, particular for jugglers, because then you can always face eastwards and not have to go so far if you drop...
https://www.telacommunications.com/misc/facts.htm
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best fatc/s i've learned......................
1) you can NOT touch your hand againts the same elbow
2) you can NOT lick your own ear
best fatc/s i've learned......................
1) you can NOT touch your hand againts the same elbow
2) you can NOT lick your own ear
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Did you know that if you perform oral sex twice a day for a week, that at the end of said week you will then you willl then have become three times more adhesive than velcro.
Did you know that the lighter was invented before the match.
Did you know that if you place your thumb against someones forehead while they are sitting they will not be able to stand up due to their center of gravity is different than it would be if standing
Did you know that if you perform oral sex twice a day for a week, that at the end of said week you will then you willl then have become three times more adhesive than velcro.
Did you know that the lighter was invented before the match.
Did you know that if you place your thumb against someones forehead while they are sitting they will not be able to stand up due to their center of gravity is different than it would be if standing
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no matter how cliche it is, when people have nothing left to talk about they will meantion the weather.
no matter how cliche it is, when people have nothing left to talk about they will meantion the weather.
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* A Duck's quack doesn't echo.
(I am yet to test this)-CaMiLL(e_o)
this is not tru mythbuster tested it and they do echo
heheh.
* A Duck's quack doesn't echo.
(I am yet to test this)-CaMiLL(e_o)
this is not tru mythbuster tested it and they do echo
heheh.
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The rotation of the earth affects the ball too, so it relative to the thrower it doesn't matter which direction the ball is thrown in. Relative to an observer at a stationary (with respect to the rotation of the earth and oriented N-S) point of observation the ball will travel *less* if it is thrown to the west than if it were thrown to the east.
End geek mode.
Written by: telacommunications website
Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west.
The rotation of the earth affects the ball too, so it relative to the thrower it doesn't matter which direction the ball is thrown in. Relative to an observer at a stationary (with respect to the rotation of the earth and oriented N-S) point of observation the ball will travel *less* if it is thrown to the west than if it were thrown to the east.
End geek mode.
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but the path the ball falls in would also be changed depending on any nearby mountains, or how close you were to sea level.
*is doing kinematics in physics*
cheers, pete
but the path the ball falls in would also be changed depending on any nearby mountains, or how close you were to sea level.
*is doing kinematics in physics*
cheers, pete
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An ostriches eye ball is bigger than its brain.
An ostriches eye ball is bigger than its brain.
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