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notfred

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Originally posted by: Evadman
if you lay out one square inch on the ground, and measure the weight of all the air above it you will get 14.7 lbs.

only at sea level.
 

Nemesis77

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When the first nuclear bomb was detonated, some of the scientists believed that it could start a chain-reaction in the atmosphere, destroying it (the atmosphere) in the process.
 

Fausto

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Nov 29, 2000
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Originally posted by: Kojak
My johnson is twelve inches long.

Should this have been posted under the thread title of REALLY unused fact of the day....;)
No, it should have been posted in the "Pathological liars: come in and share your thoughts!" thread. :p

 

Sundog

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Nov 20, 2000
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Originally posted by: Ameesh
flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.

WTF...where did you pull that from?
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ChurchOfSubgenius

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Badminton was first recognized as an official sport in the Olympic Games during the 1992 Summer Games. More than 1.1 billion people watched badminton's Olympic debut on TV. How gay.
 

Sundog

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Just found it! Did not know that, learn some useless piece of info every day...:p

"Anyway, the flamingo's feathers turn pink as the bird matures. This is caused by chemicals in the shrimp and plankton which they ingest. If you wonder why we humans don't turn pink, it's because we are, for the most part, featherless (also we don't eat as much plankton). On your next trip to the zoo, if you look more carefully, you'll notice that most of the flamingos are large and brilliantly colored. A substantial number of them, though, are smaller and with much duller coloration. While ornithologists label the latter birds as a separate species, called by the common name Lesser Flamingo, we scientists at On Stagnant Pond are pretty sure that the ugly birds just got hold of some bad shrimp."

 

CPA

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Originally posted by: ChurchOfSubgenius
Badminton was first recognized as an official sport in the Olympic Games during the 1992 Summer Games. More than 1.1 billion people watched badminton's Olympic debut on TV. How gay.


1.1 billion people - Most of them Chinese (<- And TransNation, before you start something about racism, you should know that badminton is a hugely popular "sport" in China. Almost like their national pasttime).
 

SP33Demon

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If you Press shift and then right click with your mouse on a file, choose "Open With" you can choose which app the file will be opened with.
 

Smaulz

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Originally posted by: CPA
Here's another: Houston has the most restaurants per capita. We also enjoy being "The Fattest City in America".:D

Actually, it's Omaha (the part about restaurants). Has been for a long time. (Last time I looked) :)