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Random Facts
« on: 23 October 2015, 12:28:38 »
#1 Wombats' poops are squarish/cubic.  :D
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2015, 13:09:43 »
#1 Wombats' poops are squarish/cubic.  :D
True is! :o

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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #2 on: 24 October 2015, 09:43:40 »
#1 Wombats' poops are squarish/cubic.  :D

This really leads right into that discussion on square pegs and round holes, or at least a plumber would agree...
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #3 on: 24 October 2015, 10:09:20 »
Come on Wombat, you have to include a random fact in your post here!

#4 Calico/Tortoise cats are almost always female. A VERY tiny percent of them are male, and a tiny percent of these males are ...fertile.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #4 on: 24 October 2015, 12:17:50 »
#1 Wombats' poops are squarish/cubic.  :D
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #5 on: 24 October 2015, 17:42:44 »
I smell a Minecraft mod!
All puns included..? :D
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« Reply #6 on: 25 October 2015, 09:15:33 »
The portion of the Human Genome indicating Denisovan heritage is entirely Mitochondrial, indicating two things: Sometimes,we just like'em big, is that a sin?  ;D  And their homeboys were just too square, reminiscent of the OP.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #7 on: 30 October 2015, 07:35:16 »
Random fact:  I kill threads with far too much ease.  Don't just let me have that much power, it goes to my head. ;D
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« Reply #8 on: 30 October 2015, 09:47:56 »
Another random fact: Non-dairy creamer is flammable. Quite flammable.
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« Reply #9 on: 30 October 2015, 10:09:25 »
Another random fact: Non-dairy creamer is flammable. Quite flammable.
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« Reply #10 on: 31 October 2015, 19:57:22 »
Strange Stair Fact: For buildings with five floors or less, it’s nearly always quicker to take the stairs. Studies show office workers save up to 15 minutes a day by taking the stairs.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #11 on: 22 December 2015, 10:25:32 »
#3 - Random fact #3 was skipped

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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #12 on: 22 December 2015, 10:27:24 »
#5 - There are more parts in a Honda Goldwing than in a Honda Civic

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« Reply #13 on: 22 December 2015, 22:10:03 »
Random useless fact: 50% of the DNA of bananas and humans is identical.
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« Reply #14 on: 22 December 2015, 23:28:01 »
Studies show that over 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments every year.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #15 on: 23 December 2015, 14:09:31 »
The worlds fastest elevators are in the Sears tower (now Willis tower) in Chicago. 10 floors a second going up, 20 floors a second going down. I know, as I timed it in both directions once.


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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #16 on: 26 December 2015, 13:46:22 »
Manhole covers are round because it is the only shape that will not fall into it's self. 

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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #17 on: 26 December 2015, 13:46:58 »
There were 150 episodes of Webster

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« Reply #18 on: 26 December 2015, 15:30:21 »
If one holds an egg in a certain position in the palm of their hand, the egg will be physically impossible to break because the forces exerted on the egg will be evenly spread.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #19 on: 29 December 2015, 12:46:38 »
Only 10% of the American war effort was allocated to defeating Japan

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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #20 on: 01 January 2016, 01:59:29 »
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." Is a grammatically correct sentence. Paraphrased it means "Bison from Buffalo, which bison from Buffalo bully, themselves bully bison from Buffalo."
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« Reply #21 on: 04 January 2016, 09:07:21 »
Weird Fact: From the Devonian to the Carboniferous period, there were mushrooms the size of today's trees spread over much of the world.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #22 on: 04 January 2016, 11:38:11 »
6 out 5 people are bad with fractions.
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« Reply #23 on: 04 January 2016, 11:44:27 »
The ratio of the lenth of a river from it's source to the ocean and the total length of it's bed is equal to roughly to 3.14 or Pi.
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« Reply #24 on: 04 January 2016, 18:49:39 »
If you stand at a busy bar with a friendly smile and folded money in your offered hand, all good bartenders ask you your drinks first.  Just because you're obviously the most serious one present.

Random fact: Irony is God's way of telling you you're not all that smart.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #25 on: 09 January 2016, 13:39:12 »
Cherophobia is the fear of fun.
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« Reply #26 on: 17 January 2016, 15:58:26 »

Random fact, I just posted.
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Re: Random Facts
« Reply #27 on: 19 January 2016, 23:25:11 »
Prince changed his name to a symbol to break his record contract

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« Reply #28 on: 20 January 2016, 23:57:02 »
More people speak English in China than the United States.
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« Reply #29 on: 22 January 2016, 20:28:22 »
Prince changed his name to a symbol to break his record contract

Wait, is that true!?!
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