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86DRFT Forums Junkie Location: Rockhampton QLD Registered: July 2004	Re: fact thread Sat, 05 March 2005 00:25 2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root. 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic. 2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root 5 out of 4 people dont understand fractions He who laughs last, thinks slowest. On the other hand, you have different fingers. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand Man: "I'd like to call you. What's your number?" Woman: "It's in the phone book." Man: "But I don't know your name." Woman: "That's in the phone book too." Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. Marilyn Monroe had six toes. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. Pearls melt in vinegar. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. The three most valuable brand names on earth Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." Turtles can breathe through their butts. Some people are like Slinkies . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. What do aboriginals and sperm have in common? Only one in a million works. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Coca-Cola was originally green. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400 The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. The youngest pope was 11 years old. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs -Alexander the Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the major League All-Star Game. Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? A. Conception. Q. What separates "60 Minutes," from every other TV show? A. No theme song Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? A. One thousand Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots. Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party? A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight". sorry if some have been said, and not all are facts [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	fact thread	Cressida Chick	Tue, 22 February 2005 06:49
	Re: fact thread	Joshstix	Tue, 22 February 2005 06:58
	Re: fact thread	SilverGhost	Tue, 22 February 2005 07:11
	Re: fact thread	Apollo	Tue, 22 February 2005 07:20
	Re: fact thread	Cool1	Tue, 22 February 2005 07:24
	Re: fact thread	finney	Tue, 22 February 2005 08:33
	Re: fact thread	Skip	Tue, 22 February 2005 08:40
	Re: fact thread	Azza	Tue, 22 February 2005 08:40
	Re: fact thread	Azza	Tue, 22 February 2005 09:10
	Re: fact thread	Mr DOHC	Tue, 22 February 2005 09:13
	Re: fact thread	Farkurnell	Tue, 22 February 2005 09:02
	Re: fact thread	Mr DOHC	Tue, 22 February 2005 09:05
	Re: fact thread	time2play	Wed, 23 February 2005 14:30
	Re: fact thread	unforgiven	Tue, 22 February 2005 10:01
	Re: fact thread	Lucid	Tue, 22 February 2005 10:07
	Re: fact thread	Dr_Love	Tue, 22 February 2005 10:24
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Tue, 22 February 2005 10:49
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Tue, 22 February 2005 11:18
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Tue, 22 February 2005 12:26
	Re: fact thread	b1gb3n	Tue, 22 February 2005 18:59
	Re: fact thread	river	Tue, 22 February 2005 20:00
	Re: fact thread	fade-e	Tue, 22 February 2005 20:03
	Re: fact thread	torque	Tue, 22 February 2005 22:41
	Re: fact thread	Squid	Tue, 22 February 2005 23:09
	Re: fact thread	domasik	Mon, 28 March 2005 02:33
	Re: fact thread	M.J.H	Wed, 23 February 2005 01:15
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Tue, 22 February 2005 23:53
	Re: fact thread	Indi	Wed, 23 February 2005 00:02
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 23 February 2005 00:12
	Re: fact thread	Indi	Wed, 23 February 2005 00:14
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 23 February 2005 00:20
	Re: fact thread	Indi	Wed, 23 February 2005 00:32
	Re: fact thread	Mookie	Wed, 23 February 2005 00:39
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 23 February 2005 01:02
	Re: fact thread	Indi	Wed, 23 February 2005 01:10
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 23 February 2005 01:28
	Re: fact thread	UUP-46X	Wed, 23 February 2005 01:36
	Re: fact thread	finney	Wed, 23 February 2005 02:19
	Re: fact thread	st184 sillycar	Fri, 01 April 2005 14:38
	Re: fact thread	puzzle man	Wed, 23 February 2005 02:48
	Re: fact thread	EldarO	Wed, 23 February 2005 03:58
	Re: fact thread	river	Wed, 23 February 2005 09:35
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Fri, 25 February 2005 10:48
	Re: fact thread	Siktoy ra23	Sat, 26 February 2005 07:19
	Re: fact thread	gigante	Wed, 02 March 2005 13:01
	Re: fact thread	Mookie	Wed, 23 February 2005 03:28
	Re: fact thread	Yian	Fri, 25 February 2005 21:28
	Re: fact thread	Corona RT142	Wed, 23 February 2005 04:00
	Re: fact thread	Fujiwara_ToFu	Fri, 04 March 2005 17:14
	Re: fact thread	puzzle man	Wed, 23 February 2005 04:00
	Re: fact thread	joyride	Wed, 23 February 2005 04:14
	Re: fact thread	Corona RT142	Wed, 23 February 2005 04:16
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 23 February 2005 05:58
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 23 February 2005 05:59
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Wed, 23 February 2005 08:49
	Re: fact thread	b1gb3n	Wed, 23 February 2005 14:23
	Re: fact thread	time2play	Wed, 23 February 2005 14:31
	Re: fact thread	skellator	Thu, 24 February 2005 08:45
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Fri, 25 February 2005 09:13
	Re: fact thread	SIMDOG	Fri, 25 February 2005 14:28
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Sat, 26 February 2005 02:20
	Re: fact thread	puzzle man	Sat, 26 February 2005 06:44
	Re: fact thread	JP_TA22	Mon, 28 March 2005 06:29
	Re: fact thread	puzzle man	Sun, 27 February 2005 06:09
	Re: fact thread	WANTED_AE86	Wed, 02 March 2005 04:19
	Re: fact thread	skellator	Wed, 02 March 2005 05:51
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Wed, 02 March 2005 22:44
	Re: fact thread	nicked	Thu, 03 March 2005 08:23
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Thu, 03 March 2005 11:34
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Fri, 04 March 2005 10:08
	Re: fact thread	XiL3D	Tue, 05 April 2005 12:37
	Re: fact thread	WANTED_AE86	Fri, 04 March 2005 15:09
	Re: fact thread	86DRFT	Fri, 04 March 2005 23:31
	Re: fact thread	86DRFT	Sat, 05 March 2005 00:25
	Re: fact thread	Mookie	Mon, 07 March 2005 05:54
	Re: fact thread	WANTED_AE86	Sun, 27 March 2005 17:31
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Mon, 28 March 2005 01:38
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 30 March 2005 01:40
	Re: fact thread	WANTED_AE86	Tue, 05 April 2005 16:40
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Tue, 05 April 2005 21:51
	Re: fact thread	MFX_Neko_86	Wed, 30 March 2005 02:48
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Wed, 30 March 2005 08:32
	Re: fact thread	Corona RT142	Wed, 30 March 2005 02:49
	Re: fact thread	Squid	Wed, 30 March 2005 04:08
	Re: fact thread	PMP020	Wed, 30 March 2005 11:42
	Re: fact thread	EldarO	Fri, 01 April 2005 13:45
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Sat, 02 April 2005 01:41
	Re: fact thread	river	Sat, 02 April 2005 11:24
	Re: fact thread	rthy	Sat, 02 April 2005 11:27
	Re: fact thread	st184 sillycar	Tue, 05 April 2005 00:32
	Re: fact thread	joyride	Tue, 05 April 2005 05:16
	Re: fact thread	Merudo	Tue, 05 April 2005 05:31
	Re: fact thread	Cressida Chick	Thu, 07 April 2005 04:20
	Re: fact thread	ra23celica	Tue, 05 April 2005 06:10
	Re: fact thread	Corona RT142	Tue, 05 April 2005 05:39
	Re: fact thread	river	Tue, 05 April 2005 05:48
	Re: fact thread	st184 sillycar	Tue, 05 April 2005 05:40
	Re: fact thread	Corona RT142	Tue, 05 April 2005 05:47
	Re: fact thread	towe_001	Tue, 05 April 2005 22:08
	Re: fact thread	WANTED_AE86	Wed, 06 April 2005 14:20
	Re: fact thread	h3ff44	Thu, 07 April 2005 00:47
	Re: fact thread	skellator	Fri, 08 April 2005 12:42

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