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Interesting Facts-Part 2
Because metal was scarce, the Oscars
given out during World War II were made
of wood.
Upper and lower case letters are named
'upper' and 'lower' because in the time
when all original print had to be set in
individual letters, the 'upper case' letters
were stored in the case on top of the case
that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling
casinos.
There are no words in the dictionary that
rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!
The name Wendy was made up for the book
Peter Pan, there was never a recorded Wendy
before!
Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Also,
it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
If you pour a tiny amount of liquor on a
scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting
itself to death.
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and
four pennies, you have $1.19. You also
have the largest amount of money in
coins without being able to make change
for a dollar.
The mask used by Michael Myers in the
original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk
mask painted white.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from
an old English law, which stated that you
couldn't beat your wife with anything wider
than your thumb.
The first product Motorola started to
develop was a record player for auto
mobiles. At that time, the most known
player on the market was the Victrola, so
they called themselves Motorola.
By raising your legs slowly and lying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
Celery has negative calories! It takes more
calories to eat a piece of celery than the
celery has in it to begin with. It's the same
with apples.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will
keep you from crying!
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is
certified kosher.
Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans
before they go into space because
passing wind in a space suit damages
them.
Back in the mid to late 80s, an IBM
compatible computer wasn't considered
a hundred percent compatible unless
it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
Rhythms is the longest word without any
of the vowels (aeiou).
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| July 27, 2006, 22:17 |
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Re: Interesting Facts-Part 2
"Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans
before they go into space because
passing wind in a space suit damages
them"
That's beleivable! My husband isn't an astronaut, but damn, he can peel the paint right off the walls!
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| July 28, 2006, 05:19 |
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pepper
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daytona, Florida, US
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Re: Interesting Facts-Part 2
The mask used by Michael Myers in the
original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk
mask painted white.
This is one that I knew...Trekker that I am, lol!
but the others were neat, Tica, thanks!!!!!
  
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| July 28, 2006, 07:17 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: Interesting Facts-Part 2
Very interesting... 
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| July 28, 2006, 07:53 |
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Re: Re: Interesting Facts-Part 2
QUOTE (Chazzy @ July 28, 2006, 05:19)"Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans
before they go into space because
passing wind in a space suit damages
them"
That's beleivable! My husband isn't an astronaut, but damn, he can peel the paint right off the walls!
Chazz, better put on your gas mask! 
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