Odd factoids
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ClichéGuevara
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Tiresias, the blind Greek prophet, was challenged by Cadmus to prove he when genuinely lacking vision responded with "do you see that tree over there Cadmus"? To which Cadmus said "Yes, Tiresias, I do". "Well I can't" said Tiresias, such was his wisdom.
Drago
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John Wayne Bobbit's winky was accidentally reattached upside down. Its a little known fact that as a result of this mis hap he now wees out his bottom and goes for a number 2 out of his winky.
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classic33
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Ming the Merciless
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True Grit was a documentary film about early attempts at gritting.
Drago
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Gritting was invented 22 years before the motor car.
We are now roughly 3 generations after the invention of the first electronic computer.
Comparing this to the Industrial Revolution, we are now at the point where someone thought “This steam engine is pretty useful. I wonder what would happen if we put wheels on it?”
Comparing this to the Industrial Revolution, we are now at the point where someone thought “This steam engine is pretty useful. I wonder what would happen if we put wheels on it?”
Drago
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This thread is strangely compelling. Some posts are obvious truth, others obvious leg pulling, but others you're never quite sure....
Elvis Presley received a guitar for his 11th birthday. He was very disappointed, as he wanted a bicycle.
Elvis Presley received a guitar for his 11th birthday. He was very disappointed, as he wanted a bicycle.
Drago
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The earliest shoes date back over 40,000 years.
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Ming the Merciless
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Facebook Addiction Disorder is a mental illness identified by Phycologists. Others think it is just a passing fad.
ClichéGuevara
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Fallah tui lens is an active volcano in Samoa. The name translates to 'voice of leaders', and is the root of the western term 'flatulence'
