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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    On average people fear spiders more than they do death.

    Oh. God. I am one of those people.
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  • Tylre4815
    Tylre4815 Posts: 77 Member
    Pumpkins, avocados and tomatoes are all fruits. In fact, they're berries. However, strawberries are not botanically berries.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    For S.S. Minnow the S.S. stands for Sailing Ship, which even though she had 2 diesel engines, she still qualifies as a sailing ship because she is equipped with sails. U.S.S. is what we are accustomed to, HMS as well. According to experts it short for "Steam Ship."
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    FYI - I wouldn't count on this...

    Due to a potential legal loophole, it may be impossible to convict people of any crime that happens within a 50-square mile area around the Idaho parts of Yellowstone Park. This is due to how trial laws are written in that an accused culprit has the right to be tried by a jury from the district and state in which they’re arrested. Since there’s a population of zero in this small area of Idaho that’s in the legal jurisdiction of a district in Wyoming, the trial may have to be forfeited.

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Although the Unicorn Hunters of Lake Superior State University haven’t officially existed since 1987, official unicorn hunting licenses can still be obtained from the website. Created partially as a PR stunt in 1971, the Unicorn Hunters engaged in whimsical activities such as burning a snowman on the first day of Spring and holding an annual International Stone Skipping Tournament.

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited November 2016
    Montana has a replica of the shire from “Lord of the Rings.”

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  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
    Susi is Finnish for wolf
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    96% of the U.S. population lives within 20 miles of a Walmart.
  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    96% of the U.S. population lives within 20 miles of a Walmart.

    That's just sad.
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  • vnb_208
    vnb_208 Posts: 1,359 Member
    hdatres wrote: »
    Every state in the United States has a town in it called" Somerset"

    Really? not sure if i heard of somerset,ct gotta google this one
  • TMacKtwenty4
    TMacKtwenty4 Posts: 3,256 Member
    In Halifax Nova Scotia, if you a motorist stop for a pedestrian whom is not in a marked crosswalk, you will get a fine, and the J-walker will also get a fine!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Catapults are neat.
  • Susieq_1994
    Susieq_1994 Posts: 5,361 Member
    TMacKtwenty4 wrote: »
    In Halifax Nova Scotia, if you a motorist stop for a pedestrian whom is not in a marked crosswalk, you will get a fine, and the J-walker will also get a fine!

    So does that mean you should just run over the jaywalker? :D
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Honking of car horns for a couple that just got married is an old superstition to insure great sex.
  • gojaqs
    gojaqs Posts: 471 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

    Considering how many babies they spew out, that seems appropriate. :o
  • Lynzdee18
    Lynzdee18 Posts: 500 Member
    ohpiper wrote: »
    A whale's penis is called a "dork."

    Whole new meaning to calling my boss a dork! :s
  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
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    Is that true, Jo?
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    Susannah Mushatt Jones, who until her recent death was the world's oldest person at 116 years, attributed her longevity in part to a daily breakfast of eggs, bacon and grits.

    That's what I'm talkin' 'bout...
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    you can make totally-acceptable beef jerky in your own fridge.

    barbaric but worth it.
  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,832 Member
    If you don't get your beauty sleep you could have a pretty ugly attitude all day!

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