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  • saschka7
    saschka7 Posts: 577 Member
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    The Vimy Memorial in France (commemorating Canada's contribution and sacrifice at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France during WWI) is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada. France granted the land on which the memorial stands to Canada, to be held in perpetuity.
  • saschka7
    saschka7 Posts: 577 Member
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    Petrichor= the smell of rain on dry earth or stones.
  • Icelandic_Saga
    Icelandic_Saga Posts: 2,926 Member
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    In Charleston south Carolina the fire department is legally allowed to blow up your house.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
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    The largest stick of incense ever created was nearly 15 feet long and 6 inches in diameter.
  • Raya1980
    Raya1980 Posts: 67
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    That Robert Englund (Freddy Kruger) tried out for the part of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. When he didn't get it he talked his friend, Mark Hamill, into trying out for the part.
  • BigBrewski
    BigBrewski Posts: 922 Member
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    If you took all the veins out of your body and laid them end to end, you'b be dead.

    LOL Truth!!!!
  • MakeitAWFUL
    MakeitAWFUL Posts: 30
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    Some pretty upsetting facts I learned the other day!

    1. The band Creed has sold more albums in the U.S. then Jimi Hendrix.

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    2. Led Zeppelin has never had a #1 single, Rhianna has had 10.

    Sad :(
  • deb62pink
    deb62pink Posts: 84 Member
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    A Beavers home is called a lodge.....
  • Melroxsox
    Melroxsox Posts: 1,040 Member
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    Red shirts must die! lol.....
  • MrsWilsoncroft
    MrsWilsoncroft Posts: 969 Member
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    You cannot lick your elbow lol
  • Melroxsox
    Melroxsox Posts: 1,040 Member
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    Some pretty upsetting facts I learned the other day!

    1. The band Creed has sold more albums in the U.S. then Jimi Hendrix.

    &

    2. Led Zeppelin has never had a #1 single, Rhianna has had 10.

    Sad :(
    oh dear! that is terribly sad!
  • vendygirl
    vendygirl Posts: 718 Member
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    The reason whistling in the theatre is taboo is because back in the old days they used to whistle cues to the fly rail (where they pull the scenery up and down) so if someone whistled, who wasn't supposed to, set pieces could come down at the wrong time and hurt someone.
  • Angie_1991
    Angie_1991 Posts: 447 Member
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    some turtles can breathe from their butts.
  • Jimaudit
    Jimaudit Posts: 275
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    There were $3 bills printed in the 1800's but did not catch on with the banks so they were discontinued.

    The first billionaire was Henry Ford.

    50% of robberies occur on Friday.

    The avg American gets 6 credit card offers per month.

    40% of American families spend more than they make per month.

    The term "jiffy" as in "I'll be with you in a jiffy" is an actual unit of time (1/100 of a second).

    Months that begin on Sunday always include a Friday the 13th.

    Adding the numbers 1-100 equals 5050.

    85% of the people killed by lightning are male.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
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    Hair and nails do not continue to grow after death, but the body dehydrates causing the skin on the nail beds and follicles to recedd giving the appearance of nail/hair growth.
  • KimWW
    KimWW Posts: 301 Member
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    In ancient Greece the color yellow was associated with the female gender, rather than pink.
  • sarai79
    sarai79 Posts: 90 Member
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    The sperm whale's genital organs have a combined weight of a ton.:noway:
    They release 100 to 200 liters of semen during each ejaculation.:smokin:


    **don't drink ocean water :huh:
  • sarai79
    sarai79 Posts: 90 Member
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    And one I just learned today:

    The last day there wasn't a single fatality on Texas roads was 12 years ago Wednesday, on Nov. 7, 2000.
  • junodog1
    junodog1 Posts: 4,792 Member
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    Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
  • MagicWhispers
    MagicWhispers Posts: 43
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    Coca-Cola was originally green.

    It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

    Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

    Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive
    from each salad served first class: $40,000.

    City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong.

    State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

    Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
    Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

    Average number of days a West German goes without washing his
    underwear: 7 (I wonder how they discovered THIS?
    I guarantee it wasn't original research on my part.)

    Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman
    if they had it to do all over again: 80%

    Percentage of American women who say they'd marry the same man if
    they had it to do all over again: 50%
    Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

    Average number of people airborne over the US at any given hour: 61,000

    Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland/Disney World: 70%

    Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches

    Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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