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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Whiskey is beer that's been distilled two or three times.
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
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    ...and polar bears aren't white. Their hair is clear and their skin is black.
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
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    You can start a fire with a soda can and a chocolate bar, by polishing the concave bottom surface of the can with the chocolate, and using it as a parabolic mirror to focus the sun's rays onto a piece of flammable material (tinder), until it smolders and ignites.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    This common everyday occurrence composed of 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen, and 9% dioxide is called a 'fart'.
  • tag2013
    tag2013 Posts: 204 Member
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    On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday :o
  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
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    A lot of people seem to dislike the word 'moist'
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    ChrisNels1 wrote: »
    A lot of people seem to dislike the word 'moist'

    I like the word moist. As in Moist snack cakes.
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
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    tag2013 wrote: »
    On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday :o

    I had no idea it was possible to measure pizza by the acre...

    Are there pizza landscapers?
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,841 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    Montana has a replica of the shire from “Lord of the Rings.”

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    Graffiti is an Italian word, but we use it wrong. Graffiti is actually the plural form of the word in Italian and in most cases people saying graffiti should be using the singular form, which graffito.
  • firescooch
    firescooch Posts: 101 Member
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    A mosquito can not fly in a wind of 6 mph or more
  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
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    3 Oreo cookies provide 1g of dietary fiber
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    "I am." = shortest complete sentence in the English language.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Grog—a mixture of rum, water, lemon juice, and sugar—was the drink of choice for pirates.
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
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    ^^The lemon juice was to help prevent scurvy.
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
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    vikinglander wrote: »
    ...and polar bears aren't white. Their hair is clear and their skin is black.

    ...except when they turn green...

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