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  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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    4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
    There are more people living in California than the entire country of Canada.

    But what about Texas?

    california is worth more points, must have more people

    Well I did read today on another thread that you can fit the ENTIRE US inside of Texas...4X over!
  • Charrrkuk
    Charrrkuk Posts: 15 Member
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    deaddolly wrote: »
    Between 25% and 33% of the population sneeze when exposed to light.

    And I am one of them
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
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    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
    There are more people living in California than the entire country of Canada.

    But what about Texas?

    california is worth more points, must have more people

    Well I did read today on another thread that you can fit the ENTIRE US inside of Texas...4X over!

    That doesnt sound right. ...
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    "Ewok" was never spoken in the Star Wars original trilogy.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    You don’t realize how much muscle memory you have until you move your apps around on your phone.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Fathers only get a day, but sharks get a whole week.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Rare steaks are actually pretty common.
  • ChaelAZ
    ChaelAZ Posts: 2,240 Member
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    Sit
    Sat
    Sitting
    Satting
    Satted


    English.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    2013 is the first year since 1987 to have different numbers.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    ‘Very full’ is not as full as ‘full’...
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    Musk, used in high-end perfume, was originally an animal secretion that smells like urine.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    All odd numbers have an 'e' in them.
  • striderb
    striderb Posts: 5,845 Member
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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,523 Member
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    striderb wrote: »
    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

    If you fall asleep with the television on is that double burn?
  • striderb
    striderb Posts: 5,845 Member
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    It's most likely that you snack while watching TV and don't while you sleep.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Nighttime is the natural state of the universe.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    The second hand on a clock has an RPM of 1.
  • Themajez
    Themajez Posts: 61 Member
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    You can type the word 'typewriter' on the top row of a Qwerty keyboard

    As a rule of thumb, chemical reactions double in rate/speed every 10 degrees Celsius increase

    The American inch is defined to be exactly 2.54 centimetres. Americans are using the metric system for length and didn't even know it.
  • Themajez
    Themajez Posts: 61 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    You spend your whole life facing forwards.

    And about 200 milliseconds in the past (the time it takes your brain to process things).
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    Fathers only get a day, but sharks get a whole week.

    It's punishment for dad jokes and the whole sandals with socks thing.

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