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Old 20-February-2007, 05:29 AM
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Best Foods mayonnaise is known as as Hellmann's east of the Rockies. Both are produced by Unilever.
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Only one U.S. President has been awarded a patent; #6,469 (Lincoln)
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Old 20-February-2007, 08:58 AM
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Abraham Lincoln faces to the right on a penny while all the other presidents face to the left on US coins.
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Old 20-February-2007, 09:41 AM
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The tidal effect of the moon on our blood amounts to nine red blood cells' worth of movement.
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scientifically men really are fatheads and women really are dense.
The male brain has more fat, probably evolutionary (men are built for combat)
Though the amounts of gray and white matter vary between the sexes, overall they have the same amount of matter, the female brain is denser.
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Old 20-February-2007, 06:14 PM
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Hi there, this is my first post!

It is impossible for a human to lick their own elbow (without resorting to amputation).

Oops, that's two facts.

Arrrgh now that's three facts. There are too many facts in this post! Dowp now there are five - how do I stop?!
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There are too many facts in this post! Dowp now there are five - how do I stop?!
I think you're in the clear as "There are too many facts in this post!" is an opinion. That renders the "now there are five" false. Congrats. You're off the hook.

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Norway isn't depicted on Euro coins, but is on Euro notes.

(Or is it the other way around? Rats. I can't remember. But it's not on both!)
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Hi there, this is my first post!

It is impossible for a human to lick their own elbow (without resorting to amputation).

Oops, that's two facts.

Arrrgh now that's three facts. There are too many facts in this post! Dowp now there are five - how do I stop?!
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How Many of us, Upon Reading Thiis ...

Tried to Liick their Own Elbow?
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Old 21-February-2007, 11:31 PM
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Au, chemistry's abbreviation for gold, is from the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora.
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Old 21-February-2007, 11:53 PM
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Actually, it's from the Latin for gold, aurum.
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Old 22-February-2007, 01:42 AM
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But The History Channel sounded so convincing...
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Old 22-February-2007, 03:57 AM
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Actually, it's from the Latin for gold, aurum.
Yes, the chemical symbol Au for Gold was taken from the latin word, Aurum, meaning "shining dawn."

Aurora is the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.

As you can see, the two are very closely related.
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It is impossible for a human to lick their own elbow (without resorting to amputation).
That's not true! I have a friend who can (I'll try to get a picture as proof). His tongue is a bit longer than usual though which may explain it.
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It is, however, impossible to kiss your own elbow.

The ancient Greeks believed that to kill a dolphin constituted an act of murder. They also considered the pursuit of frivolous lawsuits purely for financial gain a capital crime.
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There is no medical name for the 'back of the knee'.
Its known as the knee pit in our house!
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I vote for posterior patella as a candidate
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Old 27-February-2007, 08:04 AM
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The Vietnamese call the Vietnam War the American War.

The Russians call World War II the Great Patriotic War

The Irish call World War II the Emergency
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New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote.
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In Somalia, a standard method of trial is to have the defendant burn his tongue with a hot iron and then have an imam inspect the wound.
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