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Jul 23, 2005, 07:34 PM
 
There are between 5,000 and 7,000 tigers kept as pets in the US.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:37 PM
 
20% of Americans think that the sun orbits around the Earth.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:38 PM
 
Fact: IBL.

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Jul 23, 2005, 07:41 PM
 
Fact: gorickey is retired.®
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:42 PM
 
Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:46 PM
 
60% of all US potato products originate in Idaho.
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:49 PM
 
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:50 PM
 
Fact 1: I'm a little tipsy
Fact 2: and hungry
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 07:51 PM
 
Iceland is almost self supporting in the production of bananas.

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Jul 23, 2005, 07:52 PM
 
Icelanders don't have surnames.

The English term "geyser" comes from the name of Iceland's most famous geyser called in Icelandic "Geysir"

Iceland is the worlds oldest democracy. The Icelandic parliament was founded more than a 1000 years ago.

Icelandic tap-water has not been pre-treated before it is distributed.

Iceland has no military of it's own.

Iceland was the first nation to legalise abortion(not completely sure of that one)

Icelanders consume more Coca Cola than any other nation.

(Real) Icelanders eat sour ram scrotums with testicles at least once a year.
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Jul 23, 2005, 08:07 PM
 
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland.
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Jul 23, 2005, 08:16 PM
 
Originally Posted by FulcrumPilot
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland.
How did you find that out?


But that law can be bypassed by a licence from the city/town/village you live in.

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:19 PM
 
Former Icelandic president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is the first woman to be a popularly elected head of state.

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:25 PM
 
No one gives a crap about Icelandic facts except Logic

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:28 PM
 
Richest Countries in the World
Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 Luxembourg $ 55,100
2 Norway $ 37,800
3 United States $ 37,800
4 San Marino $ 34,600
5 Switzerland $ 32,700
6 Denmark $ 31,100
7 Iceland $ 30,900
8 Austria $ 30,000
9 Canada $ 29,800
10 Ireland $ 29,600

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:28 PM
 
nm.

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:29 PM
 
Poorest Countries in the World
Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 East Timor $ 500
2 Somalia $ 500
3 Sierra Leone $ 500
4 Malawi $ 600
5 Tanzania $ 600
6 Burundi $ 600
7 Congo, Republic of the $ 700
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the $ 700
9 Comoros $ 700
10 Eritrea $ 700

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:32 PM
 
"The Story of the Kelly Gang" is believed to be the first full length movie ever made.
South Australia was the first part of the British Empire to end State aid to religion.
Cremation was legalised in Australia (South Australia) in 1851.
Drop bears are herbivours.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
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Jul 23, 2005, 08:55 PM
 
it's is a contraction meaning "it is"
its is possessive
People screw this up because he hate me.

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Jul 23, 2005, 08:56 PM
 
Top 10 MLB All-Time Career Stolen Base Leaders

1. Rickey Henderson (1406)
2. Lou Brock (938)
3. Billy Hamilton
4. Ty Cobb
5. Tim Raines
6. Vince Coleman
7. Eddie Collins
8. Max Carey
9. Arlie Latham
10. Honus Wagner (722)
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 08:57 PM
 
Originally Posted by Fred_Cokebottle
20% of Americans think that the sun orbits around the Earth.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:04 PM
 
Fact: Shoes are inside out not always.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:10 PM
 
Originally Posted by von Wrangell
How did you find that out?


But that law can be bypassed by a licence from the city/town/village you live in.
Björk and I used to date a lot! (how i wish!) until fame got into her head...
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:11 PM
 
Fact: Alaska is the United States' Northernmost, Easternmost, and Westernmost state.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:19 PM
 
Originally Posted by Fred_Cokebottle
20% of Americans think that the sun orbits around the Earth.
That's not funny.

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Jul 23, 2005, 09:19 PM
 
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshit.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:21 PM
 
La Paz, Bolivia is the world's most fireproof city. At 12,000 feet about sea level, the amount of oxygen in the air barely supports a flame.
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:22 PM
 
Originally Posted by CreepingDeth
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshit.
Are you addressing my fact?
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:25 PM
 
Originally Posted by lavar78
it's is a contraction meaning "it is"
its is possessive
People screw this up because he hate me.
They hate us both and torture us with this.

My fact:
Hepatitis B is the only viral sexually transmitted infection for which there is a vaccine.

Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:27 PM
 
MacNN is one of the most popular geek™ forums.
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:32 PM
 
Fact:
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:42 PM
 
In 1985, the most popular waist size for men's pants was 32. In 2003, it was 36.
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:48 PM
 
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

Seriously.

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Jul 23, 2005, 09:51 PM
 
Fact: FP is funny none of all of the time.
Fact: SWF is a fan of Flash movies.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:51 PM
 
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:52 PM
 
The UP "Big Boy 4-8-8-4" Steam loco wasn't the biggest, fastest, most powerful or heaviest engine.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:52 PM
 
Originally Posted by CreepingDeth
Fact: SWF is a fan of Flash movies.
I don't get it.

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Jul 23, 2005, 09:53 PM
 
Humans have three color receptors in their eyes, while goldfish have four, and mantis shrimp have ten.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:53 PM
 
Dragonflies have a 24 to 1 thrust to weight ratio.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:53 PM
 
Fact: My opinions are truth and relative and subjective and absolute and squash.
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Jul 23, 2005, 09:54 PM
 
You can house break an armadillo.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 10:12 PM
 
.swf = shockwave file.. or were you being sarcastic?

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Jul 23, 2005, 10:16 PM
 
Originally Posted by zerostar
You can house break an armadillo.
Not much you can't really

Except maybe a dinosaur.

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Jul 23, 2005, 10:31 PM
 
Fact: It is today.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 10:34 PM
 
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England, but only in tropical fish stores.
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Jul 23, 2005, 10:35 PM
 
Fact: I Don't Live Today.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 10:40 PM
 
Rio de Janeiro lawmakers voted to eliminate the speed limit in many parts of the city so motorists can go fast enough to avoid robbers and carjackers. - Reuters, 6/27/05
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Fact: "Wayne's World" was filmed in two weeks.
     
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Fact: Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
     
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Jul 23, 2005, 10:44 PM
 
Originally Posted by FulcrumPilot
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland.
Why is that against the law?
     
 
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