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Subject: Think of something else for a minute

To get our mind off of recent events even for just a minute, I propose Fun Fact Wednesday..

 

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

 

Impress me with your knowledge of things that don't matter much...



2013-04-17 8:55 AM
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A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
2013-04-17 8:57 AM
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Mr. Mojo Risin is an anagram for Jim Morrison.
2013-04-17 8:58 AM
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Before stamps were self sticking, they contained approx. 1/4 calorie of glue.
2013-04-17 9:04 AM
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That indented, 2-lined space that runs from your lip to your nose? Its called the philtrum
2013-04-17 9:05 AM
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A baby platypus is called a "puggle".

It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself.

Sharks can't get cancer.

The radar gun used by police was invented before the interstates were constructed.



2013-04-17 9:05 AM
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Look at those little tittles!
2013-04-17 9:33 AM
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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii   hopes that's as tittle-ating for you as it is for me.........

2013-04-17 9:37 AM
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scoobysdad - 2013-04-17 10:05 AM A baby platypus is called a "puggle". It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself. Sharks can't get cancer. The radar gun used by police was invented before the interstates were constructed.

Actually, they do get cancer - https://www.sharksavers.org/en/education/biology/myth-sharks-don-t-get-cancer/

http://www.mote.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Sharks%20and%20Cancer&category=Shark%20Research

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/2011/09/01/mythbusting-101-sharks-will-cure-cancer/

 

But here is a fun shark fact - the size of a shark can be estimated by measuring a tooth. Each inch (measured along the side) equals about 10 feet of shark. So a 2 inch tooth came from a 20 foot shark. And my 5 inch megalodon fossil came from a 50 foot meg. (And I have seen meg teeth that were even bigger - up to 7 inches! - although 6 inches is more commonly found as the biggest ones in a collection)

2013-04-17 9:51 AM
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Step 1. Google the word "Anagram"

Step 2. Laugh

2013-04-17 9:53 AM
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While we're on the subject of sharks, my grandfather was into pottery, and used to make big (3-4 inch), very realistic fake shark's teeth.

Then, when we were are Myrtle Beach, he would scatter them around on the beach and sit back and watch people freak out when they found them.

That's what you call entertainment for a guy who was born before TV was invented.

 



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Great thread idea.

You can make a very effective poultice from Plantain (common "weed"). 

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Plantain-Poultice

2013-04-17 10:20 AM
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- It's a little known fact that cows were domesticated in Mesopotamia and were also used in China as guard animals for the forbidden city.

2013-04-17 10:29 AM
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The oboe gets it's name from the french words "haute bois" which means high wood.

I just find the name high wood funny.

2013-04-17 10:40 AM
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Big Appa - 2013-04-17 10:29 AM

The oboe gets it's name from the french words "haute bois" which means high wood.

I just find the name high wood funny.

That's better than Bassoon.  We used to call that the "Farting Bedpost"

2013-04-17 10:52 AM
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gearboy - 2013-04-17 9:37 AM

scoobysdad - 2013-04-17 10:05 AM A baby platypus is called a "puggle". It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself. Sharks can't get cancer. The radar gun used by police was invented before the interstates were constructed.

... although 6 inches is more commonly found as the biggest ones in a collection)

That's not what she said.



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2013-04-17 11:59 AM
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Teejaay - 2013-04-17 12:43 PM Thanks to the History Channel I now know that the Nazis invented the blow up doll for the soldiers to combat venereal diseases. Neat.

Oh my!

2013-04-17 12:08 PM
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Kmart now ships.
2013-04-17 1:03 PM
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TeamAngel - 2013-04-17 12:08 PM Kmart now ships.

I just shipped my shorts while reading this...

2013-04-17 1:35 PM
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1stTimeTri - 2013-04-17 11:52 AM
gearboy - 2013-04-17 9:37 AM

scoobysdad - 2013-04-17 10:05 AM A baby platypus is called a "puggle". It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself. Sharks can't get cancer. The radar gun used by police was invented before the interstates were constructed.

... although 6 inches is more commonly found as the biggest ones in a collection)

That's not what she said.

I do find myself in a bit of a dilemma. Every year, when I come home from my dive trip to get shark teeth, my wife asks me if I am done looking for big ones. I have told her I want one that is bigger than 6 inches. Of course, then I have to acknowledge just exactly how big 6 inches is...


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SoberTriGuy - 2013-04-17 8:51 AM

To get our mind off of recent events even for just a minute, I propose Fun Fact Wednesday..

 

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

 

Impress me with your knowledge of things that don't matter much...

Contrary to what 3 guys from Brooklyn say, White Castle fries actually do come in more than one size.

 

2013-04-17 1:51 PM
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gearboy - 2013-04-17 1:35 PM
1stTimeTri - 2013-04-17 11:52 AM
gearboy - 2013-04-17 9:37 AM

scoobysdad - 2013-04-17 10:05 AM A baby platypus is called a "puggle". It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself. Sharks can't get cancer. The radar gun used by police was invented before the interstates were constructed.

... although 6 inches is more commonly found as the biggest ones in a collection)

That's not what she said.

I do find myself in a bit of a dilemma. Every year, when I come home from my dive trip to get shark teeth, my wife asks me if I am done looking for big ones. I have told her I want one that is bigger than 6 inches. Of course, then I have to acknowledge just exactly how big 6 inches is...

 

You also referred to "Big Ones" I often compliment my wife on her Big Ones, she doesn't find it half as amusing as I do...  

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gearboy - 2013-04-17 1:35 PM
1stTimeTri - 2013-04-17 11:52 AM
gearboy - 2013-04-17 9:37 AM

scoobysdad - 2013-04-17 10:05 AM A baby platypus is called a "puggle". It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself. Sharks can't get cancer. The radar gun used by police was invented before the interstates were constructed.

... although 6 inches is more commonly found as the biggest ones in a collection)

That's not what she said.

I do find myself in a bit of a dilemma. Every year, when I come home from my dive trip to get shark teeth, my wife asks me if I am done looking for big ones. I have told her I want one that is bigger than 6 inches. Of course, then I have to acknowledge just exactly how big 6 inches is...

One of my co-workers does that. Here's some of his. He divies his up by <6" and  >6" too. ;0





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2013-04-17 7:01 PM
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scoobysdad - 2013-04-17 1:05 PM  It is impossible for a person to tickle himself or herself. 

I just tried this. It's true!

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