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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Wobbly, Oct 9, 2017.

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Did you learn something new?

  1. Yes, I did learn something new that expanded my horizons. Thank you.

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  1. Wobbly

    Wobbly [Unstabbable][He Who Courts Death][Whimsical]

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    Post any random facts you know. Please don't lie. Thanks to @Tramsloof for the inspiration.

    Facts:
    An ostriches eyes are bigger than its brain.
    Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.
    "Facebook Addiction Disorder" is an actual mental affliction.
    The inventor of Frisbees was made into a Frisbee after he died.
     
  2. ZhaWarudo

    ZhaWarudo TOKI WO TOMARE!!!

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  3. Nyamsus

    Nyamsus Life is full of shit and we live in it

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    When Google Image Nyamsus
    You will get @Nyamsus trolling comment more than Nyamsus from nyankoi in the search results
     
  4. isekaishousetsu

    isekaishousetsu Karakuri Pierrot

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    Fact. Beware of Dihydrogen Monoxide. It kills hundreds if not thousands of people per year.

    Call your local congressman to help ban this product.
     
  5. arrogantyoungmaster

    arrogantyoungmaster 20 Nuf = 1 face slap to make your day better

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    every year thousands of arrogant young masters dies and hundreds get crippled and the lucky ones get face slapped
     
  6. Blitz

    Blitz ⛈️ awakened from the reverie❄️

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    Invisible dragon is also know as crystal dragon. Little know fact. Check the novels cover properly and you'll realize
    knowing.jpg
     
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  7. JerryHatrick

    JerryHatrick Well-Known Member

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    Flushing the toilet while the lid is up can have particles reach up to six feet away. Does your toothbrush taste funny?
     
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  8. Tramsloof

    Tramsloof Quarter Erudite

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    Ladies and fake ladies, I present to you,

    Paris Syndrome, it is when travellers reach paris and it doesnt meet their expectations (they start seeing things) It is an official syndrome, here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
     
  9. Goldsaif

    Goldsaif sect patriarch for the sect of primordial lurkers

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    dihydrogen monoxide is another name for H2O

    two radio show hosts fooled a bunch of people yelling them they had dihydrogen monoxide in their water which led the people into calling the city council and making complaints

    they fooled people by telling them they had water in their water
     
  10. elengee

    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    fact, homosexuality used to be listed as a mental illness in a previous DSM.
    fact, circumcision's sole purpose was to prevent boys from masturbating.
     
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  11. isekaishousetsu

    isekaishousetsu Karakuri Pierrot

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    Thank you captain. Huehuehue
    On a serious note, I used this as a sample in research writing in college.
    I have never been so disappointed in education until the day I tallied my results.
    More than 90% did not recognize the name. :(
     
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    Warmth is only the speed at which particles move.
     
  13. TotesMyGoats

    TotesMyGoats yeetle the teetle

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    The composer of Hansel and Gretel's name was Engelbert Humperdinck
     
  14. Noche

    Noche New Member

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    1. When the last official Blockbuster Video closed in November 2013, the final rental was the apocalyptic comedy This Is the End. Great movie btw
    2.The Vatican Bank is the world's only bank that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin.
    3.The Q in Q-tips stands for quality
    4.Andy's evil neighbor Sid from Toy Story returns briefly as the garbage man in Toy Story 3.
     
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  15. Goldsaif

    Goldsaif sect patriarch for the sect of primordial lurkers

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    in libya men used to believe that eating goat testicles raw will encourage fertility

    some still do
     
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    Recouer Well-Known Member

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    Well H2O will be cancerous in no time now ... we'll soon get survey of people living with or without H2O and we'll see that the population who drinks water is more likely to die because of cancer (and that's true !!)
     
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    Eminem was supposed to be MnM, but because of copyright issues with the chocolate brand MnMs, he used the artist name Eminem, which stands for Martial Matters.

    @R0
     
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  18. ZhaWarudo

    ZhaWarudo TOKI WO TOMARE!!!

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    Once again wtf Japan
    Japanese media, magazines in particular, often depict Paris as a place where most people on the street look like "stick-thin" models and most women dress in high fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton
     
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  19. isekaishousetsu

    isekaishousetsu Karakuri Pierrot

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    Soup No. 2 here in my country. Except using cow balls.
    *not raw btw*
     
  20. Goldsaif

    Goldsaif sect patriarch for the sect of primordial lurkers

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    I don't know where to start

    the people who don't drink water would be dead from dehydration cause we need water