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21 May 2014, 10:02 pm

It's illegal to ship live mice through the U.S. mail.



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21 May 2014, 10:57 pm

Well, it's illegal to ship dead mice through the EU mail. :wink:


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22 May 2014, 8:18 am

LOL, Krabo!

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As many as 10,000 pieces of luggage are lost or "mis-handled" by U.S. airlines every day.



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22 May 2014, 12:47 pm

That was a fact, but not an obscure.

You should really be banned for it, but that is another thread.

Anyhow, amber is the only semi-precious gem which floats.

And it comes in six colors, not only the 'amber' color.


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22 May 2014, 2:33 pm

Squirrels can't see red.



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22 May 2014, 3:13 pm

Cheetahs cannot retract their claws.


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22 May 2014, 4:15 pm

Earth receives 2 one-billionths of the sun's power.



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22 May 2014, 9:26 pm

My dog stole socks from her previous owner.

Now she steals used Kleenex.

And eats them.


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23 May 2014, 3:17 am

I have never ever ever seen a cat eat used Kleenex.


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23 May 2014, 5:17 am

Leprosy is the oldest documented infection----first described in Egypt in 1350 B.C.



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23 May 2014, 7:38 am

There are seven distinct sibilants in the Russian language.


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23 May 2014, 9:08 am

Twenty-five percent of Americans think that Sherlock Holmes was a real person.



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23 May 2014, 10:31 am

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Twenty-five percent of Americans think that Sherlock Holmes was a real person.


What? Sherlock wasn't real!? :o

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On average, women live longer than men. And on average, slightly shorter women (not super short, dwarfs, etc.) and lighter women tend to live longer than taller and larger women. So if you're a short, small woman with relatively good genes who cares for her health, you can expect to outlive many other people.



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23 May 2014, 11:49 am

No one knows what REALLY happened to Ambrose Bierce.


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23 May 2014, 12:33 pm

On average, women live longer than men. This is true and there are excellent video clips all over the internet which clearly tell us why this is the case.


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23 May 2014, 1:37 pm

Campin_Cat wrote:
Twenty-five percent of Americans think that Sherlock Holmes was a real person.


Lots of people were surprised to learn that Titanic actually happened.

We seem to just have everything backwards. :P :shrug: