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A rat can last longer without water than a camel

40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle
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:wah: I never knew that bout the dot over the i.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales. Yum



Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.



Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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More More I love trivia hehehehe
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Bez wrote: Most lipstick contains fish scales. Yum



Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.



Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.


Heinz Ketchup leaves the bottle at a speed of 25miles per year


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Uncle Kram wrote: Heinz Ketchup leaves the bottle at a speed of 25miles per year


I wonder who funded the study to figure that one out. :-3 :D
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Sheryl wrote: I wonder who funded the study to figure that one out. :-3 :D


the Canadian Government... ahahahahahahahaha
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minks wrote: the Canadian Government... ahahahahahahahaha


Now now Minks....play nice :(


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Uncle Kram wrote: Now now Minks....play nice :(


oops my bad.
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Uncle Kram wrote: Heinz Ketchup leaves the bottle at a speed of 25miles per year


When it falls off of the table and on to the floor...it leaves the bottle at 50 mph !!
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Bez wrote: When it falls off of the table and on to the floor...it leaves the bottle at 50 mph !!


Is this knowledge from experience Bez?? :p
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mrsK wrote: Did you know that

Neil Diamond's real name is Noah Kaminsky?


HAHAHAHAHAHA no I did not know that ahahahahahaha
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Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.



A snail can sleep for three months.



The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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Elephants are the only land mammals that can't jump



A lot of photocopier faults world-wide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks



Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
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Bez wrote: Elephants are the only land mammals that can't jump



A lot of photocopier faults world-wide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks



Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.


I knew there was a reason I hated rats..... does this go for political rats as well????
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minks wrote: I knew there was a reason I hated rats..... does this go for political rats as well????


Politicians do seem to breed....well political offspring....
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You cant hide broccoli in a glass of milk :D


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Uncle Kram wrote: You cant hide broccoli in a glass of milk :D


why not??
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class



The question mark came from a monk habit of writing the Latin word for question, quo, at the end of sentences. Over time, the letters were written vertically to save space and morphed into the ? we write today. Similarly, the exclamation point came from the Latin word "Lo", meaning something important that should be heeded. (Lo and behold...)





Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to SLOW a film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.



Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. (Mmm, diet food.)
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CHICKENS:

Are the only animals you eat before they are born,

and after they are dead. :-2
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ADULT

Is a person who has stopped growing at both ends,

and is now growing in the middle. :rolleyes:
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By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand. One should carry a stout pole while travelling in quicksand country...when placed under one's back, it helps one to float out of the quicksand



Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!



Birds have the right of way on all Utah highways.
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A person's SKELETON,

is just a bunch of bones with the person scraped off. :rolleyes:
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I know I've used this one before, but there's been some new folks since then:



A cockroach can live for 9 DAYS without it's head before it dies of thirst.
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????


We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.




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You can beat an egg, but you can't beat a ****


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DUST

Is just Mud with the juice squeezed out. :rolleyes:
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Bez wrote:
A rat can last longer without water than a camel

40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals

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


60% of McDonalds profits come from the sales of Unhappy meals


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Clancy wrote: Uncle Kram, got banned from, Birmingham's first ever McDonalds for demanding a warm plate and a proper knife and fork. :)



....how cool is that!


:wah: Hahaha is that true Unc, sheesh I never would of figured you to have done that!!
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Clancy wrote: ....yes it's all true :yh_whistl Before leaving he asked to use their, Mc Sh*tter :)


:wah: Wow Unc, you little rascal you!! So how did you come to find out about this then Clancy?? :sneaky:
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Clancy wrote: ....yes it's all true :yh_whistl Before leaving he asked to use their, Mc Sh*tter :)


OMG!!!! You guys are a RIOT!!! :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl
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Uncle Kram wrote: 60% of McDonalds profits come from the sales of Unhappy meals


:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl .
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:wah: Hahaha well by the sounds of some of the antics that the pair of u get up too, I'm expecting this book of yours to be one heck of a big book hahaha. Would u mind reserving a copy for me, because I can just see it now becoming a huge hit worldwide. :D
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The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.



The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.



Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit will damage it :)
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SnoozeControl wrote: Your nose makes nearly a cupful of snot every day.


Are we talking tiny coffee cups or a big mug?

Have you ever taken a shine to a beau, given him a knowing look, and asked him in for a cup of snot?


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SnoozeControl wrote: A cup is eight fluid ounces, which leads me to assume that Americans produce more snot per day.

And to answer your question... no. Do you think it would work?


As euphemisms go, I wouldn't say you're onto a winner Snooze.

This is my local McDonalds. It's not up to much but it's the only one within a 20 mile radius I'm not banned from :o

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Uncle Kram wrote:

This is my local McDonalds. It's not up to much but it's the only one within a 20 mile radius I'm not banned from :o


I do hope you're sincerely joking!! You wouldn't catch me eating in that place if it was the only place with food! :yh_sick :yh_sick
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