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UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant
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Apr 27, 2010 01:36PM
This is a thread for interesting tidbits, trivia and other fun facts. Thanks for suggesting it, Robin!!!
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Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the very same day: February 12, 1809.
Armadillos jump straight up in the air when surprised, which is why so many die from being run over by cars.
The human heart produces enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet
Cheryl, it immediately made me think of Matt and Mark and their spooging for distance contests at Oxford. LOLOL
Ahahahahahahhahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Cheryl, it immediately made me think of Matt and Mark and their spooging for distance contests at Oxford. LOLOL"WHAT?!?
Cheryl wrote: "Rochelle... in the book Passion... read it and you'll know what she's talking about! Great book!!"Oh my!
It's on my to-read list, but it's one of those I'm tentative of getting from the library because of the cover! ;)
Oh yeah, I hate getting books from the library with couples embracing on the cover... me and my librarian always get a good laugh over them though! Keep in mind too that it is a very explicit book!
Cheryl wrote: "Oh yeah, I hate getting books from the library with couples embracing on the cover... me and my librarian always get a good laugh over them though! Keep in mind too that it is a very explicit book!"Yeah, I think it might be one I just buy! :)
Interesting thread! Had to peek in here. Brought something to share too. Sometimes its winning that matters, not the money. Naw, the "Did you know" is as follows... The Duke of Guise (1519-1563) had bet all his wealth, almost 8 million pounds, on one card. Though the chances of winning were 1/400, luckily he won. The Duke won 20,000 pounds and that too he gave away as a tip to the messenger who brought this good news to him.
I couldn't find Passion in my area so I got it an e-book. That sentence doesn't sound right but I'm leaving it as is.
May lil me humbly suggest we highlight the facts et al. in bold so they pop out for easy reading? *Adds the magic word PEEZ, PEEZ!!*
Sonia wrote: "May lil me humbly suggest we highlight the facts et al. in bold so they pop out for easy reading? *Adds the magic word PEEZ, PEEZ!!*"I don't see why not? I say go for it!
Cheryl wrote: "I don't see why not? I say go for it!"Did!
Your foot is the same length as your arm from wrist to elbow!
You just measured didn't you?
You just measured didn't you?
Sure did! LOL
LOL Dhes, I know people will!
It is impossible to LICK you elbow....yep, you just tried that one too didn't you?
It is impossible to LICK you elbow....yep, you just tried that one too didn't you?
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(last edited Apr 30, 2010 11:39AM)
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Now, that one I didn't try. I'm wearing a long sleeved shirt. No desire to lick my cotton/poly blend. LOL
I tried the foot one but not the elbow but I must admit I have in the past.I've heard It's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze
George W Bush and Hugh Hefner are cousins!
Casey wrote: "George W Bush and Hugh Hefner are cousins!"WHAT??? That's crazy!
Casey wrote: "George W Bush and Hugh Hefner are cousins!"
That's hilarious! Haaaaaaa!
That's hilarious! Haaaaaaa!
Casey wrote: "George W Bush and Hugh Hefner are cousins!"This was so bizarre, I had to look it up just to find out the story behind it. They are indeed ninth cousins twice removed, as are George W. Bush and his former presidential challenger, John Kerry. Here's an article about it with lots of other fascinating info on their family ties:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/0...
I followed the link and read the article about Bush and Kerry, very interesting. I have a question though what exactly does it mean when you have a _th cousin who is x removed? I understand the number part but don't get the removed portion.
The whole cousins thing has always been very confusing to me too. Here's an article on Wikipedia that explains it:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin
Thank you Julie. I'm still not sure I understand. I also think I'll just stick to referring to my cousins who have the same Great Grandfather as me as my cousins and leave it at that.
You're welcome, Robin. Plain old "cousin" works just fine for me too.;-)
Did you know there are only two rivers in the world that run north?
The Nile and the Genesee.
The Nile and the Genesee.
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I didn't know that, Heidi. We went on a trip to Yellowstone and when we crossed the Continental Divide it was weird how the rivers started flowing in a different direction. Weird, but very cool.
I only know this 'cause the Genesee is not far from me! LOL
Did you know that President Lincoln's secretaries last name was Kennedy and President Kennedy's secretaries last name was Lincoln?
