jillian
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Semper Fi said:
True. They're in the racoon family!
And red pandas (also called "lesser pandas") are also in the racoon family.
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True. They're in the racoon family!
And red pandas (also called "lesser pandas") are also in the racoon family.
fuzzykitten99
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- ever heard Denis Leary's CD "Lock & Load"? There's a part where he's complaining about coffee shops or something (can't remember what part) but he says www-dot-whatthefuck-dot-com. Well, there is actually a website by that domain www.whatthefuck.com ...and it is run/owned by a former high school classmate of mine named Nick Melnick...he was friends with a guy I dated back in HS.
- I was an extra in Mighty Ducks 2 & 3. I got to meet Joshua Jackson and Emilio Estevez.
- I was an extra in Mighty Ducks 2 & 3. I got to meet Joshua Jackson and Emilio Estevez.
Mr.Conley
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Although many people believe otherwise, Canada is actually a country.
Mr.Conley
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I was suprised when I found out too. They even have their own government and everything. However, they don't have a military.Semper Fi said:
SPAM's original name was "Hormel Spiced Ham". The current name was chosen from multiple entries in a naming contest.fuzzykitten99 said:
SPAM was introduced in 1937
In America, the residents of Guam and Hawaii consume the most SPAM, per capita. They are also the only two parts of America whose McDonalds feature SPAM on their menus
The two countries, after the United States, that consume the most SPAM are the United Kingdom and South Korea.
In Muslim countries, SPAM is made with turkey to conform with Muslim dietary restrictions
Austin, Minnesota is known as "SPAM Town, USA" and has a SPAM museum
Endicott, New York celebrates its 100th anniversary this year
Endicott is named after Henry B. Endicott. Mr Endicott provided financing for Endicott-Johnson Corporation
Endicott is known as the birthplace of IBM and had a large IBM plant at one time.
Endicott was also home to Endicott-Johnson Corporation, one of the largest shoe manufacturers in the country. The company was responsible for nearly all of the shoe and footwear for the United States Army during both World Wars.
Endicott is named after Henry B. Endicott. Mr Endicott provided financing for Endicott-Johnson Corporation
Endicott is known as the birthplace of IBM and had a large IBM plant at one time.
Endicott was also home to Endicott-Johnson Corporation, one of the largest shoe manufacturers in the country. The company was responsible for nearly all of the shoe and footwear for the United States Army during both World Wars.
Only a few of the plants that we eat originated in North America. These are blueberries, sunflowers, cranberries and Jerusalem artichokes.
P.S. I've also heard that the pecan originated in North America, but some sources claim it's actually from Central America
P.S. I've also heard that the pecan originated in North America, but some sources claim it's actually from Central America
jillian
Princess
KarlMarx said:
Endicott is also home to Pat Mitchell's Ice Cream....the most amazing ice cream ever.
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It's also the only venomous mammal.KarlMarx said:
no1tovote4
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Bill Gates' first business was Traff-O-Data, a company that created machines which recorded the number of cars passing a given point on a road.
Hobbit
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The following useless "facts" are false, and that's my useless fact.
While the rest may be true, Coca-Cola was never green, was always meant as a non-pharmaceutical beverage, and did, in fact, containe cocain. It was required to by the copyright office to retain rights to the 'Coca' part of the name.
The Great Wall of China is not visible from the moon. In fact, it's barely visible from space, and is harder to spot than even major highways, due to the fact that it's not that wide and is similar in color to its surrounding environment. If you don't believe me, try to find the Great Wall in an orbital photo sometime. You'd have an easier time finding the Hoover Dam, the NYC landfill, or Route 66. In fact, the Great Wall is very hard to find, even in low orbit (180 miles) and is harder to spot than the runways at Dulles or the components of the Kennedy Space Center.
Granted it's very hard, as your body reflexively closes your eyes to protect them from flying spittle and anything your head may bump into during the lurch, but with enough willpower, some people have been able to sneeze with their eyes open, and no, their eyes didn't pop out.
This was on an episode of "Mail Call" once, and the History Channel would know. The name 'jeep' actually came from a character in the Popeye cartoons, though how it came to be the name of the vehicle is something I can't recall.
This one is actually a very well carried false rumor. Of the 'horse' statues in Washington D.C. only about half of them follow this trend.
This one is mostly true, but there are actually 3 units of time referred to as a 'jiffy.' This is the current, common standard used by physicists, although I seem to recall Great Britain and the U.S. using different measurements for a jiffy in the past (I think one of them was 1/60 seconds). It is also a unit of time to measure one clock cycle of a computer, significantly smaller than 1/100 seconds.
The spiny anteater, also of Australia, is the only other mammal that lays eggs.
Corn is also exclusively North American.
And here's a few more.
Homer J. Simpson's middle name is 'Jay.'
Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.
All pandas, not just the racoon-like red panda, are more closely related to racoons than bears.
All new words in the Chinese language created since the founding of the unified Chinese alphabet are compound words, as no new characters have been created. The words for 'camera' and 'computer' literally translate to 'light slicer' and 'electric brain.'
The young Jedi killed fighting clone troopers in front of Senator Organa in "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" is George Lucas' son.
The original model used for the Death Star surface was made from scratch out of thousands of model kits for cars, planes, and ships. High velocity shots, such as those of Red Leader pulling out of the trench after a missed shot, were filmed by putting a camera in the bed of a pickup truck and driving past.
James Earl Jones stutters.
Chinese is actually 55 seperate languages, including Cantonese and Mandarin, the most common ones. Though some are similar, not unlike Portuguese and Spanish, they are distinct languages that were not unified until the standardization of the non-phonetic Chinese written language, which is univeral across the country and is even used by Korea, Japan, and many other east Asian countries. The Chinese language has approximately 56,000 characters, with only about 3,000 still in common use.
While the rest may be true, Coca-Cola was never green, was always meant as a non-pharmaceutical beverage, and did, in fact, containe cocain. It was required to by the copyright office to retain rights to the 'Coca' part of the name.
The Great Wall of China is not visible from the moon. In fact, it's barely visible from space, and is harder to spot than even major highways, due to the fact that it's not that wide and is similar in color to its surrounding environment. If you don't believe me, try to find the Great Wall in an orbital photo sometime. You'd have an easier time finding the Hoover Dam, the NYC landfill, or Route 66. In fact, the Great Wall is very hard to find, even in low orbit (180 miles) and is harder to spot than the runways at Dulles or the components of the Kennedy Space Center.
Granted it's very hard, as your body reflexively closes your eyes to protect them from flying spittle and anything your head may bump into during the lurch, but with enough willpower, some people have been able to sneeze with their eyes open, and no, their eyes didn't pop out.
This was on an episode of "Mail Call" once, and the History Channel would know. The name 'jeep' actually came from a character in the Popeye cartoons, though how it came to be the name of the vehicle is something I can't recall.
This one is actually a very well carried false rumor. Of the 'horse' statues in Washington D.C. only about half of them follow this trend.
This one is mostly true, but there are actually 3 units of time referred to as a 'jiffy.' This is the current, common standard used by physicists, although I seem to recall Great Britain and the U.S. using different measurements for a jiffy in the past (I think one of them was 1/60 seconds). It is also a unit of time to measure one clock cycle of a computer, significantly smaller than 1/100 seconds.
The spiny anteater, also of Australia, is the only other mammal that lays eggs.
Corn is also exclusively North American.
And here's a few more.
Homer J. Simpson's middle name is 'Jay.'
Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.
All pandas, not just the racoon-like red panda, are more closely related to racoons than bears.
All new words in the Chinese language created since the founding of the unified Chinese alphabet are compound words, as no new characters have been created. The words for 'camera' and 'computer' literally translate to 'light slicer' and 'electric brain.'
The young Jedi killed fighting clone troopers in front of Senator Organa in "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" is George Lucas' son.
The original model used for the Death Star surface was made from scratch out of thousands of model kits for cars, planes, and ships. High velocity shots, such as those of Red Leader pulling out of the trench after a missed shot, were filmed by putting a camera in the bed of a pickup truck and driving past.
James Earl Jones stutters.
Chinese is actually 55 seperate languages, including Cantonese and Mandarin, the most common ones. Though some are similar, not unlike Portuguese and Spanish, they are distinct languages that were not unified until the standardization of the non-phonetic Chinese written language, which is univeral across the country and is even used by Korea, Japan, and many other east Asian countries. The Chinese language has approximately 56,000 characters, with only about 3,000 still in common use.
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