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Re: Awesome Facts

Postby Wrightfan » February 8th, 2011, 7:16 pm

[quote="Pixielicious"]- In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.[/quote]

That's actually been debunked:
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp
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Re: Awesome Facts

Postby Rosewarrior » February 10th, 2011, 4:26 am

A duck's quack can actually echo, as proved by Mythbusters, and in my own house!

Siamese seal point cats vary in shades of black depending on how cold your climate is.

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There is actully a hairy crab.
There are many names for a Cugar, depending on where your from. They are Cugar, Puma, and Mountian Lion. (you probably already knew that, though).
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Re: Awesome Facts

Postby Pixie » February 10th, 2011, 5:07 am

[quote="Wrightfan"][quote="Pixielicious"]- In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.[/quote]

That's actually been debunked:
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp[/quote]

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Re: Awesome Facts

Postby FlipMode » February 13th, 2011, 8:45 pm

French fries actually originate from Belgium, not France.

Celery has negative calories; it takes more calories for one to eat a piece of celery than you would gain from it.

Close your mouth (if for some reason it is open 0.o) and make a humming sound, now squeeze your nose and try to do it :P

In Alabama it's illegal to play dominoes on Sundays... It is an old law that simply still exists and is technically still active.

The film Starship Troopers, contains the most gun shots of any movie.
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Re: Awesome Facts

Postby Rosewarrior » February 21st, 2011, 9:04 pm

Wow 0.o I just tried that humming thing and it's wierd! And I thought French fries were made in america. I could be wrong. : / hmmm.
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