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USELESS FACT OF THE DAY - PLEASE ADD!
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MrDaff | Report | 14 Jun 2010 14:14 |
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Charlie Chaplin once came third in a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like competition. |
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Julia | Report | 14 Jun 2010 12:02 |
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During the last 3,500 years, it is estimated that the world has had a grand total of 230 years in which no wars took place |
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Dermot | Report | 14 Jun 2010 07:10 |
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'Catch the ball' - shocking new game invented by Rob Green. |
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LollyWithSprinklez | Report | 14 Jun 2010 00:57 |
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Fleas only jump backwards and always land on their back legs :O |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jun 2010 19:53 |
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In 1661, Oliver Cromwell's body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, and was subjected to the ritual of a posthumous execution. |
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CherryBlossom | Report | 13 Jun 2010 16:09 |
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The longest word ever to appear in an English language dictionary is |
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ZZzzz | Report | 13 Jun 2010 14:11 |
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Continents start and end with the same letter, i e Asia, Europe. |
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Beverley | Report | 13 Jun 2010 13:36 |
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We chose our friends for OUR ability to make THEM laugh. |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jun 2010 11:27 |
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The word 'Underground' starts & finishes with the letters 'UND'. |
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Beverley | Report | 13 Jun 2010 10:58 |
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Well Bob, it still has 28 letters. I assume it did when you were a teenager :-) |
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Bobtanian | Report | 13 Jun 2010 10:09 |
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when i was a teenager........... |
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LollyWithSprinklez | Report | 13 Jun 2010 00:25 |
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You can't sneeze with your eyes open!! |
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LollyWithSprinklez | Report | 13 Jun 2010 00:21 |
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Oh Dermot Thats wicked ;D |
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Dermot | Report | 12 Jun 2010 22:31 |
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Rob Green (England goalkeeper) wears gloves for no apparent reason - same as Michael Jackson. |
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Dermot | Report | 11 Jun 2010 19:31 |
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Love is where you find it - if you know where to look. |
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Georgygirl | Report | 11 Jun 2010 19:14 |
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I was lead to believe SPAM was "special processed american meat after the USA troops introduced it to England in WW2 |
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Beverley | Report | 11 Jun 2010 11:15 |
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You can only smell a new smell for 3 minutes. Then you get used to it. |
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Helen | Report | 11 Jun 2010 08:02 |
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The three B29's involved in the bombing in Horoshima during WW2 were named "Great Artist", "Enola Gay" and "Necessary Evil". "Great Artist" was also involved in the bombing of Nagasaki along with "Boxcar" and "Big Stink". "Enola Gay" was named after the pilots mother Enola Gay Tibbets. |
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Dermot | Report | 10 Jun 2010 18:30 |
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Living on earth is very expensive but we do get a free trip round the sun. |
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CherryBlossom | Report | 10 Jun 2010 17:08 |
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Your thumb is the same length as your nose. |
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