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Feb 21, 2024 | 07:18 PM

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How come eggs don’t taste like chicken or chicken tastes like eggs?

Because you can't make an omelette by breaking some chickens.

May 27, 2025 | 02:59 PM

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Do you miss answering ? s

Nov 11, 2025 | 10:24 AM

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Yes I do.

Nov 14, 2025 | 02:21 PM

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Why is the de in Alan de Cadenet’s last name spelled with a lower case d?

Nov 14, 2025 | 02:33 PM

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Why is the de in Alan de Cadenet’s last name spelled with a lower case d?

Because it should be Alain of Cadenet, as he was English. After realizing it was aerodynamically disadvantageous for the Mulsanne straight, his engineer shaved it down to improve time.

Nov 14, 2025 | 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by UnkieTrunkie

Because it should be Alain of Cadenet, as he was English. After realizing it was aerodynamically disadvantageous for the Mulsanne straight, his engineer shaved it down to improve time.