FACT or CRAP?

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May 20, 2015 | 08:10 AM

#851

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Originally Posted by vtecmom

CRAP

The hippopotamus is the blue whale's closest cousin. It's hard to imagine these two at the same family reunion!

This is CRAP!

They're distant cousins at best. Closest land-based cousin... sure.

May 20, 2015 | 08:11 AM

#852

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I don't even need to amend that

because it's all crap!

May 20, 2015 | 08:16 AM

#853

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Originally Posted by s2ko

I'm going to go with fact. Seems that if flint was used to start fires that there would have been someone that came up with a lighter before they come up with the chemicals for a match head.

I'll second this.

May 20, 2015 | 08:20 AM

#854

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FORCEDOOOOOSKY!

quote name='WestSideBilly' timestamp='1432138319' post='23619197']
I don't even need to amend that

because it's all crap!
[/quote]

BB don't be so mean

you know I can't control the dumb ?'s OR even DUMBER answers

May 20, 2015 | 08:25 AM

#855

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Learn to quote n00b!

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May 20, 2015 | 08:30 AM

#856

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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly

Learn to quote n00b!

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May 20, 2015 | 03:29 PM

#857

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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly

I don't even need to amend that

because it's all crap!

May 21, 2015 | 07:21 AM

#858

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Originally Posted by vtecmom

The wooden match was invented after the original lighter.

FACT or CRAP ?

FACT

In 1816, the German chemist Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner invented the lighter. In 1827, after phosphorus was discovered, John Walker created the first wooden match. These guys knew how to add fuel to the fire!