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301 Useless Facts

Old Apr 25, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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not true. people used to say "God bless you" because they thought the devil could enter your body when you sneezed.
I heard it was because of the plague, when you sneezed people assumed you were dying so they said bless you.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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and the winner of the Cliff Claven award goes too...................
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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Capitalization is the difference between I helped my Uncle Jack off the horse vs. I helped my Uncle jack off the horse.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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263. Nepal is the only country that doesn
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Nin009,Apr 26 2007, 02:53 PM
A square is not a rectangle . . . .
A square is a special type of rectangle - one with equal length and width - just as an S2000 is a special type of car.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nin009,Apr 26 2007, 03:53 PM
A square is not a rectangle so two contries have non-rectangular flags.
You sir, are incorrect.

Rectangle = A parallelogram w/four 90
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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that was a long read...
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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Dang, educated by the mathies. Thanks guys.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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51. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

Not true, I seen several casinos with clocks inside, mostly advertising a watch shop or something on the edge.
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