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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by VoIPA' date='Feb 16 2005, 09:42 AM
Same for "purple."
I heard the word "purple" was actually invented by Crayola Crayons. The real name for the color is violet, but somehow the word purple seems to stick better.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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Well, purple is in my dictionary but not nurple.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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OK, everything organic that moves.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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The eye actually grows the first couple of years
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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Damn! You caught me trying to lick my elbow.

I love that list, though. Some really interesting facts on there.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

i never knew that, and i play poker 7 days a week
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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"skepticisms" is the longest word that alternates hands

"stewardesses" is the longest common word typed with the left hand.

check this out too:

http://www.boreme.com/bm/MAY02/a/int...ng/jump_fr.htm
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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50 - The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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41 - The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start.

this cant be true!
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny--2K' date='Feb 16 2005, 08:53 PM
41 - The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start.

this cant be true!
If only there was some way to test this......
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