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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Since its opening day, Ironman has grossed $350,138,754 worldwide
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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by PrimoGen,May 15 2008, 07:42 PM
the washington monument is sinking into the earth at a rate of 1cm per year
...OR...the earth is growing in diameter by 2 cm per year and the Washington Monument is staying still.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by timrocks311,May 15 2008, 02:05 PM
hell, i'm well on my way to 100,000 gallons in my lifetime.
is your nick name Kung Fo Grip?
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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[QUOTE=Gymkata,May 15 2008, 11:52 AM] If you ever get your head inside of a crocodile
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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If you regularly walk/run your dog on asphault or concrete, you will never have to clip its nails.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mjb120,May 15 2008, 06:29 AM
an average of 5 people a year die from falling coconuts.


"stewardess" is the longest word you can type with your left hand only.
stewardesses

reverberated
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by duboseq,May 15 2008, 02:38 PM
The human body generates electricity.

And every object in existance generates its own gravitational field relative to its mass.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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The name for Oz in
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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For those who are in need of post-workout supplements:


Semen contains small amounts of more than thirty elements, including fructose, ascorbic acid, cholesterol, creatine, citric acid, lactic acid, nitrogen, vitamin B12, and various salts and enzymes.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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tectonic plates move at the same pace your finger nails grow

one out 7 children born is Chinese

living in Mexico city is equivalent to smoking 2 packs a day. it also sinks a few inches every year because its built on a lake. It was founded there because the founders were looking for a eagle on a cactus holding a snake, and they found it there (as seen on the mexican flag)

Ostriches dont really stick their head in the ground when they sense danger

a baby's cry is 5 times louder that what an adult can cry

the northernmost state in the continuous united states is minesota

hilo, HI is the wettest city in the US, in terms of annual rainfall

Cairo, egypt, has cooridnates 30/30

Kobe didnt shoot a single FieldGoal in Game 5's 4th quarter

s2000's have forged internal engine components

e pluribus unum means 'of many, one' in latin, as seen on US currency

the smell in propane is artificial

polar bears live in the north pole, penguins live in the south pole

pandas are related to racoons, not bears

a blue whale is bigger than any brontosaurus

there has been no tobacco commercials on TV for over 30 years

pizza hut once sued papa johns for false advertising on their slogan 'better ingredients, better pizza.' Papa johns countersued on the same grounds, saying 'the best pizzas under one roof' was false advertising. Both suits lost.

kevin peter hall played as both 'predator' and as 'harry' in harry and the hendersons

Arnold schwarzennegger and Jesse ventura both starred in 'predator' and both became govenors

Alex van halen started off playing Eddies drums, and Eddie started off playing Alexs drums.

Darth vaders helmet was inspired by a japanese samurai hat

I'm full of useless facts.
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