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User Announcements · April 15

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April 14

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User Announcements · April 14

Have a GREAT birthday!!! :yahoo:

BUDMAN · April 14

FINISHED!!! Where do I collect my pizza and six pack????

Icequeen · April 14

6 hours ago, BUDMAN said:

@TBBYou can swim in a pool of beer at the Schloss Starkenberger brewery in Tarrentz, Austria.

Do I have to wear a swimming suit???

Icequeen · April 13

Super Mario Land was the most popular game on the Game Boy during its release.

It is also the first platform where the Mario games had released. To this day, Super Mario Land continues to be one of the highest-ranked games loved by retro gamers.

Icequeen · April 13

The largest pair of eyes in the world belongs to the giant squid.

Its eyes are the size of soccer balls and are at least 25 centimeters across. The largest fish eye is only around 9 centimeters wide which belongs to the swordfish.

Icequeen · April 13

On average, a secretary will use its left hand for 56% of what they type on a keyboard.

This is because most of the most common letters in the English language are on the left side of the keyboard. The right side of the keyboard only contains i and n as the most common letters.

Icequeen · April 13

A dime has 118 ridges on its edge.

The ridges allow the coin to determine if it is real or fake. This was implemented on all coins before the 18th century. The ridges also make it harder to make counterfeit coins.

ALanHim · April 13

The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.

Its eyes are around the size of a billiard ball. One eye is also smaller than the other. Perhaps this is why they tend to run in circles.

ALanHim · April 13

All clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20.

Some people state that there are two scenes where the clocks are not set to this. Watch the movie to figure out which scenes they were.

ALanHim · April 13

The Grand Theft Auto franchise has lawsuits that total over $1 billion.

There are a lot of controversies that surround the game due to the nature of its gameplay. Rockstar North has faced many legal claims of copyright and influencing young players to commit sexual and illegal acts.

ALanHim · April 13

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

This includes change in dimes, quarters, and combinations of the two. Can you figure out all 293 combinations?

April 13

Rubber bands will last much longer when they are refrigerated.

When a rubber band is placed in the fridge, it causes the polymers to relax. This keeps the band from breaking down as fast as it normally does.

User Announcements · April 13

Have a GREAT birthday!!! :yahoo:

Icequeen · April 12

The World’s Oldest Known Creature

The oldest known living creature is a 4,000-year-old, slow-growing seagrass known as Posidonia oceanica. This remarkable marine plant can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and has been thriving for centuries.

Icequeen · April 12

A coin toss isn’t 50-50.

The next time you’re trying to decide something, a coin toss may not be the best idea. Typically, the chances for a coin toss is 51-49, not 50-50. If you flip a coin, there is a 51% chance it will land on the side that it started on.

Icequeen · April 12

In the history of boxing, four men have been knocked out within the first eleven seconds of the match.

The fastest knockout was from a 1947 match between Mike Collins and Pat Brownson. Collins was able to knock Brownson out with the ﬁrst punch only 4 seconds after the first bell.

Icequeen · April 12

Every second, over 2 million e-mails are sent.

For each second on the internet, 9.4 websites are created, 3,000,000 google searches are done, and 672 people search for porn.

Icequeen · April 12

Over 10,000 Coca-Cola drinks are consumed per second worldwide.

The 10,000 drinks per second includes other Coca Cola products such as Fanta, Dr. Pepper, Sprite and other Coke varieties.

Icequeen · April 12

A sponge can reconstruct itself in hours.

If you force a live sponge through a mesh screen, it will rearrange itself after a few hours.

User Announcements · April 12

Fuck you google - and have a GREAT birthday!!!! :yahoo:

ALanHim · April 11

It was said that Einstein couldn't speak fluently until he was 9 years old.

The validity of this claim is contested, but the medical term for late talkers is still called the Einstein Syndrome. It was coined by social theorist Thomas Sowell to describe children who developed speech later than normal.

Icequeen · April 11

There are many words starting in Q that are not followed by a U.

In North American Scrabble, acceptable words with a Q and not a U are: qi, qat, qaid, qai, qadi, qoph, qanat, tranq, faqir, sheqel, qabala, qabalah, qindar, qintar, qindarka, mbaqanga, and qwerty. This applies for their plural forms as well.

Bamm · April 11

There’s an island that France and Spain takes turns owning every 6 months.

From February till July, the Pheasant Island is under the governance of Spain, while in August to January, it is governed by France.

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Super Mario Land was the most popular game on the Game Boy during its release.

The largest pair of eyes in the world belongs to the giant squid.

On average, a secretary will use its left hand for 56% of what they type on a keyboard.

A dime has 118 ridges on its edge.

The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.

All clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20.

The Grand Theft Auto franchise has lawsuits that total over $1 billion.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

Rubber bands will last much longer when they are refrigerated.

The World’s Oldest Known Creature

A coin toss isn’t 50-50.

In the history of boxing, four men have been knocked out within the first eleven seconds of the match.

Every second, over 2 million e-mails are sent.

Over 10,000 Coca-Cola drinks are consumed per second worldwide.

A sponge can reconstruct itself in hours.

It was said that Einstein couldn't speak fluently until he was 9 years old.

There are many words starting in Q that are not followed by a U.

There’s an island that France and Spain takes turns owning every 6 months.

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