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  1. December 16th, 2006, 03:29 AM #1
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    amazing fact #1:
    seagulls are not mammals while elephant does...but between those two, only cat buried its poop...

    amazing fact #2:
    sharks are pure carnivours...meaning, htey eat only meat...amazingly, they also eat fishes...

    amazing fact#3:
    there 're 2 types of toxic....toxic and non-toxic

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    ...don't blame me...when I smell nicc 'o' tyne...
    ...friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support..

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    amazing fact #4:
    People say that one cannot eat poisonous mushrooms, like toadstools. Thats not true. One can. But most times, just once.
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    amazing fact #5 : Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

    amazing fact #6 : Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. And Of course, I am talking about compressive strength and not tensile ...
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    Amazing fact #7: They say a watched pot never boils. This is not true. A pot of water on a stove will boil every time whether you watch it or not.
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    // LOL Deniz that is funny

    Amazing fact #8: Only 15.5% of women in my area wear underwear. It appears though these studies are inconclusive, my friend tried the same test with the same women and 99.5% were wearing underwear.
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    Re: 'amazing fact'

    Quote Originally Posted by Deniz
    Amazing fact #7: They say a watched pot never boils. This is not true. A pot of water on a stove will boil every time whether you watch it or not.
    False, it won't boil if you don't turn the burner on.
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    What if there is no gas? What if the stove is not working?
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    False, it won't boil if you don't turn the burner on.
    Don't get so technical about it.. what if there is regular treatment of the container with liquid nitrogen? [Sample usage - with heavy duty lathes]
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    Re: 'amazing fact'

    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Frohman
    False, it won't boil if you don't turn the burner on.
    If the burner is not on it will not boil. D'uh!
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    Amazing Fact #9 : A broken clock is right twice a day....
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    Amazing fact #10: an ant can't move a rubber tree plant.
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    Amazing fact #11 : I have an ant in my computer that makes coffee.
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    Amazing fact #12 : I did not make this post ....
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    Amazing fact #13: The only domesticated pet not mentioned in the bible is the cat.
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    Re: 'amazing fact'

    Amazing fact #15: There will be no "amazing fact #14" in this thread.
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    Amazing fact #14 : The fact "Amazing fact #15" is wrong!
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