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17 August 2017
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@Zig said
Ancient Chinese Emperors carried Pekingese puppies in the sleeves of their robes.

Source: Snapple cap

You can learn a lot of useless info from Snapple. It’s downright tasty as well.  

Snapple Corps apple01 I wonder what they put out on that label? two-virgins

 

In all seriousness though, I found this fact from that site quite cool:

The first spam message was transmitted over telegraph wires in 1864.

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I learnt ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ last night. a-hard-days-night-george-4

NOT the One Directionless song, of course. I didn’t even know there was one. I mean this one.a-hard-days-night-john-6

It’s a lot more impressive-sounding than it really is.

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17 August 2017
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From Snapple cap:
Before mercury, brandy was used to fill thermometers.

Now the doctor came in stinking of gin… brandy

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17 August 2017
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meanmistermustard said

Every time I see little kids out and about it reinforces my decision never to have kids on my own.  

…on a plane, in a restaurant, in a grocery store… Yep – other people’s crying brats are the safest, most effective form of birth control known to mankind. I’ll take a dog over a kid any day. 

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17 August 2017
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It would be nice if orphans from an overpopulated area could be adopted into areas with negative population growth. Bit off topic but the kid talk made me think about how I learned that some countries are experiencing negative population growth.

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Zig said

…on a plane, in a restaurant, in a grocery store… Yep – other people’s crying brats are the safest, most effective form of birth control known to mankind. I’ll take a dog over a kid any day.   

Although my grandfather always says that grandkids are the reward for not strangling your child as an infant. 

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-Brian Wilson, Surfer Girl

19 August 2017
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The word “eureka” comes from Greek, meaning “I have found it.”

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21 August 2017
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The last time that Mr. Potato Head was sold with a pipe as an accessory was in 1987.  This was in response to pressure from Surgeon General C. Everett Coop.  Mr. Potato Head handed his pipe over to Dr. Coop during a press conference for the Great American Smokeout.

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21 August 2017
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In tribute to the great Big Ben which won’t ring its bells for four years from now on: Today, I’ve learnt that Big Ben has an own, albeit unofficial, twitter account with about 500k followers in which the rings of the bell which can be heard hourly are visualised in a very creative way… 

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21 August 2017
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I fail to see the issue with Big Ben not ringing for 4 years. Why this would bother anyone is beyond my intelligence and understanding.

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21 August 2017
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meanmistermustard said
I fail to see the issue with Big Ben not ringing for 4 years. Why this would bother anyone is beyond my intelligence and understanding.  

But mmm it’s the symbol of England in gener…. oh wait I don’t really care either.

 

I bet the people living around it will be happy to not hear it for a few years, and if they’re upset at least they can wipe their tears away with the millions of pound notes that their place is worth. 

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INTROVERTS UNITE! Separately....in your own homes!

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21 August 2017
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I stop to listen to Big Ben when I am around Parliament. I have to wait 4 years to hear it again a-hard-days-night-ringo-11 Wonder if I can put off my next UK trip for that long?

21 August 2017
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People go on about how it rang during the last 500 years or whatever. What do you expect, its a fucking bell?! It’s not going to climb into a Bomber and go join a raid on Nazi factories in 1942.

As for all those who go on about the tradition;

Blackadder: Baldrick, get the door.

[there is a crash and Baldrick enters with the door]

Blackadder: Now, Baldrick, I advise you to make whatever explanation you are about to give exceptionally good.

Baldrick: You said get the door.

Blackadder: Not good enough, you’re fired.

Baldrick: But, my Lord, I’ve been in your family since 1532.

Blackadder: So has syphilis. Now get out.

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22 August 2017
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Wonder what the English think.

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Starr Shine? said
Wonder what the English think.  

It’s all a load of hogwash.

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22 August 2017
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The eclipse looked diffrent than expected.

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Ahhh Girl said
I stop to listen to Big Ben when I am around Parliament. I have to wait 4 years to hear it again a-hard-days-night-ringo-11 Wonder if I can put off my next UK trip for that long?  

 

Saved you a 4-year wait and a trip to London. apple01

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22 August 2017
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12 full chimes. Nice.

But the experience isn’t the same when I am listening to it down by the lake near my house. I need cabs, people, taxis, Westminster Bridge, and a pub nearby.

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Ahhh Girl said
12 full chimes. Nice.

But the experience isn’t the same when I am listening to it down by the lake near my house. I need cabs, people, taxis, Westminster Bridge, and a pub nearby.  

Give you a biscuit and you want a whole meal!!

(I was going to see “give a girl” referencing the Girl in Ahhh Girl but in this day and age I’d probably be screamed at for being sexist and have people hunt me down and get me sacked.)

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1. A female kingpin is called a queenpin. 

2. Apple trees are native to Kazakhstan. 

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