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1. Kiwis are the only bird that hunt by smell. :eek:
2. In 2004, police in Montenegro were hunting a teenage gunman who burst into a school staffroom and forced the teachers to give all students top marks. :lol:
3. In 2001, authorities in Lima came up with a novel scheme to stop people dumping rubbish on the streets. Local leaders painted images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary on walls along some of the worst streets.
are they religious in lima then? cos i dont think it would make a difference here lol!Quote:
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1. In 2001, Stuart Collins from Lewes was sentenced to community service after admitting robbery. He'd tried to rent the film 'Gladiator' from his local video shop and when he discovered it hadn't been returned, he went round to the house of the last person to have it and stole the film, TV and the video recorder. :lol:
2. A survey of fatal heart attacks in Japan showed that 80% of victims died during extra-marital sex and a third of them were drunk. :eek:
3. 28 barbers in Afghanistan were arrested after giving people haircuts in the style worn by Leonardo Di Caprio in the film 'Titanic'. :lol:
1. An ergasiophobe is someone who is afraid of work.
2. You use 200 muscles to take one step.
3. A couple were driving back to their hotel in Michigan when their minivan was struck by a falling object - a 600-pound cow. The year-old cow fell about 200 feet from a cliff and landed on the bonnet of the vehicle, causing heavy damage. The couple were unhurt but the cow had to be euthanised. A fire officer said the couple missed being killed by a matter of inches in the accident. (Try to explain that one to the insurance company :lol:)
1. Someone living in New York could eat out every night of their life and never dine at the same restaurant.
2. In1984 in Las Vegas, Glynn Wolfe married for the 26th time . It was a new record for non-bigamous marriages. He married 29 times in total. :eek:
3. It takes four tons of grapes to make one ton of raisins.
:rotfl: I would like to see them explaining that too.. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
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:confused: Raisins are made out of grapes??
Raisins are in fact dried grapes :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsty :]Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
:confused: Raisins are made out of grapes??
1. The Incas measured time by how long it took a potato to cook.
2. In 1698 Samuel Clinton awoke - after a total of 151 days asleep.:eek:
3. An exclusive one-room hotel has opened in a prefabricated building on a Paris rooftop. The room boasts a view of the Eiffel Tower, a king-sized bed and mini-bar and guests are only allowed to stay for one night. The room costs £313 per night - but breakfast is delivered to teh door and guests are encouraged to steal the towels. Even more interesting, the Swiss-built prefab is actually an art installation with guests becoming part of the exhibit.
Lets hope they don't exhibit too much :lol:
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Originally Posted by PerditaRaisins are in fact dried grapes :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsty :]Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
:confused: Raisins are made out of grapes??
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I DID NOT KNOW THAT! WOW! Haha, that's just.. wow! lol
1. In 2001 The Pentagon released a list ranking the top 238 threats to national security. On the list were militia groups, religious extremists, ecoterrorists, cybercriminals and Hollywood producers, along with angry drivers, rap-metal bands, escaped zoo animals and Belgians. :confused:
2. Also in 2001, a poll revealed that Liam Gallager was more fearsome than Saddam Hussein. He was third in the survey, behind Adolf Hitler and Slobodan Milosevic. Saddam Hussein came fourth and Tony Blair came fifth. :lol:
3. Government scientists revealed the secret behind dwindling cod stocks - apparently they could not swim very well. :eek:
1. A giraffe's tongue is around 18 inches long. :eek:
2. It emerged that a cash-strapped Russian TV station had unveiled their version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' called 'Who Wants To Be Fabulously Wealthy?' The top prize was £33. :lol:
3. When you blush, the lining of your stomach turns red. :eek:
haha those ones are funny! :DQuote:
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wow i never knew that!Quote:
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1. In 2004 a snorkeller in Sydney was attacked by a shark and then swam to shore before driving to get help - with the shark still attached to his leg. :eek:
2. The first freuit eaten on the moon was a peach.
3. With his first two shots at Bob Hope's Desert Classic golf match, American Vice President Spiro Agnew hit three spectators (1971). :lol:
:eek: omg lol i wonder how he managed that!Quote:
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1. In 1999 a European study claimed that British homes were the smelliest in Europe :eek:
2. A 'hairbreadth away' is 1/48 of an inch.
3. A Russian woman defied medical odds and grew a new set of teeth - at the age of 104. :eek:
maybe that is what happens when you get over 100. you grow your teeth again but there is not many 100 + year olds around to prove thisQuote:
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1. In 1976 Brian McCauliff set a world record by running one mile up and down stairs in one hour and 38 minutes. :eek:
2. In 1999 it was reported that a contractor had been employed to build a submerged bridge in the Sea of Galilee to enable tourists to walk on water. :)
3. Doctors in India removed a pair of dentures from a man's stomach, two years after he swallowed them. :eek:
1. Bamboo can grow up to three feet in a 24-hour period.
2. It was revealed that an Australian civil servant had been on sick leave for two years because he claimed to be allergic to his telephone. :eek:
3. In 2002 a flight from Gatwick to Faro made a 500-mile diversion so it could pick up 63 bags of golf clubs for the Jimmy Tarbuck Classic celebrity golf tournament. :eek:
haha thats funny! :DQuote:
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1. Only 3% of the earth's water can be used as drinking water.
2. 75% of the earth is covered with water.
3. An inmate is suing the Utah Department of Corrections for denying him his right to practice an ancient Nordic religion while behind bars. The man is serving time for aggravated assault and robbery, and filed a lawsuit after accusing the prison of denying him items that he says are necessary to practice the religion. In order to properly practice he is demanding items including a Thor's Hammer, a prayer cloth, a Mead Horn, a drum made of wood and boar skin, a rune staff and a sword. :lol:
1. In 2004 it was revealed that the exposure of Janet Jackson's breast during half-time at teh Super bowl had become the most searched-for event in the history of the internet. :eek:
2. For their 'Twisted Roadshow' tour, The Housemartins collected tokens on Mars bar wrappers to pay for their national travel bus passes. While on tour, they reduced their hotel bills by introducing 'Adopt a Housemartin', whereby the audience were invited to take a member of the band home with them for the night. :rotfl:
3. A surgeon in Arizona is facing a disciplinary hearing for taking a photo of a patient's tattooed genitals during an operation. The doctor then showed the picture of the tattoo, which read 'Hot Rod' to his colleagues. The patient learnt of the photo when the surgeon phoned him to tell him what he'd done -after a newspaper received an anonymous tip-off and were about to run the story. The doctor now faces punishment from probation to dismissal. :lol:
A 12-year-old mare named Peggy has been barred from her local pub.
The horse, who has a taste for John Smith's bitter and pickled onion crisps, has been banned from O'Malley's in Jarrow, South Tyneside because landlady Jackie Gray doesn't want her ruining the new carpet.
"Although she is probably cleaner than some of my customers, I had to put my foot down and show her the door," said Gray.
Peter Dolan, the horse's owner, added: "People come into the pub and the first thing they say is 'Where's Peggy?' I tell them she's kicked the habit and is teetotal now.
"No-one even took any notice of her. Everyone just saw her as one of the locals."
1. Having a bad time? www.disapprovingrabbits.com is one of the funniest and pointless sites on the web. The collection of rabbits looking grumpy is a fun way to distract yourself if you're having a rotten day. :)
2. Louis XV was the first person to use a lift after he had one installed in the Palace of Versailles.
3. In 1905, a polar bear froze to death in a Chicago zoo, after the temperature there dipped to -15 degrees Fahrenheit. :eek:
1. In 2001 Superior Court Judge Patrick B. Murphy told a disciplinary hearing in LA that the reason he had managed to miss more than 400 days of work was because he was scared of his job. :lol:
2. In the German version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' a contestant had to give up on the 11th question because the right answer wasn't among the options she was given to choose from. :eek: :(
3. Macadamia nuts aren't sold in their shells because it takes 300 lb per square inch of pressure to break them. :eek:
1. An Australian woman who lost her nose stud while surfing in the sea claimed it has turned up inside a fish caught by her fiance. The 25-year-old was in the sea off Tasmania when she lost the tiny stud, and was shocked when it was found inside a flathead fish three days later that her husband-to-be was filleting.
2. Drinking raw onion juice was once considered an effective contraceptive. :p
3. When cleaning mushrooms, do not run them under the tap as they soak up the water like a sponge. Instead use a damp sponge to wipe off any dirt.
1. Mark Kennedy of Norwood, Massachusetts, sprinted 50 metres in 16.93 seconds, on his hands.
2. A Cambridgeshire woman was fined £210 after attempting to register her cows and her dog to vote in elections. :lol:
3. Sheep won't drink from running water.
haha that made me laugh! :DQuote:
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1. In 2000, it was revealed that Dorset was populated with crazy frogs, after a shortage of females meant male frogs were trying to mate with anything from wellies to garden gnomes. :lol:
2. A couple on a weekend break stopped at the Watford Gap Services on the M1 and were arrested. They were accused of having stolen a sheet and spent the night in cells. The following morning they were released after hotel staff found the sheet. :eek:
3. Hot water is heavier than cold water.
1. A casino croupier can call for help by touching his ear.
2. In China, the stork symbolises death rather than birth.
3. Prostitutes in the Romanian town of Botasani suspended their services for Lent.
:lol: Love this one....like they are good church going girlsQuote:
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1. Elephants only sleep for two hours a day.
2. Rainbows can't be seen at midday.
3. Dean Gould of Felixstowe threaded a needle 3,471 times in two hours.
1. In Stalin's Russia, it was illegal to be late for work. :eek:
2. In 1907, James Thompson got out of bed after 29 years. Doctors claimed he suffered from lethargy and attemtped to rouse him with electric shocks and irritating plasters. :lol:
3. A priest in Spain was pulled over for drink-driving - apparently his excuse was drinking wine in six communion services. :D
oh dear, i wouldnt have stood a chance lol!Quote:
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Aww I love elephants!Quote:
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1. A postcard sent from Queensland 112 years previously arrived in Aberdeen. It only left Australia a couple of weeks earlier. (In 2001) :eek:
2. In 2001, Billy Connolly won control of the internet domain name billyconnolly.com - it had been previously used by a labrador stud farm. :lol:
3. A 10 stone person would weigh over 25 stone on Jupiter. :eek:
im so glad i dont live on jupiter lol weighing yourself there would be really depressing!Quote:
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1. In 1995, six people in Egypt were killed after jumping into a well to save a chicken. :eek:
2. In 1970, Miriam Hargrave of Yorkshire passed her driving test on her 40th try. :lol:
3. In 1983, American John Sain built a 3.91 metre house of cards. :eek:
1. Papaphobia is a fear of the Pope.
2. In February 1980, Joe Bower set off from LA on stilts. He arrived 3,008 miles away in Kentucky in July. :cool:
3. In 1997, a man in Iran filed for divorce because his wife snored. :eek: