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We did not LEARN this in SCHOOL

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by deluxdon, May 5, 2008.

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    The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)

    'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'. ? (Are you doubting this?)

    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

    The words 'racecar', 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes) .. (Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.)

    There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)

    There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.' (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)

    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)

    A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

    A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.!)

    An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that also)

    Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age..

    Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

    Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

    The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.)

    The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

    There are more chickens than people in the world.

    Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, May 5, 2008 IP
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  2. tanujdude91

    tanujdude91 Notable Member

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    Nice find DON........

    I knew this one already :p
    Didn't knew any other......
     
    tanujdude91, May 5, 2008 IP
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    6jin-Jing Active Member

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    #3
    That's one buff cat ear
     
    6jin-Jing, May 5, 2008 IP
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    coderbari Well-Known Member

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    Cool collections dude.thanks for posting'em :)
     
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  5. bangalore

    bangalore Peon

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    Very interesting stuff. I really didn’t know that peanuts are so explosive.
     
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    A few were news to me :)
     
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    M.IMRAN Well-Known Member

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    We really did not LEARN this in SCHOOL :D

    Thanks for the info.... i just give you a Green Rep :)
     
    M.IMRAN, May 5, 2008 IP
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    Psychic51 Active Member

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    Interesting post.

    Thanks
     
    Psychic51, May 5, 2008 IP
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    Marcher Banned

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    I dont think thats true (P.S. no personal offence meant!), can I have the source please ?

    No, it is NOT
     
    Marcher, May 5, 2008 IP
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    Kenorv Peon

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    I wish I could sleep for 3 years.
     
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    M.IMRAN Well-Known Member

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    But after the sleep of 3 years..... you will never awake again!!!!!!
     
    M.IMRAN, May 5, 2008 IP
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    bragn Peon

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    Um, no. :p
    http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_236.html
    :]
     
    bragn, May 5, 2008 IP
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    Got some of these in a mail once. Nice to read new ones :)
     
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    I knew about this one, hey haven't you ever read what's in your font files ? lol :) there is also one more, "jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz."
     
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    Thats a very good piece of information buddy. keep sharing...:)
     
    rockinfuture, May 5, 2008 IP
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    5starpix Notable Member

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    #16
    man, that was a nice post..
    thanks man :)
     
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    farooqaaa Well-Known Member

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    Nice find.. Didn't knew them except the first one and the kneecap one.
     
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    puionNeo Peon

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    #18
    awsome collections thanks for sharing :)
     
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    :eek: woah

    very interesting post
     
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    dynashox Premium Member Staff

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    I wonder who are like these. :D
     
    dynashox, May 5, 2008 IP