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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #50 on: 01 Aug 2008, 09:29 »

You might think it's Friday, but some other people think it's still Tuesday, or even Saturday!
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #51 on: 01 Aug 2008, 11:44 »

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #52 on: 01 Aug 2008, 12:41 »

Most any organic, flammable powder may be explosive when placed in the right conditions. a famous example of this is flour, which can be a powerful fuel-air explosive when suspended within a certain ratio in the air.

And if you do not know about fuel-air explosives, look! Because they are quite awesome as well.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #53 on: 01 Aug 2008, 12:56 »

That explanation circles around but never directly states the amazing fact that grain elevators in the Midwest occasionally explode.

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #54 on: 01 Aug 2008, 13:00 »

Explosives in general are wonderful and fascinating. I have been meaning to explore simple nitration for quite some time but have not done so because of resources and space (though I guess space is a resource, right?). I think I'd like to try the original procedure for making picric acid and it's derivatives (dissolving certain organic substances in nitric acid and whatnot)
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #55 on: 02 Aug 2008, 21:39 »

Oh man I have a book all about silly things like this.  Several sections are devoted entirely to silly laws that still exist.  Lemme get it right quick.

It is legal...

-in parts of Pakistan, for a man to swap his sister for a wife
-in Alaska, to shoot a bear, but not to disturb it's hibernation by waking it up.
-in Nevada, to hang anyone who shoots your dog on your property.
-in Utah, to marry your cousin, but only if you're over 50.
-in England, to shoot a Scotsman, but only if you do so in Cathedral Close, York, on any day but Sunday.
-to have sex in Florida, but only in the missionary position.
-in Sweden, to be a prostitute, but not for a man to use her services.
-in England, to shoot a Welshman, but only if you do so with a bow and arrow inside Chester city walls after midnight, or with a longbow in Hereford on a Sunday.
-for saleswomen in Liverpool to go topless, but only in stores selling tropical fish.
-in Pennsylvania, to use the same vehicle to deliver carry-out food and dead bodies.
-for a burglar in Michigan to sue a homeowner for any injuries sustained while burgling their house.
-to have sex in Virginia, but only in the missionary position AND with all the lights turned off.
-to snore in Massachusetts, but only if all the bedroom windows are closed and locked (duck and cover, Jeph.)
-in Iowa, for a man to kiss a woman, but not for more than five minutes, and not if he has a mustache.
-in Paraguay, to fight a duel, but only if both parties are registered blood donors.
-in Britain, for a man to urinate in public, but only on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle, and only if he's touching the vehicle with his right hand.

More some other time, probably.  If they go over well.

EDIT: all of the above are quotes from a book entitled "Take Me To Your Leader."  take up any discrepancies/unpleasantries with the dude who wrote it.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #56 on: 03 Aug 2008, 09:07 »

the spikes on the end of a stegosaurus' tail are really, truly called the thagomizer. they are named after a gary larson cartoon.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #57 on: 03 Aug 2008, 09:28 »

 e to the power of pi times i equals negative one. Freaks me out every time I think about it.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #58 on: 03 Aug 2008, 10:51 »

Oh man I have a book all about silly things like this.  Several sections are devoted entirely to silly laws that still exist.  Lemme get it right quick.

It is legal...

-for a burglar in Michigan to sue a homeowner for any injuries sustained while burgling their house.


As far as I know, this is also true in Germany. As long as the burglar is just stealing your stuff and not threatening to do you any phyiscal harm, they can sue you if you hurt them. Of course, most burglars don't know that.
I think that's a good law, actually.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #59 on: 03 Aug 2008, 11:23 »

How the balls is that a good law?
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #60 on: 03 Aug 2008, 12:01 »

according to imdb.com, the dark knight is the best film of all time, ever. apparantly there are online petitions going around to intentionally give other films at the top of the list shitty ratings in order to keep it at number one.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #61 on: 03 Aug 2008, 14:35 »

Man.

I hate the idea that because Heath died, that's why people loved this movie. I felt like it was worse because of his death because the only interesting thread left after the end is gone because he's dead.

It was just a dang good movie and Tommy is a jaded jerk.

Addendum: The movie is currently well on its way to being at least #3 of all time domestic in terms of box office numbers. Maybe #2.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #62 on: 03 Aug 2008, 14:42 »

Were it not for DVD / Blu Ray it'd probably be #1. Not that $500 million or thereabouts is anything to scoff at.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #63 on: 03 Aug 2008, 15:34 »

I'd definitely rate it better than a 7 out of 10.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #64 on: 03 Aug 2008, 15:39 »

to clarify, my point was that the dark knight is definitely not the best movie ever made. that's what makes the previous post both true and amazing.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #65 on: 03 Aug 2008, 18:45 »

It made number one is nearly every respect in Canada within the first week. Kind of scary. Though I must agree the movie was great, not all time best, but quite exceptional.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #66 on: 04 Aug 2008, 01:34 »

I'd say it's an 8/10. Certainly the best superhero movie ever made. But in no way is it the best anything-other-than-that.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #67 on: 04 Aug 2008, 08:31 »

Maybe Ben can confirm or deny this but from reputation and various GIS returns, there appears to be some incredibly beautiful women in the IDF.

Amazing True Thing:

All of the girls who serve in training camps in the IDF are either drop dead gorgeous or gay.

I am not making this up.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #68 on: 04 Aug 2008, 08:40 »

Quite often, they are both.

I don't see why anyone is surprised by this, though. It makes logical sense to me.

I remember working in a mall when I was nineteen or twenty. They had a kiosk that was run entirely by former IDF soldiers, all of whom were among the most beautiful women I had ever seen and most of whom were very much gay. I am not saying this through assumption over the fact that they shot guys down constantly, as most guys were too intimidated by them to talk to them; they just were very honest about it.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #69 on: 04 Aug 2008, 08:47 »

I was once "best man" at the civil marriage of two females of my acquaintance.  My dogs were supposed to be bridesmaids, but they weren't allowed in.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #70 on: 04 Aug 2008, 09:19 »

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #71 on: 04 Aug 2008, 15:49 »

It is illegal to jump out of an aircraft in Canadian airspace unless you have a parachute. (Though tbh, I reckon the police would the least of your worries)

Anybody with the surname "Disney" may enter any Disney resort anywhere in the world for free.

The FV4034 "Challenger" Mk.2 Main Battle Tank once scored a confirmed kill on an Iraqi tank by firing through a sand dune. Furthermore, only two Challenger 2s have ever been damaged in combat, and only one has ever been destroyed (in a blue-on-blue incident, by another Challenger)

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #72 on: 04 Aug 2008, 15:58 »

It is illegal to wear New York Jets clothing in Ada, Oklahoma.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #73 on: 04 Aug 2008, 17:33 »

Approximately one-sixth of your life is spent on Wednesdays.

Aardvarks are allergic to radishes, but only during summer months.

A cat's purr has the same romance-enhancing frequency as the voice of singer Barry White.

Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.

The only golf course on the island of Tonga has 15 holes, and there's no penalty if a monkey steals your golf ball.

Every Labrador retriever dreams about bananas.

Urine from male cape water buffaloes is so flammable that some tribes use it for lantern fuel.

Due to the natural "momentum" of the ocean, saltwater fish cannot swim backwards.

Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting.

Although difficult, it's possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos.

Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.

In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #74 on: 04 Aug 2008, 18:10 »

Admittedly I'm not up on my marine biology, but are you sure it's because of some mysterious force in the ocean and not simply the fact that their propulsive anatomy, their tails, face backwards?

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #75 on: 04 Aug 2008, 18:13 »

Or it could easily be made up, like the rest of the post.

He said Labaradors dream of bananas, Joe.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #76 on: 04 Aug 2008, 18:18 »

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #77 on: 04 Aug 2008, 18:19 »

Strange Kansas laws:

No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.

Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.

In Kansas, it is illegal to eat snakes on Sunday.

By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."

It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.

Kansas law prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.

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If a man is wearing a striped suit, you cannot throw a knife at him in Natoma, Kansas.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #78 on: 04 Aug 2008, 18:22 »

Strange Kansas laws:
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Kansas law prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.

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I almost interpreted that as firing bunnies out of a cannon, mounted on a boat.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #79 on: 04 Aug 2008, 20:13 »


Anybody with the surname "Disney" may enter any Disney resort anywhere in the world for free.


This is why this thread exists.

I firmly believe that anyone should get free access to anything that has their surname as name. (not because I have a very common surname, rather the opposite, I think it would just be great).
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #80 on: 04 Aug 2008, 20:31 »

I would fucking love that. I lived in a city for a couple of years that had a turnpike named after some guy with the same last name as me. On more than one occasion I got into an argument at a tollbooth because I felt I shouldn't have to pay to drive on "my" turnpike.
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« Reply #81 on: 04 Aug 2008, 20:35 »

Heh. There's a university with my last name on it. No relation, although it's not a common name in America these days.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #82 on: 04 Aug 2008, 23:32 »

Strange Kansas laws:

By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."


The field sobriety tests for DUI stops must be really interesting.


I firmly believe that anyone should get free access to anything that has their surname as name. (not because I have a very common surname, rather the opposite, I think it would just be great).

I got a free pen once because I found an office supply store with my surname.  I talked with the owner and there was no apparent relation, but they were nice and I got a pen with my name on it.  I have since lost the pen, and the place has now gone out of business.  Damn.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #83 on: 05 Aug 2008, 00:31 »


Anybody with the surname "Disney" may enter any Disney resort anywhere in the world for free.


This is why this thread exists.

I firmly believe that anyone should get free access to anything that has their surname as name. (not because I have a very common surname, rather the opposite, I think it would just be great).

Well, shit, I just moved out of a city where everything has the same name as my surname. I could've done with this about 10 years ago. Now I'm just entitled to shitloads of dried fruit and baking ingredients.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #84 on: 05 Aug 2008, 03:53 »

Well, shit, I just moved out of a city where everything has the same name as my surname. I could've done with this about 10 years ago. Now I'm just entitled to shitloads of dried fruit and baking ingredients.

Surely that means an infinite supply of free fruit cake?
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #85 on: 05 Aug 2008, 04:32 »

By land area the Netherlands has more tornadoes than any country, followed by Britain.

Also, wild orangutans have been seen self-medicating in Indonesia. They chew leaves, then make it into a balm and spread it on their limbs. The leaves are well known by the locals for containing naturally occurring anti-inflammatory drugs.
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« Reply #86 on: 05 Aug 2008, 05:04 »

But we only get toy tornados - mostly; more here and here.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #87 on: 05 Aug 2008, 07:11 »

Well, shit, I just moved out of a city where everything has the same name as my surname. I could've done with this about 10 years ago. Now I'm just entitled to shitloads of dried fruit and baking ingredients.

Surely that means an infinite supply of free fruit cake?

There are worse things in life, I'll concede.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #88 on: 05 Aug 2008, 12:52 »

Or it could easily be made up, like the rest of the post.

He said Labaradors dream of bananas, Joe.

atctually i got those from a website sooooooo...blame http://www.13things.com/2008/07/13-amazing-but-true-facts.html

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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #89 on: 05 Aug 2008, 18:35 »

Or it could easily be made up, like the rest of the post.

He said Labaradors dream of bananas, Joe.

atctually i got those from a website sooooooo...blame http://www.13things.com/2008/07/13-amazing-but-true-facts.html

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How could they test or prove that?  I've yet to meet a Lab that could talk, or anyone that could talk dog, and understand it.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #90 on: 05 Aug 2008, 18:56 »

Total bullshit. Polar bears could eat 86 penguins in one sitting? Someone would have to cross over to the other pole for a little arctic midnight snack.
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Re: Amazing True Things
« Reply #91 on: 05 Aug 2008, 20:37 »

Or we could all be the victim of "clever" wordplay and hyperbole.

Like, the polar bear thing could be (read: is) completely hypothetical, and they're probably talking about those ridiculously tiny, adorable penguins I can't remember the name of.
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