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| Yak - in Tibetan this refers only to the male of the species, the female being called a dri or nak. |
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| Cockney slang - take a pair of associated words where the 2nd word rhymes with the word you want to say & use 1st word in place of that word |
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| jabroni - pro wrestling slang for wrestler whose job it is to make better-known wrestlers look good by losing to them. |
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| The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 167.044 mph, by Fred Rompelberg on 3rd October 1995 |
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| The first shot of World War II in Europe was fired 20 years, 9 months, 19 days & 18 hours after the last shot of World War I was fired. |
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| The 2013 edition of the Boston Marathon was the 117th running and included more than 28,000 registered runners |
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| In a 2011National Hiring Day, McDonalds only accepted 6.2% of job applicants. Harvard accepts 7%. Can't say they don't have standards! |
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| If you could drive your car straight up you would arrive in space in just over an hour. |
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| April 4, 1818 – United States Congress adopts United States flag with 13 red & white stripes and 1 star for each state (then 20) |
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| Scion - a young shoot or twig of a plant, esp. one cut for grafting or rooting. A descendant of a notable family. |
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| American sitcom "Friends" was initially titled "Insomnia Cafe". |
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| Currently, the worlds largest magnet is at CERN in Geneva and ranges between 4000 and 5000 tons |
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| LEGO is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well" |
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| Lightsaber sounds in Star Wars were a combo of the hum from the back of an old TV set & an old 35mm movie projector. |
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| Of the 6 types of maize/corn—pod, sweet, flour, dent, flint, and popcorn—only popcorn pops. |
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| You can beat a lie detector by doing anything that raises blood pressure i.e. squeezing the sphincter! |
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| Jean Lafittes Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans and established in 1772 is the USA's oldest bar still in existence. |
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| Hypoxic Blackout - passing out from holding your breath too long, too often. Can result in shallow water drowning. |
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| "Second string" meaning "replacement or backup" comes from the middle ages. Archers carried a 2nd string in case the 1st one broke. |
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| Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium! |
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