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Interesting facts or Urban Legends
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squizzle
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3. February 2005 @ 06:53 |
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Funny.
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ddp
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3. February 2005 @ 07:02 |
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talk about a cryptic message
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3. February 2005 @ 07:33 |
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Ill have my tombstone cryptic message saying:
Lemma
Oscar
Sierra
Echo
Romeo
in military talk
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ddp
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3. February 2005 @ 09:25 |
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loser!!!!!
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scott2453
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6. February 2005 @ 20:46 |
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not much of an urban legend, but did you know that in 1954 when they started putting filters on cigarettes, the first filters were made out of asbestos fibers?
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6. February 2005 @ 21:03 |
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That why the thread is called " Interesting facts or Urban Legends
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tuesday
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7. February 2005 @ 15:09 |
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well at least they didnt hold a grudge... dooh!
I'm here now.
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Auslander
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7. February 2005 @ 15:24 |
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during WWII, maps were issued to British and American pilots; the interesting thing about them was that, in order to see the image of the map (printed on a handkerchief), the pilot has to urinate on the cloth. ew?
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ddp
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7. February 2005 @ 15:32 |
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that was when shot down over german occupied territory, was needed for escape purposes not when flying the planes
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Auslander
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7. February 2005 @ 18:19 |
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was wondering if anyone would catch that. you get a gold star for that one, ddp :)
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ddp
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7. February 2005 @ 18:32 |
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was into military history especially of 20th century
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Auslander
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7. February 2005 @ 18:37 |
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*salutes* yeah, pretty interesting topic, isn't it? can you believe the US Navy slowed the firing rate of the Thompson submachine gun in WWII. they changed it from, what, 600 to 400 rounds a minute? lol, the army version was better, anyway.
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ddp
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7. February 2005 @ 18:42 |
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slower the rate less recoil & better accuracy
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Auslander
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8. February 2005 @ 11:44 |
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yeah, but it's not as fun :( did anyone know that originally, before the synthetic casing of the current day, sausage was stuff in cow and pig intestines before it was twisted into links? this is more common, but it's all i can think of at the moment.
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Auslander
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13. February 2005 @ 06:47 |
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humans, pigs, dolphins, and a species of south american monkey all have sex for pleasure.
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13. February 2005 @ 08:30 |
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i knew dolphins had sex for pleasure but I didn't know humans and pigs did also
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ddp
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13. February 2005 @ 08:42 |
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i knew people do with a lot of accidents or unexpected results if you get my meaning!!
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Auslander
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14. February 2005 @ 02:52 |
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i was a surprise! well, that's what my mommy said...my daddy calls me a "f***in' accident." some nights i wake up and see him standing the doorway holding a rope, knife, or gun. i don't think he's noticed me seeing him, yet.
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ddp
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14. February 2005 @ 06:33 |
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mom gave thanks with me on thanksgiving day
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Auslander
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14. February 2005 @ 11:12 |
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^another interesting fact.
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15. February 2005 @ 23:52 |
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Auslander
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16. February 2005 @ 02:42 |
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holy poo on a stick! that's crazy, zippyd.
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ScubaBud
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16. February 2005 @ 06:11 |
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How about this...
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt <G>
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16. February 2005 @ 06:21 |
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LMAO, taht was soo cool, and I undsedrotod eevry wrod of it.
Hehehehehe
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ScubaBud
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16. February 2005 @ 06:53 |
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Ever wonder about how certain traditions and sayings came about?
Here are some facts about the 1500s:
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children-last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a "thresh hold."
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper crust."
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."
And that's the truth... Now, whoever said that History was boring ! ! ! ! !
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