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Feuer Frei! 07-08-11 05:06 AM

Johnny Plessey batted .331 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1891, even though he spent the entire season batting with a rolled-up, lacquered copy of the Toledo Post-Dispatch.

Jimbuna 07-08-11 05:25 AM

Reports from owners of cats and dogs indicate that 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore.

Feuer Frei! 07-08-11 05:28 AM

Silent Hunter 5 is much better with mods. :D

Jimbuna 07-08-11 07:50 AM

Sheep can detect other sheep faces like humans do. They can remember up to 50 sheep faces.

Growler 07-08-11 08:37 AM

BLP projectiles for 5"/38 DP naval guns will badly bruise one's fingertip if allowed to drop on said fingertip.

Herr-Berbunch 07-08-11 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna (Post 1699944)
Sheep can detect other sheep faces like humans do. They can remember up to 50 sheep faces.

So can our antipodean friends :O:

Oh look, there's Darling, Gorgeous, Sexy, Tickles, Fluffy, Ramanda, and Tonight.

Proof? It's all there on ewetube :D

Herr-Berbunch 07-08-11 09:55 AM

Reno, Nevada has the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S., Provo, Utah, the lowest.

Well, that was before Ducimus entered the picture :)

Penguin 07-08-11 10:48 AM

All swans in England belong to the crown.

Jimbuna 07-08-11 12:01 PM

In 1958 the United States sent three mice into space named, Mia, Laska and Benji.

Platapus 07-08-11 01:46 PM

In 1996 (the date of my data) to place one pound in low earth orbit using the "reusable" STS cost $6,000.00 each flight

To use the 100% expendable Saturn 1B costs $2,000.00 per pound to low earth orbit each flight. And the Saturn 1B was a very expensive heavy lift system.

Jimbuna 07-08-11 02:11 PM

The town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a "Squirrel Day" festival to honour the 200 albino squirrels that live in the town. The festival includes a squirrel blessing by a priest.

Feuer Frei! 07-08-11 06:54 PM

You *can* get blood from a stone, but only if contains at least 17 percent bauxite.

Sailor Steve 07-08-11 07:16 PM

The Beatles: John, Jim, George and Dick.

razark 07-08-11 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1700197)
In 1996 (the date of my data) to place one pound in low earth orbit using the "reusable" STS cost $6,000.00 each flight

To use the 100% expendable Saturn 1B costs $2,000.00 per pound to low earth orbit each flight. And the Saturn 1B was a very expensive heavy lift system.

Is that $2,000 in 1996 dollars?

Feuer Frei! 07-09-11 02:09 AM

Napoleon's favorite type of wood was knotty chestnut.


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