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Post by edwardblue on Sept 22, 2008 21:43:45 GMT
44. This is the 44th fact, making us 44% of the way thre. 45. Well, here's fact No. 45: I've added an extra 1% to the total needed to get us there.
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Post by Father Austin Purcell on Sept 22, 2008 22:56:44 GMT
46. When a Roman Catholic Cardinal dies, his galero (a wide brimmed hat) is suspended above his tomb. A popular superstition states that the Cardinal's soul remains in purgatory until the galero drops off, at which point he has entered into Heaven.
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Post by Rheneas on Sept 23, 2008 0:07:15 GMT
47. On the day I have posted this, September the 22nd, there are exactly 100 days left until the end of the year.
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Post by Metamorphical on Sept 23, 2008 0:18:46 GMT
48. The Clouded Leopard has the longest canines in relation to its size. They are the same size as a Bengal Tiger's.
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Post by RustyFanatic05 on Sept 23, 2008 2:37:57 GMT
49. The Wilmington and Western Railroad just got a new diesel.
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Post by edwardblue on Sept 23, 2008 2:51:00 GMT
48. The Clouded Leopard has the longest canines in relation to its size. They are the same size as a Bengal Tiger's. 50. In addition, unlike most other large cats, Clouded Leopards can't roar.
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Post by Evening Star on Sept 23, 2008 3:25:31 GMT
51.) The average life expectancy of an enemy soldier in a Chuck Norris film in seconds is 4.
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Post by Phobi on Sept 23, 2008 11:26:03 GMT
52: I like James. it's obvious, isn't it?
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Post by Old Square Wheels on Sept 23, 2008 11:41:50 GMT
53. Robbie Coltrane is an anagram of Recreation Blob
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Post by trainzfan on Sept 23, 2008 12:28:52 GMT
54. England have only ever won one penalty shoot-out, in 1996. 55. Likewise, the team that takes the first kick in a penalty shoot-out has a 61% chance of winning. 56. Unless it's England, in which case there is a 0% chance.
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Jim Prower
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Post by Jim Prower on Sept 23, 2008 13:00:29 GMT
57: There are so many aftermarket parts for the 1957 Chevrolet that one can actually build one almost completely from scratch.
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Post by Metamorphical on Sept 23, 2008 15:58:02 GMT
58. In my 'The Station Girl' fanfiction. The chocolate filled pastries Marcus gets at Wellsworth Station are based on the Chocolate Delights Pastries sold and delivered by American Pizza Franchise Papa Jonn's.
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Post by douglas on Sept 23, 2008 20:05:55 GMT
59. The original translations for the James Bond film Dr. No was We Don't Want a Doctor
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Sept 23, 2008 20:23:21 GMT
60. The phrase 'Devil's Advocate' comes from the Catholic church. When deciding whether to canonise a person, one member of the committee would be given the title of Devil's Advocate, and his job was to find every argument they could against making the person a saint. If their best arguments were insufficient, the person would be granted sainthood.
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Post by Rusty Red Scrap Iron on Sept 23, 2008 22:13:00 GMT
61. Thrash Metal was formed from the hatred of Glam Rock and Metal. 62. Metallica originally wanted to call their first Album: METAL UP YOUR A**!
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Post by Jarrah White on Sept 24, 2008 4:13:03 GMT
63. The movie Dr. No was renamed License to Kill in Italty, which for obvious reasons caused a problem in 1989.
64. The world's youngest mother was only five years old, no joke! [Look up "Lina Medina"]
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Post by Metamorphical on Sept 24, 2008 4:27:27 GMT
66. The speed of sound is 767mph or 1235km/h
67. The cheetah can go from 0-60mph in 3 seconds.
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Post by Evening Star on Sept 24, 2008 4:27:17 GMT
65.) It is illegal to fall asleep under a hair dryer in Florida.
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Post by Aidan on Sept 26, 2008 18:10:34 GMT
68. My paternal grandfather helped build the Alaska Pipeline.
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Jim Prower
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Post by Jim Prower on Sept 26, 2008 19:47:36 GMT
69: Three subsequent model years of Dodge Charger have been featured in movies...
1968: Bullitt 1969: The Dukes of Hazzard 1970: The Fast and the Furious
70: On another note, these three years also represent the entire second generation of Charger.
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