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« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2010, 10:13:27 AM »
 

... that Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hilary, was once sent to Tengboche Monastery in Tengboche to be a monk?
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« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2010, 07:05:17 AM »

... that Vern Partlow's satirical song "Old Man Atom" was a hit record in the U.S. in July 1950, but a month later it was removed from store shelves for allegedly containing pro-communist propaganda?

... that Joe Mauer, a first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins, is the only catcher in Major League Baseball history to have won three batting titles?

... that the mosquito Psorophora howardii can puncture through a coat, vest, and two shirts? bugs

... that Al Gore did not specifically state that he invented the Internet? What he did say was, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet". Gore was the original drafter of the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991, which provided significant funding for supercomputing centers, and this in turn led to upgrades of a major part of the early 1990s Internet backbone, the NSFNet, and development of NCSA Mosaic, the browser that popularized the World Wide Web.
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« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2010, 03:07:05 PM »

... that Fossas have lengthy mating sessions because the male's erect penis has backwards-pointing spines along most of its length?
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« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2010, 06:50:03 AM »

... that sushi does not mean raw fish, and not all sushi includes raw fish? The usual Japanese term for raw fish is sashimi. The term sushi actually refers to the way the rice is prepared with a vinegary dressing. Toppings for the rice may traditionally include raw fish—but also cooked seafood, fish roe, egg, or vegetables such as cucumber, daikon radish, or ume plum. The dish constituting sushi and other fillings wrapped in a seaweed is referred to as makizushi, a type of sushi.
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« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2010, 05:16:01 AM »

... that entrapment law in the United States does not forbid police officers from denying that they are police? It is concerned with enticing people to commit crimes they would not, in the normal course of events, have considered.

... that bats are not blind? While most bat species do use echolocation to augment their vision, all bats have eyes and are capable of sight
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« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2010, 06:08:21 AM »

... that although there are hair care products which are marketed as being able to repair split ends and damaged hair, there is no such cure? A good conditioner might prevent damage from occurring in the first place, but the only way to get rid of split ends after they appear is by a hair cut.
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« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2010, 06:32:50 PM »

... that most people orient their toilet paper with the loose end hanging over the top and away from the wall (pictured)?
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« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2010, 11:36:07 PM »
Quote from: RentDavis on July 12, 2010, 06:32:50 PM

... that most people orient their toilet paper with the loose end hanging over the top and away from the wall (pictured)?



As a cat owner I have to say that's the incorrect way to hang it.  Unless I wanted the apartment redecorated in shredded tp.
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« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2010, 07:27:31 AM »
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... that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences eliminated the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album in 2009 to remain "relevant and responsive" to the music community?
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