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- theone3, on 10/12/2007, -3/+88" The University of Wistconsin is the only university to have instituted a no-non-smoking policy ban. "
" The 'Subway' was named after a famous sausage sandwich prepared by poor mothers for their children during the depression. This was due to original plans for the subway requiring a sponge-like buffer zone on the roof and floor, which was likened to yeast-free bread. "
" A blade of grass is considered a leaf, even by most horticulturists, but this is incorrect. Grass is technically a fruit."
" The LED lights used in 70s computers were actually the most expensive parts of the machines, covering up to 95% of the cost. "
" At an altitude of 4,000 feet, you can occasionally reach a very heavy pocket of the atmosphere in which it is possible to float "
" Whales are capable of understanding currency"
" Man I love making this ***** up " - balognytts, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29mostly wrong
- cody50, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13"Most cows give more milk when they listen to music."
just like the Legend of Zelda! - NoHandle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11"81. If you feed baking powder to a pigeon it will explode because it cannot fart."
Gareth
Please someone have a link to this on YouTube. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11That one is true, it was the night vision version and it worked when used in light... see this news article:
LENGTH: 377 words
HEADLINE: Kaya Optics Makes Your Camera See Through Clothes
BODY:
May. 2, 2006 (Gizmodo delivered by Newstex) --
Infrared filters like the Kaya Optics PF4 were available accidentally on Sony (NYSE:SNE) cameras some years ago, before being quickly taken off the market. Since then, voyeurs have developed an extensive after-market and DIY system for these types of filters that can "see" through clothes. Kaya's new filter allows you plug and play functionality into your existing recorders that use CCD (Charged Coupled Device).
The PF4 is probably either going to be banned pretty soon, or have strict restrictions placed on where and when you can use them. Until then, we look forward to seeing more mannequin nipples. ... - lukee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11114. The elephant population has tripled in the last 5 years. - Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.
- burntfire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1159 (If you have a tapeworm in your stomach it will come up when you are asleep to lick the salt off your lips) is just down-right disturbing if true. Someone please disprove this.
- yensed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10"67. Gloucestershire airport in England used to blast Tina Turner songs on the runways to scare birds away. Harry Stirling - Nottingham"
My smoke detector plays Celene Deon... If that doesn't get ya out of a house I don't know what will. Other then the fire I mean... - ridgelawrence, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9A lot of these are just stupid.
36. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.
Paul H - Guilford
40. If your nose runs & your feet smell ........... then your upside down !
Steve Knight
45. Everyone has a right to be stupid. Some just abuse the privilege.
Andrea Efstathiou
84. The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Tim Coggan - Essex
88. If moths like light so much, why do they only come out when it is dark? Nozzy - UK
it goes on - Matic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8114. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
115. Bit, as in 8 bits in 1 byte, stands for Binary digit - natterca, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8114. People are more apt to believe facts that are written rather than being vocalized.
- beejay, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8"Radar was invented by the ancient Egyptians to find cats in the dark."
- TheBigBrother, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9Dugg for THAT comment
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9sliver doesnt rhyme with silver....sorry.
it would have to have "ilver" - candiru, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"If Barbie were life size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand 7 feet 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human neck."
Um, if Barbie were life size, she would be around 5 ft 6 to 6 ft. - Recluse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"77. Sharks will only attack you if you're wet. Sarah Louise"
Holy ***** call CNN! - mc7winkie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Mostly, more like 95% Really. Guano and Guanine? That is *****. Or as they put it bat *****...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4There was a story on digg about this. I think it used infrared.
- wingnut21, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I don't see why there'd be more salt on your lips than anywhere else the tapworm would travel.
- rcran, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Haven't you ever seen the life of brian? That is a HISTORICAL DOCUMENT!
- dexim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The continents are; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antartica.
North America and South America are what make this inaccurate, not Oceania, because Oceania is a geographic region, not a continent.
"The primary use of the term Oceania is to describe a macrogeographical region that lies between Asia and the Americas, with the Australian continent as the major landmass and consisting of some 10,000 islands in the Pacific." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4#36 is true.
I tried to watch an episode of Rockstar:Supernova.
My brain fell into my bowl of spaghetti. It was not pretty. - johndi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Number 61 leaves me wondering why people forget that you have both an inside and an outside to your elbows. Just like you have a front and back of your knees.
- amhed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4My favorite:
In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. - Lynx34, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@duopros
Actually, that one was true. The idea of a match is t be a disposable flame, essentially, whereas a lighter is not. Ever try starting a firepit with a lighter? Its a lot more difficult than just throwing the match in… - NoHandle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"67. Gloucestershire airport in England used to blast Tina Turner songs on the runways to scare birds away. "
Harry Stirling - Nottingham
I'd Believe that. - jackcall, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4HA HA now you're getting buried for inaccuracy...
- tagliare, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I think they meant "one-hundred-one"
- Simen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Only on digg.com
- tylerni7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Mind your Ps and Qs comes from the old days when type blocks were required to print things. Because the letters were backwards the 'p' looked like a 'q' and visa verse. Minding your Ps and Qs means not getting these mixed up.
- agrumbine, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"No-digg" rhymes with all of these.
- Derrekito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+316. The Moon was created when a rock the size of Mars slammed into Earth, shortly after the solar system began forming about 4.5 billion years ago. Roger - Cardiff
Only a theory.
36. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.
Paul H - Guilford
ummm... I dont know what to say about this. - Lexus30, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"90. TIP actually stands for: To Insure Promptness. So one should tip before you eat if you want to receive a prompt service. Geraldine Howard"
I wish this was the case when I was a waiter! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Actually remember when Samuel L. Jackson was bitchin and ranting to those people inh that movie Deep Blue or something like that? The shark just busted outta the thinga ma jig and ate him; he wasn't wet!
- p_o_b, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"a-hundred-and-one" is an incorrect pronunciation of 100 + 1
- spiffyfitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"33. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." Paul Morris. London."
Another one is 'Strengths' both are monosyllabic and 9 letters long. - jackcall, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Well, not that getting out of the house would matter, since listening Dion would make you want to give a 12-gauge a blowjob real quick.
- jtp8736, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Read the whole post, good man.
- atommclain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'll take on 104 - a rhinos horn is made of tight hairs
I called BS on this one, but it turns out I was wrong.
http://www.sosrhino.org/knowledge/faq.php - yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It was obviously an uncle or father - You think incest is rare?
- BadassCheese, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2bats actually do turn left after exiting a cave.
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Sorry, you're wrong............ Again.
- CubiX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+369: "Woodpeckers have tongues so long they can wrap them around their brain to cushion it when they are pecking."
:D - dexim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2South America and North America are seperate continents. http://media.maps101.com/SUB/K_3/k3continents.gif
Central America is a goegraphic region, much like Oceania. - numsquat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"34. The worlds strongest beer is 'Samuel Adams' Triple Bock, which has reached 17% alcohol by volume. To obtain this level, however, they had to use a champagne yeast.
Emma L - Brighton"
Samual Adams Utopia is the strongest commercial beer at 25.6% Av. - burningmonk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"73. If you put a woollen jumper in the washing machine at 95 degrees it will shrink. If you put a sheep in the washing machine at 95 degrees it will not (however, it will die)." Diane Cunningham - W Lothian
How unfortunate for the sheep. I was rolling when I read this one! They are mostly fake, but still entertaining. - agrumbine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@teddyrux
Saying "to scale" means nothing in this case. What is the scale based on? - GusTurbo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1North America starts with an N and ends with an A. I guess #53 was wrong. Do you guys think any of these other ones are untrue? *rolls eyes*
- oriolesfan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/assure.html
Assuming the TIP acronym is relatively old, the words insure and ensure were likely widely accepted as being interchangeable. - Newtylicious, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1114. Greenland is a continent
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