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#276 italkaboutoddthings

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:15 PM

Did you know that there's a punctuation mark called an apostrophe, which is used in English to indicate possession?
Did you know that no human can have an "errection", and that vampires don't exist?
Did you know that "there" indicates a place while "their" indicates possession?

Grammar Nazi reporting in.


Ohh, grammar poh-leece. Sorry for ruining your frolicking day, perhaps a pat on the back? Beside vampires do exist, you just need to " believe".

Man with an incomparable mind, than again without word I am legally retarded. Signing out :)

#277 Royce

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:17 PM

lol, someone seems to be a tad racist.

anyway, I recently came back from the U.S. and apparent. .ly their dollar bills have a hidden owl on the front and spider on the back of them.
See if you can find out where they are, my eyes hurt now > .<
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ehhh im just learinin bout Asia now ahaha. Also yes there is i have seen it myself, do you know the twin towers trick with the twenty?

#278 Sage

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:26 PM

According to one of the many Bathroom Reader books, the word "taxi" is appears exactly the same way in more languages than any other word.

#279 Royce

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:27 PM

According to one of the many Bathroom Reader books, the word "taxi" is appears exactly the same way in more languages than any other word.


some guy recently said it was okay....then Coca Cola...

#280 Sage

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:28 PM

some guy recently said it was okay....then Coca Cola...


*shrug* I cited my source. Although I don't know if "okay" really counts as a word when it's just a variant spelling of two letters, O-K.

Edited by cuddlydemon, 06 April 2011 - 08:29 PM.


#281 jonahfinn

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:30 PM

some guy recently said it was okay....then Coca Cola...


the other guy said it was the most widely known word

Edited by jonahfinn, 06 April 2011 - 08:32 PM.


#282 Sage

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:33 PM

the other guy said it was the most widely known word


That too! Also, remember that OK is actually an acronym and so as far as words go, whether it "counts" or not is up for debate.

#283 Royce

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:38 PM

That too! Also, remember that OK is actually an acronym and so as far as words go, whether it "counts" or not is up for debate.


aight, aight i feel ya, i can see Taxi being a widely used word, as well as Coca Cola

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:39 PM

aight, aight i feel ya, i can see Taxi being a widely used word, as well as Coca Cola


coca cola makes perfect sense as far as wide use and nontranslation, since it's a brand name for an extremely popular product. Same goes for car companies, though.

#285 1337hunt3r

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:41 PM

Did you know that the color red does not enrage bulls and it is rather the movement of the fabric that irritates the bull and incites it to charge
Did you know that people do not use only ten percent of their brains?
Did you know that Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb?

#286 jonahfinn

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:46 PM

The very first balloons weren't made from rubber, but from the entrails of dead animals. Bladders, intestines and stomachs would be pumped full of air or water and used by clowns or given as gifts to children. =D

Imagine that!

#287 Royce

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:52 PM

coca cola makes perfect sense as far as wide use and nontranslation, since it's a brand name for an extremely popular product. Same goes for car companies, though.


thats true, this would work for all technology products, but then again coke is much more widely spread, also the price is low making it more common in developing nations as well

#288 Sage

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:52 PM

Did you know that people actually have burned alive from lighting a fart?

#289 Royce

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:53 PM

Did you know that people actually have burned alive from lighting a fart?


ahahahahaha, i think of that movie shrek and his little orgres, farting and then the little donkey kid lights it ahahah

#290 jonahfinn

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 09:34 AM

For all you dolphin lovers out there

-Recent studies have shown that dolphins are often very violent, and not just when hunting. They fight one another and weaker species, such as porpoises, and often kill for no reason. They cause massive internal injuries by ramming with their hard noses

Not dolphin related...at least I don't think they're the same.. I'll confirm at a later date unless someone beats me to it

-The average speed of male ejaculation is 45km/h (28mph).
-The average length of an erect penis is 15.8cm (6.21) inches
-The average man produces close to 63L (14 Gallons) of sperm in his lifetime

Edited by jonahfinn, 07 April 2011 - 09:35 AM.


#291 carrice

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 10:43 AM

Did you know;
1.The USA bought Alaska for 2cents per acre from Russia
2. Only 50% of all americans know that the sun is a star
3: All babies are colour blind when they are born

#292 Blackout

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 11:01 AM

Did you know the longest someone has stayed awake is 11 days?
The longest time somebody has slept was 30 years.

#293 1337hunt3r

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 02:26 PM

Did you know that 2% of all humans can touch their nose with their tongue?
Did you know that 24% of all males cannot have an orgasm without masturbating?
Did you know that 45% of all species alive in the 1800's have become extinct?
Did you know that 92% of all stars are bigger than our sun?

Did you know that 79% of all statistics are bullshit?

#294 Royce

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 02:47 PM

Did you know that 2% of all humans can touch their nose with their tongue?
Did you know that 24% of all males cannot have an orgasm without masturbating?
Did you know that 45% of all species alive in the 1800's have become extinct?
Did you know that 92% of all stars are bigger than our sun?

Did you know that 79% of all statistics are bullshit?


79% of yours for that matter....haha jk Posted Image

#295 Royce

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 04:18 PM

i think the most widely used word now might be facebook........Posted Image

#296 jonahfinn

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Posted 07 April 2011 - 05:54 PM

The other guy has a name.

It's highly possible those facts have changed, they all came from a song;
Lazyboy - The Facts of Life

Song is about 5 years old now.


My apologies soul, I meant no disrespect, I was just too lazy that day to check who had posted that.


-Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.


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