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hobiejoe

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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 11:43am

 fidget wrote:

Yeah, as I say, who knew.

This is from QI Fact of the Day

Can't say I've ever caught them out 
 
I'd imagine one would have to assume 100% efficiency in converting the chemical energy of the petrol into the equivalent electrickery....

fidget

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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 11:30am

 Xeric wrote:

Afraid I'd need a source on that one.
 
Yeah, as I say, who knew.

This is from QI Fact of the Day

Can't say I've ever caught them out 

Manbird

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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 10:21am

FACT: Death row inmates in Texas prisons are offered a choice between Aqua Velva or Old Spice on the morning of their execution.
Manbird

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Location: La Villa Toscana
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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 10:21am

FACT: In Denmark, urinating on someone's face while they are sleeping is considered an act of disrespect.
Manbird

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Location: La Villa Toscana
Gender: Male


Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 10:18am

FACT: Bears can't run while they are defecating.  
JrzyTmata

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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 10:12am

 Xeric wrote:

Afraid I'd need a source on that one.

 
yeah. I'm not buying that either.

Xeric

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Location: Montana
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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 10:10am

 fidget wrote:
The 10 gallons of fuel in the petrol tank of an average-sized car contain enough energy to run the electricity in an average-sized house for five years.

{#Eek} Who knew
 


Afraid I'd need a source on that one.
fidget

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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 6:55am

The 10 gallons of fuel in the petrol tank of an average-sized car contain enough energy to run the electricity in an average-sized house for five years.

{#Eek} Who knew

miamizsun

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Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 1:28pm




Cookinlover is the butt of 83.9% of the jokes told on the internet, and that number rises to mind numbing 312% here on RadioParadise




Red_Dragon

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Location: Dumbf*ckistan


Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 6:09pm

 BlueHeronDruid wrote:
Black cotton swabs are easy to find in the snow.

 
I love that about them.

BlueHeronDruid

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Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 6:08pm

Black cotton swabs are easy to find in the snow.
Manbird

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Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 6:03pm

 cookinlover wrote:

Not as big as he tells everyone.
 
 Kinda like getting all goofy with your friends down in your parents` basement! 
cookinlover

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Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 6:01pm

 geoff_morphini wrote:

gaaa....aarrrgghhh....wait, how big's your thumb?

 
Not as big as he tells everyone.

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Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 5:45pm

 Manbird wrote:
As little as 30 grams of polar bear liver can kill a human. That's a piece slightly larger than the size of my thumb. 
 
gaaa....aarrrgghhh....wait, how big's your thumb?
Red_Dragon

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Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 5:34pm

An hour long, but worth it.




Manbird

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Posted: Nov 9, 2010 - 4:06pm

As little as 30 grams of polar bear liver can kill a human. That's a piece slightly larger than the size of my thumb. 
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Posted: Oct 19, 2010 - 8:48am

 oldslabsides wrote:
At the Megara during the Diadochi wars, for example, the Megarians reportedly poured oil on a herd of pigs, set them alight, and drove them towards the enemy's massed war elephants.  The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming squealing pigs.


 
It's shameful, people simply took no notice of Health & Safety Inspectors back then.

Red_Dragon

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Location: Dumbf*ckistan


Posted: Oct 19, 2010 - 8:35am

 triskele wrote:


and then was there a feast?

 

presumably.
triskele

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Location: The Dragons' Roost


Posted: Oct 19, 2010 - 8:33am

 oldslabsides wrote:
At the Megara during the Diadochi wars, for example, the Megarians reportedly poured oil on a herd of pigs, set them alight, and drove them towards the enemy's massed war elephants.  The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming squealing pigs.


 

and then was there a feast?
Red_Dragon

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Location: Dumbf*ckistan


Posted: Oct 19, 2010 - 8:27am

At the Megara during the Diadochi wars, for example, the Megarians reportedly poured oil on a herd of pigs, set them alight, and drove them towards the enemy's massed war elephants.  The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming squealing pigs.

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