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Vestboy Posted Jun 30, 2011
If Haile Selasse's mum had married Adolf Hitler's dad would they have called him Haile Hitler and prevented a war?
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Icy North Posted Jun 30, 2011
I'm not sure, but when Isla St Clair married Barry White, then divorced him and married Bryan Ferry, she became Isla Wight-Ferry.
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Vestboy Posted Jun 30, 2011
Barry Wight Scilly Man (say it out loud) All islands off the UK.
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Baron Grim Posted Jun 30, 2011
While the cicada is the loudest insect at 120dB, the loudest animal in relation to body size is a tiny water boatman (micronecta scholtzi), an underwater insect only 2mm long. It makes this sound using its penis. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13958630
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Pit - ( Carpe Diem - Stay in Bed ) Posted Jun 30, 2011
I bet you can´t do that under water.
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Pit - ( Carpe Diem - Stay in Bed ) Posted Jul 5, 2011
That´s because you are an inselaffe and perfectly able to be a nuisance in several languages, old bean.
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toybox Posted Jul 5, 2011
Oberkochen is the only town in Germany without a single traffic light.
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Baron Grim Posted Jul 5, 2011
In Texas we describe those towns with the phrase, "blink, and you'll miss it."
Speaking of blinking... and Texas...
Lyndon Johnson was the first U.S. President to wear contact lenses.
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Pit - ( Carpe Diem - Stay in Bed ) Posted Jul 5, 2011
CZ, where the f(...) do you get your info - outer space cameras?
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Baron Grim Posted Jul 5, 2011
The outer space cameras are just my livelihood. The useless facts seek me out. 
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Pit - ( Carpe Diem - Stay in Bed ) Posted Jul 5, 2011
Face facts. Your knowledge is completely useless, so you only get 
on hootoo.
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Pit - ( Carpe Diem - Stay in Bed ) Posted Jul 5, 2011
...and I haven´t even mentioned silver bromide instead of digital "forget by next week"
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Baron Grim Posted Jul 8, 2011
The male sexual organ of most octopuses* is on the third right arm.
*Maybe you prefer 'octopodes' (rhymes with "on top of these"). Octopi is fine too. Octopuses is the most proper of all but isn't as fun to say. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyY2mK8pxk
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Jul 8, 2011
Octopi is best. As are Platypi and Hippopatomi.
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