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Old 09-29-2007, 02:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Did you know...that U.S. Military's dried food rations can be re-hydrated with urine?

Today in History...1829-Scotland Yard formed in London?

Rain contains Vitamin B12?
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Old 09-29-2007, 03:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I could have gone a lifetime without knowing about the re-hydration using urine!!!
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Old 09-29-2007, 04:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I could have gone a lifetime without knowing about the re-hydration using urine!!!
Here's another one: Nearly 30% of female lottery winners hide their winning ticket in their bras.
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Old 09-29-2007, 06:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That one isn't quite as gross.
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Old 09-30-2007, 02:48 AM   #5 (permalink)
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That is stupid.

For 70% of the men that is half the price
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Old 09-30-2007, 06:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Only a man would think like that!!
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Fact #673:

Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
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Fact #683:

Astronauts cannot burp in space
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Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
Yes, but there are more stupid men than stupid women.
There are also more smart men than smart women.
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Fact #1235:

Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
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Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
Infants have all these dreams of what they will become. For the average adult it is quite a bit of drudgery & lost hope.
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Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
For the average adult it is quite a bit of drudgery & lost hope.
I don't know why, but that sad sentence just cracks me up!
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Fact #1235:

Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
For the average adult it is quite a bit of drudgery & lost hope.
I don't know why, but that sad sentence just cracks me up!
That is because you think: "Lies! Lies!" And start laughing your ass off again. Roaring wildly.
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Fact #1025:

Polar bears can eat more than 50 lbs. of meat in one sitting.

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That clinches it; once I'm zapped as a fly I'll do another comeback as a polar bear!
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Polar bears can eat more than 50 lbs. of meat in one sitting.

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That clinches it; once I'm zapped as a fly I'll do another comeback as a polar bear!
Are you suggesting you eat a cow a day in this life?
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