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August 4th, 2003, 10:37 AM
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Bad Email Address
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I "HEARD" that one myself Emerita.
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August 24th, 2003, 01:39 AM
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Upon returning to Earth, Apollo 12 brought back a TV camera salvaged from an earlier Surveyor probe which had landed nearby, to replace their own burned out camera. When examined back on Earth, it was found that bacteria had survived inside the wiring insulation of the camera for over 4 years on the lunar surface, in spite of heat, cold, and radiation.
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"You know the night before was a tough one when even the sound of the fizz hurts your head." -Mike Hammer.
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August 24th, 2003, 11:47 AM
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Bad Email Address
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Coke is good for cleaning porcelain toilets.
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August 24th, 2003, 06:46 PM
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That was cool Senmut....
There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!
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August 24th, 2003, 06:48 PM
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LOL I just saw you post repcsig! Man if it will clean toliets what is it doing to our stomachs???
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August 24th, 2003, 07:08 PM
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Preventing constipation?
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Populos stultus viris indignas honores saepe dat. -Horace
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"You know the night before was a tough one when even the sound of the fizz hurts your head." -Mike Hammer.
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August 24th, 2003, 08:08 PM
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:laugh:
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August 24th, 2003, 09:08 PM
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Strange but true, and not an urban legend like the F-word stuff 
The drink name, punch, is derived from Sanskrit meaning five. This represents the ingrediants. Also, the state of Punjab (punch-ab?) means five rivers.
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August 24th, 2003, 09:09 PM
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*plug plug plug*
Oh yes, and for more great strange-but-true facts, check out Mental_floss magazine at your local bookstore!
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August 25th, 2003, 07:40 PM
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Thanks for all the great posts EM. I love them!!
Amberstar
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August 25th, 2003, 11:29 PM
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out there somewhere
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Ravyn btw is a Mental Floss intern.
I think Mental Floss should sell their own G-strings with their logo on it. For some reason when I hear the name Mental Floss it makes me think of a G-string. |
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August 26th, 2003, 07:33 PM
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LOL SENMUT |
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August 28th, 2003, 12:49 AM
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In 1942, the U.S. Navy observation blimp, Akron, suddenly went beserk while on sub patrol over the California coast, in full sun and calm weather. It rose, dove, looped, and rolled. There was no distress call from the crew, nor answer to hails from the ground. When it finally came to earth, it was empty. No one saw anyone jump or fall, and the Akron was never out of sight. No sign of the crewmen was ever found.
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"You know the night before was a tough one when even the sound of the fizz hurts your head." -Mike Hammer.
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