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I get what you were trying to say, but it made little sense.. the meaning of mountain changed.y1fella said:
OT: Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. Take em off, buddies.
The AK-47 was designed during World War 2 as a solution to the fact that the Germans had automatic weapons and the Russians didn't. However, it was not finished and produced for the first time until 1947, hence the name.
Rats can't throw up.
Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number thirteen.
Episode 27 of Freeman's Mind was released on International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Consequently, the entire episode's monologuing (supposedly by Gordon Freeman) was done using pirate-like terms and slang. Freeman makes a joke about this at the start of episode 28.
The most common way of entering the Chris Houlihan Room in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past involves using the Pegasus Boots to dash all the way from the Sanctuary to Hyrule Castle's sewer. In total, there are five ways to enter the Room.
Rats can't throw up.
Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number thirteen.
Episode 27 of Freeman's Mind was released on International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Consequently, the entire episode's monologuing (supposedly by Gordon Freeman) was done using pirate-like terms and slang. Freeman makes a joke about this at the start of episode 28.
The most common way of entering the Chris Houlihan Room in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past involves using the Pegasus Boots to dash all the way from the Sanctuary to Hyrule Castle's sewer. In total, there are five ways to enter the Room.
The day Burce Wayne's parents were murdered, they went to see a Zorro movie. Batman's costume design was influenced heavily by characters like Zorro and Zorro himself.
In the DCAU, Terry Mcginnis's parents were almost murdered after he and his parents went to see a movie. The Movie was about "The Grey Ghost" a fictional hero that was Batman's Batman and who's fictional actor was voiced by Adam West. (Yes, the actor who played batman's batman was voiced by Adam West. Your mind has now officially exploded.)
In the DCAU, Terry Mcginnis's parents were almost murdered after he and his parents went to see a movie. The Movie was about "The Grey Ghost" a fictional hero that was Batman's Batman and who's fictional actor was voiced by Adam West. (Yes, the actor who played batman's batman was voiced by Adam West. Your mind has now officially exploded.)
If someone with 20/20 vision tilts there head when they strain to se something, its because there eyes are not quite level (IE one eye is set *slightly* further into the skull than the other), this tilt is them subconsciously correcting the draw distance to their eyes, effectively levelling them out.
Glasses weares often do it if their prescription is out in one eye, or it can be a relit habit from past eye problems such as a lazy eye.
Glasses weares often do it if their prescription is out in one eye, or it can be a relit habit from past eye problems such as a lazy eye.
Nah, I'm pretty sure I heard something similar to this before. I don't remember the fine details, but it was something like this guy was talking about.mbug said:
OT: George Washington was a terrible general and had teeth made out of pig teeth, not wood.
I mentioned the same word in another thread also. But let me make a small correction/addition.usmarine4160 said:
floccinaucinihilipilification [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Floccinaucinihilipilification] is the longest non-technical English word in the dictionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis] is the longest technical word
that... is a facehugger.Nocturnal Gentleman said:The parasite cymothoa exigua kills the the tongue of its host and then replaces the organ by attaching itself to the stump. It's the only parasite that will replace an organ.
does that also mean that NASA is just a bunch of frat guys trying to find it?darthotaku said:
OT: your hair and nails will SEEM to grow after death, but actually it's your body getting smaller around them.
hair and nails are made of the same material, as are rhino horns (mostly keratin)
EDIT: through crossovers and references, almost every show that ran at around the same time as St Elsewhere, and some after it, are part of Tommy Westphall's fantasy universe:
http://www.slushfactory.com/content/EpupypyZAZTDOLwdfz.php
Most males have a longer ring finger than their index finger. Most females have a longer index finger than their ring finger.
A male ostrich only has an erection for a few seconds, becuase its penis fills with a low pressure lymphatic fluid rather than blood
Taking the entire X-Men Franchise in consideration, Jean Grey died 20 times since 1976
Nick Frost (Attack the Block, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) wasn't really an actor before his friend Simon Pegg brought him onto "Spaced". Before that however he did appear in a sales training video.
Excluding made-up stories by the characters as well as an episode about alternate universes, everything that happens in "Community" is canon (wich doesn't sound spectacular unless you consider that this includes a Halloween Episode with Zombies as well as a Claymation Christmas Special)
Nick Frost (Attack the Block, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) wasn't really an actor before his friend Simon Pegg brought him onto "Spaced". Before that however he did appear in a sales training video.
Excluding made-up stories by the characters as well as an episode about alternate universes, everything that happens in "Community" is canon (wich doesn't sound spectacular unless you consider that this includes a Halloween Episode with Zombies as well as a Claymation Christmas Special)
South Africa has three capital cities;
Pretoria (executive)
Bloemfontein (judicial)
Cape Town (legislative)
Pretoria is where the president and cabinet reside, though the parliament is located in Cape Town. Bloemfontein is the location of the supreme court
Pretoria (executive)
Bloemfontein (judicial)
Cape Town (legislative)
Pretoria is where the president and cabinet reside, though the parliament is located in Cape Town. Bloemfontein is the location of the supreme court
y1fella said:
Actually, you are both wrong.scrambledeggs said:
Mount Everest is considered to be the highest mountain above sea level. But it is NOT the highest point on earth. That honor goes to Mount Kilimanjaro. The reason for this is its location. Kilimanjaro is closer to the equator. At this point the landmasses are higher. Making Kilimanjaro the winner.* As for the highest mountain with its base below sea level, that is indeed Mauna Kea.
*This is still disputed. Mount McKinley and Nanga Parbat are also contenders, but Kilimanjaro is considering to be the most probable.
no, Sesquipedaliophobia is fear of long words, Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is a long word people made up by adding 'hippopotamus' and 'monster' to the start of the phobias real name, and is utter rubbish...217not237 said:
... like more than a few of the 'facts' people are bringing up here.
The "upside down cross" is not satanic.
It is the symbol (among others) of Saint Peter, the first pope. The story goes that Peter was to be crucified and, because he didn't feel equal to Jesus, he asked to be crucified upside down. The symbol is displayed on the papal chair.
Mention this to any "satanist" at your own risk.
It is the symbol (among others) of Saint Peter, the first pope. The story goes that Peter was to be crucified and, because he didn't feel equal to Jesus, he asked to be crucified upside down. The symbol is displayed on the papal chair.
Mention this to any "satanist" at your own risk.