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Jimbuna 01-07-21 11:17 AM

Golf balls tend to have 336 "dimples."

Platapus 01-07-21 12:48 PM

The man who sang the song "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" is the same person who originally voiced the character Tony the Tiger in the cereal commercials.

Jeff-Groves 01-07-21 02:49 PM

January 7th, 2021
Platapus used the word Penis more times in a single post at SubSim then ever was done before.
(I searched)
:har:

Platapus 01-07-21 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves (Post 2719381)
January 7th, 2021
Platapus used the word Penis more times in a single post at SubSim then ever was done before.
(I searched)
:har:


I am... uh... honored by this distinction? :D

Platapus 01-07-21 04:25 PM

The Tower Bridge's to upper levels were originally intended to allow pedestrians to walk when the bridge was open for ships.


However, people did not want to climb the stairs so the walkways were unused... until prostitutes started using it for their business dealings. It got so bad that the upper walkways were closed in 1910.

Jimbuna 01-08-21 10:26 AM

Montpelier, Vermont, is the only U.S. capital without a McDonald's.

Platapus 01-08-21 11:33 AM

Charles Carroll was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the last one to die, in 1832 at the age of 95.

Rockstar 01-08-21 10:01 PM

China banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission.

Platapus 01-08-21 10:33 PM

Syphilis always seems to come from another country

Italy, Malta, Poland, and Germany called it the "French Disease"
The French called it the "Italian Disease"
The Dutch called it the "Spanish Disease"
The Russians called it the "Polish Disease"
The Turks called it the "Christian Disease.

Jimbuna 01-09-21 07:28 AM

Apple seeds contain cyanide.

Platapus 01-09-21 05:40 PM

Ships have the right of way with regards to the Tower Bridge.



No execptions



In 1997 President Bill Clinton and his motorcade had to wait for 20 minutes for a ship to pass the Tower Bridge

Texas Red 01-09-21 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves (Post 2719381)
January 7th, 2021
Platapus used the word Penis more times in a single post at SubSim then ever was done before.
(I searched)
:har:

my interest is peaked, i must investigate...:o

Platapus 01-09-21 08:22 PM

On Good Friday in 1930, the BBC reported, "There is no news." Instead, they played piano music.

Texas Red 01-09-21 09:11 PM

Playing dance music can help ward off mosquitoes.

Moonlight 01-10-21 09:02 AM

Marie Curie's clothes and belongings are still radioactive, Curie's laboratory notebooks are stored in lead-lined boxes and if anyone wants to see them they have to sign a liability waiver first and wear protective gear.


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