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Platapus · 10-22-22, 09:30 AM

Foxes use Earth’s magnetic field to hunt their prey. Foxes leap up and pounce on their prey. They can leap in any direction, but they’re more likely to jump towards the northeast.

Jimbuna · 10-22-22, 10:48 AM

Tornados used to be called "twirlblasts" and "twirlwinds" in the 18th century.

Platapus · 10-23-22, 06:24 AM

Moles have the ability to dig up to 18 feet in one hour.

Jimbuna · 10-23-22, 06:40 AM

The Sundance Kid took his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming.

Jimbuna · 10-24-22, 07:51 AM

Eating your offspring may be a sign of good parenting in some species.

Platapus · 10-24-22, 03:22 PM

Alpaca females only ovulate after mating. This is unlike other livestock animals whose ovulation is triggered by the presence of sperm.

Jimbuna · 10-25-22, 06:53 AM

The word "MacGyvered" is in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Aktungbby · 10-25-22, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Eating your offspring may be a sign of good parenting in some species.

biting the head off your mate is considered good breeding in some species!??

Eichhörnchen · 10-25-22, 12:39 PM

I never watched a single episode of Big Brother

Platapus · 10-25-22, 03:07 PM

Meliponiculture is the science of raising sting-less bees for honey production.

Eichhörnchen · 10-25-22, 04:40 PM

Or 'Brookside'

Jimbuna · 10-26-22, 05:21 AM

Kentucky has more bourbon than people.

Platapus · 10-26-22, 03:39 PM

Avocados are in the same family as cinnamon.

Rockstar · 10-26-22, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Kentucky has more bourbon than people.

In May of 1964, the United States Congress declared bourbon whiskey a “distinctive product of the United States.”

Jimbuna · 10-27-22, 06:55 AM

Jupiter's red spot is getting taller and smaller at the same time.

10-22-22, 09:30 AM	#2011
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Foxes use Earth’s magnetic field to hunt their prey. Foxes leap up and pounce on their prey. They can leap in any direction, but they’re more likely to jump towards the northeast. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-22-22, 10:48 AM	#2012
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tornados used to be called "twirlblasts" and "twirlwinds" in the 18th century. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-23-22, 06:24 AM	#2013
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Moles have the ability to dig up to 18 feet in one hour. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-23-22, 06:40 AM	#2014
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Sundance Kid took his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-24-22, 07:51 AM	#2015
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Eating your offspring may be a sign of good parenting in some species. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-24-22, 03:22 PM	#2016
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Alpaca females only ovulate after mating. This is unlike other livestock animals whose ovulation is triggered by the presence of sperm. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-25-22, 06:53 AM	#2017
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The word "MacGyvered" is in the Oxford English Dictionary. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-25-22, 12:39 PM	#2019
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,763 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I never watched a single episode of Big Brother __________________

10-25-22, 03:07 PM	#2020
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Meliponiculture is the science of raising sting-less bees for honey production. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-25-22, 04:40 PM	#2021
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,763 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Or 'Brookside' __________________

10-26-22, 05:21 AM	#2022
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Kentucky has more bourbon than people. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-26-22, 03:39 PM	#2023
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Avocados are in the same family as cinnamon. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-27-22, 06:55 AM	#2025
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Jupiter's red spot is getting taller and smaller at the same time. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)