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Platapus · 02-07-24, 03:48 PM

In the time since Pluto was discovered approximately 94 years ago, it has only traveled 38% of one orbit around the sun.

Jimbuna · 02-08-24, 09:35 AM

Honey never spoils.

Platapus · 02-08-24, 01:28 PM

The average thickness of ice in Antarctica is about 1 mile (1.6 km).

Jimbuna · 02-09-24, 01:44 PM

One in 18 people have a third nipple.

Platapus · 02-09-24, 02:50 PM

France was the first country to introduce the vehicle license plate on August 14, 1893

Jimbuna · 02-10-24, 11:31 AM

A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”

Jimbuna · 02-11-24, 10:42 AM

There are more possible variations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.

Platapus · 02-11-24, 01:11 PM

New York City got its nickname “Big Apple” from a local newspaper in the 1920s.

The phrase “Big Apple” was used to describe a big money prize at important horse races held around the city.

Jimbuna · 02-11-24, 02:10 PM

More than 86% of U.S. households have at least one car for every driver in the home.

And 28% report having more cars than drivers!

Jimbuna · 02-12-24, 02:24 PM

The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.

The stunning lace veil was worn in Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 14, 2018, and measured 6,962.6 meters (4.3 miles!).

Platapus · 02-12-24, 02:51 PM

Marvel originally was named “Timely Comics”.

Jimbuna · 02-13-24, 11:16 AM

A group of pugs is called a grumble.

Platapus · 02-13-24, 12:06 PM

In the USA, a slave from 1850 by today’s standards, would cost 1,000 dollars.

Jimbuna · 02-14-24, 10:45 AM

One of the world’s oldest-known recipes is for beer.

Archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old brewery in China with ancient “beer-making tool kits” in underground rooms dating back to 3400 and 2900 B.C.

Jimbuna · 02-15-24, 10:55 AM

You can actually die laughing.

Sadly, intense laughter can trigger a heart attack or suffocation.

02-07-24, 03:48 PM	#3256
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the time since Pluto was discovered approximately 94 years ago, it has only traveled 38% of one orbit around the sun. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-08-24, 09:35 AM	#3257
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Honey never spoils. __________________ 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)

02-08-24, 01:28 PM	#3258
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The average thickness of ice in Antarctica is about 1 mile (1.6 km). __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-09-24, 01:44 PM	#3259
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	One in 18 people have a third nipple. __________________ 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)

02-09-24, 02:50 PM	#3260
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	France was the first country to introduce the vehicle license plate on August 14, 1893 __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-10-24, 11:31 AM	#3261
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.” __________________ 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)

02-11-24, 10:42 AM	#3262
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are more possible variations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. __________________ 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)

02-11-24, 01:11 PM	#3263
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	New York City got its nickname “Big Apple” from a local newspaper in the 1920s. The phrase “Big Apple” was used to describe a big money prize at important horse races held around the city. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-11-24, 02:10 PM	#3264
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	More than 86% of U.S. households have at least one car for every driver in the home. And 28% report having more cars than drivers! __________________ 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)

02-12-24, 02:24 PM	#3265
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields. The stunning lace veil was worn in Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 14, 2018, and measured 6,962.6 meters (4.3 miles!). __________________ 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)

02-12-24, 02:51 PM	#3266
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Marvel originally was named “Timely Comics”. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-13-24, 11:16 AM	#3267
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A group of pugs is called a grumble. __________________ 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)

02-13-24, 12:06 PM	#3268
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the USA, a slave from 1850 by today’s standards, would cost 1,000 dollars. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-14-24, 10:45 AM	#3269
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	One of the world’s oldest-known recipes is for beer. Archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old brewery in China with ancient “beer-making tool kits” in underground rooms dating back to 3400 and 2900 B.C. __________________ 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)

02-15-24, 10:55 AM	#3270
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can actually die laughing. Sadly, intense laughter can trigger a heart attack or suffocation. __________________ 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)