I'm working on a Windows Mobile version of Random Facts and I need you people to help me. Just show me some cool facts, tips and tidbits you know.
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Your Random Fact Site Propagates some Incorrect Information, or Myths.
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
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See Here. http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp
[FONT=Century Gothic,Technical,Tempus Sans ITC,Gaze,Kids,Comic Sans MS,Verdana]Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian. [/FONT]
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Many people think this is true, but speaking to a Police Dog Trainer for the State of Oregon, I learned about this. There have been Trainers and Handlers that have done this. The Most common reason is to prevent the perps or a bystanders from giving a command.
The Police Trainer I spoke to says, Its easy to train the dog to react in German or another language, Its the Police Officer who you will have the most trouble with. So He trains dogs in English. But To prevent the Perp from giving a command the dog is trained to only respond to its handler. I saw this my very own.
The Police Dog and Handler that was there. The Handler Gave a Command and the Dog Followed. The Dog was then "released" for his sit command. I was then informed to instruct the dog to sit. I gave the command, Multiple times, the dog would not listen to me. The Handler then said "sit" and the dog sat.
[FONT=Century Gothic,Technical,Tempus Sans ITC,Gaze,Kids,Comic Sans MS,Verdana]Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.[/FONT]
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The Television Show Mythbusters covered this in the early seasons. They found that no matter where you kept the toothbrush, on the toliet on the sink, in another room, you will get the same amount of bactria. This bacterial amount, however, is a safe amount and not harmfull.
So Dentist may recommend this, but there is no scientific reason to do so.
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More from the dentist......
I still cannot verify this information, hopefully someone can!
I know I only used those that
-Make sense
-Can be confirmed
Most of these seemed improbable AND I need 375 facts.
Ok, I think I've found some official stats:
TheChampJT said:
Ok, I think I've found some official stats:
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OMG another GraphJam fan???
Dave
Annoying Use Of The Vuvuzela Throughout History: A Video Retrospective
Here
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HAHAHAHAHAHA that is hilarious!!
lol, that is outstanding. I spit out my food when the moon one came around hahahaha
Most ever users online!!
Most users ever online was 11,980, Today at 10:31 AM!!
orb3000 said:
Most users ever online was 11,980, Today at 10:31 AM!!
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WOOT! We beat the June 29th record!!!! I can now officially say, I was online at that time....
they were averywhere but here
M_T_M said:
they were averywhere but here
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You mean..... "them".......!?!?!?!
no you fool *wink, wink* I meant that there was almost no activity here today
M_T_M said:
no you fool *wink, wink* I meant that there was almost no activity here today
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You mean......... G1 killed the thread so everyone (the "clan") left......?!?!?!!?!?!?
Random fact:
Dolphins are just gay sharks....
(I miss glee...)
Random fact
In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the movies.
A turtle can breath through its butt.
Related
Greetings, fellow meatbags.
It has come to my attention that we meatbags are losing more and more grounds to the silicone overlords. From Pamela Anderson's boobs, straight on to Gary Kasparov's inevitable defeat at the hand of Deep Blue, our race of meatbags was most recently and most emphatically beaten, thrashed and dragged through the mud in Jeopardy by none other than IBM's Watson.
What next, you ask?
Rock, paper & scissors
Yes, once the preserve of the playground's courts of arbitration and the ultimate decider of who should be "it", and occasionally the last word in auction arguments, Rock-paper-scissors (RPS) will now be played by the AI.
While we would like to think that a simple game with three possible outcomes would never be mastered by mere humans (or mere computers), NY Times, in collaboration with Skynet, has developed an AI which can ultimately predict and eventually beat humans at this game.
Now I don't feel so secure in my bunker any more.
that hunk of junk is no match for me. Played him on veteran to twenty and killed him, well beat him by 2 matches.
Sanbourne said:
that hunk of junk is no match for me. Played him on veteran to twenty and killed him, well beat him by 2 matches.
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same but only 10 matches ... this guy dont know ****t
DOnt worry, I beat the machine.
25-21-24 at round 70 on veteran
Keep playing... it gets worse and worse...
I have more important things to do. lol
EDIT: 30-23-27 @ round 80
EDIT 2: 37-29-34 at round 100. After 100 rounds humanity is saved by Jaszek. I am your saviour.
jaszek said:
I have more important things to do. lol
EDIT: 30-23-27 @ round 80
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Your overlords frown upon you.
It has come to my attention that some of the meatbags on here have a little too much free time on their hands.
SciFiSurfer said:
It has come to my attention that some of the meatbags on here have a little too much free time on their hands.
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First our overlords give us more free time, then they wait for us to become complacent and lazy from having too little work, then they destroy us!
And this is how it all begins!! I'll be back
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I beat that robot hand twice...just thought I let you know
It was bound to happen.
out of 10 games.......
4 wins
5 ties
1 loss
I am John Connor.........
Wow... He's pretty good I win though
conantroutman said:
out of 10 games.......
4 wins
5 ties
1 loss
I am John Connor.........
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Now play on veteran, with 100 rounds.
jaszek said:
Now play on veteran, with 100 rounds.
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It was on veteran. I dont have time (obv. lie) to play 100 rounds so allow me to scientifically estimate the results of such an endeavour.....
Wins - 40
Ties - 50
Losses - 10
I am Sparticus / Spartacus (delete as appropriate)......
Lol, at the beginning it was easy, but at around the 40s I was losing by 8 points, then I had to make up for it.
jaszek said:
Lol, at the beginning it was easy, but at around the 40s I was losing by 8 points, then I had to make up for it.
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Im just scared in case I lose to a machine...........
I dont want my fiance to come home and find me with my head in the oven because I'm unable to face life in a world where the human race is on the verge of being ruled by machines...........
Just for proof.
Any idea how to unlock volcano?
For those of you who are tempted...
Don't just go 20 rounds. The more you go, the more likely you will succumb to a certain pattern, so the computer's advantage is very obvious the longer you play.
Of course, if we hook it up to a learning matrix database, we'd be busted from the get go.
Also remember that this is done by the NEW YORK TIMES. Now imagine IBM getting down on this.
CLOSED: There is already a thread for this.
Breaking news yesterday night out of Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, 56, has resigned as chief executive officer of the iconic tech firm he co-founded in the late 1970's.
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According to a press release issued by Apple, Jobs said the following to the Apple Board of Directors and the broader Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
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We all are going to miss Steve Jobs.
...now we need to see what will apple become without him...
Bye Steve :'( . We'll miss you.
Tim Cook, The new guy
dexter93 said:
...now we need to see what will apple become without him...
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Just had to say thanks for this - best comment ever!
But Apple will keep moving on - they will just lose their number 1 Carnival Barker is all.
The fanboys will still drink the cool-aid and keep buying their products.
But... it is funny to see a 5% drop in their stock over night. Where is that consumer confidence when you need it?
avgjoegeek said:
Just had to say thanks for this - best comment ever!
But Apple will keep moving on - they will just lose their number 1 Carnival Barker is all.
The fanboys will still drink the cool-aid and keep buying their products.
But... it is funny to see a 5% drop in their stock over night. Where is that consumer confidence when you need it?
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The reason behind Apple's success is Steve Jobs's concern for quality and user interface. Without him...who knows what Apple will make. No one wants a freaking iPhone that's made of plastic (I mean Samsung plastic...the 3G/3GS were plastic done right) or one that leaks light (HTC >.<) or one that has laggy web browser zooming and scrolling out of the box (Andoid), or just a terrible browser out of the box (Android), or a ****ty media player out of the box (again...Android...the Sense player is decent but ugly) .
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Really?
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Guess your eyes couldn´t see the other threadz......
orb3000 said:
Really?
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Guess your eyes couldn´t see the other threadz......
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Or the other in general
There is none in general by now, I am deleting every thread it appears
http://www.hindustantimes.com/WARNING-Telescope-may-hit-Earth/Article1-756017.aspx
all these satellites and crap floating up in the stratosphere, and falling back down as they age, it's making the future picture in Max Headroom more and more closer to reality
soon enough we'll be walking out the streets with those metal shielded umbrellas to protect our-self from the falling debris
Max Headroom was such a cool show!
Anyway, yep..it's getting pretty messy up there. If there was a runaway cascade effect it could get seriously ugly, fast! Imagine going back to pre-satellite era communications!*
We do have the re-tasked NORAD keeping a watch on the situation though, (when they're not busy tracking Santa), and i'm sure if there were any imminent threat we'd have heard more by now.
Don't forget that a lot is coming down even as we put more up, and what comes down mostly burns up safely in the atmosphere. I watched a beautiful re-entry event from my garden one night, as something that glowed green as it burned, streaked towards the ground before splitting into numerous fragments.
*In the event that this happens i'm buying every share i can in Skype. VOIP would take off like a rocket!
the one that you saw... was that the other telecom satellite that was in the news 3 weeks ago?
i though they said that went into the sea
AllGamer said:
the one that you saw... was that the other telecom satellite that was in the news 3 weeks ago?
i though they said that went into the sea
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Could have been anything and it was a long time ago! It was eerie and quite unexpected though. I just always look up while i'm outside smoking at night. Force of habit!
It annoyed me when people started mouthing off recently about how NASA couldn't predict where that last one was coming down. If by putting spin on it, you can make a tennis ball swerve by two metres over the length of a tennis court, imagine what unpredictable path an irregular shaped object falling through one-hundred kilometres of atmosphere could take!
YOu know I'm taking some of it if parts of it fall in NYC. And I'll try to be there before the FBI/CIA/Secret Service/Army/Navy/Coast Guard/Aliens/BBQ gets to the location.
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from that picture
if you imagine the earth as an orange
then all those satellite are like moult on the orange
£10 to the XDA member to touch it first.. Pics and video..
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It's been so long since i heard that song! How did you manage to dredge that one up, it's like i just went back in time!
Here's a funny that's kinda on topic:
http://www.wimp.com/nasasatellite/
LMAO! that's a nice prank indeed
Telescope!!!
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Be careful what you wish for. The 'Hubble' will have to come down one day!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
-How cruel is the golden rule, when the lives we live are all golden plated-
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Be careful what you wish for. The 'Hubble' will have to come down one day!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thankfully, it's the end of REM as we know it. And I feel fine
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Thankfully, it's the end of REM as we know it. And I feel fine
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LMAO!
good one, very compatible with the current doomsday future
OMG. That worthless institution known as the United Nations is getting into the app craze with this...
"My life as a refugee."
""My life as a refugee" takes players into a scenario of fleeing conflicts and searching for family members."
And of course in the article Captain Obvious chimes in.... "One analyst said the title was unlikely to have the mass appeal of games like Angry Birds,..."
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18553601
It's friday. I'm drinking. I have to try this now
Edit: What a lame smiley.. He doesn't even look happy.
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Update: OK, i've tried it now. I died after 30 seconds.
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Update: OK, i've tried it now. I died after 30 seconds.
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Probably fairly true-to-reality for the poor b4st4rds who live that day to day. I think this is massively crass by the UN and can't believe that anybody actually felt this would either be a good idea or help to raise awareness of the third world.
WTF??????
I tried it and survived for two days. Then it tells me that is the end of today's episode and to come back tomorrow. Kind of boring. All I did was run through the woods and every time there seemed like trouble, I avoided it. Took all of one minute.
Not too hard. Now if I had a gun it would be different. That is what they need in the game. GUNS!!!! And rocket launchers and ****.
I could **** some things up.
Kiss my ass warlord!!!
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85gallon said:
WTF??????
I tried it and survived for two days. Then it tells me that is the end of today's episode and to come back tomorrow. Kind of boring. All I did was run through the woods and every time there seemed like trouble, I avoided it. Took all of one minute.
Not too hard. Now if I had a gun it would be different. That is what they need in the game. GUNS!!!! And rocket launchers and ****.
I could **** some things up.
Kiss my ass warlord!!!
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I abandoned my brother, tried to bribe a dude, got tortured and then i died. I'm not good at this! Damn you Hollywood!
Okay, this is bull****!! I went the other route and worked with the rebels. Lived for two years then was killed in combat one morning.
Took three clicks from beginning to end. Three friggin clicks. This game is boring and fixed. AND it didn't pick up from where it left off yesterday. I had to start over!!
That's the thing. They don't want you to survive, because "that's reality" and YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD! Now donate $5000.
LordManhattan said:
That's the thing. They don't want you to survive, because "that's reality" and YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD! Now donate $5000.
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I'm already paying them through my taxes. We (the US) already contribute about 50% of the operating budget annually.
You poor thing
85gallon said:
I'm already paying them through my taxes. We (the US) already contribute about 50% of the operating budget annually.
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Does the UN even do anything useful?
veeman said:
Does the UN even do anything useful?
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Up until last year they had Libya on their Human Rights Commission!! LOL
Is that useful??
85gallon said:
Up until last year they had Libya on their Human Rights Commission!! LOL
Is that useful??
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So basically they throw some money around and hope the problem gets fixed?
Thanks to the thread title, I've had that friggin song stuck in my head for 4 days.
Sent from my coffee pot.
Use strawberry yogurt as coffee creamer... verified by blackhawk.
It's nasty, sour and chunky
Get yourself some dry non-fat milk. It will last forever and better than that white latex paint residue called "Coffemate".
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That last rep is a...
Engage a gunship crew...
Watch TV.
Sixty years ago TV was fun to watch, even the advertisements.
Putting a cat on a leash then ignoring his distress. And always keep your legs together
Presenting Pinky the cat...
Woke Disney princess in full defensive mode.
Damn they are tough on crime in NYNY
Trains, you can beat them? Yes, well...
Lawyer survives due to having more wherewithal...
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Because of their size to the untrained eye a train appears to be going slower than it actually is. 8 or 9 out of 10 make this deadly error. You gauge a train's speed by stationary objects around it's path of travel. Telegraph poles or electric poles are convenient reference points. Error on the side of caution. Beware of the 2 or more trains at once on different tracks, the one you can't see can still kill you.
Don't trip on the tracks, ties or gravel holes as this can be a deadly mistake even with no train. The rails will break bones if you fall on them... always assume a train is coming. I've walked many miles on active lines starting at 6yo, still here.
Mister Rogers counts EVs
One EV
Two EV
Many EV's
There are differing versions of this story but in the end anything is possible...
Helene Gillet
Driver pits their own car... nothing quit like West Texas stupid.
"Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time..."
Famous last words.
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"Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time..."
Famous last words.
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Oh the irony and timing. Little did he know they had their own jesus nut that had broke loose.
“Hey, you’re hanging by that bolt, you know,” said Land.
blackhawk said:
Oh the irony and timing. Little did he know they had their own jesus nut that had broke loose.
“Hey, you’re hanging by that bolt, you know,” said Land.
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Reminds me of Alaska 261.
Smoking in no smoking areas...
"At the hospitable mansion where I am a guest, I have to smoke surreptitiously when all are in bed, to save my reputation, and then draw suspicion upon the cat when the family detect the unfamiliar odor. I never was so absurdly proper in the broad light of day in my life ... so far, I am safe; but I am sorry to say that the cat has lost caste." (Letter to the Alta California, January 25, 1868) Mark Twain
The only time I worked with sharp stuff and no gloves.
One phalanges (phalanx?) less.
CassanRoz said:
The only time I worked with sharp stuff and no gloves.
One phalanges (phalanx?) less.
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Lee Van Cleef
blackhawk said:
Lee Van Cleef
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One phalanges (phalanx?) less.
Wish with loosing the phalanx I would have get his good looking . Didn't.
Pic from the three-way duel at the end of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, am I right? Great movie.