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    William McKinley in 1901 was the first president to drive a car.

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    The water inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
    Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein

    Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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    The earth is not perfectly round....it is more shaped like a "oblate spheroid".

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    Bonus:

    "Tips" (as in gratuity) is an acronym for "To Insure Proper Service".

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    The word "nerd" was invented by Dr. Suess.

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    You can purify water so that it is drinkable (so as long as the water is clear looking-like you find in a river or lake) by adding 8 drops of Chlorine Bleach per gallon. Wait 30 minutes, and enjoy not dying of thirst.

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    Bonus:

    "Obama" means "little beach" in Japanese.

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    If you caught sportscenter yesterday, you would have learned that yesterday (January 21st) is Squirrel Appreciation Day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sneakers View Post
    If you caught sportscenter yesterday, you would have learned that yesterday (January 21st) is Squirrel Appreciation Day.
    Well dammit. Now I have to wait a whole nother year to appreciate squirrels.

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    The word "robot" was introduced in the 1921 play "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)"...a play in which "artificial people" rise up against humans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sneakers View Post
    You can purify water so that it is drinkable (so as long as the water is clear looking-like you find in a river or lake) by adding 8 drops of Chlorine Bleach per gallon. Wait 30 minutes, and enjoy not dying of thirst.
    If you are hiking, camping, somewhere outside where drinking water is sparse, you can drink from rivers and streams that have fast moving water over rocks. The rocks clean the water and it tastes really good too.
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    "Pica" is a disorder in which one appetite to eat non-edible things like clay, dirt, chalk, paper, soap, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sneakers View Post
    "Pica" is a disorder in which one appetite to eat non-edible things like clay, dirt, chalk, paper, soap, etc.
    That gives a whole new meaning to that pokemon character...

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    Quote Originally Posted by girler View Post
    That gives a whole new meaning to that pokemon character...
    Pica...... chewwwwww!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gnomeflinger View Post
    Pica...... chewwwwww!

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