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direkiller

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mikey7339 said:
Bananas emit anti-matter.

They contain an isotope of potassium that undergoes a form of beta decay which creates a positron, otherwise known as an anti-electron.
then doesn't every Eukaryotic cell emit anti matter too?
because they all have a potassium pumps
 

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Lye, a corrosive chemical made famous in Fight Club, is not only used to make soap, but also provides much of the color and flavor in foods like cola, olives, and soft pretzels.
 

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The first TIE Fighter to get smashed by an asteroid in Empire Strikes Back has the pilot totally flies out of the cockpit into space all while catching fire.

Yes I discovered this not more than 2 minutes ago.
 

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Berwick upon tweed, Englands northernmost town, is technically still at war with Russia. the town has changed hands, between England and Scotland, so many times it was regarded as a special, separate entity, and some proclamations referred to "England, Scotland and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed". One such was the declaration of the Crimean War against Russia in 1853, which Queen Victoria supposedly signed as "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed and all British Dominions". However, when the Treaty of Paris (1856) was signed to conclude the war, "Berwick-upon-Tweed" was left out. This meant that, supposedly, one of Britain's smallest towns was officially at war with one of the world's largest powers ? and the conflict extended by the lack of a peace treaty for over a century.
 

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Coca Cola was originally made with cocaine

Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails worked on the soundtracks for Quake and Doom 3

I may have more...
 

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nikki191 said:
the us government gave money, gifts and immunity from prosecution to japanese biological warefare scientists who vivisected and experimented on human beings including 200 US POW's.

A british soldier landed in normandy during ww2 with a long bow and killed german soldiers with it
His name was jack Churchill and he also went to battle armed with a claymore.
 

direkiller

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Yassen said:
Here's a fun one, what colour is the sun? If you said yellow you just failed. Think of what happens to something when it becomes really, really, REALLY hot. It becomes white right? That's where the expression 'white hot' comes from.

Well the sun is so hot it fits that description perfectly, it's actually a giant white ball of flame. We only see it as yellow due to the influence of our atmosphere.
partly right
it also has to do with cones in our eyes. We do not detect the entire spectrum of light evenly so we don't often see the true color of bright objects.
 

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The theme to Samurai Jack was composed by none other than Black Eyed Peas member, will.i.am.
 

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Napoleon was average of height at that era in France.
Paarthurnax from Skyrim is voiced by the same person who voiced Mario!
Mountain Dew can lower sperm count.
 

mikey7339

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direkiller said:
mikey7339 said:
Bananas emit anti-matter.

They contain an isotope of potassium that undergoes a form of beta decay which creates a positron, otherwise known as an anti-electron.
then doesn't every Eukaryotic cell emit anti matter too?
because they all have a potassium pumps
I'm not sure. It's a specific isotope of potassium but I forget what number it is.
 

direkiller

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mikey7339 said:
direkiller said:
mikey7339 said:
Bananas emit anti-matter.

They contain an isotope of potassium that undergoes a form of beta decay which creates a positron, otherwise known as an anti-electron.
then doesn't every Eukaryotic cell emit anti matter too?
because they all have a potassium pumps
I'm not sure. It's a specific isotope of potassium but I forget what number it is.
K-40
and yes i was right
the fun facts just use a banana because it sounds funny
humans emit about 180 positrons an hour it turns out
 

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uneek said:
The theme to Samurai Jack was composed by none other than Black Eyed Peas member, will.i.am.
Really? My boyfriend's going to be so upset when I tell him that.
 

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It was recently discovered that the town of Doncaster is technically part of Scotland as a result of a 900-year-old administrative error.
 

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Edible Avatar said:
This guy:

is played by the same guy as this guy:
and this guy:
The More You Know.....
Therefore he is voiced by the same guy as this guy

 

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China and Russia weren't best buddies during the Cold War
As a matter of fact, by the late 50's it was not uncommon to see Chinese Communists burning effigies of Stalin.
Isn't Cracked Magazine wonderful?

Also:
There were parts of rural China that, up until around the late 80's, had no idea that the government was communist. They assumed that Deng Xiaoping was the new Emperor.

Pro Wrestling, in one form or another (generally as exhibition catch wrestling), is older than Basketball, North American Football, and Major League Baseball.
It's fist major epicenters were Switzerland, Germany, Britain and Spain.
 

mikey7339

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direkiller said:
mikey7339 said:
direkiller said:
mikey7339 said:
Bananas emit anti-matter.

They contain an isotope of potassium that undergoes a form of beta decay which creates a positron, otherwise known as an anti-electron.
then doesn't every Eukaryotic cell emit anti matter too?
because they all have a potassium pumps
I'm not sure. It's a specific isotope of potassium but I forget what number it is.
K-40
and yes i was right
the fun facts just use a banana because it sounds funny
humans emit about 180 positrons an hour it turns out
Sweeeeet! Thanks for researching that Dr. Manhattan. Does that mean I can put down 'Organic Anti-Matter Generator' as one of my abilities on an application?
 

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Hasido said:
you can count to 1023 on your fingers with out committing anything to memory.
No you can't, that requires thumbs as well.
Further, if you include all digits, it also requires that you are capable of raising your ring finger independently of all your other fingers, which only a small percentage of the human race can do.
 

The Human Torch

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Peas are not vegetables, but seeds.
If you put banana's next to flowers, the flowers (also other fruits) will ripe faster. Due to bananas having a gaseous hormone called ethylene.
Daddy Longleg's are not spiders.
Any Oscar winner who is thinking about selling their coveted award for a large sum of money must first offer the gong back to the Academy, who can buy it back for $1.