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-Elvis Presley got a "C" in his eigth grade music class.
-Mosquito repllents don't repel. They hid you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
-People who lie to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).
-Apple seeds are poisonous.
-Onions have no flavor, only a smell.
-It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
-Texas horned toads can shoot blood out of the corners of their eye.
-It's more likely you would be attacked by a cow than a shark.
-A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
-In Massachusetts, it is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
Sorry if their are any repeats didn't look through the whole topic.
-Mosquito repllents don't repel. They hid you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
-People who lie to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).
-Apple seeds are poisonous.
-Onions have no flavor, only a smell.
-It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
-Texas horned toads can shoot blood out of the corners of their eye.
-It's more likely you would be attacked by a cow than a shark.
-A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
-In Massachusetts, it is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
Sorry if their are any repeats didn't look through the whole topic.
The tri-note was actually deemed illegal because of the way it resonated, especially during the middle ages. They felt it had a special power that was of evil and Satan. Later on it became very popular with composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach and is why many people tried to stop these men from putting on concerts and shows and dubbed their music inappropriate or lewd. It is also one of the most prevolant tones used in Heavy Metal today. Black Sabbath is full of it, for example.skitzo van said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone
I want to try, but I'm afraid...comadorcrack said:
Did you know that the biggest living organism is the "honey mushroom?"
Yes I knew that. My favorite example of it is that eight finger tapping thing Buckethead does.quiet_samurai said:
-opposite sides of a die equal 7.
-all bees are cousins
-all male bees are motherfuckers
-the universe is estimated to be approximately 93 Ym across (thats 93 with 25 zeros meters)
-we cant see anything in the universe that is more than about 14 trillion light years away, because this is approximately how long the universe has existed, so anything further than 14 trillion light years would take longer than 14 trillion years for its light to reach us, which is longer than the universe has existed
-all bees are cousins
-all male bees are motherfuckers
-the universe is estimated to be approximately 93 Ym across (thats 93 with 25 zeros meters)
-we cant see anything in the universe that is more than about 14 trillion light years away, because this is approximately how long the universe has existed, so anything further than 14 trillion light years would take longer than 14 trillion years for its light to reach us, which is longer than the universe has existed
It should be illegal everywhere since they are necessary for our survival and rapidly nearing extinction.Mr_spamamam said:
With that out of the way
Calculations say that humanity and most of the life on earth will die 3 years after bees go extinct.
Also this topic has been done like a zillion times do we really need another one?
One of the following things is true; your lecturer is an idiot, your lecturer isn't an idiot but made his point very unclear, you didn't understand your lecturer, you expressed yourself wrongly in your original post.dragonslayer32 said:
It may well be the case that the law allowing one to do that has never been repealed explicitly or overruled in a case, but that is not the same as it being legal to do it. How long have you been studying law?
Elvis and Empress Catherine the Great of Russia had at least one thing in common: both died on the toilet.
Beethoven kept a chamber pot under his Harpsichord, because it saved time.
The paycheck you get is part of your salary. Salary comes from the Roman "salarium" a ration of salt given to Roman Legionnaires.
Priapism (a state of constant erection) comes from the Roman God Priapus, a god in exactly the same state.
Rome had a temple in its sewers, to the Roman Goddess Cloacina, the goddess of... you guessed it! The Sewers. Her temple was the Cloacina Maxima. The cloaca, which means "Sewer" was also used to name part of the body of some animals. Humans only have one in the womb- it becomes further divided into the anus and part of the Urethra (in women, it forms part of the genitals).
The part of your body that connects your tongue to the bottom of the mouth is known as the Frenulum. Gene Simmons had his removed when he was young, which is why he can stick his tongue out as far as he does. Other frenula connect your lips to your gums and your cheeks to your mouth. Other frenula connect other parts of your body as well, including the brain. Frenulum means "little Bridle".
The Roman Emperor Caligula was not known by his real name, but a nickname. "Caligula" means "little boots", and was given when he was a child and went to Germany with his father while he fought the barbarians. The boots he was named after, Caliga, were soldier's boots. And, he was a descendant of Mark Antony. Yes, that Mark Antony.
Greeks and Romans painted their statues to be lifelike. We see them today in white marble (or whatever they are formed of) because the colors wore off after centuries. The frieze around the Parthenon was also painted.
Beethoven kept a chamber pot under his Harpsichord, because it saved time.
The paycheck you get is part of your salary. Salary comes from the Roman "salarium" a ration of salt given to Roman Legionnaires.
Priapism (a state of constant erection) comes from the Roman God Priapus, a god in exactly the same state.
Rome had a temple in its sewers, to the Roman Goddess Cloacina, the goddess of... you guessed it! The Sewers. Her temple was the Cloacina Maxima. The cloaca, which means "Sewer" was also used to name part of the body of some animals. Humans only have one in the womb- it becomes further divided into the anus and part of the Urethra (in women, it forms part of the genitals).
The part of your body that connects your tongue to the bottom of the mouth is known as the Frenulum. Gene Simmons had his removed when he was young, which is why he can stick his tongue out as far as he does. Other frenula connect your lips to your gums and your cheeks to your mouth. Other frenula connect other parts of your body as well, including the brain. Frenulum means "little Bridle".
The Roman Emperor Caligula was not known by his real name, but a nickname. "Caligula" means "little boots", and was given when he was a child and went to Germany with his father while he fought the barbarians. The boots he was named after, Caliga, were soldier's boots. And, he was a descendant of Mark Antony. Yes, that Mark Antony.
Greeks and Romans painted their statues to be lifelike. We see them today in white marble (or whatever they are formed of) because the colors wore off after centuries. The frieze around the Parthenon was also painted.
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Seriously, this guy is a badass.
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Adding another badass. [http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hayha.html]
He's a different kind of badass.
Seriously, this guy is a badass.
EDIT:
Adding another badass. [http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hayha.html]
He's a different kind of badass.
I've been studying it for 4 years and have actually looked it up in one of my books. You CAN use this as a defence to murder and it is a complete defence (if successful, it equals full acquittal). My lecturer has a PHD so I am pretty sure she knows what she is talking about, same goes for the tour guides in York, not that they have PHDs, but I think they know what they are talking about. Also, my lecturer didn't actually tell me about it, she gave everyone in my class a sheet with funny laws on it, it was on there.Sikachu said:
Spiders aren't stupid. They wouldn't just crawl into the dark moving mouth of the huge giant across the room. That myth was proved wrong years ago. Check cracked.com.MeXR said:
I do not blame you. If you do loose sight, It will come back I promise, but It is pretty scary when it happens. Though the effect is cool.InnerRebellion said: