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Galigord

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TheMatt said:
The Platypus is the only poisonous mammal.
no, you are wrong there are quite a few poisonous mammals such as the cuban solenodon, the eurasian water shrew and the european mole to name three.
 

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Galigord said:
TheMatt said:
The Platypus is the only poisonous mammal.
no, you are wrong there are quite a few poisonous mammals such as the cuban solenodon, the eurasian water shrew and the european mole to name three.
Sorry, you are correct, let me rephrase.

it's the only mammal that injects neuro-toxin using its hind feet.

so there!
 

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Galigord said:
TheMatt said:
The Platypus is the only poisonous mammal.
no, you are wrong there are quite a few poisonous mammals such as the cuban solenodon, the eurasian water shrew and the european mole to name three.
Hate to be a raging pedant and all but they're not actually poisonous; they are venomous. Poisonous is when you get poisoned from eating it e.g. some kind of poisonous berry. Venomous is when something can poison you by stinging or biting e.g. the platypus.

Now you know
 

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George Washington had marijuana in his garden.

The only month ever that haven't got a fullmoon is February 1865.

The skin of an average man weighs about 3 kilos.
 

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ClaptonKnophlerHendrix said:
Tomsky said:
I love Rise Against, I'm seeing them live on Saturday.

Please love me too.
God it's like one big group hug, I'll love you. But only a jealous love because they've already come through Sydney earlier this year, so I dont get to see them again for a while :(
I'll join your group hug.
 

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You don't know this, but I'm standing right behind you.
Unfortunately, once you read this it will no longer be something you don't know and therefor rendered false so I will no longer be standing behind you.
 

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A Light year refers to the distance that light travels in one year.

186,000 miles per second x 60 seconds = 11160000 miles per minute
11160000 miles per minute x 60 minutes = 669600000 miles per hour
669600000 miles per hour x 24 hours = 1.60704x10^10 miles per day
1.60704x10^10 miles per day x 365.25* days = 5.8697136x10^12 miles per year

Translated from scientific notation, that's 5869713600000 miles per year. That's 5 trillion, 869 billion, 3 million, 600000 thousand miles per year.

*I used 365.25 to adjust for leap year.
 

mindclockwork

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flow of time is relative to observer. and this can be counted.

also moving faster than light increases kinetic energy exponentially.
 

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imahobbit4062 said:
ClaptonKnophlerHendrix said:
Vortigar said:
Knophler is a misspelling of Knopfler that's been copied way too often.

Also:

Last night a burglar got shot by the police in Zevenbergen.
I know :( I realised what I had done about 15 seconds after I hit enter.

imahobbit4062 said:
ClaptonKnophlerHendrix said:
imahobbit4062 said:
ClaptonKnophlerHendrix said:
Pararaptor said:
ClaptonKnophlerHendrix said:
Well this thread done gone and failed.
Your hidden bump fools no-one.
Did you know that?
Umm, sorry it had been 12 minutes I was't trying to bump it.
Did you know that Green Day is a pile of Fail?
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Furburt said:
Ireland invented both the fizzy orange drink and flavoured crisps.
The homeland of flavoured crisps and drunken pub brawls!
What not to love about Ireland?
I happen to enjoy their music, it's not punk rock anymore but I still enjoy it, besides they aren't my favourite band or anything, it's just I can't change my avatar for some reason. Now in the efforts of peace:
What sort of music do YOU enjoy?
Metal, Alternative Metal, Indie, Melodic Hardcore(See Rise Against).
I absolutely love Rise Against, see we aren't so different after all.
A Rise Against lover?
I LOVE You.
Every time I'm with my lover I get a rise out of it

BAM BAM BAM

Uh, "Russian Journal" was written by a black author... and...

In the original Halo game that was going to be released on the MAC (way back when) the chief had a machete which was meant to counter the elite power sword.
 

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The hormone that makes you feel "full" when you're eating is called Leptin.

It spikes to let you know you're body is satiated when you're eating. Obese people often have developed a resistance to it, i.e. it no longer singles to your body you are full, much like people with adult onset diabetes and insulin (there is a lot of overlap too -- people who are overweight and diabetic will have resistances to both signaling hormones thought to be caused by chronic exposure of these hormones to their receptors).

I'm a research tech and most people are unaware of this - at least people in my circle of friends who don't work in !SCIENCE!
 

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ma55ter_fett said:
In the original Halo game that was going to be released on the MAC (way back when) the chief had a machete which was meant to counter the elite power sword.
Wasn't Halo first meant to be an RTS (Myth style) for both OSX and Windows?