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In 1897, Indiana tried to pass a bill stating that pi is equal to 3.2, as opposed to its truly infinite value, but it never became law due to intervention by a Purdue University professor

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Those doves released at weddings and other formal ceremonies are actually white homing pigeons. True ring-neck doves are bred to be kept as pets and rarely survive out of captivity.

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How can you tell when Limburger cheese has gone bad? When it stops smelling like month-old socks and starts smelling like ammonia.

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The first European settlement in America wasn't St. Augustine, or Jamestown, but San Miguel de Guadalupe, located on the coast near what is today the Georgia-South Carolina border. Built in 1526, it failed after only six months.

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The film “Psycho” was the first movie to show a toilet flushing – the scene caused an inpouring of complaints about indecency

90% of pharmaceuticals taken by people are excreted through urination. Therefore our sewer systems contain heavy doses of drugs. A recent study by the EPA has found fish containing trace amounts of estrogen, cholesterol-lowering drugs, pain relievers, antibiotics, caffeine and even anti-depressants.

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The film "Psycho" was the first movie to show a toilet flushing – the scene caused an inpouring of complaints about indecency

I wonder how they would react to today's movies.

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The custom 8 string guitars used by Meshuggah are built by Ibanez and have a 30 inch scale....almost 5 inches longer than a standard 6 string guitar scale. Allowing for optimum string tension at lower registers and giving the instruments a unique tonality. How's that for random?

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The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

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The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly

85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives.

Sex AGAIN ahaha holy crap I love it!

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it has mustache in my cards .. you know .. old king .. lost mustache .. it sound suspicious to me :D

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