Strange Facts (Marilyn Monroe Was a Freak)

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[quote]larryb wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.

This was debunked on “Mythbusters”.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza in a lifetime.

Uh, 1 acre = 43560 sq ft.
1 18" pizza = 1.76 sq ft.
18 * 43560 / 1.76 = 445,500 pizzas
Average life span is about 75 years
445,500 / (365 * 75) = over 16 pizzas per day

It could be 1/18th of an acre though, that would be an 18" pizza every 20 days or so.
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why are you multiplying by 18?

(43560 ft^2/acre)/(1.77ft^2/pizza)= 24700 pizzas/acre

to eat 24750 pizzas in said 75 years…

24750/(365.25*75) don’t forget leap year

that comes out to .9 large pizzas a day, recommend pepperoni

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[quote]tmanners wrote:
But which country has huge problems with their current citizens beign incarcerated, does that mean yank criminals are to dumb to get away with criminal acts? Or Austrlians are just to smart and get away with criminal acts? [/quote]

Calm down, he said he was only stirring.

Hardly anyone here is decended from convicts anyway. Most of our population are immigrants that came over after WW2, or British backpackers who overstayed their Visas in the 70s and 80s and were offered citizenship in an amnesty.

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[quote]stiggg wrote:

Here’s a factoid not mentioned…

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

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In the english language, this is true.

But ‘Earth’ is the translation of Ge. Ge, or Gaia, was a Greek deity…of sorts.

The point still stands though. ‘Here’ is not the heavens.

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actually i can lick my elbow, so can both of my brothers. Pics upon request

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[quote]playmaker08 wrote:
actually i can lick my elbow, so can both of my brothers. Pics upon request[/quote]

That both of your brothers can lick your elbow is not really amazing.

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[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
aussie_jono wrote:
lol, apparently in the US of A a snail isn’t an animal, and a whale isn’t a mammal?

AHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHA!!!

You guys should learn something other than your own weird history in school!

At least we don’t have the duck billed platypus. WTF is that?!?[/quote]

You’re just jealous, I can tell.

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This thread is hilarious…you just keep on making me laugh people…I need it!

Michelle
still chuckling

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[quote]Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. [quote]
Not true. Sawtooth oaks ,for example, produce acorns in as little as 5 years.

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[quote]Panther1015 wrote:
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
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That’s not true at all. There’s an Oak tree in my yard that produces loads of acorns, and it’s nowhere near 50 years old.

EDIT: dang Jetboy, I figured I’d be the first to catch this one.

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"A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first
flight. "

How and why would you compare length v time?

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[quote]tGunslinger wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.

That’s not true at all. There’s an Oak tree in my yard that produces loads of acorns, and it’s nowhere near 50 years old.

EDIT: dang Jetboy, I figured I’d be the first to catch this one.[/quote]

It’s probably a water oak or red oak. I know both of these produce acorns in as little as five years and will produce them every year.

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[quote]sinnaman18 wrote:
"A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first
flight. "

How and why would you compare length v time?[/quote]

It never said he was comparing v time. He could mean length for both.

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Can anyone here go down on themselves?? Pics? Now that would be impressive to see!

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A ducks quack does echo

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_071.html

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[quote]sinnaman18 wrote:
"A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first
flight. "

How and why would you compare length v time?[/quote]

i believe their first flight was 120’… and that’s what it’s being compared to.

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I’m pretty sure there’s no good way to prove or disprove this.

I’m gonna say not even close to true.

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[quote]CU AeroStallion wrote:
larryb wrote:
Panther1015 wrote:
A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.

This was debunked on “Mythbusters”.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza in a lifetime.

Uh, 1 acre = 43560 sq ft.
1 18" pizza = 1.76 sq ft.
18 * 43560 / 1.76 = 445,500 pizzas
Average life span is about 75 years
445,500 / (365 * 75) = over 16 pizzas per day

It could be 1/18th of an acre though, that would be an 18" pizza every 20 days or so.

why are you multiplying by 18?

(43560 ft^2/acre)/(1.77ft^2/pizza)= 24700 pizzas/acre

to eat 24750 pizzas in said 75 years…

24750/(365.25*75) don’t forget leap year

that comes out to .9 large pizzas a day, recommend pepperoni[/quote]

Look above: “Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza in a lifetime.” Your calculations are based on 1 acre.

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[quote]sinnaman18 wrote:
"A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first
flight. "

How and why would you compare length v time?[/quote]

My penis is longer than 30 years.

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[quote]Killa Cam wrote:
All polar bears are left handed

I’m pretty sure there’s no good way to prove or disprove this.

I’m gonna say not even close to true.[/quote]

Just walk up to the bear and throw him a chunk of meat. If he catches it with his right hand, have a nun hit him with a ruler until he straightens up.

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SLICE!!!