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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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Things you didn't know......

......a dog is always in push up position!

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
the USA."

The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a
piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin
look-alike contest.

An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman
to take more than three steps backwards while dancing!

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from public libraries.

The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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That was cool, I learned something on PT.net while unemployed sitting at home. Now the girl can't say all I do is drink beer and chase the cat. haha ..... ....
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AphotiC
A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
That anit no ****.. Stupid wood..... WHY????
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilde Racing
That anit no ****.. Stupid wood..... WHY????
the guy measuring it measured the guy holding its fingers too
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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actually a 2 x 4 is 1 5/8 x 3 5/8...
this done because wood is rough cut at 2 x 4 and then planned down...
in the old days... wood was ruff cut and used therefore u find ol old homes with real 2x4's
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by AphotiC
my dad owns a mill.....
that is how they set all they bits for final pass
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by forbes
actually a 2 x 4 is 1 5/8 x 3 5/8...
this done because wood is rough cut at 2 x 4 and then planned down...
in the old days... wood was ruff cut and used therefore u find ol old homes with real 2x4's
that usually depends on the supplier, Irving ( one of North Americas Biggest Supplier, cuts theres to 1 1/2 x 3 1/2, but you are right abou tthe wood being planned down from 2x4
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i sure would hate to be a horny female ferret!
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by chevrolet all the way
i sure would hate to be a horny female ferret!
but it would be fun to be able to tell a female she was gonna die if she did nt get it...
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