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Dvorak Nov 2014 10:21am, 14 Nov 2014 9,276 posts	0 Dvorak Did you know, Carpathius, that American conservatives have taken that word and Trieste pervert its meaning? V'rap, the German brothers formed two Aldis, rather than Aldi and Lidl.
Velociraptor Nov 2014 10:27am, 14 Nov 2014 31,470 posts	0 Velociraptor It all smells the same to me, Dvorak I know it doesn't really all smell the same, because the row was about smoking. I only found that out less than 24 hours ago too.
GlennR Nov 2014 2:46pm, 18 Nov 2014 11,543 posts	0 GlennR There are over 10 million viruses in a drop of seawater: theregister.co.uk
Q Mac Nov 2014 2:48pm, 18 Nov 2014 6,466 posts	0 Q Mac Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth, and giraffe tails have all been used as money
Turkhish Nov 2014 8:23pm, 19 Nov 2014 442 posts	0 Turkhish That to qualify for an interest only mortgage these days.........you need at 25% deposit with most lenders wanting between 50% or flatly refusing to consider such an application.
CaptainDad Nov 2014 1:03pm, 20 Nov 2014 267 posts	0 CaptainDad The average apple you buy in a supermarket has been sprayed with pesticides 33 times
Shortcut Cam Nov 2014 5:39pm, 20 Nov 2014 219 posts	0 Shortcut Cam That getting off a train a station early and running 4 miles to work at 7 in the morning gives you a buzz for the rest of the day.
halfpint Nov 2014 5:55pm, 20 Nov 2014 18,850 posts	0 halfpint That you can drop an egg from space without it breaking and this fact I somehow related to woodpeckers not getting brain damage from all that pecking.
Winded Nov 2014 6:07pm, 20 Nov 2014 2,785 posts	0 Winded Has anyone actually managed to drop an egg from space without it breaking?
halfpint Nov 2014 6:10pm, 20 Nov 2014 18,851 posts	0 halfpint Ok so I just checked with QP who shared the fact and it was a light bulb they dropped from space. Doh!