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**Orlanth**

Los Angeles is more properly called El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Pociuncula.

**helgrenze**

The proper name of Rhode Island is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and counts as the longest state name in the US.

**Shaman**

Waaagh Gonads gave up on this thread.

My real name is Tom Kirby

**Jihadnik**

I'm the Lindberg baby...

**Guitardian**

Sharks and grizzly bears often travel together in packs. It's because of their teeth. That's what makes them 'Nature's best friends'. Also Sharks often explode because their lungs are made out of M80s, this is usually to attract a mate, but sometimes, it mistakenly attracts GIANT KILLER BEES instead. I learned this watching Space Ghost so it must be true, and yet very true.

**Shaman**

Space ghost is a good show.

**metallifan**

Shaman wrote:Space ghost is a good show.

"Tallboys. They make you feel like a cowboy."

"Shut up little man!"

Best show ever.

**Shaman**

Shaman does not get the reference he has only seen a couple of eps of space ghost..

He is a saaaad panda.

New fact. I visited your blog mf and didn't leave a comment.

**Samus_aran115**

The belly button is one of the smelliest places in the human body. Just stick your pinky in there for half a second and smell it! *Vomits*

**Vulkan_He'stan**

I will state my fact in song
Who lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea? "Spongebob Squarepants!" Who Died In An Oil Spill because of BP? "Spongebob Squarepants

**metallifan**

Samus_aran115 wrote:The belly button is one of the smelliest places in the human body. Just stick your pinky in there for half a second and smell it! *Vomits*

Most... people... bathe

**Golden Eyed Scout**

"Classic Literature" is often times seen as boring, unentertaining, and stupid when someone has to read it for an english class.
(I'm looking at you A Separate Piece!)

**Samus_aran115**

metallifan wrote:
Samus_aran115 wrote:The belly button is one of the smelliest places in the human body. Just stick your pinky in there for half a second and smell it! *Vomits*

Most... people... bathe

Yeah, but how often do you actually go in there and clean it out instead of just going over it?

**metallifan**

Samus_aran115 wrote:
metallifan wrote:
Samus_aran115 wrote:The belly button is one of the smelliest places in the human body. Just stick your pinky in there for half a second and smell it! *Vomits*

Most... people... bathe

Yeah, but how often do you actually go in there and clean it out instead of just going over it?

Believe it or not I scrub it out with a Q-tip when I jump in the shower every morning. I find myself having a mild obsession with hygene though.

**drukawski**

From ground, with our current technological level, it's easier to detect planets outside of our solar system than it is to photograph Pluto.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:"Classic Literature" is often times seen as boring, unentertaining, and stupid when someone has to read it for an english class.
(I'm looking at you A Separate Piece!)

I'm gonna ruin it for you, in the end... their homosexual for each other. How could you not see that coming though... Secret societies? All-boy prep school? Tightly gripping "wood" only to get a sudden splash about the face and chest?

"I threw my hip against his, catching him by surprise, and he was instantly down, definitely pleased. This is why he liked me so much. When I jumped on top of him, my knees on his chest, he couldn't ask for anything better. We struggled in some equality for a while, and then when we were sure we were too late for dinner, we broke off."

Tell me you don't see it now? Don't believe me? have a read for yourself: http://books.google.com/books?id=MXodmuKR7vYC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=i+threw+my+hip+against+his,+catching+him+by+surprise&source=bl&ots=lze69-NS1M&sig=xhj7Z-iphfvaZ_H3gK7p5HLUOqQ&hl=en&ei=s94rTKj1IpWEnQez_93OCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=i%20threw%20my%20hip%20against%20his%2C%20catching%20him%20by%20surprise&f=false

Seriously man, flagrant as all get out. I'd stamp your book heretical and burn it in front of your teacher. Then go read something way more interesting Walden is about a crazy guy that decides to live in a shack in the woods, give that one a try.

**Samus_aran115**

Than your a better man than me,metallifan. I only use q-tips for my ears, which also is a slight obsession.

**metallifan**

I got one stuck IN my ear, but I said I was hygenic. Not smart.

**Samus_aran115**

They should put a warning on those things that says "If your IQ is less than 100, please don't put these in your ear. Oh wait, actually, go ahead, you paid for them"

I had a friend who went to the hospital because he was cleaning his ears in the car (TRUE STORY). Idiot.

Anyway,on to useless facts.

ADD is now the largest brain disorder in history, followed by depression and RLS

**drukawski**

If everyone has A.D.D., does that still make it a disorder? Maybe they should just call it a design flaw.

**helgrenze**

A.D.D. is most often diagnosed in school age children..... Hmmm kids not paying attention in class..... how come this disorder didn't exist when I was in school?

**Guitardian**

Nowadays autism or aspergers has replaced A.D.D. as the trendy new way of parents to blame their childrens bad behavior on something other than poor parenting.

**Golden Eyed Scout**

It's been proven by science cats are jerks.

EDIT: And they also make great jerky.

**helgrenze**

Cats are nutritionally better for you than dogs.

**Golden Eyed Scout**

A rat can provide between 18 and 22 calories, iirc.

**Samus_aran115**

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:A rat can provide between 18 and 22 calories, iirc.

Which could go nicely with celery, which provides no calories.

**drukawski**

Samus_aran115 wrote:Which could go nicely with celery, which provides no calories.

WRONG
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-celery-i11143

Celery 1 cup; 19 calories

Also, according to this:
http://www.rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp

Rat; 5.4 Kcal/gram.... or about twice the food energy as bacon...

**Samus_aran115**

Huh,well that's basically no calories.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Japanese has no word for hello, only good morning and good afternoon.

**metallifan**

Sure they do...

"Hellosah!"

**Gwar!**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Japanese has no word for hello, only good morning and good afternoon.

So what does Moshi Moshi mean?