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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire

British cows moo in regional accents like humans.

Post your below

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By *ilo_Stitch69Couple
over a year ago

NOTTINGHAM

You can not melt a flake on the cooker

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire


"The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland

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Now that’s a good pub quiz question

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds


"You can not melt a flake on the cooker "

I bet I could with a blowtorch

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

All bees have different faces

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Babies don't have kneecaps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The phrase “I beg to differ” can instantly win an argument for the opposition.

To beg to differ is to beg to argue your point, you are essentially asking the other person to be allowed to continue the argument, if the follow up is a decline of any sort they win by default

The joys of the English language

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Birds have regional bird song too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The French word for gateaux is also gateaux...

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

One to interest Red Dwarf fans. In the episode 'Camille', Kryten meets and falls in love with a female android similar to himself. The android is played by Kryten actor Robert Llewellyn's wife.

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By *ob P44Man
over a year ago

Bridgewater

Ladies cannot be colour blind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ladies cannot be colour blind"

Someone who was colour blind himself once told me that around 1 in 4 men are so afflicted and that it's actually a survival trait that dates back to the Stone Age when we used to hunt animals for our food, and provided hunting parties with an advantage. Apparently, being colour blind helps spot animals that would otherwise blend into the environment due to their markings

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village


"One to interest Red Dwarf fans. In the episode 'Camille', Kryten meets and falls in love with a female android similar to himself. The android is played by Kryten actor Robert Llewellyn's wife. "

Well!

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

There is no part of your body older than 10 years

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire

You can’t hum while holding your nose! Your all going to try that one now

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By *inky_CarpenterMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth


"You can not melt a flake on the cooker

I bet I could with a blowtorch"

No it doesn't work, it just burns and carbonises on the outside.

You need to add an oil or liquid to melt it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ladies cannot be colour blind"

They can actually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 08/06/21 14:40:30]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years"

Also not true, sorry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ladies cannot be colour blind

Someone who was colour blind himself once told me that around 1 in 4 men are so afflicted and that it's actually a survival trait that dates back to the Stone Age when we used to hunt animals for our food, and provided hunting parties with an advantage. Apparently, being colour blind helps spot animals that would otherwise blend into the environment due to their markings"

1 in 12 men is colour blind, compared to 1 in 200 women.

It could be an evolutionary throwback, or it could just be a genetic malfunction.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years

Also not true, sorry. "

So Stephen Fry lied to me?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years

Also not true, sorry.

So Stephen Fry lied to me? "

Afraid so. Certain intestinal cells are 16-18 years old on average, skeletal muscle cells around 15 years. Epithelial cells only last 5 days, red blood cells 2-4 months.

The AVERAGE for the age of all of the cells in your body works out to approximately 7 years.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Capuchin monkeys of central and Southern America wash their hands and feet in urine.

…..as does Bear Grylls

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years"

So why does a tattoo last for longer than 10 years if every cell in your body is renewed within that 10 year time frame?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Did you know that the traditional greeting between males in the Walibri tribe of Australia was to shake one another’s penises?

Apparently it is not practiced today but it was believed that to refuse a penis was deemed as a show of hostility.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich


"Did you know that the traditional greeting between males in the Walibri tribe of Australia was to shake one another’s penises?

Apparently it is not practiced today but it was believed that to refuse a penis was deemed as a show of hostility.

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And where exactly in Australia does this tribe live?

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years

So why does a tattoo last for longer than 10 years if every cell in your body is renewed within that 10 year time frame? "

I'm going to defer to Spunky

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire

[Removed by poster at 08/06/21 15:09:06]

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years

Also not true, sorry.

So Stephen Fry lied to me?

Afraid so. Certain intestinal cells are 16-18 years old on average, skeletal muscle cells around 15 years. Epithelial cells only last 5 days, red blood cells 2-4 months.

The AVERAGE for the age of all of the cells in your body works out to approximately 7 years. "

Someone else is in the medical field too

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…


"Did you know that the traditional greeting between males in the Walibri tribe of Australia was to shake one another’s penises?

Apparently it is not practiced today but it was believed that to refuse a penis was deemed as a show of hostility.

And where exactly in Australia does this tribe live?"

They live in the Northern Territories. They also go by the name of the Yapa Tribe and/or the Warlpiri Tribe (on account of speaking the Warlpiri language)

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

There is no part of your body older than 18 years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lips are 100 times more sensitive than your finger tips. ..

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By *antric ecstasyMan
over a year ago

Co Durham


"Ladies cannot be colour blind

Someone who was colour blind himself once told me that around 1 in 4 men are so afflicted and that it's actually a survival trait that dates back to the Stone Age when we used to hunt animals for our food, and provided hunting parties with an advantage. Apparently, being colour blind helps spot animals that would otherwise blend into the environment due to their markings

1 in 12 men is colour blind, compared to 1 in 200 women.

It could be an evolutionary throwback, or it could just be a genetic malfunction. "

The colour blindness gene is recessive and is found on the x chromosome. If a man has it (roughly 1/10 chance) he will be colourblind. If a woman has it, she must also have it on her other x chromosome so the odds are 1/10 x 1/10 or 1/100. It's a sex linked characteristic.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

It is claimed (although scientifically disputed) that the world record for the furthest ejaculation is held by Horst Schultz at a whopping 6 meters(!!!) That’s a gargantuan 18ft, 9in!!!

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich


"There is no part of your body older than 18 years"

And Stephen Fry is a big ole liar

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire


"It is claimed (although scientifically disputed) that the world record for the furthest ejaculation is held by Horst Schultz at a whopping 6 meters(!!!) That’s a gargantuan 18ft, 9in!!! "

Think I beat that on my first meet after lockdown lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There is no part of your body older than 10 years

So why does a tattoo last for longer than 10 years if every cell in your body is renewed within that 10 year time frame? "

Every cell in your body is not renewed within a ten year time frame, as I previously explained.

The skin has two layers, the top layer, the epidermis (which does constantly shed and regenerate) and the dermis underneath, which is mostly composed of collagen and elastin, and gives our skin its resilience. The ink from tattooing is deposited in the dermis layer which becomes permanent, although it does fade and disperse a little with age. The only way to remove a tattoo is to destroy the dermis by dermabrasion or laser, or surgically cut it out.

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

The reason why men snore and fart at night goes right back to the caveman days. It was a way to keep dinosaurs out of the cave thus protecting the family unit.

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire

The term ‘spending a penny’ comes from Victorian times when it cost a penny to use public toilets

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire

Useless star trek face

The actor who played Worf in the star trek series was actually a fighter pilot…..

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Allodoxaphobia is the fear of opinions…..

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

Wales is a place that English parents made up to scare their children into behaving

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire


"The reason why men snore and fart at night goes right back to the caveman days. It was a way to keep dinosaurs out of the cave thus protecting the family unit."

That’s a very interesting fact, doesn’t explain why women do it though

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire


"Useless star trek face

The actor who played Worf in the star trek series was actually a fighter pilot….. "

Not useless at all, one of the more interesting facts!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Polar bears are predominantly left handed

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Ladies cannot be colour blind"

They can. Red-green colour blindness is an X-linked recessive trait so a mother who carries the mutation plus a father who is red-green colour blind can produce a female child with two mutated copies of the gene.

There are many different forms and causes of colour blindness though, not all is inherited and may be due to new spontaneous mutation or diseases which cannot be passed on.

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By *J35mcrMan
over a year ago

Leigh

38.6% of statistics are all made up

Including that one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ladies cannot be colour blind

They can. Red-green colour blindness is an X-linked recessive trait so a mother who carries the mutation plus a father who is red-green colour blind can produce a female child with two mutated copies of the gene.

There are many different forms and causes of colour blindness though, not all is inherited and may be due to new spontaneous mutation or diseases which cannot be passed on."

What Mrs KC said ^^

My mother-in-law was red-green colour blind, as is my ex-husband. My dad is colour blind, as is my son. If my ex husband and I had had a daughter she may very well have been colour blind too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"British cows moo in regional accents like humans.

Post your below"

The person who discovered cows wanted to call them moose, but the name was already taken.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mate Eric has ears that are exactly the same size (area) as a piece of A5 paper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Polar bears are predominantly left handed "

Pawed?

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

Women can't usually whistle.

Except when skydiving or parachuting naked

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By *heMightyPhwoarMan
over a year ago

Asgard

Did you know that the common gnat only lives for two hours but in its brief life, it makes love 169 times!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Polar bears are predominantly left handed

Pawed?"

Yeah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Polar bears are predominantly left handed

Pawed?

Yeah "

Lol

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire

Apparently the strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue and the hardest bone is the jawbone - but they have never seen my bone when I’m watching Kate Beckinsale in a leather catsuit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Women can't usually whistle.

Except when skydiving or parachuting naked "

Or when blowing off whilst wearing a tight fitting thong?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Koala fingerprints are so close to humans' that they could taint crime scenes

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire

The Song Thrush mimics all sounds that they hear and repeat's them in beautiful bird song...I have 2 living by me and they do mimic amazingly..

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire

if you lick 10 stamps, thats a calorie

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By *orkshire_roses999Couple
over a year ago

yorkshire


"Apparently the strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue and the hardest bone is the jawbone - but they have never seen my bone when I’m watching Kate Beckinsale in a leather catsuit "

might wanna check the calcanium

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

SEA OTTERS HOLD HANDS WHILE THEY'RE SLEEPING SO THEY DON'T DRIFT APART

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Apparently the strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue and the hardest bone is the jawbone - but they have never seen my bone when I’m watching Kate Beckinsale in a leather catsuit "

For size to output, the masseter (in the jaw) is the strongest, but how one defines "strongest" is up for debate

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"if you lick 10 stamps, thats a calorie "

Praise be for self adhesive stamps then

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire


"Apparently the strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue and the hardest bone is the jawbone - but they have never seen my bone when I’m watching Kate Beckinsale in a leather catsuit

might wanna check the calcanium"

Checked it... OP rules I was right lol

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By *nergeticlemurMan
over a year ago

wiltshire

Wooly mammoths were still about when the pyramids were being built

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By *itofamouthfull OP   Man
over a year ago

cotswolds/herefordshire


"Wooly mammoths were still about when the pyramids were being built "

Now if they had found one and managed to mummify it, that would have been cool

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall


"The French word for gateaux is also gateaux... "

Bolo, I don’t believe you...

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By *ilo_Stitch69Couple
over a year ago

NOTTINGHAM


"SEA OTTERS HOLD HANDS WHILE THEY'RE SLEEPING SO THEY DON'T DRIFT APART"

Thats just cute ….. i want to be a otter !!

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Several of our phrases used originate from the days when people were hanged at Tyburn in London (sort of next to where Marble Arch is today).

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One for the Road comes from when the condemned was one final drink from a tavern on Oxford Street.

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To Go West refers to the east to west direction the cart carrying the condemned travelled towards the gallows from Newgate prison (along Oxford Street).

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Hangers On were originally friends and family who would bribe the executioner to be allowed to pull down on the condemned mans legs as he was hanged so as to cause a less prolonged death (hanging victims str*ngled to death as the trapdoor had not been developed yet).

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Money For Old Rope was the practice of the hangman cutting up the noose and selling parts of it as a grisly souvenir

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What Stephen Fry doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Due to selective breeding a modern horse produces 1.2 horse power compared with horses of old.

Vehicle manufacturers don't take this into account potentially causing many law suits like the emissions scandal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The phrase "mad as a hatter" is because when hatters used to make hats they used mercury to stiffen the fabric. This would be rubbed in by hand, the mercury would slowly poison the person causing them to go mad and then die.....

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By *argaryen starkCouple
over a year ago

pinxton


"Several of our phrases used originate from the days when people were hanged at Tyburn in London (sort of next to where Marble Arch is today).

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One for the Road comes from when the condemned was one final drink from a tavern on Oxford Street.

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To Go West refers to the east to west direction the cart carrying the condemned travelled towards the gallows from Newgate prison (along Oxford Street).

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Hangers On were originally friends and family who would bribe the executioner to be allowed to pull down on the condemned mans legs as he was hanged so as to cause a less prolonged death (hanging victims str*ngled to death as the trapdoor had not been developed yet).

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Money For Old Rope was the practice of the hangman cutting up the noose and selling parts of it as a grisly souvenir "

The money for old rope actually comes from the picking apart of ropes to create oakum to be used in the calking of the seams of wooden sailing boats . It was done in workhouses by women and children

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Freezing the brass balls off a monkey comes from ships with cannons. The monkey is a triangle where the brass canon balls were kept and at night the cold would cause the monkey to freeze and constrict and the canon balls fell off

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I always assumed "Go West" referred to the Pioneers in USA who set out from the Eastern States to establish homesteads in the West.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I always assumed "Go West" referred to the Pioneers in USA who set out from the Eastern States to establish homesteads in the West. "

It isn’t?!

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By *elshyXOMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

Giraffes can go longer without water than a camel & run faster than a race horse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

First cultivated in Turkey, the tulip traveled from east to west, triggering the Tulipmania, the world's first economic bubble and almost ruining The Netherlands, crashing the tulip market in 1637; yet, it remains one of the most beloved flowers.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

It was the Portugeuse who introduced the chilli to India (firstly Goa)

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

INXS's, Suicide Blonde, was written with respect to Kylie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The reason why men snore and fart at night goes right back to the caveman days. It was a way to keep dinosaurs out of the cave thus protecting the family unit."

Not true. Dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, predating homo habilis (earliest human ancestor) by 63 million years.

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By *inky_CarpenterMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth


"It is claimed (although scientifically disputed) that the world record for the furthest ejaculation is held by Horst Schultz at a whopping 6 meters(!!!) That’s a gargantuan 18ft, 9in!!! "

I can beat that.... I once shot my load 948 meters can't tell you what that is in feet and inches though.

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By *inky_CarpenterMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth


"The reason why men snore and fart at night goes right back to the caveman days. It was a way to keep dinosaurs out of the cave thus protecting the family unit.

Not true. Dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, predating homo habilis (earliest human ancestor) by 63 million years. "

Not true. Dinosaurs live and walk amongst us every day..... non avian dinosaurs went extinct. Avian Dinosaurs continued to evolve into the birds we know today.......

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