FabSwingers.com forum: Interesting facts

By *reative-mind OP Man
1 week ago

Exeter

I want you're interesting and slightly useless facts.

I'll start:

The song Country Roads is actually about the western part of the state of Virginia and not the state of West Virginia.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
1 week ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs(!) 😵‍💫

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By *ealitybitesMan
1 week ago

Belfast

People used to ask why the World Series was called that when only American teams played in it.

The response was always that it was initially sponsored by the World Newspaper which is a fact but apparently that has nothing to do with the naming of the competition.

As far as the original organisers were concerned baseball was only played in America so the entire world of baseball was within continental boundaries and hence they called it the World Series.

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By *ohn 66Man
1 week ago

Birmingham

Facetious is the only English word with all 5 vowels appearing just once, in the correct order.

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By *iker JackMan
1 week ago

Wolverhampton

Chicago is called the windy city not because that it’s windy but because a journalist once reported that its residents were full of hot air…allegedly

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By *ripfillMan
1 week ago

havant

France has its longest boarder with Brazil ….

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
1 week ago

southampton

Average of 336 dimples on a golf ball.

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By *lickingFingersMan
1 week ago

Wilts

McDonald’s is the worlds largest distributor.

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By *herry delightWoman
1 week ago

Ilfracombe

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

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By *herry delightWoman
1 week ago

Ilfracombe

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion.

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By *atyric0nMan
1 week ago

Ipswich

The celestial body commonly known as the Morning Star, is actually the planet Venus.

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By *ubblecplCouple
1 week ago

Swindon

The USA was 1 vote from having German as its equal 1st language

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By *herry delightWoman
1 week ago

Ilfracombe

Researchers have even found a nerve pathway outside the spinal cord, through the sensory vagus nerve, that will lead a woman to experience orgasm through sensations transmitted directly to the brain.

Or to put it in simple terms

Stimulate the mind and the body will follow.

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By *aomilatteCouple
1 week ago

Midlands

Radiators mostly convect heat rather than radiate heat, so should actually be called convectors.

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By *agatoXXXMan
1 week ago

North Haverbrook

"Researchers have even found a nerve pathway outside the spinal cord, through the sensory vagus nerve, that will lead a woman to experience orgasm through sensations transmitted directly to the brain.

Or to put it in simple terms

Stimulate the mind and the body will follow. "

The Glans has over 8000 nerve endings, and this place gets on every one of mine.

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By *xFoxyStoatxxWoman
1 week ago

Somewhere

If you cut off all your body hair and laid it end to end...

you'd be a fucking weirdo.

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By *he PembertonsCouple
1 week ago

Haslingden

Wales had 1,680 miles of coastline, mainly by the sea.

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By *zeroMan
1 week ago

Glasgow

Human blood pressure goes down when petting a dog. And so does the dog’s.

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By *r lotharioMan
1 week ago

newcastle-under-lyme

"Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs(!) 😵‍💫"

and now they make corn cob dildo's

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By *r lotharioMan
1 week ago

newcastle-under-lyme

"France has its longest boarder with Brazil ….

how long have they been boarding there?

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By *idlandiaMan
1 week ago

Birmingham

The bindings around the ends of shoe laces are called aglets.

They are not called flugelbinders, this was a made up name for the film cocktail.

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By *njoi_cjay1992Man
1 week ago

Northumberland

"The USA was 1 vote from having German as its equal 1st language

Spanish is it's majority language

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By *agatoXXXMan
1 week ago

North Haverbrook

"If you cut off all your body hair and laid it end to end...

you'd be a fucking weirdo."

I found that out too late.🫤

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By *ensualbicockMan
1 week ago

liverpool wavertree picton clock

Atlantis existed x

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By *reative-mind OP Man
1 week ago

Exeter

"If you cut off all your body hair and laid it end to end...

you'd be a fucking weirdo."

I feel like this is more of you admitting somthing.

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By *herry delightWoman
1 week ago

Ilfracombe

On 3 July 1938 the Mallard set a new steam train world speed record of 126mph.

That record still stands.

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By *oundandround69Man
1 week ago

Reading

"Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs(!) 😵‍💫"

Hence “got a corn cob up his ass!!!”

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By *929Man
1 week ago

newcastle

Fire is hot

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By *offandTimCouple
1 week ago

Glasgow

The use by date on crisps is always a Sunday, weird but true!

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By *ove to exploreMan
1 week ago

Cardiff

35% of people who use online dating apps or personal ads are already married

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By *amanthabWoman
1 week ago

"35% of people who use online dating apps or personal ads are already married

More like 80% 🫣

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By *ove to exploreMan
1 week ago

Cardiff

"35% of people who use online dating apps or personal ads are already married

More like 80% 🫣 "

Probably 🫣

…that 35% is just something I stumbled across on Google recently and to be honest it does sound questionable 😅

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By *offiaCoolWoman
7 days ago

Kidsgrove

"The use by date on crisps is always a Sunday, weird but true! "

Saturdays actually. They expire so to speak at the end of a week, crisp manufacturers working week starts on Sundays

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By *offandTimCouple
7 days ago

Glasgow

"The use by date on crisps is always a Sunday, weird but true!

Saturdays actually. They expire so to speak at the end of a week, crisp manufacturers working week starts on Sundays

I stand corrected...but still weird but true

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By *oontuneMan
7 days ago

Menston

94% of statistics are bollocks

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By *ssexhung4funMan
7 days ago

Essex

“Stinking rich” originated from wealthy people building tombs above ground through fear of being buried alive. Only the wealthy could afford these tombs. The odour of the rotting corpse permeating through the graveyard gave rise to the term “stinking rich”

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By *oe3333Man
7 days ago

enniskillen

Lego is the biggest car tyre maker in the world

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By *ust want fun 888Man
7 days ago

nearby

"The use by date on crisps is always a Sunday, weird but true! "

I think it’s actually Saturday

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By *j2015Couple
7 days ago

Glasgow

Heard that:

Emperor Penguins are one of the few species that have recorded (same sex) life long partners. But its actually only because its near impossible to tell a male and female penguin apart. So much so that even theybare often confused and live a full gay life thinking they were both straight.

If true its Stupidly Romantic in a Beautiful way🐧

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By *offandTimCouple
7 days ago

Glasgow

The phrase "Daylight Robbery" stems from when people were taxed on the windows in their homes in the 1600s until the 1800's, prompting people to board up the windows in their homes, depriving them of daylight.

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By *atyric0nMan
7 days ago

Ipswich

Sharks have technically a grand total of 0 bones in their bodies, as their whole skeleton is made of cartilage.

🦈🦈🦈

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
7 days ago

Staffordshire

You can never be more than 52 miles from the sea anywhere in England.

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By *ustforshow25Couple
7 days ago

Leatherhead

Volkswagen makes more sausages than it does cars

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By *njoi_cjay1992Man
7 days ago

Northumberland

"You can never be more than 52 miles from the sea anywhere in England."

This one can't possibly be true. Birmingham for example is over 100 miles from the coast in any direction.

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By *atyric0nMan
7 days ago

Ipswich

"You can never be more than 52 miles from the sea anywhere in England.

This one can't possibly be true. Birmingham for example is over 100 miles from the coast in any direction."

Technically around 50 miles as the crow flies from the Severn estuary (near Gloucester), we're talking semantics but maybe that statistic counted that as "sea" already...

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By *njoi_cjay1992Man
7 days ago

Northumberland

An average cloud weighs about a million tonnes. But it's density is lower than the surrounding air.

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By *oastal_GentlemanMan
7 days ago

Great Yarmouth

Women’s senses are more attuned - women can see more colors than men because of their color vocabulary. They were tested on their ability to see variations in color hues. The results showed that women were more sensitive to different hues, while many men seemed to think that different colors were the same.

Women also have better hearing than men. This is true when it comes to identifying sound frequency and intensity, as well as understanding speech. Women are able to pick up on subtle nuances that men may not recognize. This causes them to be hypersensitive to sound, even while sleeping.

Finally, women have a more keen sense of smell. It is thought that women are more sensitive to body odor in order to better find a potential partner. This heightened sense of smell is also thought to be an evolutionary trait, helping women detect potential dangers in their environment.

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By *hyButNotShyCouple
7 days ago

stoke

Crab Sticks do not contain any crab. From 1993, manufacturers have been legally obliged to label them 'Crab Flavoured Sticks

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By *ornucopiaMan
7 days ago

Bexley

"Volkswagen makes more sausages than it does cars"

Which was the car company famous for making lemons?

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
7 days ago

Bromley

Lego are the world's largest manufacturers of car tyres.

McDonald's used to be the world's largest manufacturer of toy's (happy meal)

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By *urnedoutniceagainMan
7 days ago

louth

Flies always take off backwards

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By *endalshaggersCouple
7 days ago

Kendal

The number 4 is considered unlucky in China due to it sounding similar to the word for "deceas*d".

Many buildings in China therefore don't have a fourth floor, they avoid license plates, phone numbers or addresses that end in four etc.

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By *uckchowmeinCouple
7 days ago

Loughborough

More people are injured by exploding hedgehogs than fireworks on bonfire night

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By *uckchowmeinCouple
7 days ago

Loughborough

The first adult movie to contain lesbian action was filmed in 1942.

Velcro was invented in 1948.

It took 6 years.

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By *r lotharioMan
7 days ago

newcastle-under-lyme

"Women’s senses are more attuned - women can see more colors than men because of their color vocabulary. They were tested on their ability to see variations in color hues. The results showed that women were more sensitive to different hues, while many men seemed to think that different colors were the same.

part 3's wrong - otherwise they wouldn't all chase these bad boys lol

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By *uckchowmeinCouple
7 days ago

Loughborough

1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact*.

*(Based on a survey of over 100,000 men.)

2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the germs from

a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the

rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too.

3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is

medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' – which, if a man caught, he would

still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half and compete in

all other kinds of manly activities.

4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary groans

of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain they are in.

5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their simple

requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea are met. Is that really so

much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done it

6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of

other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast).

7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and

come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition

amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest

heroes this country has ever known.

8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full

blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head literally fell

off.

9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than He-Man, The Thundercats and The

A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady

medicines' like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of

Man-Flu.

10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying

'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact that the exact

pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has remarkable soothing

powers.

Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women, all

we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and

your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll beat this

monstrous disease together...

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By *r lotharioMan
7 days ago

newcastle-under-lyme

do we all know where most guinness is d*unk in the world?

did we know the most common owl?

do we know the most dangerous sport in the world by amount of injuries incurred?

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By *empted23Couple
7 days ago

Horsham

Horses can't breath through their mouths

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
7 days ago

A den in the Glen

"Facetious is the only English word with all 5 vowels appearing just once, in the correct order."

Nearly but not quite tiger. Abstemious too.

Joanna Lumley has a prosthetic arse from her early abuse of cocaine.

Google it. Plus my mate told me and he knows everything.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
7 days ago

A den in the Glen

Also, whilst on words, 'naivety' is the only word that appears in the Oxford dictionary, but not in the Cambridge dictionary for historic reasons (100 year war).

* The Hundred Year War didn't last 100 years.

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By *r lotharioMan
7 days ago

newcastle-under-lyme

"do we all know where most guinness is d*unk in the world?

did we know the most common owl?

do we know the most dangerous sport in the world by amount of injuries incurred?"

and no-one cares to guess......

try the shortest war in history then.....the anglo zanzibar war - lasted between 38 and 45 minutes

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By *nnCeeWoman
7 days ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

"Volkswagen makes more sausages than it does cars

Which was the car company famous for making lemons?"

Unsure, but Chevrolet couldn't understand why the Nova didn't sell well in Mexico, until someone pointed out that "no va" means "no go" in Spanish...

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By *nnCeeWoman
7 days ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

"People used to ask why the World Series was called that when only American teams played in it.

The response was always that it was initially sponsored by the World Newspaper which is a fact but apparently that has nothing to do with the naming of the competition.

As far as the original organisers were concerned baseball was only played in America so the entire world of baseball was within continental boundaries and hence they called it the World Series. "

And some Americans still believe that there is no world outside the borders of their country...

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
7 days ago

Staffordshire

"You can never be more than 52 miles from the sea anywhere in England.

This one can't possibly be true. Birmingham for example is over 100 miles from the coast in any direction.

Technically around 50 miles as the crow flies from the Severn estuary (near Gloucester), we're talking semantics but maybe that statistic counted that as "sea" already..."

I heard it on radio 2 yesterday so it must be true.

It was Vernon Kay…

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By *ohn 66Man
6 days ago

Birmingham

do we know the most dangerous sport in the world by amount of injuries incurred?

Is it kite flying?

Something in the back of my memory through that to the front

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By *ungle777Man
6 days ago

LONDON

did we know the most common owl?

I would say it is the "teat"!

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By *r lotharioMan
6 days ago

newcastle-under-lyme

"did we know the most common owl?

I would say it is the "teat"!"

correct lol

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By *r lotharioMan
6 days ago

newcastle-under-lyme

do we know the most dangerous sport in the world by amount of injuries incurred?

Is it kite flying?

Something in the back of my memory through that to the front"

nope - you have to think in terms of numbers

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By *ot.a.murdererWoman
6 days ago

Banbury

Bats nipples are in their armpits

My partner LOVES churning that fact out when meeting new people.

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By *atyric0nMan
6 days ago

Ipswich

do we know the most dangerous sport in the world by amount of injuries incurred?

Is it kite flying?

Something in the back of my memory through that to the front

nope - you have to think in terms of numbers"

Swimming

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By *llywalesWoman
6 days ago

They shoot pythons and Iguanas in Florida.

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By *oe3333Man
5 days ago

enniskillen

"They shoot pythons and Iguanas in Florida. "
they shoot everything in Florida

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
5 days ago

Willenhall

The Toyota MR2 was called the Toyota MR in French-speaking countries.

This is because MR2 is pronounced "m-air-deux" in French which is almost indistinguishable from "merde" (or "shit" in English).

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By *ornucopiaMan
5 days ago

Bexley

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try the shortest war in history then.....the anglo zanzibar war - lasted between 38 and 45 minutes"

... From the A to Z of facts, by any chance?

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
5 days ago

Willenhall

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try the shortest war in history then.....the anglo zanzibar war - lasted between 38 and 45 minutes

... From the A to Z of facts, by any chance?"

Very good sir

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
5 days ago

Lincoln

The Australians fought a war against emus (yes, the birds) and lost.

LvM

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By *ornucopiaMan
5 days ago

Bexley

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try the shortest war in history then.....the anglo zanzibar war - lasted between 38 and 45 minutes

... From the A to Z of facts, by any chance?

Very good sir

The response came to me very easily, having travelled extensively with someone of East African Asian origin.

We were forever getting asked where she came from and I got bored with her always saying "Try going through the alphabet" instead of just saying " I went to the same school as Freddie Mercury."!

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By *ucka39Man
5 days ago

Newcastle

All months that starts with a Sunday has a Friday 13th

Who's checking

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By *ornucopiaMan
5 days ago

Bexley

"All months that starts with a Sunday has a Friday 13th

Who's checking

Isn't it also true that if there is one Friday the 13th in a particular year there is always another?

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By *atboynogymMan
5 days ago

kettering

Sharks wee through their skin

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