Useless Fact of the Day

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This is for random information that has a basis in truth. I'll start:

Americans today consume nearly the same number of calories per day as Americans did in 1910, but the weight of the average American has increased substantially due to lack of exercise.
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Dr. Nürburg · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

That's amazing ICBM. Neither can I yet get over the fact that only 100 years ago pink was the color for boys and blue the color for girls, as AB pointed out.
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400 quarter-pounders can be made out of 1 cow
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Dr. Nürburg · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:55 am Post subject:

MOOSE · z-town **$ 260** AB Rep: +1 9470 Credits

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Any one have change for a dollar? lol

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The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
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Dr. Nürburg · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

Margot Kidder's too old to marry me.
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Banging your head against a wall uses a 150 calories an hour.
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Who's she and what does she have to do with "useless facts"?

Ibuprofen works by blocking the production of substances in the body that cause pain and inflammation.
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I found it!!!! I was thinking it was time to resurrect an oldy, but a goody!

At 300 pounds, William Howard Taft was the only US President to get stuck in the White House bathtub.
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Okay let me give this a try:

Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.

I have read this in a few places.

Dr. Nürburg · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

Wales is actually the same size as England. It's just not all flat.
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The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men.

Imagine that.

ArcadeBoss · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:02 am Post subject:

George Bush was a cheerleader in college.