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Yo-Yos were once used as weapons A popular belief is that the yo-yo was a weapon for over 400 years in the Philippines.[1] However, the idea was debunked by the former president of the Filipino American National Historical Society[2] and by the chairman of the American Yo-Yo Association’s History and Collecting Committee.[3] Nonetheless, the allegation was used in a Diet ....
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Sarah Palin has never shot a moose It's true, despite Saturday Night Live satirical rap lyrics, and multiple other references in the media, Sarah Palin has never shot a moose. She revealed this little known fact on Fox News with GRETA VAN SUSTEREN November 11, 2008: VAN SUSTEREN: Who shot the moose, though? PALIN: I think that maybe my dad did, or maybe my mom did. ....
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Updated: 2008/11/23 AM 11:50:34 |
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Video clip shows the reunion of two men with a lion named Christian they had raised as a cub Christian was a lion originally purchased by Australians John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke from Harrods department store of London in 1969[1] and ultimately reintroduced to the wild. Relocation Rendall and Bourke (erroneously cited in various sources as Berg), with their girlfriends Jennifer Mary and Unity Jones, cared for the lion where ....
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Updated: 2008/08/12 PM 6:06:13 |
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The artifical sweetner Aspartame can cause cancer The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of vigorous public controversy regarding its safety and the circumstances around its approval. Many studies have recommended further investigation into the possible connection between aspartame and diseases such as brain tumors, brain lesions, and lymphoma.[1][2][3] These findings, combined ....
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Updated: 2008/10/02 AM 10:18:30 |
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Breathalyzers can be made to report a false negative by putting something in your mouth before the test Breathalyzer Myths A common myth is that breath testers can be "fooled" (that is, made to generate estimates making one's blood alcohol content appear lower) by using certain substances. An episode of the Discovery Channel's MythBusters tested substances usually recommended in this practice—including breath mints, mouthwash, and ....
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Updated: 2008/08/11 PM 3:59:54 |
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A dog was starved to death as part of an art exhibit in Costa Rica The dog was in a state of starvation when captured It is reported in blogs, Internet forums and YouTube uploads that in 2007 Guillermo Vargas allegedly took a stray dog called Natividad from the streets of Managua, Nicaragua, and tied it to a short leash as an exhibit in an art gallery. It was initially reported that the dog was left to die ....
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Updated: 2008/04/21 PM 5:04:02 |
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A baseball pitcher once struck a dove in flight, causing it to 'explode' During spring training, in Tucson, Arizona, March 25, 2001, baseball pitcher Randy Johnson threw a fastball that struck a dove in flight, causing it to "explode" mid-air in a cloud of feathers. The video is one of the most famous and popular clips exhibited in modern sports blooper ....
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Updated: 2008/08/13 AM 7:06:09 |
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Elephants have been trained to paint 'self portraits' Some elephants in Thailand have been trained to paint 'self portraits'. Many people who have watched this video have asked the question "Is this fake??". It turns out the video is real, but the elephants have only been trained to outline and color paintings they've been taught to reproduce. They don't come up with ....
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Updated: 2008/04/11 AM 11:56:40 |
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It costs more than one cent to manufacture a U.S. penny In 2006, Pennies No Longer Made Cents The U.S. Mint produced more than 7.7 billion pennies in 2005, accounting for about half of all U.S. coins made. But the cost of producing a penny, which also includes transportation, labor and other expenses, rose 27% that year.[1] At the beginning of 2005, it cost only 0.97¢ to produce the ....
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Updated: 2008/02/22 PM 12:46:58 |
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In logic, the 'Appeal to authority' fallacy is to rely too much on a respected authority Appeal to Authority (argumentum ad verecundiam) Sometimes it is useful to cite an authority on a topic while trying to determine the veracity of a claim. This is not a logical fallacy in and of itself, though many people will claim it is, simply on the basis that the authority could be wrong. This is true enough, but logically, it is ....
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Updated: 2008/08/25 PM 11:43:00 |
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The saying O.K. began as a term for 'zero killed' The "Zero Killed" Rumor It has been suggested that in World War II the term "zero killed" was used when a unit suffered no casualties in combat, and that this was then shortened to 0K. This proposed etymology is grossly anachronistic, since by this time the term had been widely used for a full century. The same theory has ....
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Updated: 2008/02/22 PM 12:39:27 |
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