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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:02 pm
by Big Astro Fan
I will try and post a fact a day unless people tell me to stop.
Here is one for today.
A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds of up to 60 mph.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:18 pm
by Astro Forever
Wow!
With so many people not putting their hands in front of their mouth, no wonder why I caught the flu! <_<
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:40 pm
by Big Astro Fan
Day 2:
Mexico City, the oldest capital city in the Americas, is sinking at a rate of six to eight inches a year because it's built on top of an underground reservoir. Wells are drawing out more and more water for the city's growing population of more the 15 million people.
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:46 pm
by Big Astro Fan
Day 3:
Britain's present royal family was originally named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The name was changed in 1917, during World War I, because of it's German connotations. The name Winsor was suggested by one of the staff. At the same time their cousins, the Battenberg family, changed their name to Mountbatten.
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:54 pm
by Big Astro Fan
Day 4:
From the 1500's to the 1700's, tobacco was prescribed by doctors to treat a variety of ailments including headaches, toothaches, arthritis and bad breath.
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:39 pm
by ChibiGoku
Originally posted by Big Astro Fan@Jan 22 2006, 02:54 AM
Day 4:
From the 1500's to the 1700's, tobacco was prescribed by doctors to treat a variety of ailments including headaches, toothaches, arthritis and [b]bad breath. [/b]
The Last one... :wahah:
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:25 am
by Big Astro Fan
Day 5:
The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and the UK in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:38 pm
by Big Astro Fan
Day 6:
When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1936, he was called Happy Bunny.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:32 am
by dannavy85
Day 7:
In Washington state as recorded by the state highway patrol, most rear end collisions on Interstate 5 from Seattle to Fife average a spacial distance of less than 3 feet between cars before the accident occurs.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:28 pm
by jeffbert
Originally posted by Big Astro Fan@Jan 23 2006, 10:38 AM
Day 6:
When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1936, he was called Happy Bunny.
Porky Pig was WB's first cartoon big-shot, but soon after BB came along, he was relegated to 2nd fiddle.
As far as I know, Bugs was never cast in a human role. Daffy and Porky were often cast in human roles, from Duck Dodgers for D to the duck hunter for Porky, as examples.
