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ok ill install it as soon as i find time and remember to do it

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The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. - Frank Herbert
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. - Albert Einstein
Knowledge is a powerful weapon, but only when its user can wield it.


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"A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds." - it's actually 3 months.

“Weird fact:Michael Jackson's nose actually fell off in a concert.” - false: http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/jackson2.asp

"All polar bears are left handed." - there's currently no scientific evidence to support this.

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'The cigarette lighter was earlier then the match' is also not true...

The first lighter, Döbereiner's lamp, was invented by Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823. It stayed in production until 1880. (Wiki)

match: 1350–1400 (Wiki)

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"Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France." - I can't find anything to back this up.

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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
48% of astronauts experience motion sickness.
7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.
A Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A cubic mile of ordinary fog contains less than a gallon of water.
A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
A pig's orgasm lasts for half an hour.
A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away.
A snail can sleep for three years.
All babies are color blind when they are born.
All polar bears are left handed.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Jaw muscles are so tired in the morning,though,that most people preffer to drink coffee.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
Butterflies taste with their feet.Yum?
By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.
Cats can hear ultrasound.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
Contrary to popular belief, opossums, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice do not carry rabies.If they would,they'd be dead before they'd get a chance at biting you.
Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.
Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
Flea's can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.
Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
House flies have a lifespan of two weeks. They usually die of thirst way before that.
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.
In a full grown rye plant, the total length of roots may reach 380 miles (613 km).
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.
It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.Signs of hunger usually appear halfway through that.
It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. More than 50% of the people that read this will try it.
Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
Ninja actually means 'the one that moves in the shadows'.It can also be called Shinobi.
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
People born on February 29th celebrate their birthday once every 4 years.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2) poodle; 3) golden retriever. Dumbest dog: Afghan.
Sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 miles (161 km) an hour. Gesundheit.
Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
Spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931.
Studies show that most people fear spiders more than death.
Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
The Atlantic Giant Squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) wide.
The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.
The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.
The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.
The driest place in the world is a region within the Atacama desert.It's called Calacama.
The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
The heat of a lightning bolt is about 28,000 degrees,almost three times hotter than the surface of the sun.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal. Hmm I always thought it was the mosquito.
The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter “J”.
The tentacles of the giant Arctic jellyfish can reach 120 feet (36.6 meters) in length.
The tentacles of the giant Arctic jellyfish can reach 120 feet (36.6 meters) in length.
Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.
Tigers have stripped skin, not just stripped fur.
Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
Yak pie is the most expensive type of pie;a slice costs 2,000 pounds in England.
You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
Your body produces 50% more growth hormone while asleep at 5 in the morning.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be typed on only one row on the keyboard.

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i will not take the effort to read all that.

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“Augustus was touring the Empire and noticed a man in the crowd who bore a striking resemblance to himself. Intrigued, he asked: ‘Was your mother at one time in service at the Palace?’ ‘No, your highness,’ he replied, ‘but my father was.’” Emperor Augustus, 63BC - AD29.


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"The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket." - I'd just like to add that the name of this man was Percy LeBaron Spencer.

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Fact: The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

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Justice wrote:
"A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds." - it's actually 3 months.

Fact: a goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
It's true. The Mythbusters proved it.


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You weren't paying much attention, were you? They proved they had a span of atleast a month.

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They said they had a memory span of 3 seconds.


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Jamie's fish still remembered what they were told a month later. How is it possible they said they only had 3 second memory?

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