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Discussion in 'ten-forward' started by Rita, Sep 1, 2004.

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  1. gerardwil

    gerardwil Registered Member

    still chewing their teeth for a while now
     
  2. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
     
  3. Rita

    Rita Infrequent Poster

    about 3,00 years ago most Egyptians died by the time they were 30
     
  4. Etsnuffy

    Etsnuffy Registered Member

    Plant breeder Luther Burbank (1849-1926), USA, has developed over 800 new strains of plants. One of his greatest inventions was the Idaho potato, which he developed in 1871. This blight-resistant potato helped Ireland recover from its devastating potato famine of 1840-60.
     
  5. Rita

    Rita Infrequent Poster

    a sneeze travels out of your mouth at 100 mph
     
  6. Rita

    Rita Infrequent Poster

    the great wall of China which is in excess of 2,500 miles long,took more than 1,700 years to complete
     
  7. Etsnuffy

    Etsnuffy Registered Member

    Lowest USA (48 contiguous states) temperature: -69.7° F / -56.5° C, Rogers Pass, Montana, 20 January, 1954.
     
  8. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

    A typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites.
     
  9. Etsnuffy

    Etsnuffy Registered Member

    It's reported that more than 10,000 marriages a year now are directly traceable to romances which begin during coffee breaks.
     
  10. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

    The fastest dog, the greyhound, can reach speeds of upto 41.7 miles per hour. The breed was known to exist in ancient Egypt 6,000 years ago
     
  11. bigc73542

    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

    The sound of a snore (up to 69 decibels) can be almost as loud as the noise of a pneumatic drill (70–90 decibels).
     
  12. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

    The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.
     
  13. bigc73542

    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

    The minimum age for marriage of Italian girls was raised by law to 12 years in 1892.
     
  14. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

    Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!
     
  15. nadirah

    nadirah Registered Member

    If a person tells you he/she is diabetic and is feeling dizzy, give sugar.
     
  16. Etsnuffy

    Etsnuffy Registered Member

    Advanced studies at the University of Montana conclude: “Pound for pound, columba livia (the pigeon) is one of the smartest, most physically adept creatures in the animal kingdom.”
     
  17. iceni60

    iceni60 ( ^o^)

    Quote from memory. not verbatim!

    "the UK couldnt survive another World War; never mind another Winston Churchill" journalist, circa 1918
     
  18. Marja

    Marja Honestly, I'm not a bot!!

    According to an insurance policy I received in the mail, no benefits are payable for injuries received while in Montana, voluntarily, or injuries resulting from an insured person being(in Montana,voluntarily ) intoxicated......
    I like Montana, don't like insurance companies.....So what are they saying?
     
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