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The word golf came from England and means:
Gentelmen Only Ladies Forbidden
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PSYCOFREAK
8/30/07 11:35 A
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| When a shrimp is first born, it is male, and it gradually evolves to female as it matures.
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XOINFLUENCEXO
8/30/07 11:24 A
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Did you know....
The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Now I know why all my READING classes were important.
Yes...that's how it's suppose to be typed...actually I just copied and pasted the fact.
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| There are more sheep in Ireland than there are people.
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XOINFLUENCEXO
8/30/07 8:47 A
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| The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".
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MADELINE23
8/29/07 7:46 P
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| The oldest elected president was Reagan (age 69); the youngest was Kennedy (age 43). Theodore Roosevelt, however, was the youngest man to become president—he was 42 when he succeeded McKinley, who had been assassinated.
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KISSMYLILYWITE1
8/29/07 5:19 P
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| Golf was so named becaouse it was intended for men only. It is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden
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KISSMYLILYWITE1
8/29/07 5:17 P
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| "Sailing" by Rod Stewart was thr fifteenth video played on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981
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| SOS pads were originally designed as a give away to sell aluminum pot and pans
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REDPEPPERS
8/29/07 3:43 P
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| Zebras are black with white stripes and markings.
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XOINFLUENCEXO
8/29/07 3:40 P
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| The drummer for ZZ Top (the only one without a beard) is named Frank Beard.
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| Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
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XOINFLUENCEXO
8/29/07 1:30 P
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| The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
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| That the chimpanzee/monkey matches 98% of a humans DNA
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XOINFLUENCEXO
6/11/07 10:32 P
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The first toy product ever advertised on television was Mr. Potato Head®. Introduced in 1952.
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On 15 April 1912 the SS Titanic sunk on her maiden voyage and over 1,500 people died.
Fourteen years earlier a novel was published by Morgan Robertson which seemed to foretell the disaster. The book described a ship the same size as the Titanic which crashes into an iceberg on its maiden voyage on a misty April night. The name of Robertson's fictional ship was the Titan.
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The most commonly sung song in the world - Happy birthday to you - is under copyright, the copyright runs out in 2010.
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lol, guess they showed him!
Did you know foxes mate for life and beyond? If the female dies, the male will not mate with another and will remain solo till death comes. Isn't that sweet!
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XOINFLUENCEXO
6/11/07 7:44 P
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Get out I didn't know that!
Lynyrd Skynard was the name of the gym teacher of the boys who went on to form that band. He once told them, "You boys ain't never gonna amount to nothin'."
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| The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
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The Greek word "gymnasium" means "to exercise naked". In Ancient Greece, gymnasts wore no clothes.
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The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." ( thus the name of the Don McLean song)
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KITANASTAR2000
5/7/07 11:25 A
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| it takes 17 positive touches a day to stay healthy
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| Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
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