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Ion propulsion systems under development at NASA accelerate slower than an average automobile, but can reach top speeds over half the speed of light on long trips.

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Not only did Willy the Shake come up with coumpound nouns (like "bedroom" or "stovepipe"), he also coined the following terms: hush, puke, anchovy, bandit, manager, glow, alligator, mimic, useless, and jig (among many, many, others).


Some say that lots of these terms were actually in common usage at the time, however Shakespeare was just the first person to put them into print.

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Could be...
This is a weird one...

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The U.S. federal government has spent nearly 3 times more on Agent Orange litigation and medical payments to veterans than had been spent on the entire Vietnam War.

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Some say that lots of these terms were actually in common usage at the time, however Shakespeare was just the first person to put them into print.


I am truly amassed; no one had ever put any of those words in print before Willy!!!
That is the most amassing fact in this thread!!

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I took a lie detector test this morning, no I didn't.

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The U.S. federal government has spent nearly 3 times more on Agent Orange litigation and medical payments to veterans than had been spent on the entire Vietnam War.

That works out to about $399 billion going on the estimated cost of $133 billion for the Vietnam war. I don't think so!!!!
With 2,594,000 Actually served in-country 1964 - 1973 that is $153,816.50 each if every one got payment.

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"Natural Gas" that is delivered to homes and businesses has 27 different additives that do not occur naturally.

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The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896 was the shortest war ever.

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The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896 was the shortest war ever.


How long was it?

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How long was it?

37, 38 or 45 mins depends on where you get the info from.

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The common snail crawls about 2.5 meters an hour.

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The common snail crawls about 2.5 meters an hour.

Reminds me of another shoemaker cartoon -- a snail on a turtle's back shouting "wheeeeeee"!!

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The common snail crawls about 2.5 meters an hour.

If the snail was driving an "s" car it would go a lot faster, you should see the "s car go".

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If you say "elephant" over and over again, it invariably turns into "fintella".
Take a look at these fintsella:
Clicky!!!

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The frog known as the Poison-Arrow has enough poison on his body to kill up to 2000 people.

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The first commercially available television sets weighed over 700 pounds.

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The base10 system of counting came about largely due to the fact that humans have 10 fingers and 10 toes

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Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps.

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Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

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Hitler was a foot soldier in WW1, and suffered a decapitated shoulder for his troubles, which earned him a Medal of some sort. He also survived a riot in Munich, nine months in prison, and a bomb attempt (either it was placed under a different part of the table to where he was sat, or he didn't attend the meeting at all).

Guess after reading all that, it's not a wonder that his body was never found.

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