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ccppfan wrote:
No word in the English language rhymes with month, silver, or purple. (SO THAT'S WHY I CAN'T WRITE A POEM D:)
False, at least in regards to purple. There's "hurple", which means to walk with a limp; it's completely vanished from common usage but still appears in some dictionaries. And there's "curple", which is part of a horse's saddle. FYI, poetic form doesn't have to rhyme. Some of the most famous poets in the english language, such as Sylvia Plath, rarely rhyme.
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bluekaitou1412 wrote:
ccppfan wrote: It is impossible to lick you elbow. And also, at least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
It's not impossible. I've seen someone disprove it. In a magazine.
I've seen someone with my own eyes ;D so that is false.
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conia wrote:
bluekaitou1412 wrote:
ccppfan wrote: It is impossible to lick you elbow. And also, at least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
It's not impossible. I've seen someone disprove it. In a magazine.
I've seen someone with my own eyes ;D so that is false.
A friend of mine can do it, but that's because he has so many double-joints he's more flexible than an octopus.
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mangaluva wrote:
A friend of mine can do it, but that's because he has so many double-joints he's more flexible than an octopus.
^This.

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Korea's national sport is...... Starcraft. LOL not, well, maybe?.


Anyway, the most common name in the world is Mohamed, and

most people think there is only two, but there are three face cards that show two eyes on one head in a deck. Two Jacks, AND the King of Hearts (I think). (I know someone who lost $100 in a bet on this)
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Moriarty wrote: Korea's national sport is...... Starcraft. LOL not, well, maybe?.


Anyway, the most common name in the world is Mohamed, and

most people think there is only two, but there are three face cards that show two eyes on one head in a deck. Two Jacks, AND the King of Hearts (I think). (I know someone who lost $100 in a bet on this)
Doesn't that differ from deck to deck?
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nomemory wrote:
Moriarty wrote: Korea's national sport is...... Starcraft. LOL not, well, maybe?.


Anyway, the most common name in the world is Mohamed, and

most people think there is only two, but there are three face cards that show two eyes on one head in a deck. Two Jacks, AND the King of Hearts (I think). (I know someone who lost $100 in a bet on this)
Doesn't that differ from deck to deck?
Not an official deck. Yes maybe a deck for kids with like TMNT on it or something, but an official one, no.
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Random fact #374_9906:

The Grawwbear is actually half-cow.
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Rohoph wrote: Random fact #374_9906:

The Grawwbear is actually half-cow.
Another random fact:

I already knew.
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Properly tended hedges can last centuries; the oldest in Britain is over 900 years old and is technically a listed building, which means that it is an incredibly criminal offence to cut it down or damage it in any way beyond routine tending.
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While a traditional mass is spoken in Latin the phrase, "Kyrie Eleison" (Lord have mercy) is actually Greek.
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@ccppfan

month - tenth

silver - poker

purple - nurple
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Gary Oak's Japanese name is Shigeru. Ash's Japanese name is Satoshi. The creator of the Super Mario franchise is name Shigeru, and is Satoshi Tajiri's rival in the gaming industry. Thus, the anime named the two dedicated to the rivalry between the two. (Satoshi Tajiri is the creator of Pokemon, btw)
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Did you know that the whole "we use only 10% of our brain" thing is a myth? Apparently we use —you guessed it— all of it (100%).

Did you know that the whole "drink 8 glasses of water a day" thing is a myth? Most experts agree that you should drink something when you are —get this— thirsty.
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You can sue your school for tripping over the stairs. It's rather idiotic to try, though.
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