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Khinkhun wrote: Nauru - 8.5 square miles: The 10,000 residents of the Pacific island Nauru rely on diminishing phosphate deposits (which should run out around the year 2000). The state became independent in 1968 and was formerly known as Pleasant Island.
It's worth noting that by "phosphate deposits", this sentence really means "Nauru was an island covered in really old bird poo".

Also, I like how your source is from pre-2000 :P
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I cant think of any random fact but i hope this is alright because im in the medical field also.

Medical terms for:
Spoiler:
Hiccup is Singultus
Oral Sex (on a guy) is Fellatio
Oral Sex (on a woman) is Cunningulus
v Got it lol xD
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Akonyl wrote:
Khinkhun wrote: Nauru - 8.5 square miles: The 10,000 residents of the Pacific island Nauru rely on diminishing phosphate deposits (which should run out around the year 2000). The state became independent in 1968 and was formerly known as Pleasant Island.
It's worth noting that by "phosphate deposits", this sentence really means "Nauru was an island covered in really old bird poo".

Also, I like how your source is from pre-2000 :P
yeah.... I'm old like that :P I like old facts, old music, old people :P they have more substance

Nigh Baroness needs to put facts under spoiler with a warning :P there are kids in this forum :P
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NightxBaroness wrote: I cant think of any random fact but i hope this is alright because im in the medical field also.

Medical terms for:
Spoiler:
Hiccup is Singultus
Oral Sex (on a guy) is Fellatio
Oral Sex (on a woman) is Cunnilingus
v Got it lol xD
Fixed. Is that all you learn in med school these days? ;D
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The Kingda Ka rollercoaster in Six Flags Adventure Park, New Jersey, is both the fastest and tallest rollercoaster in the world, and has the steepest drop.
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I don't think I've said this before.

Non-alcoholic cider contains less alcohol than milk does.

Apparently I had said that. New fact on the same subject directly from wikipedia:

Due to Swedish law, stores in Sweden cannot sell cider with less than 15 percentage juice by volume under the name Cider.[25] "Cider" with none or less than 15% juice is instead usually sold as "Apple/Pear beverage of cider character" (Swedish)"Äpple-/Pärondryck med Ciderkaraktär. Brands of cider in Sweden include Rekorderlig, Xider, Kiwik Cider and Kopparberg cider. Most Swedish cider has little in common with traditional cider from other countries. Usually it is very sweet and it is very often berry or fruit flavoured, making it more like an alcoholic fruit soda.

Didn't know the part about our cider being different from others.
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Yes you have.

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World Top 10 - Coffee Consumer Countries

  1. Finland (11.8 kilograms per person per year)
  2. Norway (9.6 kilograms)
  3. Denmark (9 kilograms)
  4. Iceland (9 kilograms)
  5. Switzerland (8.2 kilograms)
  6. Sweden (7.8 kilograms)
  7. Aruba (6.8 kilograms)
  8. Netherlands (6.7 kilograms)
  9. Belgium/Luxembourg (6.6 kilograms)
  10. Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.1 kilograms)
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Pokemon Type Totals as of Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:

Ghost- 18
Dragon-22
Ice- 22
Fighting- 25
Steel- 26
Dark- 26
Electric- 28
Fire- 33
Rock- 37
Bug- 47 (including Wormadam's three forms; otherwise 45)
Ground- 58
Poison- 50
Psychic- 53
Grass- 56
Flying- 65
Normal- 80
Water- 92
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mangaluva wrote: The Kingda Ka rollercoaster in Six Flags Adventure Park, New Jersey, is both the fastest and tallest rollercoaster in the world, and has the steepest drop.
Sounds like my worst nightmare.
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Rohoph wrote: Pokemon Type Totals as of Diamond/Pearl/Platinum:

Ghost- 18
Dragon-22
Ice- 22
Fighting- 25
Steel- 26
Dark- 26
Electric- 28
Fire- 33
Rock- 37
Bug- 47 (including Wormadam's three forms; otherwise 45)
Ground- 58
Poison- 50
Psychic- 53
Grass- 56
Flying- 65
Normal- 80
Water- 92
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if you're under 18, you're not allowed to use any google services, including search and gmail
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Parkur wrote: if you're under 18, you're not allowed to use any google services, including search and gmail
that's not true in my country :o
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Parkur wrote: if you're under 18, you're not allowed to use any google services, including search and gmail
I thought you had to be 13 or older in America for a mail account.
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Parkur wrote: if you're under 18, you're not allowed to use any google services, including search and gmail
What country do you live in? :o
Because Google doesn't ask for ID when I search something.
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