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    Random strange facts

    there was actually a pigment of paints made from ground up mummies. it is creatively called "mummy".
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    Red velvet cupcakes are colored with ground-up bugs.

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    I found out recently that WD-40 is fish oil.
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    green paint may have been responsible for napoleon's death. some green paints contained arsenic and were toxic with prolonged exposure.
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    Irises are herbs and are used to create the blue color in some liquors and spirits.
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    In ancient Andean cultures families would mummify their dead. When the Inca conquered new territory, they would take all the mummies back to their capitol. So if you wanted to pay your respects to grandma and grandpa, you would be confronted with the reality of your political subjugation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lopez View Post
    I found out recently that WD-40 is fish oil.
    That's an urban legend.
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    Three out of every four people make up 75% of the population.
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    Quote Originally Posted by notallwhowander View Post
    In ancient Andean cultures families would mummify their dead. When the Inca conquered new territory, they would take all the mummies back to their capitol. So if you wanted to pay your respects to grandma and grandpa, you would be confronted with the reality of your political subjugation.
    That explains Priebus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    That explains Priebus.
    There are people on this forum who are not satisfied until they politicize every thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune Blackwings View Post
    There are people on this forum who are not satisfied until they politicize every thread.
    And they always come from one side of the spectrum.

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    New Jersey once had a large caviar industry, is one of the top ten wine producing states, has a native cactus species and was a haven for pirates
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave (in MA) View Post
    And they always come from one side of the spectrum.
    Some folks in PE are interested in producing threads simply to have fun and share trivia.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune Blackwings View Post
    Some folks in PE are interested in producing threads simply to have fun and share trivia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ronmac View Post
    Three out of every four people make up 75% of the population.
    80% of all facts are made up on the spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune Blackwings View Post
    There are people on this forum who are not satisfied until they politicize every thread.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dave (in MA) View Post
    And they always come from one side of the spectrum.
    Haven't really noticed that, and didn't see it here. It was a joke fer chrissake, though I know that thin skins are "in" on the Paris runways this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    Haven't really noticed that, and didn't see it here. It was a joke fer chrissake, though I know that thin skins are "in" on the Paris runways this year.
    If you ever see me on a Paris runway, something has gone horribly wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    Haven't really noticed that, and didn't see it here. It was a joke fer chrissake, though I know that thin skins are "in" on the Paris runways this year.
    There's a city of the dead that holds the bones of at least 6 million people in the Paris catacombs
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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    Haven't really noticed that, and didn't see it here. It was a joke fer chrissake, though I know that thin skins are "in" on the Paris runways this year.
    Some people in PE are totally unaware that not everybody wants everything turned into their personal political humor-strange but true!
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    The name "Hell" for the underworld is believed to be derived from Hel in Norse mythology.

    In the name of the town, Hell, it might be short for "hellir", which is a word for "cave".
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    Decomposition contributed to vampire scares, as little was known of decomposition in those days. Internal gases and expulsions of bodily fluids gave the impression of the body having just fed and dehydration pulls skin away from teeth, nails and hair, giving the impression that these things have grown. It is also believed, according to the book Supernatural Serial Killers, that werewolves and vampires were created in an effort to explain heinous acts and depravity committed by serial killers.
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    Other things that may have contributed to undead scares and legends:
    lead poisoning from pewter where the person was not killed but was in a temporary coma state, but was thought to have died
    catalepsy or other similar medical condition
    botched executions and burials of criminals
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