The More You Know... Facts, facts and more facts.....

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Jesus, I remember that scene, but never knew Murray could bowl. Good on him.
 
I can remember reading the news story about that kids uncle that killed the shark that attacked him. The guy picked the shark up out of the water, drug it onto the beach and beat it to death! I would totally wear a t-shirt with that guys picture on it, hes a real life bad ass!
 
 
I thought this was interesting. Husky can have eyes of different colors (even within the same eye!)

The American Kennel Club describes the Siberian Husky's eyes as "an almond shape, moderately spaced and set slightly obliquely." The eyes of a Siberian Husky are pale blue, dark blue, amber, green, or brown. In some individual dogs, one eye may be brown and the other blue (complete heterochromia), or one or both eyes may be "parti-colored," that is, half brown and half blue (partial heterochromia) All of these eye-color combinations are considered acceptable by the American Kennel Club.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Husky
 
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Thanks for posting a link to kickassfacts Plainview. Been reading random facts off and on all day.
 
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1. Scientists have discovered giant viruses (as big as 1 μm in length), named Pandoraviruses. Because more than 93% of their genes resemble nothing known and their origin cannot be traced back to any known cellular lineage, scientists suggest the existence of a 4th domain of life.

2. In 1945, a group of Soviet school children presented the US Ambassador with a carved US Seal as a gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for 7 years before it was discovered that it contained a listening device.

3. In 2011, people playing Foldit, an online puzzle game about protein folding, resolved the structure of an enzyme that causes an Aids-like disease in monkeys. Researchers had been working on the problem for 13 years. The gamers solved it in three weeks.

4. Mohammed wrote an open letter to Christians that declared their right to self-governance, protection for churches and monasteries, and freedom to practice their religion openly in Muslim controlled areas. Muslims are commanded to follow this until the end of time.

5. Canada hands out a 1-year free Cultural Access Pass to new citizens. It gives free access to over 1,000 museums and cultural centers across Canada.

6. The reason you wake up early when hungover is due to the loss of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which is responsible to ensure you stay asleep.

7. Cows are fed magnets that stay in their stomach for life to collect metal objects like nails or barbed wire that the cow will occasionally eat, thus preventing the objects from getting stuck in their intestines and causing “hardware disease.”

8. Professional golfer Phil Mickelson is actually right-handed in everything he does. He only golfs as a lefty because he used to mirror his dad’s swing as a child.

9. On September 11, 1857, a group of Mormons dressed up like Indians and massacred about 120 men, women, and children who were traveling through Utah in a wagon train.

10. The Giant Tortoise failed to get a scientific name for 300 years after its discovery because it was so delicious that no one could bring a specimen back to Europe without eating it. This included Darwin himself.

11. There could have been an Olympic event called pistol dueling. In the 1908 Summer Games, pistol dueling was a sport. Contestants used wax bullets and metal masks for safety.

12. In 1965, FBI knowingly let 4 innocent men to be falsely convicted and sentenced to die because the real murderer was an informant for the agency.

13. There was a custom in ancient Babylon that compelled all women at least once in their lives to go to the temple of Aphrodite and have sex with a stranger.

14. A 1995 WHO study that stated “Occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems” was never published because the US threatened to withdraw US funding for all WHO research projects.

15. The Book of Mormon suggests that there were donkeys, cattle, horses, oxen, sheep, pigs, goats, elephants, wheat, barley, figs, silk, steel, brass, scimitars, and chariots in Pre-Columbian America. None of them existed in America before Columbus.

16. 99.9% of Calico Cats are female. If there is a male, it is usually sterile because it is a gene mutation.

17. Seven Eleven was bought out by Seven Eleven Japan and it has been fully Japanese owned since 2005.

18. Joseph Stalin’s son shot himself because of Stalin’s harshness toward him, but survived. After this, Stalin said, “He can’t even shoot straight.”

19. Hitler’s doctor, Theodor Morell, was accused of being an allied sympathizer after it was found out that he had prescribed Hitler cocaine eye drops, methamphetamines, and E. Coli.

20. In 2000, Sony invented a movie critic by the name of David Manning and used his fictional quotes to promote movies. Sony ended up paying over $1.5 million to moviegoers in a class action lawsuit and over $300,000 to the state of Connecticut where Manning supposedly worked at a small weekly paper.

21. When you look in the sky and see dots and swirls, it’s not an illusion. They are called floaters and are actually white blood cells casting shadow on your retina.

22. There was a planned, but unmade episode of Doctor Who in which an alien would attach itself to J.K. Rowling and project her imagination on the real world. The Doctor would have battled wizards and witches to save the planet.

23. In 1254 C.E., the Mongol Khan organized a formal religious debate between teams of Christians, Muslims, & Buddhists. The debate went on for multiple rounds on a variety of theological topics until the participants became so drunk that it concluded without any clear winner.

24. Eminem was sued by his own mother for $10 million because he made offensive remarks about her in his songs, but she was only awarded $1,600.

25. Before Jaws, there was a movie called Shark!, starring Burt Reynolds and someone decided it was a great idea to use live sharks during filming, and one stuntman was killed filming it.

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http://kickassfacts.com/25-kickass-random-facts-list-73/
 
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30 Kickass and Iconic Last Words

1. The almost final words of the British novelist, Roald Dahl, were “You know, I’m not frightened. It’s just that I will miss you all so much” to his family. After appearing to fall unconscious the nurse then injected him with morphine to ease his passing and he said his actual last words: “Ow, f***!”

2. The last words from the Challenger Space Shuttle before it exploded were “Uh oh.”

3. WWII German Ace Heinrich Ehrler’s last words were: “Theo. I have run out of ammunition. I’m going to ram this one. Good bye. We’ll see each other in Valhalla.”

4. Painter Vincent Van Gogh’s last words were “La tristesse durera toujours”, which translates to “The sadness will last forever”.

5. Monty Python member, Graham Chapman’s last words were “Sorry for saying f***” to a nurse who accidentally stuck a needle in his arm shortly before he died

6. Tennessee whisky distiller, Jack Daniel’s last words were “One last drink, please”.

7. In 1954, a Japanese trawler was caught in the fallout of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, killing its radioman. His last words were “I pray that I am the last victim of an atomic or hydrogen bomb.”

8. James D. French was an American murderer, who was put to death in 1966 by the electric chair. His last words were: “How’s this for your headline? ‘French Fries’”.

9. In 1974 a newscaster committed suicide during a live broadcast. Her last words were “In keeping with Channel 40′s policy of bringing you the latest in ‘blood and guts’, and in living color, you are going to see another first—attempted suicide.”

10. In 1912, Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates sacrificed his life for his crew by walking to his death in −40 °F. His last words to them was “I am just going outside and may be some time.”

11. The last words of Alex the Parrot to his caretaker was “You be good, see you tomorrow, I love you”.

12. Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen’s last words were “on the contrary” (Tvertimod) in response to his nurse’s assuring a visitor that he was doing better.

13. Karl Marx’s last words were “Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.”

14. ‘I’m sorry to have troubled you chaps’ were Ian Fleming’s (James Bond’s creator) last words to the EMTs tending to him during his heart attack.

15. Bob Marley’s last words (to his son Ziggy) were “Money can’t buy life”.

16. Oscar Wilde’s reputed last words were, “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.”

17. At serial killer Carl Panzram’s execution, when asked if he had any last words, he said, “Yes, hurry it up, you Hoosier bastard! I could kill ten men while you’re fooling around!”

18. The last words of Albert Einstein were forever lost because he spoke them in German, a language that the nurse attending to him did not speak.

19. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s last words were a one-liner about how long he would be hospitalized for the heart-valve replacement surgery, which ended with his death: “If all goes well, about a week. If not, about an hour-and-a half”

20. In May of 1945, a Sunday School Teacher and 5 children became the only Mainland Casualties of WWII when they found a Japanese “Balloon Bomb” in Rural Oregon. The last words of the Teacher were: “Look what I found, dear”

21. George Washington had a fear of being buried alive. Even in his last words, he ordered his staff to wait two days after his death to bury his body.

22. In 1978 pilot Frederick Valentich and his plane disappeared after being chased by a UFO. His last words were “the strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again. It is hovering and it’s not an aircraft.”

23. Being ordered to death by Mark Antony, Cicero’s last words to his executioner were, “There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly.”

24. The day before volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft died in a pyroclastic flow, Maurice’s last words were “I am never afraid because I have seen so much eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don’t care”

25. The first Darwin Award Nominee was a student who dressed as Dracula for Halloween. He positioned a pine board down his shirt so he could “realistically” kill himself. He used a sharp blade, which split the wood and killed him. His last words were “I really did it!” as he staggered from his room.

26. Walt Disney’s last (written) words were “Kurt Russell”, and no one, not even Russell, knows why.

27. Labor Activist, Joe Hill was executed by firing squad on November 19, 1915, and his last word was “Fire!”

28. On September 6, 1949, a mentally disturbed WWII vet killed 13 of his neighbors and injured 3 more in what is considered the first single-episode mass murder in US history. When he died in 2009, his last words were “I’d have killed a thousand if I had enough bullets.”

29. Freddie Mercury’s last words were “Pee pee”, while dying of AIDS, asking to be helped to the restroom.

30. Founding member of the band Chicago, Terry Kath’s, last words to a band mate were “don’t worry, it’s not loaded.” before accidentally shooting himself in the temple at a party.

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Osama Bin Ladens last words "Don't turn on the light."

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http://linkvision.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/osama-bin-laden-last-words-dont-turn-on.html
 
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^ Very interesting. Would have been nice to know what Einstein's last words were though.
 
The Pentagon was designed by American architect George Bergstrom (1876–1955), and built by general contractor John McShain of Philadelphia. Ground was broken for construction on September 11, 1941

On 9/11/2001, exactly 60 years after ground was first broke for the Pentagon, it was attacked by a plane. That's awfully poetic, and I believe that was the reason the terrorists chose the date.
 
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25 Kickass and Brave Soldiers

1. In World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his party’s position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack.

2. On 5 March 1945, a Gurkha soldier in the British army calmly stood up in open sight and killed a sniper pinning down his company before going on to clear 5 enemy bunkers, single-handedly, all whilst under heavy fire.

3. Teddy Roosevelt’s son, Ted, was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the first wave of US Soldiers attacking Utah Beach on D-Day. He volunteered for the assignment and had to walk with a cane due to WWI injuries and a heart condition. He was the oldest man in the first wave at age 56.

4. After French soldier Jean Bernadotte showed kindness to a few Swedish soldiers, he became so popular in Sweden that the Swedes decided to make him their king when a vacancy came up, despite him never having set foot in Sweden before. The House of Bernadotte rules Sweden to this day.

5. Adrian Carton de Wiart, a British soldier fought in both World Wars. He was shot in the face, head, ankle, leg, hip and ear, survived a plane crash, tunneled out of a POW camp, and bit off his own fingers when a doctor wouldn’t amputate them. He later said “frankly I had enjoyed the war.”

6. Sergeant Stubby was the only American war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him

7. David B. Bleak, an American Soldier from the Korean War was given the Medal of Honor for killing 5 Chinese soldiers, out of which, he killed 4 with his bare hands. He did all this while he was shot and giving medical aid to his fellow soldiers. He broke one of the enemy soldier’s neck and crushed the windpipe of the other one with his bare hands. He severely fractured the skulls of two other soldiers by smashing their heads together.

8. When faced with over 1,000 Vietnam troops, Roy P. Benavidez flew into a gunfight to save 12 Special Forces soldiers with only a knife. He was shot multiple times and believed dead, until he spit in the face of the medic trying to put him in a body bag. He survived 37 separate bayonet, bullet, and shrapnel wounds over the course of the six hour fight between the 13 men and an enemy battalion.

9. Same soldier, Roy P. Benavidez, who stepped on a land mine in Vietnam was told he wouldn’t walk again. While recovering and awaiting discharge, he would sneak out of his hospital bed at night and perform self-rehab. He walked out of the hospital and later became one of the most famous Green Berets in history.

10. Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Baker was gravely wounded and insisted that his comrades leave him behind, propped up against a tree with a pistol that had 8 bullets remaining. Later they found his body next to the tree, surrounded by 8 dead Japanese soldiers

11. During WWII, when Sergeant Leonard A. Funk was confronted by 90 German soldiers that had captured his squad, he began to laugh hysterically at the situation. Many of the enemy soldiers began to laugh along with him, until Funk wiped out his machine gun, gunning down 21 and capturing the rest.

12. Havildar Lachhiman Gurung, a Gurkha soldier during WW2 lost his right hand while throwing back a grenade from his trench (after two successful attempts at hurling back the grenades), which exploded in his hand. He then “single handedly” defended his post for over 4 hours against 200 enemy soldiers killing 31 Japanese using only his left hand.

13. During China’s War of the Three Kingdoms, general Chuko Liang, armed with 100 soldiers, defended a town against Sima Yi’s army of 150,000 by ordering his men to hide, throwing open the gates to the town, and sat by the wall strumming a lute. Convinced it was a trap, Yi fled.

14. Leo Major, a French Canadian soldier during WWII single-handedly captured 93 German soldiers and he declined the invitation to be decorated, because according to him General Montgomery (who was giving the award) was “incompetent” and in no position to be giving out medals.

15. During the Italian invasion of France, 9 French soldiers defended the Pont Saint Louis against 5000 Italians for 10 days, of which 700 Italians were killed or injured. Eventually an Armistice was agreed on.

16. A Polish soldier named Witold Pilecki voluntarily entered Auschwitz. He eventually escaped and wrote the World’s 1st ever record of the Holocaust

17. Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Peter Lemon was high on marijuana when he single-handedly fought off two waves of Vietcong troops and dragged a wounded soldier to safety “through a hail of small arms and grenade fire

18. During WW2, a German soldier named Fritz Christen stood his ground for 3 straight days and knocked out 13 Soviet tanks and killed nearly 100 enemy soldiers single handedly.

19. The most successful female sniper in history, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, couldn’t pull the trigger on her first kill, until she saw a German shoot a young Russian soldier. “He was such a nice, happy boy…” “After that, nothing could stop me.” She went on to record 309 confirmed kills in WWII.

20. An Army Ranger Joseph Kapacziewski, who was wounded in Iraq, was immune to morphine and elected to have his leg amputated. He re-qualified as a Ranger, and saved another soldier’s life in Afghanistan while using a prosthetic leg.

21. Lieutenant Jack Churchill is the only man with a confirmed longbow kill in WW2. He carried a longbow, broadsword and bagpipes. He played the pipes before battles, and survived the war. He is known for the motto, “any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed.”

22. Simo Häyhä, a lone Finnish soldier camped in a forest with a rifle and canned food, killing over 500 Soviets in under 100 days, surviving counter sniping efforts, artillery strikes, and an exploding bullet to the face. He didn’t even use a telescopic sight

23. In 2011, Dip Prasad Pun, a British Gurkha soldier, single-handedly fought of at least a dozen Taliban assaulting him. He fired more than 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades, detonated a mine, and used his tripod as a weapon when his gun failed.

24. The longest sniper kill was by Craig Harrison, a British Sniper who took out not one but two Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan from more than a mile and a half away, a distance so great, experts say the terrorists wouldn’t have even heard the shots.

25. Audie Murphy, highest decorated soldier of WW2, stood alone on a burning tank destroyer firing a machine gun at attacking German soldiers and tanks. Wounded and out of ammunition, Murphy climbed off the tank, refused medical attention, and led his men on a successful counterattack.

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http://kickassfacts.com/25-kickass-brave-soldiers/
 
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That arm wrestling behind closed doors bit with airline companies is awesome. Sounds like one of those "this is how it used to be" type of situations before a new era came along.
 
anti-NMDAR looks like the start of the zombie apocalypse.
 
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So if he can't sleep does that mean he also didn't get tired? Or was he just always tired? That'd be a terrible life is so.
 
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