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Blackout, shmackout: The IV drip is named after Henry IV -- and other fun fake facts without Wikipedia
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DeltaPunch
2012-01-18 04:28:41 PM
The laser, a device that emits light hrough a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons, was invented in 1923 by Alfred E. Laser.
Neptune, the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun, was discovered in 1954 by Swedish politician Henrik Mikael Neptune.
DeltaPunch
2012-01-18 04:31:20 PM
The sun, nearly 1000 years old and over 10 times bigger than Earth, is made almost entirely of lava.
Krymson Tyde
2012-01-18 04:35:22 PM
DeltaPunch
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The sun, nearly 1000 years old and over 10 times bigger than Earth, is made almost entirely of lava.
The article was about fake facts, not factual facts ya moran.
brerrabbit
2012-01-18 04:39:22 PM
Macaroni was named after the Comte de Macaroni for his love of the tubular pasta.
brerrabbit
2012-01-18 04:41:28 PM
The pancreas was named after a musical instrument that it resembled, the pan crese.
Vodka Zombie
2012-01-18 04:44:35 PM
FloydA
2012-01-18 04:44:57 PM
Kim Jong Il could kiss his own elbow.
brerrabbit
2012-01-18 04:48:40 PM
Dresden as part of the Bronx project, was subjected to an experimental low yield nuclear bomb in response to the German bombing of London.
just_ducky
2012-01-18 04:52:04 PM
Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes.
Vodka Zombie
2012-01-18 04:55:20 PM
FloydA
2012-01-18 04:57:42 PM
You can
repair a scratched CD or DVD
(new window) with your microwave.
Eddie Adams from Torrance
2012-01-18 05:07:54 PM
brerrabbit
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Dresden as part of the Bronx project, was subjected to an experimental low yield nuclear bomb in response to the German bombing of London.
Pearl Harbor.
Idiot....
New York City, in addition to being the capital of New York, is also the home to the world famous Vienna Boy's Choir.
downstairs
2012-01-18 05:09:00 PM
This year's Grammys will be hosted by LL Cool J.
Vodka Zombie
2012-01-18 05:10:09 PM
Eddie Adams from Torrance
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brerrabbit: Dresden as part of the Bronx project, was subjected to an experimental low yield nuclear bomb in response to the German bombing of London. Pearl Harbor.
Idiot....
New York City, in addition to being the capital of New York, is also the home to the world famous Vienna Boy's Choir.
Moran! You've confused the mini-sausage choir with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Vodka Zombie
2012-01-18 05:12:37 PM
downstairs
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This year's Grammys will be hosted by LL Cool J.
brerrabbit
2012-01-18 05:12:48 PM
Anne Frank was a popular sausage in Germany during the second world war.
downstairs
2012-01-18 05:15:18 PM
brerrabbit
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Anne Frank was a popular sausage in Germany during the second world war.
Aged 2 years in a climate-controled attic!
FloydA
2012-01-18 05:33:32 PM
Every time a cat masturbates, God kills Domo Kun.
Flint Ironstag
2012-01-18 05:44:24 PM
Drugs affect a part of your brain called Shatner's Bassoon.
FloydA
2012-01-18 05:49:14 PM
Michael Phelps has peed in more pools than any other human being alive.
Krymson Tyde
2012-01-18 05:56:56 PM
SOPA is sound legislation.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:03:58 PM
Every human has vestigial gills in the creases of their ears that are an evolutionary backup for the lungs. Few have been able to hold their breath underwater long enough for them to start working.
Clyde_Suckfinger
2012-01-18 07:04:09 PM
The name "San Diego" is actually a German term, meaning "a whale's vagina."
elchip
2012-01-18 07:09:11 PM
I'm able to access Wikipedia just fine from my cell. Have been able to all day. You can't explain that.
fredklein
2012-01-18 07:09:12 PM
Blackout? Wikipedia is up and working fine.
moops
2012-01-18 07:09:28 PM
You can speed up your PC by deleting the System32 folder.
I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey
2012-01-18 07:09:56 PM
Elton John's "I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun of Robert Ford)" hit #1 in the Philippines on 1982 after being featured in a popular sex tape involving the then-Prime Minister and a local indie film actress.
psunbird92
2012-01-18 07:10:24 PM
The UN defeated Charlie Chaplin's Nazi regime in World War II.
steamingpile
2012-01-18 07:11:13 PM
George Clinton, of Parliament Funkadelic was Thomas Jefferson's vice president.
TJ knew how to funk.
dv-ous
2012-01-18 07:11:21 PM
On January 17th, 2012, everybody on the internet collectively forgot how to turn off Javascript.
Apparently.
brerrabbit
2012-01-18 07:12:40 PM
The chihuahua is a domesticated breed of feral dog of similar size and temperament that once roamed the American southwest and Mexico.
moops
2012-01-18 07:12:43 PM
You can look at any Wikipedia page by looking at the cached version of what you are looking for.
rjakobi
2012-01-18 07:12:54 PM
Back in Second Century China, people pursued Lu Bu on a regular basis. He ended up becoming the father of Barack Obama.
Icey_M
2012-01-18 07:12:56 PM
I need my wiki back!
Most effective blackout of the day in terms of SOPA awareness-generation, I'll bet a fin on it.
Uzzah
2012-01-18 07:13:09 PM
Disneyland's attraction "It's a Small World" first appeared as part of the Kodak pavilion at the 1954 World's Fair in Rochester, NY, where it was called "International Puppet Jamboree Hoedown."
The floor of the attraction houses a commercial-grade freon system, allowing the "river" that boats cruise through to be frozen solid in less than 36 hours. In 1996, an administrative error resulted in their home rink being accidentally double-booked with a Harlem Globetrotters game, and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks were forced to play an NHL preseason game inside the "It's a Small World" ride. The Ducks lost 3-2 in overtime.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:17:55 PM
Before a Supreme Court Ruling in 1935, it was legal in most of the continental United States to kill a person who heard but did not sing "Two bits" when in earshot of another person who sang, "Shave and a haircut..."
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:21:13 PM
Before toilet paper was mass produced in 1877, families used to shave their pets and knit together crude lengths of cloth to clean themselves. These were originally known as "Duct Buddies", the origin of the term "Dust Bunnies" used today.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:23:34 PM
There is a Spanish gold dubloon hidden inside of every child under the age of 3. After the age of 3, the body digests the dubloon and it is lost forever.
la_cyberchicana
2012-01-18 07:23:37 PM
Pedobear was originally the mascot/logo for a failed manufacturer of pedometers, orthopedic prostheses, and other foot-related products. That's why he wears a big smile as he runs towards the viewer.
turbidum
2012-01-18 07:25:04 PM
moops
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You can look at any Wikipedia page by looking at the cached version of what you are looking for.
You can also just stop the page from fully loading to the blackout page.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:26:02 PM
Most minor cuts can heal without any visible scarring if you rub a spicy Slim Jim on it within four hours of sustaining the injury,
fredklein
2012-01-18 07:27:43 PM
17 is the maximum number of people who can hold onto the back of a '76 Roadster.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:27:54 PM
turbidum
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moops: You can look at any Wikipedia page by looking at the cached version of what you are looking for.
You can also just stop the page from fully loading to the blackout page.
If you press Alt and F4, when on Wikipedia you can see what is going to be posted before it's live.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:28:57 PM
If your computer's Desktop is cluttered hold a magnet to one side of your computer to automatically organize and file everything at once.
CravenMorehead
2012-01-18 07:29:01 PM
"You can use recycled motor oil to fertilize your lawn."
Phoenix87ta
2012-01-18 07:32:46 PM
Ed Finnerty
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If your computer's Desktop is cluttered hold a magnet to one side of your computer to automatically organize and file everything at once.
I've had this horrible temptation to slap a drive magnet on the back of everyone's rig at work for, like, three years. Never had the stones to do it.
/CSB
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-18 07:34:06 PM
If you run Windows you can disable shadow internet monitoring (aka "s") by opening a command prompt and typing the following:
shutdown -s -t 60
Stopping the monitoring service will free enough resources to double your internet speed.
Sticky Hands
2012-01-18 07:34:32 PM
The most difficult way to lie is via limerick.
Which is why Teddy Roosevelt required all his most important briefings to be done via this form of poetry.
dready zim
2012-01-18 07:35:23 PM
Radishes are made of meat.
postnobills
2012-01-18 07:36:07 PM
While every snowflake is indeed unique, the overwhelming majority of them are named "Mel"
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