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  1. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    In addition to today being the anniversary of D Day, today is also National Drive-In Movie Day. There are still 357 operating drive-in theaters, down from a 1958 peak of
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    Flatulence from 90 dairy cows caused a methane gas explosion in a shed in Rasdorf, Germany in January, 2014
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    This was actually on stupid news with the morning radio dudes here in OKC. Back in Jan
     
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    "What was done with the India hemp seed saved from last summer? It ought, all of it, to have been sewn again; that not only a stock of seed sufficient for my own purposes might have been raised, but to have disseminated the seed to others; as it is more valuable than the common Hemp."

    George Washington
     
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    The Order of the Pug was a secret society in 18th century Germany that worshipped the
    pure dog breed. Members kissed a pug's backside as a sign of devotion
     
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    Fermented urine, called lant, was added to beer in the middle ages for extra flavor
     
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    Spongebob has twice as many likes on his Facebook page as Kim Kardashian

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    The LSU Indian mounds are older than the Great Pyramids of Egypt.
     
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    Not by much, what 500 years or so?
     
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