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tana ;; gone
October 27th, 2017 11:28:47am
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I thought it would be fun for everyone to post any random facts they know (or something you Googled or whatever). It can be about anything as long as it's HP-appropriate. One player posts one fact. I'll start:


The Icelandic word for computer is tölva. It was coined in the '60s and is a combination of the words tala (to count) and völva (prophetess).




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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
August 3rd, 2022 9:45:30pm
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The number 4 is the only number with the same number of letters as the meaning of its name.




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mangobi-wan ✨ my 10 year HP anniversary today!
August 3rd, 2022 10:22:58pm
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Giant Pandas would rather eat than reproduce.




 

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August 3rd, 2022 10:59:54pm
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Some animals can be allergic to people.




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vida
August 4th, 2022 9:06:01am
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"huh?" is understood in all languages




 

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chime » heartbroken
August 4th, 2022 9:17:57am
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The 100 folds in a chefs hat represents the 100 ways to cook an egg. 




 

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vida
August 4th, 2022 9:23:29am
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Bacon was used to make explosives during World War II




 

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August 4th, 2022 12:26:36pm
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Many towns in Canada have more rural citizens than population in the town itself.




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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
August 5th, 2022 8:32:05am
24,619 Posts

Nostrils take turns receiving the majority of the air you breathe, which explains why one is usually stuffier than the other.




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vida
August 5th, 2022 9:22:43am
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Earmuffs were invented by a 15 year old




 

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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
August 5th, 2022 12:29:42pm
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The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India, is home to 20,000 rats who are believed to be descended from an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga.




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August 5th, 2022 5:29:12pm
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Dorsal striples miust have fine parameters and go into the tail to indicate dun colouring.




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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
August 5th, 2022 9:40:59pm
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"The Square Dance is the official state dance (or folk dance) of 24 states."




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Jaya • Those who don't try never look foolish
August 6th, 2022 10:42:27pm
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According to one study, most dogs reach peak cuteness between six and eight weeks old.




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`NEKE-A-SAURUS → up in smoke
August 8th, 2022 1:25:29pm
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Arbians have unique bone structure but genetically differ very little from Morgan horses.




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vida
August 12th, 2022 12:54:52pm
4,398 Posts

Half of the world's geothermal features, and two-thirds of all the world's geysers, are found in Yellowstone National Park.




 

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mangobi-wan ✨ my 10 year HP anniversary today!
August 12th, 2022 1:19:38pm
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Dubia roaches are an invasive species in Florida.




 

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chime » heartbroken
August 12th, 2022 1:40:11pm
2,594 Posts

Your tongue grows new taste buds about every two weeks.




 

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vida
August 12th, 2022 1:52:38pm
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Plants have ways of communicating with each other. The scent of freshly cut grass is equivalent to a cry for help.


that was kind of sad lol




 

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Event Coordinator Panthera Onca .:. The Night Floof 🐆
August 13th, 2022 9:45:30am
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omg lol


 


1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.




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chime » heartbroken
August 13th, 2022 10:58:51am
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  • Brown eyes are blue underneath, and you can actually get a surgery to turn brown eyes blue.




 

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