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  • "Mrs." is the abbreviation of Mistress, which originally was a title and form of address for a married woman. It was always capitalized.
    Never test the depth of the water with both feet

    The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

    Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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    • A "clue" originally meant a ball of thread. This is why one is said to "unravel" the clues of a mystery.
      Never test the depth of the water with both feet

      The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

      Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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      • Mules are sterile..
        Hayley B

        John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'

        An Egg is for breakfast, a chook is for life

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        • Originally posted by RedThorn View Post
          Cows are the only mammals that(normally) pee backwards.
          Can someone please tell my Cat she's doing it wrong then!?
          All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
          Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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          • Originally posted by HayleyB View Post
            Mules are sterile..
            But it doesn't stop them trying!
            If you know how many pairs of chromosomes its 2 parent species had, it is simple to work out whether a hybrid will be sterile. Subtract one number from the other, if the difference is odd the animal will be sterile. (NB in this sense a hybrid is a cross between 2 different species, such as a mule)
            Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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            • The pistol shrimp (or Alpheidae) can snap it's larger claw to produce a cavitation bubble capable of killing small fish or shattering glass up to 4 cm away from its source.
              As the bubble collapses it reaches temperatures of over 5,000K (4726 degrees Celsius), close to the temperature of the surface of the sun.
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              • The majority of words in the English language come from 'Language d'oil', including French and Old Norman (28.3%). Latin is the source of 28.24%, and Germanic 25%.
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                • The most commonly used noun in the English language is "time". The most common adjective is "good".
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                  • Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                    The pistol shrimp (or Alpheidae) can snap it's larger claw to produce a cavitation bubble capable of killing small fish or shattering glass up to 4 cm away from its source.
                    ...then, after it's broken its claw it has to find other ways of decapitating things

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                    • The world's largest cheese consumer per person is Greece with 27.3Kg per person. Compared to France in second with 24.0Kg.
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                      Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
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                      • The worlds largest organisms are:
                        By mass or volume: Pando - 106 acres and 6,000 tons of fully-connected Aspen trees in Utah.
                        By area: A giant fungus of the honey mushroom species which spans 2,200 acres.
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                        RedThorn - Chief Interrobang Officer
                        Pumpkin Becki - Head of Dremel Multi-Tool Sales & Marketing and Management Support
                        Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
                        piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

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                        • The Fens are Flat
                          Hayley B

                          John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'

                          An Egg is for breakfast, a chook is for life

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                          • Originally posted by HayleyB View Post
                            The Fens are Flat
                            You daft Tart!

                            What about the irrigation ditches in the Fens then!
                            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                            • Originally posted by RedThorn View Post
                              "The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
                              How about "sanction" ?
                              Sanction Definition | Definition of Sanction at Dictionary.com
                              Sent from my pc cos I don't have an i-phone.

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                              • There are only 2 land creatures that have domesticated other creatures.
                                Bob Leponge
                                Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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