The odd facts thread?
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haha, well both are true about sneezing. according to wikipedia
"Another version says that people used to believe that your soul can be thrown from your body when you sneeze,[1], that sneezing otherwise opened your body to invasion by the Devil [2] or evil spirits,[4] or that sneezing was your body's effort to force out an invading evil spirit[1]. Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_bless_you
"Another version says that people used to believe that your soul can be thrown from your body when you sneeze,[1], that sneezing otherwise opened your body to invasion by the Devil [2] or evil spirits,[4] or that sneezing was your body's effort to force out an invading evil spirit[1]. Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_bless_you
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Originally Posted by Whispaz
Originally Posted by JPick281
Originally Posted by Dakine
people say "bless you" because when u sneeze, you heart stops beating and you stop breathing for a couple milliseconds.
but on that note.....it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. [don't try either-all the pressure will blow your eyeballs out]
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Originally Posted by Dakine
haha, well both are true about sneezing. according to wikipedia
"Another version says that people used to believe that your soul can be thrown from your body when you sneeze,[1], that sneezing otherwise opened your body to invasion by the Devil [2] or evil spirits,[4] or that sneezing was your body's effort to force out an invading evil spirit[1]. Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_bless_you
"Another version says that people used to believe that your soul can be thrown from your body when you sneeze,[1], that sneezing otherwise opened your body to invasion by the Devil [2] or evil spirits,[4] or that sneezing was your body's effort to force out an invading evil spirit[1]. Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_bless_you
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To make Pop Rocks, the hot sugar mixture is allowed to mix with carbon dioxide gas at about 600psi. The carbon dioxide gas forms tiny, 600psi bubbles in the candy. When you put the candy in your mouth, it melts and releases the bubbles. What you are hearing and feeling is the 600psi carbon dioxide gas being released from each bubble.
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Originally Posted by tC_Normo
The Mitsubishi Eclipse, also sold as the Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser, was named after an English racehorse from the 1700s that won 26 races.
haha....I kill myself....haha
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Originally Posted by Dakine
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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The name Vanilla comes from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina".
Sorry, I couldn't resist....
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if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?
answer: no. there is no sound if it's not heard. the tree doesn't make the sound, it sends out sound waves that we hear and our brains familiarize with it and that's what makes the sound.
thought that was interesting because i never thought of that..
answer: no. there is no sound if it's not heard. the tree doesn't make the sound, it sends out sound waves that we hear and our brains familiarize with it and that's what makes the sound.
thought that was interesting because i never thought of that..
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If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
There is more real lemon juice in Lemon Pledge furniture polish than in Country Time Lemonade.
About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.
Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps
There is more real lemon juice in Lemon Pledge furniture polish than in Country Time Lemonade.
About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.
Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps
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