i have a crush on you... :) but you know that..
Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
"Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
"Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between.
"Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
"Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio.
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
"Kemo Sabe", meaning an all knowing one, is actually a mispronunciation by Native American of the Spanish phrase, Quien lo Sabe, meaning one who knows."
The lunula is the half-moon shaped pale area at the bottom of finger nails.
"Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"Mad About You" star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
"Ough" can be pronounced in eight different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully.
"Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
"Second string," meaning "replacement or backup," comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke.
2007-10-18 17:06:07
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answered by Gecko Missed all his friends 5
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>> Who invented the Flushing Toilet? <<
The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington. Harington, a British nobleman and godson of Queen Elizabeth I, invented a valve that when pulled would release water from a water closet. Sir John recommended flushing the toilet once or twice a day, although with our modern technology, we know that is probably not sufficient. (Rumor has it that, in Robin Hood's day, King Arthur - angry with how his brother ruled the country while the King was gone, named fair toilette, 'the john' - AKA as 'the Jon' to you folks.)
hehe
2007-10-18 04:47:58
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answered by Zaggy 5
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There is a Federal Election campaign being held here in Australia, and the candidate that I am working for is in favor of same sex marriages.
2007-10-19 00:39:30
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Disney's California Adventure park is getting a billion dollar makeover.
2007-10-18 14:11:32
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answered by Tim A 6
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Pablo Picasso liked to carry around a Browning Revolver loaded with blanks just so he could fire at any bourgeois who asked him what his work meant
2007-10-18 04:45:11
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answered by mcturtlegirl 2
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download a podcast, they're so freaking funny, specialy the gay ones.
if you have a backbone and dark sense of humor go with yeast radio with madge weinstein
if not lucky ***** radio with wanda wisdom or feast of fools, the most famous one
I spend hours listening, it's one of those things that save you from boredom
2007-10-18 05:05:17
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answered by JJGG 2
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In the modern world, people think that they are more superior and knowledgeable than ancient people.... they are wrong because if we think about it. Ancient people and practices are lost forever especially the art of...... MAGIC!!!!! :))
I am also bored too ahahaha
2007-10-18 04:44:03
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answered by Neverwater 2
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salisbury steak was actually first served as steak with peppers and gravy on bread in Europe
hasaaaa 2 pts
2007-10-18 04:46:18
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answered by punkrockboy 2
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Computerized pillows have been invented to stop the snoring problems.
2007-10-18 08:10:18
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answered by Eye ♥Candy™ 3
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Porcine orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
2007-10-18 04:44:08
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answered by frida_fan66 2
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