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Posted Dec 2, 2014

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ManOfWicklow
ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
Dec 2, 2014
Sheep outnumber humans in New Zealand 15 to 1.
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    Lakeman221
    Lakeman221
    Jan 25, 2015
    [quote]Underneath the Ministry of Defence’s Main Building in Whitehall is Henry VIII’s wine cellr.[/quote]Is there any wine left in it, or is it just an empty wine cellar? Perhaps the Defense Ministry Officials have raided it over the years for their own little parties.
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    Lakeman221
    Lakeman221
    Jan 25, 2015
    [quote]Isabella’s Islay -This Whiskey is known as the most luxurious single malt liquor in existence.
    Bottle Price: $6,200,000.00

    [/quote]At THAT PRICE, I would think they still have EVERY bottle of it ever produced.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 25, 2015
    [quote]Underneath the Ministry of Defence’s Main Building in Whitehall is Henry VIII’s wine cellr.[/quote]
    King Henry the Eighth,
    to six wives he was wedded.
    One died, one survived,
    two divorced, two beheaded.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 25, 2015
    he most expensive car ever sold was the 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe which sold in 1987 for a huge $8,700,000.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 25, 2015
    August 14, 2014
    The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, with a somewhat dark past, was just sold by Bonhams for $34.65 million. That blew away the previous record, held by[url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/100882879][/url]that sold last summer for $31.6 million including auction fees.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 25, 2015
    Every female competitor bar one at the 1976 Olympics had to undergo a sex test. The exception was Britain's Princess Anne.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 26, 2015
    North Carolina Law
    Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
    However, paying taxes on these items does not make them legal.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 26, 2015
    In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.

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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 26, 2015
    In California, Thousand Oaks, United States
    Before a business may have a "going out of business sale", they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 26, 2015
    The top of the Eiffel Tower leans away from the sun, as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 7 inches.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 26, 2015
    Ho-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey, is the only town in the United States of America that has two dashes in its name.
    Icopied this as is.
    In memory of my favorite English teacher. Mr. Charles Olban. They are hyphens not dashes. He would dash across the room if we said "dashes".
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 28, 2015
    If we held 1 minute of silence for every victim of the Holocaust then we would be silent for eleven and a half years.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 28, 2015
    Dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 28, 2015
    Approximately 18 minutes of actual action takes place in a regulation baseball game that lasts aroundthree hours, according to a 2013 analysis of three different Major League Baseball (MLB) gamesperformed by the Wall Street Journal.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 28, 2015
    Popcorn was invented by the Aztec Indians.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 28, 2015
    Marion, Oregon Law
    Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 28, 2015
    In Florida, it is illegal to pass wind in a public place after 6pm on Thursdays.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 28, 2015
    On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 28, 2015
    The honeybee has to travel an average of 43,000 miles to collect enough nectar to make a pound of honey.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 29, 2015
    Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 am - That's one reason I sleep 'til noon.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 29, 2015
    To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaw, push your thumb into its eyeballs-it will let you go instantly.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 29, 2015
    Oxford, Ohio Law
    It's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklowOriginal Poster
    Jan 29, 2015
    In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Jan 29, 2015
    Rhode Island Law
    Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.

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