September 2007 - Fun Facts

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September 29th 2007 21:00

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is supposed to be certified as kosher.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".

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Food Definitions and Differences UK-USA-Australia!

September 26th 2007 10:51

You might think the English language to be the same world over in English speaking countries, but not so.

The range of variations is quite wide between say Australian English, British English and American English.
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FAIRY BREAD - A Cultural DELICACY???

September 19th 2007 10:14

OK, so here's the story..... something that I, like may other Aussies have grown up with is the simple idea of taking buttered bread and sprinkling it with either multi-coloured Hundreds & Thousands, or multi-coloured Sprinkles.

So we move to the UK, are in temporary accommodation and Miss 5-almost-6 is about to have a birthday. Hmmm, we need something simple and easy for her classmates to share with her on this auspicious occasion that requires no cooking due to lack of cooking equipment, and won't cost a fortune, especially with the conversion rate.

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The REAl Size Of The LOCH NESS MONSTER

September 13th 2007 10:01

Many people in Scotland and all over the world have been fascinated with the idea of the Loch Ness Monster and the possibility of it's existence.

It was calculated some time ago that If the Loch Ness monster truly exists, it could only be about as big as a 12 year old as there is only enough fish in the loch to feed a 31 kg (about 67 lb) creature.
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BLACK And/Or WHITE Dogs BEWARE!

September 10th 2007 12:32

Here's an ancient facts guaranteed to make your black, white or both coloured dog shiver right down to his paws.....

During ancient times in Japan when the townspeople wanted rain, they would shoot an arrow at a black dog, and if they wanted fine weather they would shoot an arrow at a white dog.
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Finally Here In The UK

September 6th 2007 15:09

Hello all, we have emerged sort-of finally in the UK in surprisingly (for the moment anyway ) in sunny Manchester.
We don't have internet as yet although we have applied for it, so I am currently running from a library on a 'guest' pass with a lot of limitations, so I ask you all to bear with me just a little longer.....

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