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ALL The TEA In CHINA!

August 4th 2008 21:31
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Most of us have heard the phrase "all the tea in China", as in " I wouldn't give up xxxx for all the tea in China".

But how much tea is there really in the whole of China???

It turns out that a few years agothe UN actually released figures stating that all the tea in China, amassed to a whopping 800,345 metric tons!
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UnRhymable Words

February 25th 2008 10:37
There are some words in the English language for which there is absolutely no rhyming counterpart. you might think that I'm talking about some obscure word in the dictionary like agathokakological. But no, I'm actually talking about common, every day, garden variety, words.

Try as you might, there is not a single word that rhymes with either:
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WHY DO ONIONS Make You CRY???

February 21st 2008 22:40
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A very old question indeed!

Exactly why is it that chopping and peeling onions makes our eyes water furiously???
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CASHEWS! NUTS OR NOT REALLY!!!

December 11th 2007 00:05
With Christmas approaching, I know many of you will go more than a little nuts in a variety of ways.

One way of course, is in the simple pleasure of consuming nuts. Usually during the silly season a wide variety are readily on offer, but why is is that one of our most popular nuts , the humble cashew, doesn't have a shell?
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Christmas SPENDING HABITS Of The UK 2007!!!

December 10th 2007 00:05
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Professionals at Deloitte have compiled the results of their annual survey, showing that the wet weather has dampened some of the expected results of Christmas shopping for 2007 in the UK, but overall British consumers are quite willing to fork out this Christmas, whilst also being very ‘canny’ about the items they spend their money on.

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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16
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Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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BANANA PEELS - SLIPPERY Little Suckers!!

November 14th 2007 10:09
Banana peels - touted all over the world as being slippery little suckers. Old wives tale or just another cliche?

Up until now, that's pretty much what I had thought and that the most fun you could have with bananas (aside from any dirty-minded thoughts) was throwing old, rotten bananas into ceiling fans. Don't believe me on that one either.......well as it happens, an entire class in my high school was given detention many years ago for that one....
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CALLING ALL INSOMNIACS!!!

November 12th 2007 11:16
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To insomniacs one and all, you're not alone. Even some of the rich and famous have suffered throughout these tiring times, with a variety of interesting methods used to combat this sleep-deprived state.

1. W.C. Fields would sometimes stretch out in a barber's chair, complete with barbers towels to nod off.
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Where BEER Comes From!

August 1st 2007 00:40
Did you know...

Beer is made by the fermentation of bacteria feeding on yeast cells and then defecating.
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Chicken Hatching - LIVE!

July 16th 2007 00:50
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Watching chickens hatch out of their small cramped living space can be a fascinating thing to watch.

While over here visiting the UK and looking at primary schools, I've stumbled across one school in particular who has, along with another school, purchased an incubator and is currently hatching out eggs.
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Morning Thunder, The Facts On FLATULENCE

July 6th 2007 00:25
We all do it! There are those who will deny it, but even dead people fart!

Fifteen Flatulent Facts:
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Fad DIETS - How Many Can You Name?

June 28th 2007 02:34
Many people are overly obsessed about losing weight and going on diets.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, there are some people who genuinely do need help with losing some of those unwanted pounds, but with so many different diet types around that come and go at the same rate as fashion, it does make you wonder about what really works.

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