Re: worthless thread
The longest cucumber ever was 6'2" long.
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George Patton participated in the pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics, finishing fifth.
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George Bush, Sr.'s drug czar William Bennett once had a date with Janis Joplin.
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Fidel Castro appeared as an extra in a 1944 Hollywood film, "Bathing Beauty."
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The China Syndrome, a film about a nuclear power plant accident, was released in the U.S. three days before the 3 Mile Island accident.
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A porn star named Klaudia set the record for having sex with the most men in a 24-hour period-646! This took place at the World Gangbang Championships in Poland in 2002.
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There are no penguins on or around the North Pole.
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Charles Lindbergh is buried in Hawaii.
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When translated, Wyoming's Grand Teton mountain range literally means, "Big T*ts."
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The record for stone skippings across a pond is 38, by Jerdone McGhee.
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Al Capone died of syphilis.
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According to Ben and Jerry's web site, the most popular flavor is Cherry Garcia.
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A picture of Rita Hayworth was attached to the first atomic bomb.
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Tom Cruise attended a Franciscan seminary for a year while thinking of becoming a priest. His real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother, IV.
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The movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was based on actual events.
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The Rubik's cube was named after its founder, Erno Rubik.
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Fewer than 5% of people who are eligible to give blood in the U.S. do so each year.
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In 1943, the Eagles and Steelers joined forces, and became the Steagles.
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Gene Simmons of KISS speaks fluent Hebrew.
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The biggest blowout in college football history was 222-0, Georgia Tech over Cumberland College in 1916.
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The youngest girl to ever give birth was a 5-year-old Peruvian girl.
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While at Yale, George Bush recorded a 73 average in a class called 'Introduction to the American Political System'.
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Originally, the term "dork" meant elephant penis.
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Originally, the term "geek" referred to people who bit the heads off chicken and snakes in carnival sideshows.
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None of the members of Tony! Toni! Tone! were named Tony, Toni, or Tone.
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The original Marlboro Man died of lung cancer.
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Mennonites get their name from a religious leader who was named Menno Simons.
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Richard Nixon was at a convention in Dallas the day JFK was assassinated.
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The term bling-bling is in new Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
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Porn Star Asia Carrera has an IQ 40 points higher than DNA discoverer Francis Crick (155-115).
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In 1996, Bob Dole said he wasn't sure if tobacco smoking was addictive.
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It is possible to die of a caffeine overdose. One would need to drink over 100 cups of coffee in 4 hours.
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In the Scooby Doo cartoon, Shaggy's real name was Norville Rogers.
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Due to the Communist scare, the Cincinnati Reds changed their name to the Redlegs in the 1950's.
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Monroe, Adams and Jefferson are the only three presidents to die on July 4th. Adams and Jefferson both died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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The oldest person to ever swim the English Channel is Matt Damon's uncle.
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Woody Woodpecker's archrival was named Buzz Buzzard.
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In Florida, it's illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
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Elephants and dolphins can both stand on their heads.