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Toaster @ January 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

1. An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
 2.  Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
3.  Only food that does not spoil: honey.
4.  When […]

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15 Strange Phobias

rhynelie @ November 7, 2007 # 3 Comments

Love that adrenaline rush after fear? See if you’re afraid of these things!
1. Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
2. Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
3. Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
4. Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
5. Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
6. Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
7. Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
8. Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
9. Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
10. […]

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20 Interesting Facts

Jasmine @ August 10, 2007 # One Comment

1. A zebra is white with black stripes.
2. All the planets in our solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
3. Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards.
4. Insects do not make noises with their voices. The noise of bees, mosquitoes and other buzzing insects is […]

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A simple Story of Chairman Mao….A Cat, and Pepper

commanderjay @ June 15, 2007 # No Comment Yet

 This would be my first Post.
Hopefully This would be the first of a Long line of stories and Fables I collect and Read
Enjoy
A Short and Simple Story How Chairman Mao thinks
The Chairman called a meeting with his two trusted people in the government. Liu (his Number 2) and Premier Zhou
Mao : How would […]

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What the Doctor Did Not Tell You

Jasmine @ August 14, 2006 # One Comment

Next time you get any of these ailments, check out your fridge, your dresser and maybe even your cleaning items before going to the drugstore.

Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately — without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional “pain relievers.”

Did you know that […]

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