cliaz Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 1. In Idaho Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime. 2. Canada imports approx. 822 Russian-made hockey sticks on an average day. 3. It takes about 142.18 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop. 4. Cymophobia is the fear of waves or wave like motions. 5. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards." 6. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ate roasted turkey from foil packets at their first meal on the moon. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: GERMANS UNLEASH U-BOATS: January 31, 1917 On January 31, 1917, Germany announces the renewal of unlimited submarine warfare in the Atlantic, and German torpedo-armed submarines prepare to attack any and all ships, including civilian passenger carriers, said to be sited in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. None of the 25 Americans on board were killed, and all were later picked up by a British steamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 On this day, for the first time... I have no wise ass comments about any of the random facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cherni Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 3. It takes about 142.18 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop. 1297102[/snapback] I heard it takes H8tank only 9 licks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I heard it takes H8tank only 9 licks. 1297286[/snapback] Be careful or H8 might call you a douchebag or something mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cherni Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Be careful or H8 might call you a douchebag or something mean 1297300[/snapback] Been there, done that. Just casting a line, wanna see if I get a bite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Been there, done that. Just casting a line, wanna see if I get a bite... 1297313[/snapback] I can almost assure you that your expedition will most likely result in a bite or 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cherni Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I can almost assure you that your expedition will most likely result in a bite or 2 1297316[/snapback] LOL. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Jan 31 1945 Private Eddie Slovik is the first U.S. soldier to be shot for desertion since the Civil War. Jan 31 1950 President Truman gives the go-ahead for the development of Edward Teller's hydrogen bomb. Jan 31 1961 The United States sends its first space monkey into space, Ham the chimpanzee. His Mercury/Redstone 2 achieves an altitude of 158 miles. Jan 31 1974 Ted Bundy commits what is sometimes regarded as his first murder, Lynda Ann Healy, a 21 year old senior at the University of Washington. Her skull is not found until a year later. By the time he was executed, Bundy had committed nearly 30 murders, mostly women with dark long hair. It is believed that he may have murdered as early as 1961, when he was 15, but proof is at best circumstantial. Jan 31 1989 Copies of the March Playboy with LaToya Jackson posing with... snakes! hit the newsstands. She also has a snake tattoo. Face it, the lady really really likes snakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 3. It takes about 142.18 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop. 1297102[/snapback] That's it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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