cliaz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) 1. The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. 2. Pinocchio was made of pine. 3. The hundred billionth Crayola crayon ever produced was Perriwinkle Blue. 4. More people in China speak English than in the United States. 5. The best beaches for surfing face west. 6. The shortest word in the English language to contain the letters A,B,C,D,E, and F is: ‘Feedback’ 7. 45% of dollar bills you'll ever own have been in a stripper's g-string. 8. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. 9. Jack Bauer is so tough he got Hellen Keller to talk. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: GANDHI ASSASSINATED: January 30, 1948 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic. Edited January 30, 2006 by cliaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 1. The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. 2. Pinocchio was made of pine. 3. The hundred billionth Crayola crayon ever produced was Perriwinkle Blue. 4. More people in China speak English than in the United States. 5. The best beaches for surfing face west. 6. The shortest word in the English language to contain the letters A,B,C,D,E, and F is: ‘Feedback’ 7. 45% of dollar bills you'll ever own have been in a stripper's g-string. 8. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. 9. Jack Bauer is so tough he got Hellen Keller to talk. 1295872[/snapback] I would have to say that at best, some of these are guesses (educated or otherwise). 2, 3, and 7 are guesses. 5 is an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 1. The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. 1295872[/snapback] yes but how do you pronounce it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 7. 45% of dollar bills you'll ever own have been in a stripper's g-string. 1295872[/snapback] For some of us that percentage is much higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 5 is an opinion. 1295886[/snapback] I imagine that it is probably more fact than opinion, based on tides, currents, wave size, etc. All I know is the Jersey Shore ain't got nothing on Cali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanruiz13 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 9. Jack Bauer is so tough he got Hellen Keller to talk. 1295872[/snapback] At least we know that #9 is a fact... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cherni Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I imagine that it is probably more fact than opinion, based on tides, currents, wave size, etc. All I know is the Jersey Shore ain't got nothing on Cali. 1296095[/snapback] +1, there is definitely a logical explanation to why the beaches facing west produce better waves. I don't know what it is, but I bet someone out there does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Jan 30 1649 Oliver Cromwell beheads the British monarch King Charles I, at Whitehall. Jan 30 1835 Andrew Jackson is the subject of the first recorded assassination attempt on a U.S. president. After a man fires shots at him, Jackson beat the shucks out of his would-be assassin. Jan 30 1945 The largest maritime disaster in history leaves 7700 dead after a Soviet submarine torpedoes the Nazi ship Wilhelm Gustoff. Jan 30 1948 Mohandas K. Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse. Jan 30 1962 Two of the Flying Wallendas die when their human pyramid of seven people collapses in Detroit. Jan 30 1968 North Vietnam launches the Tet Offensive, in which they suffer a defeat and 46,000 dead, but shocks the complacent American television viewer who had been led to believe the war was won. Jan 30 1972 British troops kill 13 unarmed marchers in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. This incident becomes known as "Bloody Sunday" and marks the beginning of a new extended round of violence. Jan 30 1973 G. Gordon Liddy found guilty of Watergate charges. Jan 30 1976 George HW Bush becomes directory of the Central Intelligence Agency, a position which he holds until 1977. Perhaps he knows who killed Kennedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I imagine that it is probably more fact than opinion, based on tides, currents, wave size, etc. All I know is the Jersey Shore ain't got nothing on Cali. 1296095[/snapback] +1, there is definitely a logical explanation to why the beaches facing west produce better waves. I don't know what it is, but I bet someone out there does. 1296218[/snapback] Probably has something to do with the spin of the Earth (coriolis effect?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 5. The best beaches for surfing face west. 1295872[/snapback] After living in California, all I have to say is, "DUH!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 7. 45% of dollar bills you'll ever own have been in a stripper's g-string. 1295872[/snapback] Yeah, RIGHT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Yeah, RIGHT!!! 1296277[/snapback] You can always tell mine because I fold them in a very special way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 5. The best beaches for surfing face west. 1295872[/snapback] Not on Nantucket. The best surf is south. Long Island Sound is to the west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Searched a bit online and there is definitely no consensus on a direction the beach should face for the best surfing. Different in the US than in Australia, than in South Africa than in Costa Rica. Opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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