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Old 12-03-2012, 09:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Before Abraham Lincoln was assasinated, he drew a sketch of the towncar that would eventually bare his name.
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Old 12-03-2012, 09:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The Washington Monument was not modeled after George Washington's penis. It was actually modeled after George Washington Carver's penis.
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Richard Nixon was the was the first Quaker president.
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Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool. He changed it every 2 innings.
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Dental floss was named after the first Canadian Prime Minster Raymond Floss who won the election with his campaign slogan "let's try not to look British."
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In Austria, the date a man officially becomes divorced from his significant other is also called his Independence Day.
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The Washington Monument was not modeled after George Washington's penis. It was actually modeled after George Washington Carver's penis.
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Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn!
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How do you...? Nevermind.
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Fun fact:

In Indonesia, it is legal for a man to nurse his male child, but illegal for a woman to nurse her male child.
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Everyone in prison was born on either a Monday or Wednesday.
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I call BS here.
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Fun fact:

Using a high powered microphone, it is possible to hear sperm scream when they are crushed to death in a waded up a Kleenex.
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Using a high powered microphone, it is possible to hear sperm scream when they are crushed to death in a waded up a Kleenex.
What about when they are swallowed?
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What about when they are swallowed?
You can hear them with a stethoscope. But only in the first 18 seconds.
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You can hear them with a stethoscope. But only in the first 18 seconds.
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Well I was born on a saturday...I'm going to go on a crime spree, I'll be back in a few hours since I know I won't go to prison!
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Benjamin Franklin was known to frequent sex clubs and participate in orgies.

John F. Kennedy took steroids before running for president to appear stronger and more powerful.

Abraham Lincoln slept in the same bed with a man for a few years. It is not known if they were ever sexual partners.
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Well I was born on a saturday...I'm going to go on a crime spree, I'll be back in a few hours since I know I won't go to prison!
doesn't mean you wont get shot by the police...
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Photos or it didn't happen.


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