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    You can fit the contents of one Olympic-sized swimming pool into one Olympic-sized swimming pool.
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    The human body is not a singular entity it's actually a ecosystem - which comprises Human DNA, as well as DNA from numerous virus, bacterial, etc which inhabited it.

    Without some of these micro organisms you would die, however if you die some of the micro organisms may move to another host, meaning that actually part of you will live on after your death. Parts of you could be immortal

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    The external side panel of a Corsa D (2007/8) glovebox has a little shark moulded into it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raffe View Post
    The external side panel of a Corsa D (2007/8) glovebox has a little shark moulded into it.
    OK, i'll bite (pardon the pun).

    Really?

    Why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikee View Post
    OK, i'll bite (pardon the pun).

    Really?

    Why?
    Yes...link.

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    Three of the first five US Presidents all died on Independence Day. In the cases of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, it was the same day - July 4th 1826, which is the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

    Adams was said to have remarked on his death bed that, at least Jefferson was still alive, unaware that he'd died a couple of hours earlier and the telegram hadn't arrived yet.

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    The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."

    111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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    The King James Bible was published in 1611; work had started on the translation in 1610 when William Shakespeare was 46 years old. The 46th word of Psalm 46 is 'shake' and the 46th word from the end of Psalm 46 is 'spear'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonK View Post
    The King James Bible was published in 1611; work had started on the translation in 1610 when William Shakespeare was 46 years old. The 46th word of Psalm 46 is 'shake' and the 46th word from the end of Psalm 46 is 'spear'.
    In my copy "spear" is the 47th last word:

    9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

    10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

    11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
    There are 45 words before "shake" and 46 words after "spear".

    I suppose if you knock off the last word "Selah" on the grounds we don't know exactly what it means* you can persuade it to work

    *best guess atm seems to be that its an instruction to the performers

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    The maximum diameter of the solid rocket boosters on the Space Shuttle was indirectly constrained by the design of Roman Chariots 2000 years earlier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Nuttington View Post
    The maximum diameter of the solid rocket boosters on the Space Shuttle was indirectly constrained by the design of Roman Chariots 2000 years earlier.
    *intrigued*

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlphaOmega View Post
    *intrigued*
    something to do with rail gauges based on width of roman carts etc.. . had too google that one
    I assume there was rail transport involved int he SRBs somewhere

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    Juan Pujol García was awarded the Iron Cross and an MBE during World War II

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    2 by 4 pieces of wood are actually 1.5 x 3.5

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    The McDonald’s Filet O’ Fish was invented for Catholics who couldn’t eat meat on Fridays.

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    When Sweden plays Denmark, the scoreboard will display SWE-DEN. The unused letters remaining are DEN-MARK.

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    Ashley Young is the oldest player on the England squad. The last time that the oldest player on a world cup team was called Young was 1998 and the team was South Korea

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    The population of China increases by the population of Iceland every month.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    When Sweden plays Denmark, the scoreboard will display SWE-DEN. The unused letters remaining are DEN-MARK.
    Superb!

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    There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TKH View Post
    There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth.
    There are more stars in the universe than seconds of time that have passed since Earth formed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    When Sweden plays Denmark, the scoreboard will display SWE-DEN. The unused letters remaining are DEN-MARK.
    Unless they’re playing in Denmark!

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    Alaska is the most northern, western and eastern state in the United States.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    Unless they’re playing in Denmark!
    Smartarse I did consider adding 'at home' but then decided that it was implied.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    Smartarse :smug.
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    Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympic Games awarded medals in sculpture, painting, music and architecture.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jardine32 View Post
    Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympic Games awarded medals in sculpture, painting, music and architecture.
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    You omitted to mention literature, see WikiLink.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xantiagib View Post
    something to do with rail gauges based on width of roman carts etc.. . had too google that one
    I assume there was rail transport involved int he SRBs somewhere
    Thanks, gib. I'll do a bit of research.

    Next up. Sporting philosophers.

    Camus didn't play for Algeria. Or France.

    But he was a goalkeeper and did love football.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlphaOmega View Post
    Thanks, gib. I'll do a bit of research.

    Next up. Sporting philosophers.

    Camus didn't play for Algeria. Or France.

    But he was a goalkeeper and did love football.
    And he got a namecheck in red dwarf.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xantiagib View Post
    something to do with rail gauges based on width of roman carts etc.. . had too google that one
    I assume there was rail transport involved int he SRBs somewhere
    That's the one. The SRBs were transported by rail from manufacturer to Kennedy Space centre. The rail route had tunnels that set the max diameter. Tunnel size was defined by rail gauge. Rail gauge by standard cart size etc right back to the Romans. I have actually seen the argument taken a little further resulting in SRB diameter being defined by the width of a horses backside!

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