Fact of the day

a whale out of water is called beached or breached one of the two

or sushi

Iceland has the most nobel laureates / capita of any country in the world.

They've only ever won one prize (literature, 1955) but their population is very very small.

Winston Churchill's mother had a snake tattooed on her wrist

Iceland has the most nobel laureates / capita of any country in the world.

They've only ever won one prize (literature, 1955) but their population is very very small.

Related statistical artifact: the "most dangerous" country in the world (where tourists are most likely to be killed or injured) is... Switzerland.

Down to skiing, rather than Colonel Gaddafi.

England and France have had thirty or so wars since the Norman conquest.

England and France secretly considered joining into one country in the 1950s.

Needs to be cited.

@ Seeds
Marx died in 88
Philips founded in 91

Marxism = timetravel?

i agree that you need feet to jump. I am prepared to be disproved by wikipedia.

You need ankles to jump, Elephants don't have them, that's why they can't jump.

The guy that founded Phillips is Karl Marx's uncle cousin

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@ Seeds
Marx died in 88
Philips founded in 91

Marxism = timetravel?

Not necessarily. Think about it.

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Lion, not Gerard. Wikipedia is not the only fruit.

Needs to be cited.

Winston's mum's tattoo

Anglo-French Wars

Suggested Anglo-French Union (followed by France offering to join the Commonwealth)

Can't dig up a source for deaths/injuries per tourist in Switzerland, so I'll let that one go as apocryphal.

Menzbier Marmots that cannot strip a starter motor from a 97 Ford Escort. FACT

So the guy who CO-founded Phillips, and didn't get his name in company title was his uncle.

You should have stuck to Gerard.

oh and i did think about it.
Marxism must equal time travel!

ssshhh, don't mention the 'M' word or you know who'll be here in a minute...

So the guy who CO-founded Phillips, and didn't get his name in company title was his uncle.

You should have stuck to Gerard.

oh and i did think about it.
Marxism must equal time travel!

They're both called Philips...?

But maybe they should have called it the Philips(es) corporation. I'll write to them.

Also:

1) It's possible for an uncle to outlive a nephew(!!)
2) It's even possible for an uncle to be younger than his own nephew(!!)

ssshhh....... don't mention the 'M' word or......... you know who'll be here.............. in a minute...

Fixed

They're both called Philips...?

But maybe they should have called it the Philips(es) corporation. I'll write to them.

Also:

1) It's possible for an uncle to outlive a nephew(!!)
2) It's even possible for an uncle to be younger than his own nephew(!!)

FOTD : Windups are fun.
One of my Uncles if 16, i am 19.

Also, wikipedia may not be the only source of info on the internet, but i cant find anything on Lion Philips.
He must be the one with the time machine.
Also what book was that from? i cant open your link

FOTD : Windups are fun.
One of my Uncles if 16, i am 19.

Ha, fair play. :)

Also, wikipedia may not be the only source of info on the internet, but i cant find anything on Lion Philips.
He must be the one with the time machine.
Also what book was that from? i cant open your link

History in Dutch Studies, as found on Google Books.

It's mentioned offhand here and here and here.

You can also read Marx's letters to Lion Philips online.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwQjGXj45A

Fred Savage of the wonder years named his daughter Lily.

Contrary to popular belief, chickens cannot drive.

There is no consistent theory of truth that meets the principle of bivalence (that every sentence must be either true or false).

There is no consistent theory of truth that meets the principle of bivalence (that every sentence must be either true or false).

Determinately true or false, mind. But +1.