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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.04.06 19:15:00 -
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You surely know the story of Dracula, the vampire who lived in Transylvania. Did you ever wonder why Dracula was said to come from this mountainous region of Romania?
Vlad Dracul was a ruler in part of Romania during the fifteenth century. He led his people against the Turks, who were then invading the region. He took the nickname Dracul, which means "dragon" in Romania.
Vial's son, who called himself Vlad Dracula in honor of his father, became known for his harsh treatment of Germans who were living in the region. These Germans spread tales that Vlad Dracula was a "monster." But he is still remembered as a hero in Romania.
In the 1890's, the Irish writer Bram Stoker decided to write a story about vampires. The belief in vampires, souls of dead people who suck the blood of the living, was common in eastern European countries. Because of Vlad Dracula's reputation as a "monster," Stoker used his name for the vampire in his story and made Romania the vampire's home.
The seventh child horn to a family is considered lucky in England, Ireland, and some other countries. But according to Romanian legend, the seventh child will become a vampire after death..
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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.04.07 17:45:00 -
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Prosopagnosia refers to the inability to identify people by their faces. In severe cased prosopagnosia a person may not be able to identify themselves in a mirror.
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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.05.08 19:57:00 -
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Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show "Scooby-Doo." Casey Kasem, being a strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the show.
/facepalm
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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.05.19 20:46:00 -
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In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum.
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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.05.21 20:02:00 -
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When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart.
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Anos Tammo
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Posted - 2009.05.21 23:10:00 -
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Free bump for the most interesting bumps in a recruitment thread I've ever come accross.
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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.05.22 20:06:00 -
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Cold Shade
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Posted - 2009.05.22 20:24:00 -
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!
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Cold Shade
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Posted - 2009.05.22 21:46:00 -
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The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times
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Cold Shade
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Posted - 2009.05.22 23:09:00 -
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Chop-suey is not a native Chinese dish, it was created in California by Chinese immigrants
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Cold Shade
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Posted - 2009.05.22 23:26:00 -
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Despite the hump, a camel's spine is straight
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Cold Shade
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Posted - 2009.05.23 10:42:00 -
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The childrens' nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-Round-The-Rosies' actually refers to the Black Death which killed about 30 million people in the fourteenth-century
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Neamus
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Posted - 2009.06.08 18:06:00 -
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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Storm Moonsong
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Posted - 2009.06.08 18:14:00 -
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FACTION COMMENTS: Amarr: God says I'm better than you, so just stop fighting back. Caldari: I don't need a fast ship, I can hit you from here. Minmatar: Hold on, as soon as I find something heavy, I'll kill you with it. Gallente: Just wait 'til I get in range....
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phantom ghost
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Posted - 2009.06.09 11:29:00 -
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"80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women"
That must mean that the other 20% is of Internet Spaceship then |
Neamus
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Posted - 2009.06.11 21:09:00 -
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After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States.
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