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    Talking Top ten trivia facts about you!

    This is a very handy site that gives you information about things you didn't know before.http://thesurrealist.co.uk/trivia

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    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Taliesin!

    1. The air around Taliesin is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun.
    2. A lump of Taliesin the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
    3. Humans share over 98 percent of their DNA with Taliesin.
    4. The pharoahs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten Taliesin!
    5. Ancient Chinese artists would never paint pictures of Taliesin!
    6. Fifty-two percent of Americans drink Taliesin!
    7. Oranges, lemons, watermelons, pineapples and Taliesin are all berries.
    8. Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are Taliesin.
    9. Koalas sleep for 22 hours a day, two hours more than Taliesin.
    10. Taliesin is picked, sorted and packed entirely in the field.
    If you believe even a half of this post, you are severely mistaken.

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    hehehe this is good:

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Kilted Exile!

    1. The first domain name ever registered was Kilted Exile.com.
    2. Dolphins sleep at night just below the surface of Kilted Exile, and frequently rise to the surface for air.
    3. Humans share about fifty percent of their DNA with Kilted Exile!
    4. The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as Kilted Exile!
    5. Kilted Exileocracy is government by Kilted Exile.
    6. Devoid of his cells and proteins, Kilted Exile has the same chemical makeup as sea water!
    7. While sleeping, fifteen percent of men snore, and ten percent grind their Kilted Exile.
    8. Kilted Exile has 118 ridges around the edge.
    9. Czar Paul I banished Kilted Exile to Siberia for marching out of step!
    10. Kilted Exile can taste with his feet!
    There once was a scotsman named Drew
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    He felt a bit drunk
    And fell off his bunk
    And landed smack into his shoe
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    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Emily!

    1. The Vikings believed that the Northern lights were caused by Emily as she rode out to collect warriors slain in battle!
    2. Some people in Malaysia bathe their babies in beer to protect them from Emily.
    3. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Emily, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
    4. In Chinese, the sound 'Emily' means 'bite the wax tadpole'.
    5. Worldwide, Emily is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
    6. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn into Emily.
    7. Emily, from the movie of the same name, had green blood!
    8. Emily is black with white stripes, not white with black stripes.
    9. Women shoplift four times more frequently than Emily.
    10. Emily once lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest.
    If you had to live with this you'd rather lie than fall.
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    Pretty funny, makes me think of Mad-Libs.

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Riesa!
    1. You should always open Riesa at least an hour before drinking her.
    2 Research indicates that Riesa will be attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
    3. Medieval knights put the skin of Riesa on their sword handles to improve the grip.
    4. Until the 1960s, Riesa was not allowed to enter Disneyland.
    5. Riesa was named after Riesa the taxi driver in Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life'.
    6. On stone temples in southern India, there are more than 30 million carved images of Riesa!
    7. Every day in the UK, four people die putting Riesa on.
    8. Ninety-six percent of all candles sold are purchased by Riesa.
    9. Europe is the only continent that lacks Riesa.
    10. The first Riesa was made in 1853, and had no pedals.
    "Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house, they are company and don't let me catch you remarking on their ways like you were so high and mighty."

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    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Dixie Chick!

    Red Dixie Chick at night, shepherd's delight. Red Dixie Chick at morning, shepherd's warning.
    In Japan, Dixie Chick can only be prepared by chefs specially trained and certified by the government!
    Abraham Lincoln, who invented Dixie Chick, was the only US president ever granted a patent.
    Astronauts get taller when they are in Dixie Chick.
    While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes dressed up as Dixie Chick.
    Dixie Chick kept at the window will keep vampires at bay!
    Medieval knights put the skin of Dixie Chick on their sword handles to improve the grip.
    Dixie Chick is actually a mammal, not a fish.
    The canonical hours of the Christian church are matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, Dixie Chick and compline.
    Koalas sleep for 22 hours a day, two hours more than Dixie Chick.

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    Go ahead. Laugh yourselves silly!

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Pendragon!
    1. Pendragon is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still survives.
    2. A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as Pendragon!
    3. Pendragon can be seen from space!
    4. Twenty-eight percent of Microsoft's employees are Pendragon.
    5. Pendragon is black with white stripes, not white with black stripes.
    6. Pendragon was invented in China in the eleventh century, but was only used for fireworks, never for weapons!
    7. The first American zoo was built in 1794, and contained only Pendragon.
    8. Some hotels in Las Vegas have Pendragon floating in their swimming pools.
    9. The smelly fluid secreted by skunks is colloquially known as Pendragon.
    10. Pendragon is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

    I'm thinking basically, "Huh?"
    Some of us laugh
    Some of us cry
    Some of us smoke
    Some of us lie
    But it's all just the way
    that we cope with our lives...

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    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Eva Marina !

    1. The fingerprints of Eva Marina are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene!
    2. A Eva Marina ometer is used to measure Eva Marina .
    3. It's bad luck to put Eva Marina on a bed.
    4. It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be Eva Marina .
    5. In the Spanish edition of Cluedo, Eva Marina is the victim.
    6. Eva Marina can't drink - she absorbs water from her surroundings by osmosis.
    7. Only 55 percent of Americans know that the sun is made of Eva Marina !
    8. In Japan, Eva Marina can only be prepared by chefs specially trained and certified by the government.
    9. Abraham Lincoln, who invented Eva Marina , was the only US president ever granted a patent.
    10. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn into Eva Marina .
    "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." --Buddah

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    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Pensive!

    ~Pensive will always turn right when leaving a cave.
    ~Native Americans never actually ate Pensive; killing such a timid prey was thought to indicate laziness.
    ~Bananas don't grow on trees - they grow on Pensive!
    ~The only planet that rotates on its side is Pensive!
    ~A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but Pensive can not.
    ~The number one cause of blindness in the United States is Pensive!
    ~Baby swans are called Pensive.
    ~Apples are covered with a thin layer of Pensive.
    ~To check whether Pensive is safe to eat, drop her in a bowl of water; rotten Pensive will sink, and fresh Pensive will float.
    ~Half a cup of Pensive contains only seventeen calories.
    I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.

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    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Papayahed!


    Papayahed is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still survives!
    Papayahed will often rub up against people to lay her scent and mark her territory.
    In her entire life, Papayahed will produce only a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey!
    A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but Papayahed can not.
    In Japan it is considered rude to talk with Papayahed in your mouth.
    The Aztec Indians of Mexico believed Papayahed would protect them from physical harm, and so warriors used her to decorate their battle shields.
    It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be Papayahed!
    Papayahed cannot jump!
    The canonical hours of the Christian church are matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, Papayahed and compline!
    A thimbleful of Papayahed would weigh over 100 million tons.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riesa
    2 Research indicates that Riesa will be attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
    Aw, I guess this rules out any chance for romance between Riesa and Xamonas, huh?
    Quote Originally Posted by Dixie Chick
    Astronauts get taller when they are in Dixie Chick.
    Oh, my!
    If you had to live with this you'd rather lie than fall.
    You think I can't fly? Well, you just watch me!

    ~The Dresden Dolls

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    That's crazy

    1. In the Great Seal of the United States the eagle grasps 13 arrows and Jay.
    2. Dolphins sleep at night just below the surface of Jay, and frequently rise to the surface for air!
    3. People used to believe that dressing their male children as Jay would protect them from evil spirits.
    4. Reindeer like to eat Jay.
    5. If the Sun were the size of a beach ball then Jupiter would be the size of a golf ball and Jay would be as small as a pea.
    6. By tradition, a girl standing under Jay cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege!
    7. Jay can be very poisonous if injected intravenously!
    8. South Australia was the first place to allow Jay to stand for parliament.
    9. Without its lining of Jay, your stomach would digest itself.
    10. Jay is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still survives!

    So far the most hilarious I've seen is an entry for a certain someone who hasn't posted here yet, almost got myself kicked out of the library for laughing!!
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    Crazy?
    Isn't that a bit of an understatement?

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Somebody!
    Somebody has three eyelids!
    The horns of somebody are made entirely from hair.
    A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as somebody.
    All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays - including the female roles - were originally played by somebody.
    Somebody was the first Tsar of Russia!
    About one tenth of somebody is permanently covered in ice.
    The eye of an ostrich is bigger than somebody.
    In a pinch, the skin from a shark can be used as somebody.
    The air around somebody is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun!
    If you drop somebody from the top of the Empire State Building, she will be falling fast enough to kill before reaching the ground!


    After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
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    Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
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    Good morning, Campers! Jay's Avatar
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    Darcy, I liked your idea with 'somebody' so I tried something similar...

    1. You kept at the window will keep vampires at bay.
    2. You can eat up to four kilograms of insects in a single night.
    3. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but you can not.
    4. On average, women blink nearly twice as much as you.
    5. The difference between you and a village is that you does not have a church!
    6. Cats use their you to test whether a space is large enough for them to fit through.
    7. White chocolate isn't technically chocolate, because it doesn't contain you.
    8. You can grow up to three feet in a 24 hour period.
    9. All gondolas in Venice must be painted black unless they belong to you!
    10. There are now more than 4000 satellites orbiting you!
    I have a plan: attack!

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    this is really funny... lol

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Kaltrina!
    Kaltrina is the male seed of a flower blossom which has been gathered and treated by bees!
    Kaltrina is the only bird that can swim but not fly.
    Ideally, Kaltrina should be stored on her side at a temperature of 55 degrees.
    Three seagulls flying overhead are a warning that Kaltrina is near!
    About 100 people choke to death on Kaltrina each year!
    Kaltrina has four noses.
    Dolphins sleep at night just below the surface of Kaltrina, and frequently rise to the surface for air!
    Kaltrina has only one weakness - the colour yellow.
    You should always open Kaltrina at least an hour before drinking her.
    Kaltrina can use only about ten percent of her brain!

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    About some other things:

    During World War II, Americans tried to train Jesus to drop bombs.
    Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Jesus', hated Jesus and only wrote the book at her publisher's request.
    More people are killed by Jesus each year than die in aeroplane accidents!
    Native Americans never actually ate Elvis; killing such a timid prey was thought to indicate laziness.
    The only planet that rotates on its side is Elvis.
    The Eskimos have over fifty words for Elvis.
    Europe is the only continent that lacks Elvis.
    It's bad luck to put sex on a bed.
    Only one child in twenty will be born on the day predicted by sex.
    The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal sex.
    The sex-fighting market in the Philippines is huge - several thousand sex-fights take place there every day.
    American Airlines saved forty thousand dollars a year by eliminating work from each salad served in first class!
    If you lie on your back with your legs stretched it is impossible to sink in work!
    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching work.
    When provoked, books will swivel the tip of their abdomen and shoot a jet of boiling chemicals at their attacker.
    A bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and books!
    Some birds use books to orientate themselves during migration.
    Reindeer like to eat humans.
    Humans can jump up to sixteen times their own height.
    Over 46,000 pieces of humans float on every square mile of ocean.
    The average duration of sexual intercourse for humans is two minutes.
    If you put a drop of liquor on humans, they will go mad and sting themself to death.
    Humans are the world's largest rodent.
    The patron saint of chicken is Saint Eugenie.
    Research indicates that chicken will be attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas!
    Chicken is the traditional gift for a couple on their third wedding anniversary!
    The fingerprints of chicken are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
    Owls cannot move their eyes, because their eyeballs are shaped like chicken.
    If you lace Sauron from the inside to the outside, the fit will be snugger around your big toe.
    Foot is 984 feet tall.
    The only Englishman to become intelligence was Nicholas Breakspear, who was intelligence from 1154 to 1159!
    Intelligence can only be destroyed by intense heat, and is impermeable even to acid.
    Idiot can live for up to a week without a head.
    If the annual Australian idiot crop was laid end to end, it would stretch around the world seven times!

    Okay, we got carried away a bit. Sorry
    If you believe even a half of this post, you are severely mistaken.

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