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#21

There is small municipal uncontrolled airport in the middle of nowhere (6 miles from where I live) that the locals got state and or federal funding to make a runway that could handle a 737.
I just about died laughing when I found out. After all, there’s not much around here to make this place a destination. It’s just a rest stop on the way to Arches National Park and the other southern recreational areas.
But that’s not the really funny part. The airport has served well as a safe place for the larger planes to land in emergencies and has had several jets re-routed there (9-11, type stuff). We also see private jets landing there on a regular basis now (Have to be careful about those jack rabbits sprinting across the runway though).

Well, now that the airport actually proving itself and getting more frequent use etc………

DID YOU KNOW-

That yesterday, the local officials made it known in the local newspaper that they want to make a shooting range there? (When my mother read the article, she laughed so hard I thought she’d have a stroke)
Out here in the “wild” west, I guess just about anything that flies, is considered skeet.
Think of the convenience. Now the shooters don’t have to waste their energy yelling “Pull!”

#22

The only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard.

The most sensitive finger is the forefinger.

#23

Okay, a silly one I learned last weekend:

Did you know that you can roast marshmallow peeps over a bonfire but that they leave a strange after-taste? (and they don’t really work for S’mores and some people get really appalled when you impale the peeps on sharp sticks, especially if you make frantic peeping noises while you’re impaling the peeps)

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no relation to Vlad the impaler

#24

Did you know that if you try to hold a sneeze in you can fracture a rib?
Or that if you sneeze too hard you can cause haemorrhaging in your brain and ultimately die of internal bleeding?

#25

Did you know that humans are the only animals that sneeze with their mouth open?

#26

OK I kinda stole this from the Show John Doe on FOX, If you havent seen it, Its about a guy who knows everything…I mean Everything… anyways

There are 336 dimples in a regulation PGA golfball

#27

I’ve always found this one amusing:

Did you know that Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the technical name for “fear of long words”? (How cruel!)

Taken from www.phobialist.com.

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#28

Did you know that all polar bears are left handed?

#29

Did you know if you keep thinking your wish, it would happen.
Did you know our time is speeding up.
and
Did you know my team was Canadian Regional Winner last year, but end up with second last place this year. :slight_smile:

#30

Elephants can’t jump. Every other mammal can.

Will Clark hit a home run in his first at-bat in college, the Olympics, and the Major Leagues.

#31

Did you know that an ostrich’s eye is larger than its brain?

#32

Did you know that there was a study that lasted for 80 years in which 200,000 ostriches were observed, and that throughout the entire study there was not a single reported case of an ostrich either burying its head in the sand or obviously attempting to do so.

#33

*Originally posted by Marygrace *
**Did you know that team 294’s contol board is made out of a real surf board? **

Here is a link so you can see it:
the surfboard

#34

*Originally posted by Thos *
**Did you know that there was a study that lasted for 80 years in which 200,000 ostriches were observed, and that throughout the entire study there was not a single reported case of an ostrich either burying its head in the sand or obviously attempting to do so. **

:frowning: chuckle I was partial to that myth.
http://www.whitesoftheirlies.com/gifs/ostrich.jpg

#35

Here are some interesting cat facts:

Did you know:
Cat urine glows in the dark. Turn off the lights to see it.

A cat cannot see directly under its nose. That explains why it may have a hard time finding tiny treats on the floor.

Cats can’t taste sweets.

Every cat’s nose pad is unique, and no two nose prints are the same.

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Hand in hand
Is the only way to land
And always the right way round
Not broken in pieces
Like hated little meeces… -Love Cats, by the Cure

#36

Did you know that the famous Wright brothers drew straws to choose who would fly their first airplane?

#37

Did you know I’m going to be REALLY nice and considerate to future Megaforce members who do not attend New Tech High? Because I really hate the feeling of being left out and wouldn’t want to inflict that feeling on anyone else.

#38

Did you know…
shrimp often change gender from male to female after a year of sexual activity?

http://home.att.ne.jp/blue/jorgs/sushi-ani3.gif

#39

Did you know that Gerbils can chew through metal?

#40

Did you know that all California Sheepheads (a fish) are born male, and the males have a duel to determine who turns into a female to mate?