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packman

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Tue Jul 26, 2022, 10:37 AM Jul 2022

Some things to make your day complete --- 135 Facts

The 100 folds in a chef's toque are said to represent 100 ways to cook an egg.


In curling, good sportsmanship and politeness are essential.

Congratulating opponents and abstaining from trash talk are part of what's known as the "Spirit of Curling."

In 1974, the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis published a paper titled "The Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of a Case of 'Writer's Block."

It contained a total of zero words.

Guinness once estimated that 93,000 liters of beer are lost in facial hair each year in the UK alone.





In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck.




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Some things to make your day complete --- 135 Facts (Original Post) packman Jul 2022 OP
Agreed. Who wants to get hit onside of the head with a curling stone? Sneederbunk Jul 2022 #1
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