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In reply to the discussion: What interesting fact or ridiculous fact do you know? [View all]FirefighterJo
(212 posts)131. The reason
Behind the both hands trotthle up is a dual signal. On one one side, both pilots need to feel confident about the plane before switching land to air. But by taking the throttle together they send the clear message of we have each other s back. The horror tales that are 0.0001% of daily life are to be dismissed. 99.999% of the pilots are able masters. So enjoy the flight
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Thank you hlthe2b. That is so funny. Thanks for the fact. I didn;t now about the dog noses.
debm55
Apr 20
#14
Dog's spend time finding just the right "spot" because they are attempting to align their "poop" with the earth's
hlthe2b
Apr 20
#12
HAHAHAHAHAHAH, No but Dolly walks in a circle before she poops. I thought all dogs do that.
debm55
Apr 20
#100
Thank you, I didn;t know that. I really wouldn't want to eat one now. ty for your fact.
debm55
Apr 20
#35
A horseshoe crab's blood is blue because it's based on copper rather than iron.
Ocelot II
Apr 20
#25
My aunt would say to say to my cousin ---those jeans can stand in the corner by themselves.
debm55
Apr 20
#75
Ty We always sit behind the wing, I really don't like to fly in planes. I really like the take off and landing.
debm55
Apr 20
#95
TH I will have to remember that at about the wing. The only time I am worried about take off and landing is at Logan
debm55
Apr 20
#121
The word "exist" comes from the Latin ex-sistere, meaning to stand out (as from a background)
RobertDevereaux
Apr 20
#52
Pat Paulsen held the Junior Varsity pole vaulting record at Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, Ca...
Brother Buzz
Apr 20
#59
Thank you underpants. I didn't know bananas had sex, Thought they were fruit from a tree.Cool fact.
debm55
Apr 20
#61
Yes I understand cross pollination. Did you know that to grow pears you have to have a male tree and a female tree?
debm55
Apr 20
#64
also pecans. Although my mother in law had a very prolific pear tree, and it was the only tree in her yard
yellowdogintexas
Apr 22
#166
Clarence Thomas was a lecherous creep in the 1970s long before he became a justice on the Supreme Court.
gordianot
Apr 20
#83
To determine if you see a dog or cat paw print, dog prints have toenail marks, cats' do not. Their claws are retracted.
nature-lover
Apr 20
#129
Ancient Romans used to drop a piece of toast into their wine for good health - hence why we 'raise a toast'.
ailsagirl
Apr 20
#136
Marx Brothers. I can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like growing up in that house!!!
yellowdogintexas
Apr 22
#167
I think the most amazing fact of American history is that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day....
Goodheart
Apr 20
#139
The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using only the uppermost row of letters is
Harker
Apr 21
#147
Thank you Harker. There are so many things on this thread of things I didn't know.
debm55
Apr 21
#148
TY Emile, when I was in nursing school, we were taught that taller people have more heart problems.
debm55
Apr 21
#155
I am sorry Deb. It is a closely held secret of the Plumber's Guild. If I disclosed the answer
Chainfire
Apr 22
#163
Of course, pie are square is just liberal lies. Everyone knows that cornbread are square.
Chainfire
Apr 22
#164
Our National Park System includes the World's Longest Cave, Largest Geyser Field and Largest Canyon
yellowdogintexas
Apr 22
#171
The temperature of the water at the bottom of Lake Superior on January 1, 1901
LeonidPlanck
Apr 22
#172