| Do you like trivia games? |
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| Only 2 out of 3 Gians like trivia games. |
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 Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:30 pm
(I feel crummy about the short little trivia I write each time. Everything's true, but I have to remember things off the top of my head. So here's three facts neutral )
The number four is unlucky in Chinese; synonymous with death.
White flowers at a wedding mean death.
Giving a clock to a person on their birthday means you want their 'time to run out'.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:40 am
fortune cookies were not invented in china.
they were invented in california.
ninja
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:43 am
The brain uses more than 25% of the oxygen used by the human body.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:39 pm
The number eight is lucky in the Chinese culture.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:09 pm
Paper was first invented in China in 105 AD. It was a closely guarded secret and didn’t reach Eurupe until the 8th century.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:50 am
Succubi are vampiresses - or in some legends, demonesses, y'know, anything female and evil probably works in those stories - who seduce human men.
Incubi are the exact opposite, men seducing women, usually used to explain away unexpected pregnancies.
Anyone who didn't know I read Twilight before, definitely knows now.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:00 pm
in the US if you tunneled through the center of the earth to the other side you have better chance of ending up in australia. not china.
ninja
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:41 pm
Ever got your jeans wet while walking in the rain? Even if only the hem touched a puddle of water, through the process of 'wicking' your entire leg can get soaked.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:51 pm
The Fibonacci sequence was modeled after the mating habits of rabbits.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:24 pm
Less than 1% of Alaska is private property
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:07 pm
In Japan the average student takes 30 driving lessons.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:47 pm
Truffles are not only chocolates, but also the name of a type of mushrooms/roots that certain pigs are trained especially to sniff out.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:30 pm
St. Bernards are dogs that, for whatever reason, have developed a stereotype of carrying kegs around their neck full of spirits for their masters on cold wintry days.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:41 pm
Liddy Riddles was the first woman to win the Iditarod (the longest dog sled race in Alaska)
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:06 pm
An oryx is a species of antelope (too many crosswords, have I done recently). mrgreen
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