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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    A group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest, is known as a “clutch.”
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    this one's awesome! :D

    A large percentage of the budget for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was donated by members of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    from the Canadians I knew...this rings true!!! *(double-double);)

    Other than tap water, coffee is the favorite beverage among adult Canadians, who reportedly consume an average of 2.6 cups per day.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    The US interstate system requires that one in every fives miles of a highway to be straight. These straight strips serve as emergency purposes for airplanes and military causes.

    Sorry, not true.

    http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/mayjun00/onemileinfive.htm
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    this one's awesome! :D

    A large percentage of the budget for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was donated by members of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
    Not on the fact site, but related:

    The Life of Brian was entirely financed by George Harrison out of his own pocket.
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  • Cocaine_Nosejob
    Cocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    Birds cock their heads at the ground not to listen for prey (such as insects or worms) but to better see them.
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