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Postby jon_jinn » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:50 pm

yep. quite a simple thread eh?
rules:
simply post an interesting fact and you pass. you can make comments on interesting facts posted by others but you still need to post one of your own interesting facts to pass.
the fact must be INTERESTING
please don't include the names of any members in CAA and keep the thread clean.

okay. i'll start by posting my interesting fact:
the longest one syllable word in the english dictionary is "screeched".
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"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper

"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)

"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper

"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper

"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul

"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll

"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther

"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)

"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan

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Postby dyzzispell » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:15 pm

Did you know you can't sneeze with your eyes open? Try it, they close every time!

(Thank you, interesting-fact-Snapple-lids!) :lol:
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Postby White Raven » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:30 pm

Did you know that flies see our fastest movements in slow-motion.
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Postby Esoteric » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:42 pm

Screeched..really? Wow.

Hmm, well let's see. In order to succesfully play a digeridoo, you have to learn circular breathing. That's the ability to breathe in through your nose while still forcing air out through your mouth. I...can't do it.
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Postby Authority3000 » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:10 pm

The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side (i.e. the first 8 moves in total) in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
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Postby oro! » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:16 pm

Rick Steve's Europe beat Steve Jobs in the top searches on Google.

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Postby Doubleshadow » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:25 pm

Really, Esoteric? Wow. Ah, after some searching, I think I found a good one. This is certainly news to me.

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Postby SnoringFrog » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:43 pm

The lowest known note in the universe is a B Flat 57 octaves below middle C emanating from a Black Hole in the Perseus galaxy. It's said to be a joyful sound, alhtough it's not able to be perceived by the human ear.
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Postby Animus Seed » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:02 pm

The first question spoken in the Old Testament is God's: "[Adam] Where are you?" Conversely, the first question spoken in the New Testament is a man's: "Where is He [Jesus]?"
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Postby jon_jinn » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:25 pm

nice intereting facts guys. here's another one from me:

shakespeare invented over 1,700 words in the english dictionary.
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur

"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper

"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)

"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper

"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper

"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul

"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll

"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther

"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)

"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan

"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:33 pm

70% of the world's surface is covered in water. Before the Great Flood it was more likely 30% water, 70% land.
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Postby Animus Seed » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:36 pm

Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:70% of the world's surface is covered in water.


The amount of the world's surface covered by water (roughly 65-70%) is equal to the amount of water that makes up the human body.
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Postby jon_jinn » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:49 pm

prepared to be grossed out...

an average chocolate bar has a LEAST eight insect legs in it.
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- John MacArthur

"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper

"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)

"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper

"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper

"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul

"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll

"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther

"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)

"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan

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Postby ShadowCat » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:13 pm

If you force your eyes open during a sneeze, your eyeballs will come out...
*is not responsible for any stupid stunts you guyses attempt* >.<
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:02 pm

dyzzispell wrote:Did you know you can't sneeze with your eyes open? Try it, they close every time!

(Thank you, interesting-fact-Snapple-lids!) :lol:


There's a good reason for this. (And also why I recommend you DON'T try it.)

Your eyes closing every time is your body's automatic response to keep your eyes from flying out of your head from the force caused by the sneeze. Seriously. It's a medical fact.
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Postby Oh Serenity » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:08 pm

It takes an aluminium can 300-500 years to be decomposed back into the Earth

(AKA RECYCLE... also I think its 500, and 300 is for plastic bottles? Not sure!)
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:42 pm

Interesting and sweet fact:

The late, great Crocodille Hunter Steve Irwin, and his wife Terri, met at Australia Zoo, and have a picture of their first meeting! KAWAII!!
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Postby Technomancer » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:32 am

The last battle to be fought on Canadian soil was the battle of Batoche in 1885.
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Postby Mega.EXE » Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:55 am

I'm a Torpedo :grin:
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:59 am

In Japanese, Chinese, and Korean (I think it is^^) all have the same word for the number 3: "ni".
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Postby dyzzispell » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:29 am

Tenshi no Ai wrote:In Japanese, Chinese, and Korean (I think it is^^) all have the same word for the number 3: "ni".


"Ni" is 2 in Japanese - "san" is 3...
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:34 am

dyzzispell wrote:"Ni" is 2 in Japanese - "san" is 3...


My bad^^ Meant "san"^^ Except I know it sounds a little different when said in Chinese, but same basic thing^^


...and Devin if you're reading this don't even try to use this against me >_< Another mistake, mmmk??
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Postby mitsuki lover » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:58 am

The grandfather of Abraham Lincoln was also named Abraham Lincoln.The grandfather was killed at his homestead in Kentucky by Indians,the grandson was
assisinated in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.Both grandfather and grandson named one of their sons Thomas.
The American General that the British surrendered to at Yorktown was not Washington but Lincoln,General Benjamin Lincoln.Washington made them surrender to Lincoln for two reasons:
1)Cornwallis pretended to be ill because he did not want the dishonor of surrendering his troops to the 'Rebels' and so Washington decided that he would not accept surrender from a subordinate.
2)It was revenge for Lincoln's humiliating surrender of Charleston earlier.
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Postby Doubleshadow » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:15 pm

Mosaics that read "Beware of Dog" could be found on doorsteps in ancient Roman cities.
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Postby Icarus » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:28 pm

e^(PI*i)=-1
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Postby fairyprincess90 » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:33 pm

ehem.
if barbie was a real person... she'd have to be on all fours because her porportions are all off ^_^
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Postby Authority3000 » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:51 pm

Icarus wrote:e^(PI*i)=-1
Be careful, that post nearly gave me a seizer. :P


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Postby fairyprincess90 » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:57 pm

you know what is an interesting fact? that bananas are yellow, they taste good, and they are healthy... ^_^ tee hee
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:11 pm

Americans don't get nearly half of the chocolate/candy bars that Canadians do. I'm dead serious I know this from experience^^ I'm sure it can be vice versa, but the brands that we have, have TONS of variations to them...
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:15 pm

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I need to start reading the entire thread before posting. ^_^
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