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and I hadn't noticedWD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. Name was coined by the chemist, Norm Larsen, while he was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water. Norm\'s persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.
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no its because gravity bends light.
my fact about 2 objects moving faster than light i will rephrase it
the distance between these objects has increased, if you work out the speed which they are moving apart, it is (lets say) 2.6x the speed of light
(this is to kill whoever said 2 spaceships go 0.6 light speed in different directions)
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You cannot divide by zero
Zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians dating as early as 5th century. They widely used it in calculations, astronomy and astrology. Zero was spread by Arabians to the Europe and there on it was spread all over. Before this, all Europeans used roman numerical which were difficult to calculate on as they were in the form of symbols, lengthy and had limits.
Its what the trainer on Dog Borstal said. He is the dog god, therefore it must be true!
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The European Earwig has two penises.
The first invention to break the sound barrier was the whip.
The slowest ever recorded constant speed of light was 38mph when it was shone through sodium at -272 degrees C. However since then scientists have been able to stop light by shining it through a Bose Einstein condensate of the element Rubidium.
The tallest mountain in the world is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the highest (from sea level to the summit) is obviously still Everest.
The first invention to break the sound barrier was the whip.
The slowest ever recorded constant speed of light was 38mph when it was shone through sodium at -272 degrees C. However since then scientists have been able to stop light by shining it through a Bose Einstein condensate of the element Rubidium.
The tallest mountain in the world is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the highest (from sea level to the summit) is obviously still Everest.
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable".
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
Astronauts visors have gold film in them to protect their eyes due to the fact that gold reflects infrared better than any other metal.
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
Astronauts visors have gold film in them to protect their eyes due to the fact that gold reflects infrared better than any other metal.
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Must be all that golf...
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Manchester Universities particle physicist Dr Brian Cox was the drummer in crappy band D-REAM
*cough* keyboard player
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