109 Random Facts You Should Know. (fairly long post)

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Mr. Majestic Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0	Message 726271 - Posted: 14 Mar 2008, 23:29:02 UTC Last modified: 14 Mar 2008, 23:31:10 UTC
	The one millionth digit of pi is a one. Methionylglutaminylarginytyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyll- eucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyvalylprolylphenylal anyl-valythreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolyglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylser ylleucyllysyl-isoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylala nylleucy-lglutamylleucylglycylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylproly lleucelalanyla-spartyglycylprolythreonylisoleucylglutamiylasparaginylalanylthreon ylleucylarginylala-nylphenylalanylalanylglycylvalyltheonylprolylalanylglutaminylc ysteinylphenylalanygll-utamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminy llysylhistidylprolylthreonyl-isoleucylpriIylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyl tyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalyp-henylalanylasparaginyllysylgyycylisoleucyla spartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanyl-gutaminyllcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylgl ycylavlylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylasp-artylvalyprolylvalylglutaminylgl utamyllserylalanyprolyphenylalanylarginylglutaminylal-anylalanylleucylarginylhis tidylasparaginylvaylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu-cylcysteinylprolylpr olylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginyglutam-inylisoleucyl alanyylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylser-ylar ginylalanylglycylvalythreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleu- cylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvaylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosyl asarag-inylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyll ysylalanylala-nylisoleucylaspartylalanylalanyglycylalanylalanyglycylalanylisoleu cylserylglycyseryla-lanylisoleucylbalyllsylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyyylglutaminy lhistidylasparaginylisole-ucylglutamylprolyglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylal anylleucyllysylvalylphenylalaby-lvalylglutaminlylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalan ylthreonylarginylserine {The above is the scientific name for Trypthophan synthetase (that is a protien with 267 amino acids. It contains 1,909 letters. Try saying that three times fast!} ____________
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ECT Send message Joined: 16 Jun 07 Posts: 329 Credit: 607,284 RAC: 0	Message 726616 - Posted: 15 Mar 2008, 17:49:25 UTC - in response to Message 726271.
	The one millionth digit of pi is a one. Methionylglutaminylarginytyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyll- eucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyvalylprolylphenylal anyl-valythreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolyglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylser ylleucyllysyl-isoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylala nylleucy-lglutamylleucylglycylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylproly lleucelalanyla-spartyglycylprolythreonylisoleucylglutamiylasparaginylalanylthreon ylleucylarginylala-nylphenylalanylalanylglycylvalyltheonylprolylalanylglutaminylc ysteinylphenylalanygll-utamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminy llysylhistidylprolylthreonyl-isoleucylpriIylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyl tyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalyp-henylalanylasparaginyllysylgyycylisoleucyla spartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanyl-gutaminyllcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylgl ycylavlylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylasp-artylvalyprolylvalylglutaminylgl utamyllserylalanyprolyphenylalanylarginylglutaminylal-anylalanylleucylarginylhis tidylasparaginylvaylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu-cylcysteinylprolylpr olylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginyglutam-inylisoleucyl alanyylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylser-ylar ginylalanylglycylvalythreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleu- cylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvaylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosyl asarag-inylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyll ysylalanylala-nylisoleucylaspartylalanylalanyglycylalanylalanyglycylalanylisoleu cylserylglycyseryla-lanylisoleucylbalyllsylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyyylglutaminy lhistidylasparaginylisole-ucylglutamylprolyglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylal anylleucyllysylvalylphenylalaby-lvalylglutaminlylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalan ylthreonylarginylserine {The above is the scientific name for Trypthophan synthetase (that is a protien with 267 amino acids. It contains 1,909 letters. Try saying that three times fast!} I will not even try it, Albert.
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Clyde C. Phillips, III Send message Joined: 2 Aug 00 Posts: 1851 Credit: 5,955,047 RAC: 0	Message 726638 - Posted: 15 Mar 2008, 18:59:47 UTC Last modified: 15 Mar 2008, 19:00:54 UTC
	I believe if someone wants you to go hang yourself he/she would, in Spanish, say "Â¡CuÃ©lgate!". Very interesting facts, there. ____________
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thorin belvrog Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0	Message 726649 - Posted: 15 Mar 2008, 20:02:43 UTC
	In East Germany, there was a pharmacy brand everyone in charge wondered why it couldn't be sold in the English-speaking countries. Until someone found out what was wrong...: The name of the brand was GERMED - which also is the past form of "to germ..." ____________ Account frozen...
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Clyde C. Phillips, III Send message Joined: 2 Aug 00 Posts: 1851 Credit: 5,955,047 RAC: 0	Message 727075 - Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 18:46:56 UTC
	"Full of germs" instead of "German Medical", right? ____________
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thorin belvrog Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0	Message 727081 - Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 19:03:41 UTC - in response to Message 727075.
	"Full of germs" instead of "German Medical", right? It was Gehe Radebeul Medicals, but you were close :D ____________ Account frozen...
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