109 Random Facts You Should Know. (fairly long post)
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 Mr. Majestic  Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 
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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!}   ID: 726271 ·  |
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ECT Send message Joined: 16 Jun 07 Posts: 329 Credit: 614,787 RAC: 0
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The one millionth digit of pi is a one. I will not even try it, Albert. ID: 726616 · |
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Clyde C. Phillips, III Send message Joined: 2 Aug 00 Posts: 1851 Credit: 5,955,047 RAC: 0
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I believe if someone wants you to go hang yourself he/she would, in Spanish, say "¡Cuélgate!". Very interesting facts, there. ID: 726638 · |
thorin belvrog  Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0 
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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... ID: 726649 · |
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Clyde C. Phillips, III Send message Joined: 2 Aug 00 Posts: 1851 Credit: 5,955,047 RAC: 0
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"Full of germs" instead of "German Medical", right? ID: 727075 · |
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thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0
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"Full of germs" instead of "German Medical", right? It was Gehe Radebeul Medicals, but you were close :D Account frozen... ID: 727081 · |
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