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DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 26 Mar

Sometimes discovering bits of interesting or weird information can make you scratch your head and go really, how strange. People are entertained by obscure facts maybe because it arouses their curiosity. Other reasons might be to...

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Fun Food Facts

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 13 Mar

Whether discussing recipes, sharing what you had for a meal on My Lot, or experiencing the taste of a food product, many people share an interest in foods as a topic. So, let's see if these food facts make you hungry for more....

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Fun Food Facts- Brownie Mixes, Hershey's Kisses, and Candy Hearts

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 25 Jan 25

There are some interesting stories behind some of the most popular food products sold in supermarkets and other stores today. From how they got their names to other oddities which make each item unique in some way. Let's explore...

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Are you ready for Monday?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 17 Sep 23

I am not totally ready for Monday, but it is coming anyway. The oddities of this week are Monday, we have a vision and hearing screening. They always try with my student. There are machines that can check some parts of it...

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the little grumpy bus passenger

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11134) • United Kingdom 15 Oct 19

Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a little green bus, and a little pink girl. Every morning, the little pink girl and the little green bus would rendezvous at the little brick cabin, the one which often smelt of...

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He is not a person with a costume ... He is the Harpy Eagle, one of the largest in the world.

Yuleima Gutierrez @YuleimaVzla (1857) • Maracaibo, Venezuela 28 Jul 19

One of the most powerful eagles and, in Venezuela, is the largest species. Its body can measure up to a meter high and its wings open up to two meters wide; The female can weigh up to nine kilograms. The head, white, has a very...

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What attracts you to people?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 25 Jan 19

There is area of social psychology research called "beautyism." There is an overlapping but separate area of social psychology research called "interpersonal attraction." Both deal, in one way or another, with what makes us...

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Them, then, there, that, Thames, Thyme: English language oddities

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 2 Aug 16

Somehow at dinner tonight. the subject of herbs and spices came up, you know, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, marjoram too. Anyway, I thought about those words, like thyme and why the "h" is silent. Then Anne mentioned the...

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Edison made the world a fool.

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 2 Apr 16

Reading through HistoryExtra again when I came across an article talking about oddities that happened in April throughout time. My favorite was the recount of Edison claiming he could end world hunger by a machine he had...

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the off-kilter matrix

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11134) • United Kingdom 25 Feb 16

The Matrix has been acting a bit crazy today. It all began when I left the house and walked along the High Street. The silence of the early morning sees an occasional car on a usual day. When The Matrix is all of a kerfuffle the...

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Human Ice Cream - Would You Sample It?

EugenesDIYDen @EugenesDDen (310) • Ireland 15 Dec 15

Two years ago, "Baby GaGa", an ice cream based desert made from human breast milk went on sale in London. However after complaints from the public, it was removed from sale amid concerns about its safety. I'm not sure whether it...

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There's a spewing soda-can in the middle of the road!

allyoftherain @allyoftherain (7208) • United States 16 Aug 11

I was driving to my night class, and I saw something spinning across the street in front of me. It's a SODA CAN... and not just a soda can... but an ERUPTING soda can! There's a hole in one of the sides and that's making it whip...

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The Toilet (paper) discussion

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 13 Sep 10

Okay tell me why anyone would want to put a coupon directly on a tissue roll. You know those coupons that are stickered on to boxes in stores? You pull the sticker off, and have to unfold the coupon or coupons? Well there was one...

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I just noticed something

Barbietre @Barbietre (1438) • United States 18 Jul 09

As I was looking thru a discussion I paid close attention to the little ads under each post.I know some of my freends are located and under each person that responded was a real estate ad for things and it seemed to be in the area...

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I always want my study room doors closed

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 22 Dec 08

I always want my study room doors closed. Don't ask me why because I don't have an answer. It is one of my oddities I guess. What strange habits you might have?

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Do you have any strange quirks?

zhuuraan @zhuuraan (961) • United States 24 Jun 08

Hey all. I was just wondering how many people are like me and have strange things that they do, voluntarily or involuntarily. For quite some time now, I have no clue how it got started, I have had this thing about squeaking with...

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Why Is This In My Closet?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 22 Mar 08

Have you ever found yourself searching for something throughout your house then open a closet door to find something that made you think out loud, "Why is this in my closet?" Well I was looking for some light bulbs for my...

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747 Coming Out of the Sky!

aidenofthetower @aidenofthetower (1814) • United States 20 Dec 07

Okay, so things stick in my head. I can't remember any other words to the song (it was before my time), but I thought of it because when I got here this morning I had a whooping $7.47. Put it made me wonder, what types of things...

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Did you ever have a "Twilight Zone" moment?

wiccania @wiccania (3360) • United States 12 Aug 07

You know, those moments where you think you must have stepped into the Twilight Zone for just a few minutes? Share your Twilight Zone moments. I have two that I can think of. One morning I called my friend Jamie (a male) to...

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Reoccuring numbers...anyone else?

gbw215 @gbw215 (2) • United States 29 Mar 07

I have been experiencing seeing the number 222 on a very systematic time table. I see the number on the back of cars, license plates, clocks and anywhere else you can imagine. Now you can say I am looking for the number etc. but...

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