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Weird Fact of the Day
There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams could be bounced off of them from Earth. These beams help give us the distance to the moon, give or take a few metres.
2hip
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Had no clue, thanks for the info. Learn something new every day. 
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Addendum to 2hip's information:
The mirrors on the moon also led to the discovery that for some reason, space suits don't make you appear as fat as they do here on earth.
Neil Armstrong "Hey Buzz, do these pants make my butt look big?"
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Taggie
Joined: Apr 13 2005
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lol goofing XD
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Weird Fact of the Day....
Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.
2hip
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Weird Fact of the Day
If all the salt were to be extracted from the Earth's oceans, you would have enough salt to cover all of the continents five feet deep.
2hip
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missy333
Joined: Nov 30 2004
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2hip2bSqr wrote:Weird Fact of the Day
There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams could be bounced off of them from Earth. These beams help give us the distance to the moon, give or take a few metres.
2hip Hmmm so how did we gauge how far it was before the mirrors got left behind? Isn't that littering?
I did not know that.
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bond008
Joined: Jul 19 2005
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Its obvious what the mirrors are for,
How else you gonna get a decent shave
on the moon.    
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bond008 wrote:Its obvious what the mirrors are for,
How else you gonna get a decent shave
on the moon.     Bond LMAO......I am taking you on the road with me!!
2hip
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Thats kewl! u alway have the kewlist facts! thanx!
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missy333
Joined: Nov 30 2004
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2hip2bSqr wrote:bond008 wrote:Its obvious what the mirrors are for,
How else you gonna get a decent shave
on the moon.     Bond LMAO......I am taking you on the road with me!!
2hip   Can i come too? Can i , can I huh?
PULEEEEEEZ can i come wit cha pretty, pretty please?
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bond008
Joined: Jul 19 2005
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Im gonna be a roadie,
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Rosina7
Joined: Nov 06 2004
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McKennaFan wrote:Had no clue, thanks for the info. Learn something new every day. 
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beamie
Joined: Aug 18 2005
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heyya!
Always nice to know something new and weird
thanks for telling everyone, keep on doing that!
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Weird Fact of the Day
The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
2hip
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love your weird facts! there so wired and cool at the same time! lol
jas
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wow I didnt know that! Thanks for sharing  
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elsacat
Joined: Sep 28 2004
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Weird fact of the day....
calico & tortoiseshell cats are always female.
(genetically, males cannot have three colours)
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Weird Fact of the Day
In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze.

2hip
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roni23
Joined: Aug 28 2005
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2hip2bSqr wrote:Weird Fact of the Day
In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze.

2hip can i have that job plz nice n easy lol
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