User:Bosco13
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Hi my name's Bosco, I am a school student in County Derry in Northern Ireland. My hobbies include watching TV and reading science fiction novels. I have four canaries, a rottweiler and five cats. I can be contacted at boscob10@hotmail.com
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This is my encyclopedia of unusual facts.
A The creator of The X-files doesn't believe in aliens. Adam Roberts Adam Roberts wrote two Lord of the Rings parodies called The Soddit and The Sellamillion (The Hobbit And The Silmarillion)under the pseudonym of A.R.R.R. Roberts . He also wrote Star Warped and The McAtrix Derided and a spoof of The Da Vinci Code called The Va Dinci Cod.
It is theoried that if you asked everyone in the world how an aeroplane stays in the air that they would each give you a different answer. When an ant is intoxicated it will always fall onto it's right side. An ant's heart is contained in its head. Apes, Planet of the The Earth was destroyed in Beneath The Planet Of The Apes to stop them making more sequels but after its success they decided to make more sequels anyway. There was going to be a half human half Ape child in one of the films but they thought that this might have encouraged cross breeding in reality. The Ape make up in the 2001 version took as long to put on as it did in the original version (about 4 hours). The original book was not set on Earth but on a planet orbiting Betelgeuse. Asimov,Isaac Russian science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote the books which were the bases of popular films Bicentennial Man (written in 1976) and I-Robot (written in 1950). Two films will be made based on his Foundation Series and although there are no aliens in it the Foundation Series apparently inspired Star Wars. Three Laws Of Robotics A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect it's own exsistence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
B If Barbie dolls were life size then they would be over 7 feet tall. The Barry Trotter series by Michael Gerber consists of Barry Trotter and The Shameless Parody (2002), Barry Trotter and The Unneccessary Sequel (2003) and Barry Trotter and The Dead Horse (2004) which follow the adventures of Barry Trotter, Ermine Cringer and Lon Measely at Hogwash school for wizards. These can be purchased in a boxed set (Barry Trotter and the unimpressive Box) Nearly all Polar Bears are left-handed The Harvard Lampoon wrote Bored of the Rings in 1969 and can be purchased in a boxed set alongside The Soddit and The Sellamillion (called Cardboard Box of the Rings) Approximately 58.8% of Burger King business is drive-thru. Approximately 19.6% of Burger King business is take-out. Burger King restaurants serve approximately 1,040 customers per restaurant, per day, or approximately 11.4 million customers daily. There are 1,024 possible ways for a customer to order a Whopper.
In Australia Burger King is already copyrighted by a small take-away so Burger King had to call it's australian branches Hungry Jack's.
C Michael Jackson paid millions of dollars in a deposit for the world's first flying car. If you get Castrated then you can bleed to death. Cats Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds while dogs can only make 10. Cats can't taste sugar. Cat urine glows under a black light.
You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a spider. Chimpanzees have larger testacles than a human but a gorilla has smaller testacles than a human. Chocolate can kill dogs.
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(Feb 14 2006) The following "Uses for Coke" is COKELORE as verified via reputable fact/fiction sites: http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/coke.html http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/w/watervscoke.htm
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Coca Cola . In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. . You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days. . To clean a toilet, pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl....... Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. . The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. . To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. . To clean corrosion from car battery terminals. Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. . To loosen a rusted bolt apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cala to the rusted bolt for several minutes. . To bake a moist ham, empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake! Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foiI, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brawn gravy.
To remove grease from clothes Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will clean road haze from your windshield.
The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. . To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years
Cows can be led up stairs but not down stairs.
D Death Race 2000 points This film was banned because it is about a race where the drivers get points for running over people. Male adult: 30 Male teenager: 40 Male infant/toddler: 70 Female (any age): +10 point bonus Senior citizen (regardless of gender): 100
The electric chair was invented by a dentist
Dogs Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds while dogs can only make 10. Chocolate can kill dogs.
