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That there are aliens in Neptune.
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rememberaday wrote:That there are aliens in Neptune.
Dammit! Who told on me...
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Andy Summer's was nearly 40 when the Police made it big which must make him one of the oldest ever people to become famous in a major band. He was born the same year as McCartney!!!
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I learnt that cornflakes mixed with cyanide and lead tastes like jelly beans.

You guys, on the the other hand, will soon learn of my untimely death. :-({|=
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In 2010, Sting became a Patron of the poverty alleviation and beekeeping charity Bees for Development
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Bompas & Parr, the co. where David was when that pic of him in a onesie that Polly posted on twitter the other day, have invented a Willy Wonka style flavor changing gum that changes flavour as you chew
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Michael Lydnsy-Hogg is Orson Welles son. It was rumoured he was for years but he didn't know for sure until 2010. Also Orson Welles died the same day as Yul Brynner.
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King Faisal of Saudia Arabia was a Grateful dead fan!
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Flying Pig just reeled off 4 posts in a row without anyone noticing :D
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Actually I learnt it saturday: how to open a beer bottle with a cigarette lighter.
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I learnt it too \:D/
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That you can clean vomit stains with vodka.
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I.R.A man, or P.I.R.A to be more accurate has two sister who both married British soldiers whom they had met when British troops were deployed to keep order in Belfast in 1969! Now that is akward!
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That people in New Zealand eat the most icecream.
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In 1935, Coca-Cola sought kosher certification from an Atlanta rabbi, and made two changes to the formula so that the drink could be certified kosher for Passover (and incidentally halal and vegetarian).