RE: Fact Of The DayAugust 14, 2014
The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, with a somewhat dark past, was just sold by Bonhams for $34.65 million. That blew away the previous record, held by that sold last summer for $31.6 million including auction fees.
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Post #223ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayEvery female competitor bar one at the 1976 Olympics had to undergo a sex test. The exception was Britain's Princess Anne.
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RE: Fact Of The DayNorth Carolina Law
Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
However, paying taxes on these items does not make them legal.
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Post #225ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayIn Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.
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RE: Fact Of The DayIn California, Thousand Oaks, United States
Before a business may have a "going out of business sale", they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.
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Post #227ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayThe top of the Eiffel Tower leans away from the sun, as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 7 inches.
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RE: Fact Of The DayHo-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey, is the only town in the United States of America that has two dashes in its name.
I copied this as is.
In memory of my favorite English teacher. Mr. Charles Olban. They are hyphens not dashes. He would dash across the room if we said "dashes".
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RE: Fact Of The DayIf we held 1 minute of silence for every victim of the Holocaust then we would be silent for eleven and a half years.
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Post #230ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayDolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away.
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RE: Fact Of The DayApproximately 18 minutes of actual action takes place in a regulation baseball game that lasts around three hours, according to a 2013 analysis of three different Major League Baseball (MLB) gamesperformed by the Wall Street Journal.
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