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#1 2010-05-04 11:51:22
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The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is in Oxfordshire, England.
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#2 2010-05-04 11:53:45
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A thiol is an alcohol-like compound in which the oxygen of the hydroxyl group is replaced by sulphur. The thiol group in organic chemistry is thus the group SH.
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#3 2010-05-04 11:55:18
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Allan Ramsay (the younger) (171384) was a Scottish artist, who painted portraits of David Hume and Jean-Jacques Rousseau and was Principal Painter in Ordinary to George III. He was succeeded as Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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#4 2010-05-04 11:57:42
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As alpha rays are thrown out from their source,
The parent atoms undergo a change;
These helium nuclei need little force
To stop them going past a certain range.
Another radioisotope decays,
And more unseen electronvolts are freed;
But these more penetrating beta rays
Are just electrons with a lot of speed.
Possessing no rest mass and zero charge,
The nuclear gamma photons stream about;
They have a penetrating strength so large
That nothing short of lead will cut them out.
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#5 2010-05-04 18:43:13
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FORTY is the Only number which has All its Letters in Alphabetical Order! 
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#6 2010-05-04 21:19:17
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That ALMOST and BIOPSY are other words that's letters are in alphabetical order.
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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#7 2010-05-26 00:33:50
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You are Wrong if you think Mathematics is not fun!
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#8 2010-05-26 02:52:46
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The year 2010 has been designated the International Year for Biodiversity.
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#9 2010-05-28 20:13:04
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If all the mathematicians were laid end-to-end around the world, three-quarters of them would drown? 
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#10 2010-06-09 09:46:02
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The year 2010 has been designated the International Year for Biodiversity.
Thanks for that, that's something I'll certainly will try to remember. Biodiversity... Hard word.
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#11 2010-06-10 15:20:20
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Did you know that chilver rhymes with silver and here are 33 words that rhyme with orange.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#12 2010-06-10 20:39:32
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that's... an amazing brakethru... "Bore-Range".. that doesn't add up though. How'bout boar-range?
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#13 2010-06-11 13:46:15
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Did you know that chilver rhymes with silver and here are 33 words that rhyme with orange.
Oh wow how embaressing..Ima just delete that...
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#14 2010-06-11 13:48:24
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No! Hold it. Don't delete, read further down the page!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#15 2010-06-11 13:58:10
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I didn't read it at all. I just took your word for it and deleted! Sorry... 
I'm such a tard!
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#16 2010-06-11 18:54:26
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We like you anyway.
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#17 2010-06-11 18:57:49
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Yes, I only posted that because that page is wrong. There are no English words that rhyme with orange. Sorry for the confusion.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#18 2010-06-11 19:04:23
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Not even a boar-range? (kiddin) how'bout revenge?
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#19 2010-06-11 19:23:15
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We like you anyway.
Why thank you. 
And bobbym its not your fault either, I should have read the page, first!
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#20 2010-06-12 00:28:14
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No worries, m8.
Besides, what's the point of riming an orange anyway? I prefer when they are still chewy 
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#21 2010-08-07 08:31:21
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Love waves are dangerous. They are actually earthquake waves!
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#22 2010-08-08 21:49:16
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Love waves are dangerous. They are actually earthquake waves!
Love Shakes 
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#23 2019-05-15 02:35:55
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Brexit has been described by one MEP as a “nationalist demagogy”.
Me, or the ugly man, whatever (3,3,6)
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#24 2019-05-15 18:16:28
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How Animals See Color :
Different animals have different kinds of color vision. Some have very poor color vision and others have very good color vision. In fact some birds and bees have super color vision and see colors that humans don't see.
Poor Color Vision and Animals : Dogs, cats, mice, rats and rabbits have very poor color vision. In fact, they see mostly greys and some blues and yellows.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#25 2019-05-15 23:09:13
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The lari is the unit of currency of Georgia.
I’ve already mentioned it here – but I’m mentioning it again because this came up in the pub quiz I went to on Tuesday! And I knew the answer!
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