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Anyone got any useless information lying about in their spacious craniums? I'll start:

Largest manufacturer of tyres in the entire world? Lego. I think that's well cool.

On a similar note, world's third largest navy if you go by boat ownership alone? Disney.
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The best hold secret recipe in world?
Coka a Cola. (so I've heard)
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Biggest toy manufacturer: McDonalds
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slowest police chase ever recorded had a top speed of 4mph and an average of 3...
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US soldiers have the stars and stripes on their right shoulder back to front. The reason is that the stars should be closest to the heart.

A 'rain check' comes from baseball. When a game was rained off the crowd were given rain check tickets for the delayed game. I know it's spelt wrong, I think the Americans use check instead of cheque.
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hitler started vw cars :o .
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The first Porsche cars had VW pedals
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I suppose one out of two is better than nothing Oliver
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Post by Marco Roberts »

I am sure every one knows this

Daddy long legs have a very potent venom but dont have the teeth to use it.
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Marco Roberts wrote:I am sure every one knows this

Daddy long legs have a very potent venom but dont have the teeth to use it.
Ha, Mythbuster busted that myth! They went to a lab and tested on rats, but nothing happend :P
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