Off Topic The closed season thread of funny trivia.

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During the late ‘80s, the Soviet Union’s love of Pepsi proved problematic for those in charge. Their initial agreement with the American company had expired, and their currency wouldn’t be accepted. So, they did a trade – 17 submarines and several other large naval vessels in exchange for 3 billion dollars’ worth of Pepsi! While Pepsi soon sold their newfound fleet to a Swedish company who scrapped it, for a brief window, Pepsi had more military might than all but 5 countries on Earth!
 
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After Napoleon defeated Russia he decided to celebrate with a massive rabbit hunt. Hundreds of rabbits were gathered for Napoleon and his generals to hunt. Some accounts suggest there may have been over a thousand rabbits. The countless bunnies were caged in a large field. But when they were released they did not run away from the hunters, as was expected. They instead ran straight towards the men. Napoleon found himself swarmed by an army of rabbits. They pounced on and bit him until he was forced to run away. The most powerful man in Europe was defeated by rabbits.
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They don’t like it up em
 
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In America, Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles.
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To my knowledge, no one has ever been charged with violating this law, but I seek to be the first.
 
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OedipusTex said:
To my knowledge, no one has ever been charged with violating this law, but I seek to be the first.
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Interstate to JFK, airplane to Manchester, train to Paragon Hull, number 12 bus to Bransholme, job done. :emoticon-0125-mmm:



The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
 
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Greek author Aeschylus was widely considered to be the father of tragedy, as he was the first of the three great ancient Greek tragedians (the others being Sophocles and Euripides).

However, some may remember Aeschylus for his very unusual, almost comical death. Actually, it’s the only documented case of human death directly attributed to a tortoise.

Aeschylus lost his life when a hungry eagle dropped a tortoise on his head so the shell would break and the eagle could eat the meat. Apparently, the eagle mistook his bald head for a rock.
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A simple example of French myth - Roc et science !
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DMD said:
During the late ‘80s, the Soviet Union’s love of Pepsi proved problematic for those in charge. Their initial agreement with the American company had expired, and their currency wouldn’t be accepted. So, they did a trade – 17 submarines and several other large naval vessels in exchange for 3 billion dollars’ worth of Pepsi! While Pepsi soon sold their newfound fleet to a Swedish company who scrapped it, for a brief window, Pepsi had more military might than all but 5 countries on Earth!
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Around the same time, I knew a guy with a large shirt factory in India, who became very wealthy trading containers of shirts for Soviet tractors.
 
The fastest surgeon ever ended up causing a 300% mortality rate—shocking, right?! Surgeon Robert Liston was considered “the fastest knife in the West.” He was a pioneer in speed surgery. When performing a battlefield amputation in front of a group of spectators, Liston cut through his patient’s leg so quickly that he accidentally cut the fingers off the person who was helping him. One man who witnessed the surgery collapsed and died of a heart attack. Then Liston’s patient and his assistant died of blood poisoning from their joint amputation, making him the only surgeon in history to have a 300% mortality rate.
 
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In 1932 Australia went to war with Emus. Emu are native to Australia. These ridiculous flightless birds are surprisingly hard to kill and they basically do whatever they want. Emu became a problem in Australia’s Campion district, where 20 thousand of them were destroying farmland with their big bird feet. In those days Australia relied heavily on farming. So the government ordered a military operation against the emu.

A small army were sent to gun down the birds with ten thousand rounds of ammunition. And so the first battle began. The men opened fire but the Emu somehow ran out of range before any of them were hit. Here’s the problem. Whenever a mob of Emu sense danger they break into smaller groups and run in different directions. So they just kept escaping when shooting began – and those freaks are fast thanks to their massive legs. But humans had technology. Machine guns were mounted on trucks to chase down escaping Emu people. But still the emu were too fast for the trucks.

After multiple battles and thousands of rounds of ammunition, more than 19 thousand emu remained and Australia decided to just give up. Emu had defeated man in the greatest, most glorious victory of all time. It was a major embarrassment for the government, who ordered the operation partly as a PR move. They even sent a camera crew to record the whole thing. It wasn’t their finest moment.
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Should have employed a Rhea Gunner.
 
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Hull City player Arthur Childs was the first and last player ever to be sent off for wearing inappropriate boots. Shortly after the incident, in 1928, the laws of the game were changed so that players with incorrect attire are allowed to return to the pitch once the problem is corrected.
 
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