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03 May 2009, 07:40 PM
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No American has died of old age since 1951.
03 May 2009, 07:41 PM
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No, I didn't know that.
How interesting.
03 May 2009, 07:50 PM
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They also stopped using old age as a term of death on death certificates in 1951
03 May 2009, 07:59 PM
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Fascinating
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and did you know, Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark ??
03 May 2009, 08:16 PM
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And Newton was allergic to apples ...........
03 May 2009, 10:15 PM
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And James Dyson has no carpet in his house......
03 May 2009, 10:37 PM
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lie detectors were invented by the bloke who wrote Wonder Woman (with her truth lasso)
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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards competed for GB in Olympic ski-jumping despite there being no ski jumping facilities in Great Britain.
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Anyone else been watching QI?
03 May 2009, 10:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
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No American has died of old age since 1951.
But plenty have died of gunshot wounds. Presumably self-inflicted after listening to Country music.
04 May 2009, 12:40 PM
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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards competed for GB in Olympic ski-jumping despite there being no ski jumping facilities in Great Britain.
No chance of a real amateur like him being allowed to take part in the Olympics any more though. I thought that was what Olympic Sport is supposed to be all about!
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The IOC re-wrote the qualification requirements for the Olympics specifically because of The Eagle Les
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