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9 Fun Facts That Are Total Lies

Posted December 09, 2013 5:37 PM

From Gizmodo:

Everybody loves fun facts. But sometimes these little nuggets of trivia can be more fun than they are fact. And sometimes, they're outright lies. Like these!

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Re: 9 Fun Facts That Are Total Lies

12/09/2013 6:24 PM

Ahh, the morons at Gizmodo. Always good for a laugh.

No one with half a brain would believe most of these 'total lies' - but of course, the folks at Gizmodo do (and think you do too), and then add a new lie -- just, well, 'cause they're Gizmodo.

#3:

The generally accepted 'animal symbol' for the Libertarian Party is the porcupine.

Porcupine ≠ Penguin.

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12/10/2013 1:09 PM

Everybody loves fun facts.

Everybody loves media fluff pieces, which is what this is (although it could have done with more cats with bread 'facts').

Nothing more, nothing less. Moving on......

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12/10/2013 2:06 PM

Cat and bread fun facts you say?

Fun fact! If you tape buttered bread to the back of a cat it drives them frigging nuts!

(And the wife too.)

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12/11/2013 4:08 PM

Rubberband a baggie over a rear foot and watch them pretend they don't notice while they try to shake it off.
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12/11/2013 9:53 AM

But, but...you mean everything I see on the web isn't real?!?!?!

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12/11/2013 10:18 AM

But us no Buts ...the truth will out...every time...
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