Facts & misconceptions that should be common knowledge.

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Oct 11, 2014 5:41 AM #1252984
Tomeyto Tomahto
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Oct 11, 2014 5:43 AM #1252988
No, in this case the pronunciation 'pronunciation' is actually the correct pronunciation.
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Oct 11, 2014 5:46 AM #1252990
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No, in this case the pronunciation 'pronunciation' is actually the correct pronunciation.


I get it but just cause it's a common joke reaction to a sentence like that :

Wut? O_o
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Oct 11, 2014 5:51 AM #1252993
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I don't know about this, every language has it's own sign language.

I'm mainly talking about that used by deaf people, which involves lexicalised signs and an entirely different approach to grammar compared to verbal communication. According to wiki, there are around 300 sign languages.

and say for example, one person knows AUSLAN and another ASL. They won't be able to understand each other completely, despite the languages relating to English. Sign isn't universal.
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Oct 11, 2014 5:55 AM #1252995
OG Superman beats Goku anyday.
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Oct 11, 2014 5:58 AM #1252998
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OG Superman beats Goku anyday.


...that's quite the misconception my friend.
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Oct 11, 2014 5:58 AM #1252999
Ladies, let's not do this here.
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Oct 11, 2014 6:01 AM #1253003
Vikings didn't have horns on their helmets.
Shaving doesn't cause hair to grow quicker.

If I remember, there was a study done in 1928 published in the journal Anatomical Record. "No significant differences in total weight of hair produced in a measured area, or in width or rate of growth of individual hairs, could be ascribed to shaving," the researchers concluded in their 1970 study.
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Oct 11, 2014 6:02 AM #1253004
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Ladies, let's not do this here.


I agree I'm tired and sick now isn't the time but I am correct. Japan's people would woop our people anyday. Unless we talking green lantern who may not be the strongest but in theory has the best power.
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Oct 11, 2014 6:02 AM #1253006
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Shaving doesn't cause hair to grow quicker.


or thicker
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Oct 11, 2014 6:04 AM #1253007
Non-biodegradable trash doesn't always stay in the ocean/body of water its thrown in, it continually follows ocean currents until it reaches a dead zone. As a result, there's literally a huge pile of trash lying in the middle of the Pacific, which not only is dangerous for Marine life, but also is the source of some really nasty toxins in the ocean water.


Pickles are pickled cucumbers.
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Oct 11, 2014 6:09 AM #1253017
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Pickles are pickled cucumbers.

No. That's not true. I refuse to believe it. You're a liar! WHY WOULD YOU LIE!!!!
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Oct 11, 2014 6:10 AM #1253019
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No. That's not true. I refuse to believe it. You're a liar! WHY WOULD YOU LIE!!!!

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IT! YOU MUST!
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Oct 11, 2014 6:10 AM #1253020
There are 9 senses, not 5.
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Oct 11, 2014 6:11 AM #1253021
Alright, on a more serious note, Michael Jackson did not invent the moonwalk.

Similar steps had been seen as far back as 1932 and several times subsequently after.