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i was thinking... we should have a thread on snapple facts. allegedly there are hundreds of them so lets see if we can locate them all. i can put them on this first post as we find them in order.

at first lets try to not cheat lol just post when u get a new one. (ima just edit when i get a new one)

"Real Fact"

#10--Mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

#23--The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile national monument.

#54 -- The average smell weighs 760 nanograms

#62--The life span of a taste bud is ten days.

#64--Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges.

#99--You burn 20 calories per hour chewing gum.

#114-- The oldest known animal was a tortoise which lived to be 152 years old.

#115---bamboo makes up 99% of a panda's diet

#117 The starfish is the only animal that can turn its stomach inside out

#122-- a duck can't walk without bobbing it's head.

#124-- seals sleep only one and a half minutes at a time.

#128--Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk.

#131--Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to freshwater.

#133--Honeybees navigate by using the sun as a compass.

#144-- Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

#153--The speed limit in NYC was 8 MPH in 1895.

#163-- The first penny had the motto "mind your own business"

#164--The first vacuum was so large, it was brought to a house by horses.

#169-- The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.

#170-- in 1878, the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.

#191 -- Popcorn was invented by the American Indians.

#202--The mouth of the statue of liberty is 3 feet wide

#243--If you put all the streets in New York City in a straight line, they would stretch to Japan

#264--Your breathing rate increases when you start to type.

#327 --Chewing gum was invented in New York City in 1870 by Thomas Adams

#359 -- A teaspoon contains 120 drops of water

#361 -- The pineapple is a very big berry.

#369-- On valentines day, there is no charge to get married in the Empire state Building's chapel.

#386--New York City's public school students represent about 188 different countries.

#388--The first person in the U.S. arrested for speeding was a NYC cab driver.
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Posts: 28287 · Posted: April 23, 2008 7:50 am Post subject:

what are snapple facts? random facts?
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Posts: 16874 · Posted: April 23, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

yeah basically, but they're printed on the underside of snapple (bottled teas) drinks.
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this one isn't real but its for darmonkey

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Posts: 28287 · Posted: April 23, 2008 9:06 am Post subject:

o i havent noticed that... well its been a long time since i drank snapple.... coz its been a long time since i last exercised and i only take snapple when exercising
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Posts: 25866 · Posted: April 23, 2008 10:09 am Post subject:

The one I got yesterday,,,

Real Fact #243
If you put all the streets in New York City in a straight line, they would stretch to Japan

I wonder if it's real.... I heard a rumour that some are real and some aren't... and you have to go to the website to find out the truth.
*runs to google*
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We dont have those here Sad

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This thread makes me want to buy a snapple. Maybe I will on the way home after class.

Ravvy, you should put them all in the original post in numeric order.
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Posts: 16874 · Posted: April 23, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject:

bleh tea is nasty. but I like how Jones Soda (I only say soda cuz thats the name of the brand) has little fortune cookie sayings on their caps. I like the random photography on the bottles too. apparently you can customize the lables! omg they have lolcat ones!

http://www.myjones.com/icanhascheezburger/index.php
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Posts: 25866 · Posted: April 23, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject:

Jones soda is are awesome and deserve their own thread!

I have cases and cases of Snapple so I will try hard to keep this thread alive.
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Posts: 5055 · Posted: April 23, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

I'm eating a snapple cap! lol!

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Posts: 25866 · Posted: April 23, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject:

^uhhh... How about telling us what the fact is? Smile

#388

The first person in the U.S. arested for speeding was a NYC cab driver.
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#122-- a duck can't walk without bobbing it's head.
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I deleted my last post so that I wouldn't double post, so I'm posting the last one back in this post.

#64--Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges.

Here's my new one:

"Real Fact" #264: Your breathing rate increases when you start to type.

That's hot. Now, we can all imagine each other breathing heavily as we post . . . rawr.
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"Real Fact" # 99: You burn 20 calories per hour chewing gum.

I'm starting to wonder about how frugle the government is actually being with my tax dollars.
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