Completley random facts EVERY American should know

[Qilue]

Originally posted by Oerdin


No, you have it wrong. The Iran-Iraq war was from 1980-1988 the Gulf War was Iraq vs UN in 1991 and the Second Gulf War was Iraq vs Coalition 2003.

Before you call other people ignorant you should get your facts straight.

The Iran-Iraq war was originally called "The Persian Gulf War". However, "The Second Persian Gulf War" was renamed because American pride couldn't cope with being second.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Iraq_War

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/iraniraq.htm

[MrFun]

Watching video clips of sandstorms can have a health of risk of killing you by way of boredom.

[alva]

The movie "The madness of King George" was originally titled - based on the play - "the madness of George III".
The reason it was changed, was that 'muricans would think it to be a sequel.

Nope, I'm not kidding

[Verres]

[Spiffor]

[Ecthy]

Spiff I like the quotes in your sig.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by alva
The movie "The madness of King George" was originally titled - based on the play - "the madness of George III".
The reason it was changed, was that 'muricans would think it to be a sequel.

Nope, I'm not kidding

The name change was not so much that III was dropped, it was more that 'King' had to be added.

[Ecthy]

Yeah because if there hadn't been "king" in there they might have thought it a sequel

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
Spiff I like the quotes in your sig.

I like them too

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by child of Thor
We have 100 pence to 1 pound, so its like your dimes/dollars in that respect.

It's actually cents(or penny)/dollar.

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[Zkribbler]

The oldest city in the U.S. is Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Most of New Orleans is below the level of the Mississippi and is not flooded only because of the city's levies.

In Ronald Reagan's landslide victory of 1980, he got 25% the registered vote.

There is more energy in a hurricane than it the combined nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and Russia.

Congress has the constitutional to issue Letters of Marque. ("Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!" )

[Frankychan]

"If you don't know what it tastes like, just say it tastes like chicken."

[Az]

@ Hueij

wrt her smile, it's a photoshoot: who cares?

wrt her breasts, they don't look fake, but I might be wrong.

wrt her hips, there's absolutely nothing wrong with them, you freak.

[Pekka]

yeah with those hips, if we are still talking about the hairless Klum, I mean the baby has to be small or choke in the way out.

Did you guys know I almost choked when I was born? Yes it's true.. I was 2 weeks in the hospital, and I came out yellow! Yellow like my Asian brothers! Well they're not actually yellow by bare with me. I had high fever, very high, and I was almost guaranteed dier (that's not an actual word but bare with me) but what happened? I didn't die! I actually came out of that as a strong baby. I was such a strong baby, that I was the only one the fat bastard in the kindergarten didn't mess with. So I was righteous from the beginning, getting respect, but wouldn't use my advantege for bad deeds. I also remember I had my first girlfriend there, so I was a player from the get go. That's what I am ultimately, I'm a go getter and a get goer. You pass me the puck and I'll score. If we don't have a puck, I'll make one and pass it to you. But if you change the team, I will strike you down. That's the rules, ain't nothing wrong with the rules so you just bare with me there.

But not making a complete threadjack, every American should know.... .... hmm. They should know the story above.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
The oldest city in the U.S. is Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Oh yeah?

St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously settled city in the United States. It is located 38 miles southeast of Jacksonville. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth, landed there in 1513 and took possession of the territory for Spain.

Some, however, would argue that this country's oldest city is San Juan in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. de Leon founded a settlement at Caparra (which was later moved to San Juan's current location) five years before he reached St. Augustine. So although Puerto Rico is the oldest city under U.S. jurisdiction, most people consider St. Augustine the country's oldest city.

Yes, there have been several indian villages there before, but Santa Fe was not settled until 1607.

It does, however, boast the oldest public building in America, the Palace of Governors.

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