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19 Jul 2009, 9:19 am

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Who invented the first toaster?



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19 Jul 2009, 10:31 am

Wikipedia offers this:

"It is unknown who invented the first electric bread toaster. In 1893, Crompton, Catchpole, Alexander Boden & Company of the UK marketed an electric, iron-wired toasting appliance called the Eclipse"

Who founded George Washington University?


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19 Jul 2009, 12:23 pm

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Does WP have a birthday?



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19 Jul 2009, 2:06 pm

Founded in 2004

What is Tashkent?


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19 Jul 2009, 2:09 pm

The capital of Uzbekistan


I there a particular anniversary day for WP?



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19 Jul 2009, 2:42 pm

WrongPlanet's anniversary date is no trivial matter, my dear sir! It is a well-guarded secret, whose knowledge is shrouded in deep mystery, to be withheld from the common poster throughout time. Once told this sacred date, the uninitiated would be doomed to contract a really bad hangnails that just wouldn't stop catching on their fuzzy sweaters!! ! So, Beware!

What is in pesto sauce?


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19 Jul 2009, 2:43 pm

WrongPlanet's anniversary date is no trivial matter, my dear sir! It is a well-guarded secret, whose knowledge is shrouded in deep mystery, to be withheld from the common poster throughout time. Once told this sacred date, the uninitiated would be doomed to contract really bad hangnails of the sort that just don't stop catching on fuzzy sweaters!! ! So, Beware!

What is in pesto sauce?


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19 Jul 2009, 2:47 pm

are you calling me a common poster - twice - that's uncommon :lol:

Pesto Sauce is Oil Based - usually olive oil with garlic and basil and pepper and stuff



What are the odds of becoming an UnCommon Poster?



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19 Jul 2009, 3:42 pm

100% and you need a sharp wit, bad taste, fast on the keyboard and willing to do anything for money.

Who developed the boardgame, Trivial Pursuit?


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19 Jul 2009, 3:46 pm

(3 out of 4 ain't bad)

Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbot


Who invented the Patent Office



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19 Jul 2009, 4:11 pm

Congress created the Patent Office in 1836


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19 Jul 2009, 4:14 pm

Have we solved all the trivia to pursue ?



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19 Jul 2009, 4:27 pm

oops!

What is the fastest land record?


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19 Jul 2009, 4:33 pm

6453 mph (2885 m/s), or Mach 8.5.


What is the longest a human can live without water



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19 Jul 2009, 4:35 pm

4 days in the shade, 2 in direct desert sun

Who holds the record for the longest beard?


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19 Jul 2009, 5:29 pm

Hans Langseth of Norway; at his death in 1927 it was 5.33 meters (17 feet 6 inches) long.


Where is purgatory