An interesting (but useless) fact......
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Brother D said:
Average English word 5.1 letters long - average size/length of letter (generous) 1.5cm - average word length = 7.65cm, x 50k = 382500cm = 3.8Km = 2.4miles
The average bic biro will write approximately 1000 words before it disappears.
I wrote over 2,300 words with one today The average bic biro will write approximately 1000 words before it disappears.
Comfortably Dumb said:
Negative Creep said:
Die Hard was originally conceived as a sequel to Commando
I thought Die Hard was based on a detective novel from the 70s???Of course they may have been planning to adopt the books story to commandos characters.
Wiki said:
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film ... based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp.
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Die Hard follows its source material — Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever — closely; many of the film's memorable scenes, characters, and dialogue are taken directly from the novel. Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to Thorp's earlier novel The Detective, was written with the intention of being adapted into a film sequel to the film adaptation of The Detective, which starred Frank Sinatra.
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Die Hard follows its source material — Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever — closely; many of the film's memorable scenes, characters, and dialogue are taken directly from the novel. Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to Thorp's earlier novel The Detective, was written with the intention of being adapted into a film sequel to the film adaptation of The Detective, which starred Frank Sinatra.
The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights.
Hong Kong holds the most Rolls Royce’s per capita.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
Hong Kong holds the most Rolls Royce’s per capita.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
tommy vercetti said:
The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights.
Hong Kong holds the most Rolls Royce’s per capita.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
Googled, think the QEII may be wrong, it says at 28.5 knots its 50 feet per gallon, and at 20 knots, its 125 knots per gallon.Hong Kong holds the most Rolls Royce’s per capita.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza everyday.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Vipers said:
I just happen to remember a rather long Palindrome, it is the longest one I wonder?
"a man a plan a canal panama"
Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?"a man a plan a canal panama"
Eva, can I see bees in a cave?
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Was it a car or a cat I saw, sides reversed is, was it a car or a cat I saw?
AstonZagato said:
Comfortably Dumb said:
Negative Creep said:
Die Hard was originally conceived as a sequel to Commando
I thought Die Hard was based on a detective novel from the 70s???Of course they may have been planning to adopt the books story to commandos characters.
Wiki said:
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film ... based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp.
...
Die Hard follows its source material — Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever — closely; many of the film's memorable scenes, characters, and dialogue are taken directly from the novel. Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to Thorp's earlier novel The Detective, was written with the intention of being adapted into a film sequel to the film adaptation of The Detective, which starred Frank Sinatra.
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Die Hard follows its source material — Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever — closely; many of the film's memorable scenes, characters, and dialogue are taken directly from the novel. Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to Thorp's earlier novel The Detective, was written with the intention of being adapted into a film sequel to the film adaptation of The Detective, which starred Frank Sinatra.
Negative Creep said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
DaveL485 said:
louiebaby said:
Negative Creep said:
Bill Paxton is the only actor to have been killed by a Predator, an Alien and a Terminator.
Good knowledge, I particular like this fact.
DaveL485 said:
He was torn in half by the Alien Queen, and was subsequently re/deactivated by Ripley on the Prison planet as a result of the crash caused by the Alien Queen leaving eggs on the ship. Although technically the Alien Queen didn't kill him directly he did die as a result of her actions, thus, I stick to my guns
If it wasn't for the crash he would have survived the crash, so ignoring the definition of "killing" a synthetic looks like we'll have to agree to disagree 
Negative Creep said:
DaveL485 said:
He was torn in half by the Alien Queen, and was subsequently re/deactivated by Ripley on the Prison planet as a result of the crash caused by the Alien Queen leaving eggs on the ship. Although technically the Alien Queen didn't kill him directly he did die as a result of her actions, thus, I stick to my guns
If it wasn't for the crash he would have survived the crash, so ignoring the definition of "killing" a synthetic looks like we'll have to agree to disagree :P
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