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    Fact Or Fiction

    OK here is how it will work I will post a statement about Bizarre Trivia.
    It is up to you to tell if it is Fact Or Fiction.
    I will post the Answer tomorrow when I post the next Fact Or Fiction Question

    #1

    When Caesar, The first Emperor was born,
    He had to be surgically removed from his mother's womb,
    hence the term Cesarean section


    Fact Or Fiction

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    Not true.

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    Well it's sort of been an old wive's tale for years...... and since I'm old..... I'll have to go with the old wive's tale.

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    If I remember my history correctly, I believe that "Caesar" originated from an ancestor who was born by caesarean section. I think there was a Roman law that required a baby to be cut from its mother's womb in the case that the mother died during childbirth.

    I don't know if anyone knows for sure. I would have to say fiction.





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    Good replys
    A#1
    There are various theories regarding the orgins of the term.
    The most plausible is that the procedure's name derives from the
    Latin verb Caedere (caesum), "to cut"
    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#2
    In the 1960s dung beetles were imported into Australia
    to reduce the number of cow dung pads

    Fact Or Fiction

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    Fact. The beetles also use the dung for breeding grounds. I did a report on the various types of beetles once. I've never recovered.





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    Moogie good call
    A#2
    There digging activity aerates the soil,
    simultaneously releasing the nutrients in the dung to the soil.

    Fact Or Fiction

    Q#3
    In the film Batman Forever
    Catwoman is played By
    Nicole Kidman

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    fiction - Nicole Kidman played Dr. Chase Meridian
    Was there a Catwoman in Batman Forever?
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    A#3
    Nicole played Dr. Chase Meridien in the film
    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#4

    Esker is an art form of the Eskimos

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    fiction - esker has something to do with glaciers - http://knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Esker/ says that:
    Eskers are long, winding ridges of stratified sand and gravel which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America. They are frequently several miles in length and, because of their peculiar uniform shape, somewhat resemble railroad embankments. Eskers are the deposits left by streams which flowed within and under glaciers; after the retaining ice walls melt away, the stream deposits remain as long winding ridges.
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    the-mk you are right

    A#4
    Esker is a long, winding ridges of sand and gravel
    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#5
    The Wright Brothers of Aviation fame
    Were named Wilbur and orvill Built
    And flew the first experimental aircraft

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    Oh No Takers on this one

    A#5The Wright brothers didn't actually build and fly the first experimental aircraft
    but they were the first to invent the controls that enabled mechanical fixed-wing flight
    Fact Or Fiction


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    Q#6
    Ayurverda is an ancient Indian natural healing system.
    Fact Or Fiction

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    Wright Brothers were not the 1st to fly.

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    Q#6 - I'd say fact
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    Quote Originally Posted by IronBits View Post
    Wright Brothers were not the 1st to fly.
    You a day late and maybe a dollar short on that one IB

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    I guess it was a good call hard to tell

    A#6
    The origin of Ayurveda is stated to be a
    divine revelation of the ancient Indian creator God Lord Brahma,
    as he awoke to recreate the universe
    Fact Or Fiction (I think)

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    Q#7
    Impetigo, Silicosis and eczema
    are all skin complaints

    Fact Or Fiction

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    FACT, but thankfully, I didn't learn it from personal experience.

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    Fiction.

    Silicosis is a lung disease.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petey View Post
    Fiction.

    Silicosis is a lung disease.
    I agree with Mr. P. Silicosis is an "occupational disease" I think it's from inhaling a silicon dust or something?





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    Impetigo, yes,

    they were also a Pretty cool Death Metal band from your neck of the woods Lauren

    Still have their albums...

    I used to trade music with the vocalist back in the early 90's when I was still in England...

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    I hadn't thought about them in years Bok.

    I better not say any more because I'll start dating myself.





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    all 3 sides on this one

    A#7
    While the other 2 are skin diseases, Silicosis affects the lungs

    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#8
    There are 29 different bones in the skull

    Fact Or Fiction

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    do you count teeth as skull bones too?
    the-mk

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    Quote Originally Posted by LAURENU2 View Post
    Q#8
    There are 29 different bones in the skull
    That is a tricky one, you will have to post the exact list you are claiming, since depending on what you count as bones I have seen 28, 29, and 30. So since it is so close to I'm going to say the list you found is 29 so FACT

    The cranium has 8;
    The face has 15 (including the lower jaw);
    The ears have 6.
    = 29

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    I would have to say FACT (I've heard both 28 and 29). Unless you are starting at birth, and if I remember correctly at that time there are around 44 or 45 (it's been a while since Anatomy & Physiology). As we grow, some of the bones fuse together.





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    do you count teeth as skull bones too?
    I'm to Dumb to know
    I just copy from copy

    I have seen 28, 29, and 30.
    MM makes me wonder about you your not related to J Dalmer (the guy who ate people) are you

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    Quote Originally Posted by LAURENU2 View Post
    MM makes me wonder about you your not related to J Dalmer (the guy who ate people) are you
    Ha, I didn't mean seen "personally".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Digital Parasite View Post
    Ha, I didn't mean seen "personally".
    Well you know what they say about Team Jokers
    They see a good line and they jump all over it
    I'm Just Doing my Job

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    Good call Moogie & DP

    A #8
    The human body has about 350 bones at birth,
    But during our lifetime, some tend to fuse and
    we can finish up with only around 206.

    Fact Or Fiction


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    Q #9
    Seals do not molt hair

    Fact Or Fiction

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    at Q#9 my english->german-translator is exploding
    (I can't translate it to a useful sentence)
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    Try this one: "Seals do not molt hair".

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    "molt" like changing the skin, pulling the old one off? if so, then I'd say fiction
    the-mk

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    A#9
    Like other mammals, Pinnipeds have to shed their fur once in a while.

    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#10
    There were 3,560 life belts on the Titanic.

    Fact Or Fiction

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    good find the-mk

    A#10
    Although designed to hold 32 life boats, the so-called "unsinkable" ship
    carried only half that amount on her maiden voyage

    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#11
    George Foreman won his last heavyweight crown at age 45

    Fact Or Fiction

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    Quote Originally Posted by LAURENU2 View Post
    Q#11
    George Foreman won his last heavyweight crown at age 45
    I guess that depends on what you consider heavyweight crown. At 45 he won the WBA heavyweight title again Michel Moorer (Nov 1994) which made him the oldest person to win one. He then went on to fight Axel Schulz of Germany to defend his remaining IBF heavyweight title in April 1995 when he was 46 and won so by keeping his crown at 46 in the IBF I would say FICTION.

    Jeff.

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    Do you realy think winning a title and defending it are the same think
    What about the fight he lost to his wife

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    A#11

    He Knocked out the then 26 year old Michael Moore in the 10th round of the 1994 fight

    Fact Or Fiction

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    Q#12
    Japan's Kansai International Airport is located on a purpose built artificial island

    Fact Or Fiction

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    True!!! I watched the special on how it was built. Amazing!

    Fact Or Fiction
    It sank 38 feet in the 1st few years and needs to be jacked up 5cm each month.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IronBits View Post
    True!!! I watched the special on how it was built. Amazing!

    Fact Or Fiction
    It sank 38 feet in the 1st few years and needs to be jacked up 5cm each month.
    Don't tell me they asked every citizen to find and carry one rock down to the lake and throw it in

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