Who figured out that we only use 10% (or less) of our brain? did someone remove the other 90% and say, "hey look, he's still the same politician he always was..."
How did ducks figure out aerodynamics and how to fly so close to each other without creating huge pile ups in the sky..?
What is the definition of what's 'instant' - I mean, I wait at least 3 minutes for water to boil when making instant coffee..
Why do we say 'freshen up'? it's not like anything's gone down has it?
How can two seemingly opposite words mean the same thing - flammable and inflammable.. and was there a word fight to see who could get their word into the dictionary first?
Who looked at a cow many many years ago and said "lemme drink whatever I get out when I squeeze here..."
Why do we cut down trees to build jungle gyms?
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The only instant thing in life is the tax man.. The moment you get that letter saying tax's are due you are instantly screwed.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammable
The word “inflammable” came from Latin “'inflammāre” = “to set fire to,” where the prefix “'in-”' means “in” as in “inside”, rather than “not” as in “invisible” and “ineligible”. Nonetheless, “inflammable” is often erroneously thought to mean “non-flammable”. To avoid this safety hazard, “flammable,” despite not being the proper Latin-derived term, is now more commonly used, not only as a warning label, but in standard speech and writing as well, when referring to physical combustibility.[1]
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