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[beensaidbefore]

There is no correct way to write the sentence: there are three to's/too's/two's in the English language.

[HappyAsHellas]

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A brass monkey was a bracket for holding cannonballs on the deck of a ship. When it got cold the brass contracted and the cannonballs fell off.

Hence the phrase "It's f*****g freezing".

Sadly this isn't true, stowing cannonballs in a similar fashion to a pyramid of well known chocolates would have rather disastrous effects whilst on the rolling seas.

[Future17]

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There is no correct way to write the sentence: there are three to's/too's/two's in the English language.

Six.

[SuperAllyMcleod]

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There is no correct way to write the sentence: there are three to's/too's/two's in the English language.

Because there aren't -
There is one "to", there is one "too" and there is one "two".

[snooky]

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Six.

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[beensaidbefore]

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Because there aren't -
There is one "to", there is one "too" and there is one "two".

But you don't say them differently, at least I don't. That means you can say the sentence, but cannot write it. 😁

[beensaidbefore]

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Six.

😂😂😂

[Scouse Hibee]

It's impossible to stand on your left leg with your right hand on your left ankle and touch your shoulder blade with your left hand.

[Hibrandenburg]

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It's impossible to stand on your left leg with your right hand on your left ankle and touch your shoulder blade with your left hand.

What response would you prefer?:

No it's no ah just done it

or

Oh my ****ing back

[Scouse Hibee]

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What response would you prefer?:

No it's no ah just done it

or

Oh my ****ing back

:-)

[liscious_hibs]

All poop is actually beige when it enters the small intestine. It's bilirubin produced by one of the other organs (gall bladder I think) that makes it brown.

The ONLY thing I remember from high school...

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[Geo_1875]

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All poop is actually beige when it enters the small intestine. It's bilirubin produced by one of the other organs (gall bladder I think) that makes it brown.

The ONLY thing I remember from high school...

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I don't believe you. You're just talking ****.

[liscious_hibs]

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I don't believe you. You're just talking ****.

Always 💩

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[Allant1981]

The probability of you drinking a glass of water that contains a molecule of water that also passed through a dinosaur is almost 100%.

[Mr White]

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The probability of you drinking a glass of water that contains a molecule of water that also passed through a dinosaur is almost 100%.

Brilliant. I'm telling my 6 year old that tomorrow morning. He'll be delighted

[Speedy]

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Because there aren't -
There is one "to", there is one "too" and there is one "two".

But there are two to's in his sentence.

[Caversham Green]

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Sadly this isn't true, stowing cannonballs in a similar fashion to a pyramid of well known chocolates would have rather disastrous effects whilst on the rolling seas.

I was told the story many years ago by an old guy who fancied himself as an amateur naval historian, so both his story and my recollection may not be entirely accurate.

He said the monkey was a bracket fixed to the deck with a metal plate fitted into it. The plate had four holes that were big enough to hold the balls securely, but small enough that they could be lifted out easily when needed. They were spaced so that a fifth ball could be perched securely on top but they were never stacked higher than that. When other metals were used the plate would contract in cold weather and the balls would fall off but brass contracts less than other metals so they would only fall off in extreme cold if at all.

He reckoned it was originally called a 'munitions key' (key because of the way it all fitted together) but that was shortened to 'mun key' or monkey.

Anyway, another cannon-related fact:

Humpty Dumpty was believed to be a big cannon that sat high on the ramparts of Warwick Castle (think Mons Meg in Edinburgh). During the English Civil War the wall collapsed under the gun and it fell and shattered. The Royalist army tried to fix it but couldn't.

Hence the nursery rhyme.

[snooky]

There are many sayings that originated from seafaring.

'A balls up'
"A vessel at anchor less than 50mts in length would display a black ball from a prominent position by day or a white all round white at night. This shows other vessels that they should keep clear.
Now I come to the ‘Balls Up’. A vessel not under command, that’s to say, unable to be controlled ie no steerage, no power etc would need to display two black balls. Hence, when a ship was at sea and they lost steerage or power and so were unable to command what the vessel did the sailors would say ‘that’s a Balls Up’ meaning they would need to hoist two black balls to warn other vessels."

[Lancs Harp]

Apt fact for the forthcoming Calcutta cup match but it may surprise you to know that England and Scotland have drawn 0-0 more times in Rugby Internationals than they have in football meetings.

[lord bunberry]

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Apt fact for the forthcoming Calcutta cup match but it may surprise you to know that England and Scotland have drawn 0-0 more times in Rugby Internationals than they have in football meetings.

Is that true? I will be using that one today

[Jim Herriot]

One of the longest words that uses only the top row of letters on a typewriter is 'typewriter'.

('One of' because there are a few other such ten-letter words.)

[Time For Heroes]

On two countries in South America don't share a border with Brazil, Chile & Ecuador

[lord bunberry]

If you take out all the empty space between the atoms in your body, you would be around the size of a sugar cube, but still weigh the same.
saw that one in ocean terminal the other day.

[Craig_HFC]

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Anyway, another cannon-related fact:

Humpty Dumpty was believed to be a big cannon that sat high on the ramparts of Warwick Castle (think Mons Meg in Edinburgh). During the English Civil War the wall collapsed under the gun and it fell and shattered. The Royalist army tried to fix it but couldn't.

Hence the nursery rhyme.

I've never understood why Humpty Dumpty has always been illustrated as an egg in the nursery rhyme... at no point is an 'egg' mentioned.

[Allant1981]

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I've never understood why Humpty Dumpty has always been illustrated as an egg in the nursery rhyme... at no point is an 'egg' mentioned.

sure it is something to do with being clumsy and the way an egg moves is clumsy

[snooky]

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I've never understood why Humpty Dumpty has always been illustrated as an egg in the nursery rhyme... at no point is an 'egg' mentioned.

Maybe he jumped of the wall to show he wasn't chicken.

[Peevemor]

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sure it is something to do with being clumsy and the way an egg moves is clumsy

Eggs move?

[speedy_gonzales]

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Eggs move?

Yeah, clumsily apparently

[matty_f]

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Eggs move?

How else do you think they get scrambled?

[sleeping giant]

Arm span is roughly the same as your height and can be taken into account for medical calculations on amputees.