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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    Are you sure or is it just anthropomorphism?
    Possibly not:

    Gorillas Appear to Mourn Their Dead, but Scientists Worry About Ebola Risk

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    Fair enough.

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    In exchange for $3 billion in Pepsi products, Russia gave Pepsi 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer. Before they sold the ships for scrap metal, Pepsi had the 6th most powerful navy in the world.







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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Coke bottles
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    Pepsi products

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    Finally an interesting thread.

    Soda, so good.


    Let's hope no one ruins it with terrible puns!

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    ...*sigh*...

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    Orb-weaver spiders are native to Australia and come in many different colors and sizes.

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    ...utter chutzpah: A Hong Kong gangster kidnapped the child of one of Asia's richest men and extorted a $130 million ransom. Later he called him and asked for advice on how to invest it.

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    Chutzpah is right.

    Ummmm, did he receive sound advice?

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    ^^ He ended up dead. Li Ka Shing bided his time, and waited until he went to mainland China. Then had him offed- I'm sure it wasn't pleasant. More of a ploblem to get that done in HK. I used to look out upon his rather nice place, across a canal, whenever I went to one of my affluent mates place for a pissup. Clearwater Bay area, if I recall correctly.

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    ...wet koala nightmare...

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    An astonishingly brave boy in Bangladesh risked his life to save a baby deer from drowning in raging floodwaters.







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    One of the leading killers of Australia's endearing koalas is a debilitating bacterial infection: chlamydia.

    The idea of koalas with chlamydia — a common sexually transmitted infection in people — recently drew chuckles on HBO's "Last Week Tonight," but the disease, which is affecting koalas in epidemic proportions, is hardly a laughing matter.

    Chlamydia-infected koalas made the news on Sunday (May 6) when the show's host, John Oliver, mentioned the dedication of a new koala ward at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, called the John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward, to treat the sick marsupials.

    But chlamydia is no joke to koalas. Surveys have shown that some wild populations demonstrate a 100 percent rate of infection, which frequently leads to blindness, severe bladder inflammation, infertility and death. And treatment with antibiotics could create further problems for the marsupials, upsetting their gut microbes and making it difficult for them to digest the eucalyptus leaves that are a staple of their diet, researchers recently discovered.

    Why the Heck Do So Many Koalas Have Chlamydia? | Live Science.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    He ended up dead.
    Li Ka Sheng - zero surprise there. What an idiot.


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    Clearwater Bay area, if I recall correctly.
    A nice piece of real estate - way, way, way, way too pricey for anyone working corporate, but you banker wankers . . .

    I did get taken there for the odd meal, but it's a bit out of the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    The idea of koalas with chlamydia — a common sexually transmitted infection in people — recently drew chuckles on HBO's "Last Week Tonight," but the disease, which is affecting koalas in epidemic proportions, is hardly a laughing matter.
    It's because Australia have sick koala fuckers like Terry57

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    The word 'his' appears in the Bible more than 8,000 times. The word 'hers' only appears three times.

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    Mike Tyson once offered a zookeeper $10,000 to let him fight a Gorilla he noticed was bullying other primates.

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    Put that bully in his place. Tyson, that is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
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    In exchange for $3 billion in Pepsi products, Russia gave Pepsi 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer. Before they sold the ships for scrap metal, Pepsi had the 6th most powerful navy in the world.






    Yeah, I think that needs to be fact checked. Sounds too far fetched. 3 BILLION dollars worth of pepsi products is a lot of soda.
    I'm calling fake news on that one.

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    ^ true actually. Vessels were basically sold for scrap. But indeed the deal was made, albeit that it also included vodka...

    When the Soviet Union Paid Pepsi in Warships - Gastro Obscura

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    Utah has some of the most breathtaking scenery on the planet.

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    Hugh Jackman didn't know wolverines were real animals. He mistakenly studied wolves in preparation for the iconic role of Wolverine.







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    An amazing photo of baby octopuses still in their eggs.







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    A man in Costa Rica nursed a crocodile back to health after it had been shot in the head & released the reptile back to its home. The next day, the man discovered “Pocho” had followed him home & was sleeping on his porch. For 20 yrs Pocho became part of the man's family.
    Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd

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    Ethiopia broke the world tree-planting record in an effort to tackle climate change. They planted more than 350 million trees in one day. They're expected to plant more than 5 billion trees in 2020.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    350 million trees in one day.
    ???
    I make my maths:
    -35 million people, each plants 10 trees a day
    -3,5 million people, each plants 100 trees a day?

    and that all beside their fight with hunger and with Tigrays?

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