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Right handed people, on average, live 9 years longer than left handed people.
Fuuuck...I need to get this cast off--it's shortening my life!
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
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The Poisson Distribution is used to predict relatively rare events and was based on the number of Prussian Army officers killed by mule kicks. Going to have to call BS on that one.
The Poisson Distribution is used to predict relatively rare events and was based on the number of Prussian Army officers killed by mule kicks.
Going to have to call BS on that one.
it wasn't based on mule kick deaths, but that was its earliest use.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0016-7363.2006.00679.x/abstract
Merry Christmas!
"y a tittle?"
no clue, but it is.
I wish I was as young as I look in the forum picture! But I'm not. :(
Proboscis Colossus
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It's made from plants - regenerated cellulose.
"God guides us on our journey, but careful with those feet." - David Lee Roth, of all people
Chasing the bus
Banging your head against the wall consistently for an hour burns 150 calories.
Can we get this added to the log as an activity?
“You're either on the bus or off the bus.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Catgut is (usually) made from guts. But not from a cat.
... and I'll call BS on that.
http://www.salon.com/2011/10/29/the_mystery_of_left_handedness/
Hold the Mayo
y a tittle?
I laughed.
"You're Not Winning"
Connecticut Runners' Forum on RunningAhead
Net Neaderthal & Escapee
Kodak developed the first digital cameras.
Wot? Run? I thought they said Rum!
jfa
Reno Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
Baaaa...
---The three most popular dogs name, in order, are: Lady, King, and Duke.
also...
--- Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. Less intelligent people have more zinc and copper on their skin :-)
and...
--- Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7 (Pre-berlin wall coming down. I have heard this number is improving?)
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The Plan '15 → /// "Run Hard, Live Easy." ∞
- Even after the female praying mantis bites the male's head off, the male still continues to mate with the female.
No wonder my parents and teachers forced me to use my right hand for chopsticks and writing.
5k - 20:56 (09/12), 7k - 28:40 (11/12), 10k trial - 43:08 (03/13), 42:05 (05/13), FM - 3:09:28 (05/13), HM - 1:28:20 (05/14), Failed 10K trial - 6:10/mi for 4mi (08/14), FM - 3:03 (09/14)
- Even after the female praying mantis bites the male's head off, the male still continues to mate with the female. .
The other brain still works, I guess...?