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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_Underground_City

*Note: This is all underground.
"The complex has a total 11 floors, though many floors have not been excavated. Each floor could be closed off separately.

The city could accommodate between 35,000 and 50,000 people and had all the usual amenities found in other underground complexes across Cappadocia, such as wine and oil presses, stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, and chapels."

How a population manages to maintain itself underground with the risk of collapse, disease, sanitation issues etc. is way beyond me. Seems a bit surreal.

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04-26-2011 , 05:03 PM

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AlexMack24

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wrestling

Name kinda speaks for itself

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04-26-2011 , 08:31 PM

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homeboy604

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cool, didnt know about this.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red

USA's plan to invade canada during the 20s and 30s

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04-26-2011 , 09:40 PM

#1179

OMGZim

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_UFOs

Hitler wanted some Star Wars

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04-26-2011 , 09:50 PM

#1180

Borodog

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Originally Posted by hockeyhero31

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red

USA's plan to invade canada during the 20s and 30s

These days it's called Operation Tundra Freedom.

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04-27-2011 , 01:44 AM

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prohornblower

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Originally Posted by huber117

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_Underground_City

Pretty wild. I bet they threw some sick parties down there.

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04-27-2011 , 03:28 AM

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tschubauer

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I'm not sure if this has been posted yet but: List of songs deemed inappropriate following the 9/11/2001 attacks

Including "All songs by Rage Against the Machine" lol

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04-27-2011 , 03:43 AM

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runningmarvel

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Originally Posted by tschubauer

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet but: List of songs deemed inappropriate following the 9/11/2001 attacks

Including "All songs by Rage Against the Machine" lol

is it just me who thinks this list goes a little too far in places?

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04-27-2011 , 04:09 AM

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HotzenplOdds

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Originally Posted by tschubauer

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet but: List of songs deemed inappropriate following the 9/11/2001 attacks

Including "All songs by Rage Against the Machine" lol

Bridge over troubled water? wtf

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04-27-2011 , 04:17 AM

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Badafro

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Originally Posted by runningmarvel

is it just me who thinks this list goes a little too far in places?

Nah. I think it's perfectly reasonable to ban Ruby Tuesday seeing how 9/11 was a Tuesday. Who listen to Stones anyway?

Eurotarding

LOLlandofthefree

/Eurotarding

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04-27-2011 , 04:19 AM

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Sugar Nut

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Originally Posted by runningmarvel

is it just me who thinks this list goes a little too far in places?

I hardly think so. WTF is "Walk Like an Egyptian" doing on there? Because Egypt is an arabic country? LOL!

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04-27-2011 , 04:23 AM

#1187

Sugar Nut

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Originally Posted by Badafro

Nah. I think it's perfectly reasonable to ban Ruby Tuesday seeing how 9/11 was a Tuesday. Who listen to Stones anyway?

Eurotarding

LOLlandofthefree

/Eurotarding

Here Clear Channel's thought process clearly was: "**** it! While we're at it, let's ban "Sunday Bloody Sunday" aswell."

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04-27-2011 , 01:43 PM

#1188

lew189

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99 Luftbaloons?

Yeah, I think you could make the argument that they went too far...

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04-27-2011 , 02:30 PM

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Etats360

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō - This is why dogs > cats. An Akita that kept waiting for his owner, even after he died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beak_doctor_costume - The costume worn by plague doctors in the middle ages. Not a particularly interesting article, but it's creepy as hell.

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04-27-2011 , 02:39 PM

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SnotBoogy

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i find it pretty awesome that war pigs got banned after 9/11. oh the irony

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04-27-2011 , 04:56 PM

#1191

grando

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lol free fallin' by tom petty

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04-27-2011 , 05:24 PM

#1192

wiper

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Originally Posted by AlexMack24

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wrestling

Name kinda speaks for itself

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All this while O'Rourke was becoming perhaps the world's greatest authority on the thought processes and the personality of the octopus. He knew how to outmaneuver them, to outflank them, and to outthink them. He knew full well, many years ago, what today's octopus wrestlers are just beginning to learn—that it is impossible for a man with two arms to apply a full nelson on an octopus; he knew full well the futility of trying for a crotch hold on an opponent with eight crotches

excellent.

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04-27-2011 , 05:35 PM

#1193

Dr. Spaceman

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Originally Posted by tschubauer

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet but: List of songs deemed inappropriate following the 9/11/2001 attacks

Including "All songs by Rage Against the Machine" lol

Considering all of the ridiculous songs included on that list, how the hell did they leave off "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway)" by Billy Joel? The entire song is about NYC being destroyed!

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04-30-2011 , 11:48 PM

#1194

OffTh3Radar

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindow_man

Preserved body of man discovered in peat bog near Manchester, England, dated some time between 2 BC and 119 AD.

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There has been debate over the reason for Lindow Man's death, for the nature of his demise was violent, perhaps ritualistic; after a last meal of charred bread, Lindow Man was strangled, hit on the head, and his throat cut.

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05-01-2011 , 11:32 AM

#1195

Adaptation

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voytek

Voytek the soldier bear

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British High Command did not allow any pets or animals in their camp, so the Polish Army formally enlisted Voytek the Bear into their ranks. He was given the rank of Private, assigned a serial number, and from that point on was included in all official unit rosters.

Complete bad ass. Now that's what the U.S army needs.

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05-01-2011 , 11:59 AM

#1196

SnotBoogy

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledot_Yeshu

a non-christian perspective on jesus

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05-02-2011 , 01:58 PM

#1197

LouB21

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Good thread. Much better than hitting the random button.

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05-03-2011 , 06:04 AM

#1198

HotzenplOdds

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_syndrome

Facial paralysis. Might become popular now that people move from online to live poker.

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05-03-2011 , 07:45 AM

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thethethe

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Jerusalem syndrome

The Jerusalem syndrome is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences that are triggered by a visit to the city of Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single religion or denomination but has affected Jews, Christians and Muslims of many different backgrounds.

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05-03-2011 , 11:11 AM

#1200

18000rpm

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebe_Bikila

I like this guy's style. After winning the marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in a new world record time, instead of collapsing like others he started doing stretching exercises to the astonishment of the crowd.

And he won the marathon in 1960 barefoot.

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