# Fact For The Day

**URL:** <https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981>\
**Category:** Chat\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981 "2022-02-01T11:27:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Casual](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/casual/32/10865_2.png) [@Casual](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Casual)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/203 "2024-01-14T06:18:27Z")

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And the rest of the time a right-wing nutjob on the internet?

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**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/204 "2024-01-18T16:55:34Z")

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![Screenshot_20240118-061129](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/2/a2f3457baf7490d4d958e3aeb9afd9eec4c25881.jpeg)  
This guy

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**Author:** ![Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/apiento/32/658_2.png) [@Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Apiento)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/205 "2024-01-18T17:13:39Z")

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Why is that?

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**Author:** ![MGG](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/mgg/32/155_2.png) [@MGG](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/MGG)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/206 "2024-01-18T17:28:24Z")

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Probably for color TV in the 1970’s…

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**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/207 "2024-01-18T18:10:07Z")

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👍  
Yep  
Balls were white before, didn’t stand out on TV apparently

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**Author:** ![Gavin](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/gavin/32/2532_2.png) [@Gavin](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Gavin)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/208 "2024-01-20T09:46:27Z")

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![IMG_1147](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/4/54610598bc700583728f5d38a6e50267efeaf26a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ehdublyou](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/ehdublyou/32/26518_2.png) [@ehdublyou](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/ehdublyou)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/209 "2024-01-26T20:20:16Z")

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Saudi Arabia originally banned booze because one of the king’s sons got hammered at a British diplomat’s party in 1951 – and shot the host after he refused to pour him another drink.

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**Author:** ![grantham\_disco](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@grantham\_disco](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/grantham_disco)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/210 "2024-01-28T16:02:30Z")

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(probably old news) The drums from Prodigy Firestarter are from Rob Gordons Remix of Ten City Devotion  
 ![Ten City's Devotion (The Voice of Paradise Mix)](https://www.whosampled.com/static/images/media/track_images_100/mr17869_2011125_12214622353.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/apiento/32/658_2.png) [@Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Apiento)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/211 "2024-01-29T11:36:18Z")

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I never knew that was by rob gordon. Love that mix…

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**Author:** ![howler](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/howler/32/28123_2.png) [@howler](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/howler)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/212 "2024-02-06T20:38:54Z")

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![1000047696](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/3/537a030d32d80023fa7c7a93d11f81ca1b7ae356.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Moodynann](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/moodynann/32/19533_2.png) [@Moodynann](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Moodynann)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/213 "2024-02-06T21:10:27Z")

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That’s bonkers, and scary.

Reminded me of a list of slang terms for semen I found somewhere way down the back of the internet.

One of them was ‘High Fructose Porn Syrup’ 🤣.

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**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/214 "2024-02-07T06:08:00Z")

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Fanta is nazi coke  
[Fanta - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanta#:~:text=There%20are%20more%20than%20200,million%20cases%20sold%20in%201943).

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**Author:** ![deepconcentration](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/deepconcentration/32/140_2.png) [@deepconcentration](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/deepconcentration)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/215 "2024-02-07T06:25:08Z")

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i’m not an excellent representative of american culture, but since it’s come up a couple of times, i can’t remember the last time i saw an american drink a fanta in america. i’m betting i’d have to walk pretty far to even find one.

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**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/216 "2024-02-07T07:34:16Z")

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Another wartime invention is Nutella, invented in Italy because there was no chocolate around but plenty of hazelnuts

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**Author:** ![Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/apiento/32/658_2.png) [@Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Apiento)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/217 "2024-02-07T08:49:07Z")

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Well known one… Easy E’s dad was Charles Wright hence the ‘Express Yourself’ NWA sample…

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**Author:** ![Moodynann](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/moodynann/32/19533_2.png) [@Moodynann](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Moodynann)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/218 "2024-02-07T09:47:18Z")

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No issues with clearance there then 🙂

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**Author:** ![elzorro](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ea666f/32.png) [@elzorro](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/elzorro)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/219 "2024-02-07T12:23:33Z")

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Is that true? Thought it was an urban myth.

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**Author:** ![Casual](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/casual/32/10865_2.png) [@Casual](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Casual)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/220 "2024-02-07T12:56:20Z")

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They’re in all of the gas stops, convenience stores and in supermarkets like Shaw’s, Hannaford, etc where I live so they must sell.

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**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/221 "2024-02-07T13:01:05Z")

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I always thought it was true, you made me google it

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-07 13.00.30](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/9/a967f8596f5b4e0d4426fe1281b7ecaedf44ecc6.png)

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**Author:** ![Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/apiento/32/658_2.png) [@Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Apiento)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/fact-for-the-day/2981/222 "2024-02-07T13:48:33Z")

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Wait it’s not true? I googled it and got a true answer not long ago… Weird. And boo.

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