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http://www.allfunandgames.ca/facts/transportation.shtml
http://www.positivetickets.com/about.html?CANADA
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-xa.htm
http://www.maxim.com/food/the-legend-of-doritos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Jordan
http://struckbyenlightning.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/eruption-mount-edgecumbe-91-hoax/
http://phys.org/news182779099.html
http://mentalfloss.com/node/25211
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Baur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen#Personal_life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand#Usage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_United_States
http://mentalfloss.com/article/18463/lbj-president-who-marked-his-territory
stephzombie82
Thank you for providing the source!
hightwr
And once again thanks to some random facts post on imgur I get my daily sense of enlightenment.
magillthedanny
The residue has always been the reason why I didn't enjoy eating Doritos..
wormfood
Me too.
thefreshestcereal
I can see why you didn't put the bacon one first. As soon as I got to it, I left to make myself some bacon.
Tate713
I looked that one up. They can grow meat cells. It's not bacon. Yet.
LokiKingOfJotunheim
One day 3D printers will be able to create bacon. And pigs everywhere will rejoice.
MadeAccountSoICanRememberImagesToRepostLater
Note to self: invest in 3D printing technology.
NailClipper
YOU CAN GROW BACON???!?!?!?!
hareofwar
Said a guy looked like Steve McQueen the other day. My friends didn't know who Steve McQueen was. I wept.
Mussels14
As an Ohioan, I am ashamed. :(
metzyboy62
As a Cincinnatian.... makes sense to me it was here...
espasmato
I am too. But not surprised.
bottoms
While visiting Ohio I had to prove a point to my mother and drove through several stop lights...nobody seemed to care.
dropbearstolemybaby
The fact the cars in the pic are 20yrs out of date make me doubt this 'fact'.
WarmGlowingWarmingGlow
As you should be. Then came this post. Just when you think youve hit rock bottom...
PWRPat
Damn NBA playoffs; I read the last slide as President Lebron James.
bubblehearth
Now THIS is how you do a "bunch of facts" post. Nicely done, OP.
genrecomme
Still... they all seem not true...
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYandZ
Adding pictures to a backlog of what appears to be several months of /r/TIL? I've seen nearly ALL of these there.
boxtoppled
Congratulations, you browse Reddit. Not everybody else on Imgur does, though.
AttilaTheChris
The citations were a very nice touch
natsumezoku
They should be mandatory as opposed to extra flair.
TheCanadianNerd
As a Canadian, the tickets are true. I got a free pizza from a local pizza place because I was wearing my helmet on my bike as a kid.
greenstick55
Ah yes. They do this in the states too. I got a free Slurpree under the same circumstances back in the 90s
HeliacalScion
For some reason I thought that octopus was smoking a cigarette for, like, ten whole seconds.
LokiKingOfJotunheim
Tired of your shit LBJ...
itsnotyouitsme
I would be so effing annoyed if the police wasted my time by pulling me over to give me a "positive ticket."
iateadragonfly
@Christychik said "They give them to kids, to reward them for doing good things and so cops don't seem like bad guys to them."
HugeMcLargeBig
Oh gosh, I'm sorry, eh
itsnotyouitsme
I'll excuse you but only because you apologized.
SpecialTrampDanaScullyFBI
I was thinking the same thing. "You wasted my time to tell me I did something right? No shit." Ah, America.
ThatsWhatISaidISaidBootyTraps
I'm also American! Also, I know, right?
StrangeBeast
Positive ticket is also an excuse to pull the car over without a good reason
SmashleyKK
Canadian cop pulls you over. Says sorry multiple times.
Christychik
They give them to kids, to reward them for doing good things and so cops don't seem like bad guys to them
bolshy
+1 for Steve McQueen
justanelephant
that must've been a big ol' pringles can...
UncleRico
TIL Katherine McPhee is our treasurer
IPostIDieIPostAGAIN
That's the most Canadian thing I've ever read.
peacockfuta
doritos without the "Doritos Experience"?! Preposterous
roughlemayo
That pringles can thing freaks me out.
TalosIsMyDad
+1 just for McQueen
satelliteoflove
Damn! A Farley-voiced Shrek would've rocked.
AdvancedFalconry
The Farley fact mad eme so sadhttp://www.hentairulesfiles.net/_2013/lie_down_try_not_to_cry_cry_a_lot_cleaned_525.jpg
SweetZombiJesus
Yeah, I loved Mike Myers, but I would love to at least hear the lines Farley recorded. They should totally release them.
ooglybooglies
We need to get our hands on those lines!!!
GnRtattoo
I would LOVE that to be bonus material on the DVD
Olec
Farly only does one character, as best evidenced by nyc in all caps. Plus Mike's over the top accent made Shrek seem more like an outcast.
kecker
Most of the time you're so used to the voice you originally heard. But this time I still would have preferred a Farley voice.
nycnewyork
I'M A 35 YEAR OLD OGRE AND I LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER.
immafreebitz
I read that in his voice and it made me teary...thanks for the feels.
piedownjoe
Fact: First one is not proven. The first commercially available gas-powered car was in 1896. Your source is a user-submitted wiki page.
piedownjoe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_gasoline_buggy
JimHalpertIsMyHero
TIL.
Hoplonn
Haha this whole time the only reason I couldn't enjoy doritos was because dorito fingers are annoying and gross, I hate them so much now.
bonn
Ah Canada. I want to go there for the niceness
AssietheShinyMetalAss
Then you should wait until after hockey season.
MadeAccountSoICanRememberImagesToRepostLater
Unfortunately that's just a stereotype. You'll find polite people everywhere.
rapunzael
Yeah no.. As a Canadian, Canada is failing more and more these days
SweetZombiJesus
Especially in Quebec. Then again this tar sands fiasco and the destruction of the protection our waterways had is quite awful, too.
stevestrips
As a Canadian, I apologize.
SweetZombiJesus
Stay away from Quebec, though.
LokiKingOfJotunheim
I knew a guy who played LotRO who was from Quebec. People on our server who spoke French couldn't understand a word of his "French"...
Sorrymycommentisnotwittyandthislongusernameaintclevereither
They are crushing the language too. They are reversing almost every words. (example = ample-ex)
SweetZombiJesus
Well, that is a dialect thing, which is true, yeah lol. But English is suppressed here and it is not fun to live here as an English-speaker.
amdoo
whaaat? why? I thought that bitching place was bilingual!
SweetZombiJesus
It's all about preserving their french "culture".
Enkeli
+1 for sources
HughJassJae
How do comments like this get to the top?
TheSimpsonss
Actually, I didn't find anything about Nike paying Jordan's fines. Only that "Nike used this as a promotional tool in advertisements".
prajnadhyana
Except most of the sources are Wikipedia, which can be changed to say anything you want it to say, sooooo...
NotoriousBadassWhoLovesMusicals
I think it is about +3000 for sources, at least at the moment when I saw this post!
ImMrNovember
I saw one was Ca/facts and my immediate reaction was CAT FACTS! I think I've been imguring too long
tessasilver
Agreed. Question though: when I went through school Wikipedia was not a valid source. Is Wiki now deemed reliable?
biohasard1138
no, any time wikipedia is the source i immediately think the fack is false, due to users able to change the facts
Vranak
This will depend on a. how much of a reactionary Luddite your teacher is and b. whether the Wikipedia article itself has solid sources.
prajnadhyana
No.
bubblehearth
Really, if the wikipedia article has sources? Use those. I can't access any physical libraries, so that has saved my ass on many papers.
WUT3
To be honest, while it isn't a reputable source, by now, the articles have been edited so much that the actual facts (generally) remain.
LearningOnImgur
Well when Wikipedia started it could be edited by ANYONE. Now the sources have been reviewed so many times, they're pretty damn reliable.
MetalGreymon
I always went to wiki and then via that got the sources for the wiki article and cited those in my reports.
jackJoe
Oh the times... When I went to scholl the internet was only available to the military...
prajnadhyana
Oh the times... When I went to school the internet wasn't.
KellyDweezil
I have college professors who are totally against wiki.. and others that encourage it. It's all opinion.
ICanBelieveSomeOfItIsButter
Most Wiki articles cite from credible sources nowadays, but they are still deemed unacceptable for school papers. Meh.
mediocrejoker
Ffs, how many times must it be said? You don't source wiki, you source the main source linked in the wiki article all at the bottom.
Quboid
IMHO Wikipedia is fine for Imgur* but not for formal stuff. For that, look at the Wiki article's sources for more detailed, reliable info. +
GrantH
+1 for use of "+", just cause I thought it was neat.
cousteau
Yup. Wikipedia is fine for finding sources, rather than as a source.
Quboid
- * As well as simply being less important, if a flawed Wiki article is mentioned on Imgur, someone here might know better and flag it up.
justiceandindependence
So a woman keeps the checkbook up to date for the United States. Sounds like my house
kecker
Does this explain why we're massively in debt?
LokiKingOfJotunheim
About 50% of the defense budget is actually spent on shoes. Only the rest of that actually goes to the military.
kecker
So....Andrews Air Force base isn't actually an air force base, it's actually a giant shoe closet? Son of a....
TheEnvelope
Anyone else suddenly pissed at doritos?
Munix0
ya, fix them fucin cheez hands
silentgeorge
Yes. My good friend from HS is a Frito-Lay exec. I will bitch to him about this.
710cap
Yep
BELGIANfries
yes, very
nothingontv
The powder is why I can't enjoy them at work!
immafreebitz
I'm actually more pissed about Chris Farley...
LasagnaAndMeatballs
My solution is to crush them in the bag, and then just pour them into my face.
TheEnvelope
hahahahaha "into" my face
asdfasdfqwerty
I'd be pissed if they took off the powder.They say it's part of the experience and they're damn right. You don't deserve doritos you monster
TheEnvelope
yea I mean, sitting naked in my computer chair loses all it's charm when I'm not covered in orange dust
KanKan669
I could be eating Doritos at work right now, without getting powder on my fancy work time clothes. Instead I'm eating plain tortilla chips..
rudejohn
Better than my rice cakes... :(
annehka
bring a little dip to work in tupperware or a little mason jar! no dust and more taste.
ImNewGoEasyOnMe
Where's the duck?
TheStigsAmericanCousin
Fucking marketing. Cheetos is the same story. Could be more convenient but the mess is "iconic".
Acephalous
Yes, actually. I would probably eat them more were it not for that fact.
Voltair
Chopsticks. Useful devices they be.
Acephalous
Genius. I'll legit try that.
ooglybooglies
They should make a powderless version!
Acephalous
I'd buy it.
MakingANoteHereHugeSuccess
Same, that's almost entirely why I rarely eat Doritos or Cheetos.
Acephalous
It's exactly why I don't eat Cheetos. I like the taste, but it just gets EVERYWHERE.
ballisticburrito
Ditto.
paradigm84
I'm not convinced they would taste the same without the powder, the powder tastes of the Doritos if you eat them on their own.
damostat
I think the idea is that the 'powder' doesn't have to be loose. It flavours the chip now, yes, but could be left within the chip itself.
madmegan
Maybe the powder is made from ground Doritos. So you're really eating Dorito flavored Doritos? Did I just incept my snack?
paradigm84
Looks a different colour, especially with Chilli Heatwave Doritos. #DoritosScience
TheEnvelope
Only one solution... We demand a powderless dorito bag from them for science.
paradigm84
Or, take doritos, wash them, let them dry, taste them afterwards.
TheEnvelope
If you're here, who's running hell?