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Old 02-18-2007, 05:07 AM
JuntMonkey JuntMonkey is offline
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Default Re: obscure facts you didnt know

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Mr. Ed was not a horse he was a zebra. Black and white cameras of the day wouldnt pick up the stripes.

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That is simply ridiculous and you are a total moran if you actually believe it to be a fact.

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This is actually true.

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The running tally of total morans is now at two. Anyone else want to reveal themselves?

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This was actually confirmed by snopes.com. It was a result of the short-comings of black and white technology.

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Was it?

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They're right dude, here's the Snopes link:

http://www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp

Another interesting fact - the article also mentions that NFL games were rarely televised while black-and-white televisions were still dominant. The games were too confusing because the referees, in their black-and-white stripes, were completely invisible to the viewers.
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