lets play a game
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ch1x0r
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From: PA
lets play a game
I'm bored, and I have this book called "Everything is Bad for You- An A-Z Guide to what you never knew could kill you." Its in dictionary form. So pick something (make it interesting, people 
) and i'll look it up
I'll start:
Turkey:
Think twice before you give thanks for your turkey. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has documented more than 21 outbreaks of food poisoning linked to turkey b/w 1990 and 1997. One turkey in six tested by CPSI was contaminated by campylobacter, the leading cause of food-borne bacteria.
Staplers (:chuckles: i had to put this in)
In the UK alone, 1317 office workers were injured by staples and staplers during the year 2000. There are times when the question "I wonder what would happen if..." is better left unanswered.
) and i'll look it up I'll start:
Turkey:
Think twice before you give thanks for your turkey. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has documented more than 21 outbreaks of food poisoning linked to turkey b/w 1990 and 1997. One turkey in six tested by CPSI was contaminated by campylobacter, the leading cause of food-borne bacteria.
Staplers (:chuckles: i had to put this in)
In the UK alone, 1317 office workers were injured by staples and staplers during the year 2000. There are times when the question "I wonder what would happen if..." is better left unanswered.
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ch1x0r
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Originally Posted by RB
matress pad
Portland, Oregon:
In a study of 68 American cities, Portland was 9th worst in terms of traffic, w/47 percent of daily travel taking place in congested conditions. (A lot of that traffic was the motorists passing through on their way from san diego to seattle looking for a place to drive.)
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From: Portland, OR
Originally Posted by HAN Frodo
n such luck, but i did find:
Portland, Oregon:
In a study of 68 American cities, Portland was 9th worst in terms of traffic, w/47 percent of daily travel taking place in congested conditions. (A lot of that traffic was the motorists passing through on their way from san diego to seattle looking for a place to drive.)
Portland, Oregon:
In a study of 68 American cities, Portland was 9th worst in terms of traffic, w/47 percent of daily travel taking place in congested conditions. (A lot of that traffic was the motorists passing through on their way from san diego to seattle looking for a place to drive.)
werd up, portland doesn't take too kindly to visitors...let them keep heading north.
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Originally Posted by OBI WAN GTFO
Air
Air:
Let's hear it for affluence, everybody- thanks to the pollution that cars and industries generate, this entry could be about you! 62 million americans live in areas whose air contains such high levels of major pollutants that its officially defined as unhealthy. Unhealthy air can cause preterm births, irth defects, brain and nerve damage, heart attacks, and long term injury to the lungs. It's generally correlated with both mortality and hospitalizations, especially among the elderly. And if you think you can solve the problem by retreating to your air-conditioned office, read on.
Air Conditioning:
Next time it's a hundred degrees outside and you're sitting smugly in your nice, cool office, keep this in mind: pollution in an air-conditioned room is likely to be two to five times as great as the air outdoors.