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Thread #83814   Message #1542729
Posted By: Ebbie
15-Aug-05 - 09:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know
Subject: RE: BS: Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know
IMO, 5, 9, 14, 21 and 29 are suspect too or at the very least more than a little misleading.

Motorola: "Its first product was a "battery eliminator," (not record player) allowing consumers to operate radios directly from household current instead of the batteries supplied with early models."

"In the 1930s, the company successfully commercialized car radios ( not record player) under the brand name "Motorola," a word suggesting sound in motion."

From a ferret breeder's website: "If females are not bred, they can develop a condition that is often fatal, as they will not ovulate until bred and will stay in heat perpetually. This seriously affects the health of the female. " Not quite what the 'Strange Things' post claims.