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To: Berlin_Freeper

10 Facts:
1) God gave Moses 10 Commandments.
2) I-10 runs the E-W length of the continental United Stated from Florida to Santa Monica, California.
3) Most characters in a winning poker hand: four 10s + any other card.
4) 10 is the atomic number of neon.
5) In bowling, 10 pins are arranged in a triangular pattern and there are 10 frames per game.
6) 10 is the highest score possible in Olympics competitions.
7) To reduce something by one-tenth is to “decimate.”
8) In Baseball there are always at least 10 players on the field at a time (including the batter).
9) In Basketball, the height of the goals is 10 feet. Also the number of players on the court (5 on each team).
10) The most common number of items in any given list...you guessed it—10!


23 posted on 10/10/2010 12:47:49 AM PDT by TruthHound ("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
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To: TruthHound

0) There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary, and those who don’t.


24 posted on 10/10/2010 12:53:25 AM PDT by dr_lew
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To: TruthHound
God gave Moses 10 Commandments.

Sort of. He gave Moses 613 commandments. (Like is Love your neighbor part of your "ten commandments" do you think?)

ML/NJ

34 posted on 10/10/2010 1:17:30 AM PDT by ml/nj
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To: TruthHound

Niiiiiiiiiice!


40 posted on 10/10/2010 2:27:52 AM PDT by Ahithophel (Absolam, where art thou?)
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To: TruthHound

I don’t quite get #3 —

wouldn’t “four queens + any other card” have more characters?

Maybe you mean “spots” or “pips?”

I think that would be 4 10’s and a 9?


57 posted on 10/10/2010 6:30:40 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: TruthHound

10A) 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister of the UK


59 posted on 10/10/2010 8:13:37 AM PDT by libh8er
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