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    West Virginia and TCU

    Looked back at a closed thread about WVU and TCU's success in the Big 12. Now I wasn't 100% accurate (as most people are not) but I did mention that Iowa State would beat both TCU and WVU this year. I also mentioned that Northwestern and Purdue would be tougher outs for a team like Iowa...
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    4/7 Today I Learned

    Bono owns a 1.5% stake in social networking site Facebook, originally purchased for merely $210m. Currently, his stake is valued at approximately US$ 1 billion. That alone makes him the richest entertainer in the world, surpassing Paul McCartney whose net worth is about US$ 750 million. Bono
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    April 5th- Today I Learned

    Jackie Robinson faced court-marshal proceedings, while in the military, for refusing to move to the back of a bus, ten years before Rosa Parks' famous protest. Jackie Robinson
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    Today I Learned (4/2)

    Before the invention of television, 75% of people dreamed in black and white. Do You Know About Sleep?
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    Credits: 79,966,141

    What is this?? Just curious.
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    Today I Learned

    Saw a thread like this take off before. Post anything that you happened to learn today. TIL the reason why Americans can turn right on red is the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 Right Turn on Red! | Department of Energy
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    Turkey's Buried City

    I've been very interested lately in ancient civilizations. This won't be new to some but I think it pretty cool to find a city underground that is 8,000 years older the biblical times. Just thought I'd share. Evidence of a 12,000 year old civilization - almost 7,000 years older than...
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    AJ Derby

    No big wow here but he is officially going to play for Iowa. Iowa really ran the table on any decent recruits in the state of Iowa this year, and last. :sad:
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    2005: Anyone have their full keg stolen???

    Iowa @ ISU game. Full Bud Light keg. Probably 10ish at night or so...
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    Most impressive win??? Week 1..

    I'm thinking Bama over Va Tech. Solid win. Boise State..eh..it's up there but it was a home game. BYU lucked out and didn't have to play against Bradford. Bama gets my vote, most impressive win Week 1.