Mildly interesting
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Shepherds of old would count by touching their thumb to the segments of the four fingers, starting with the top of the index finger and moving down, then to the middle finger, etc.
That counted 12, and they’d keep track of how many sets of 12 they had counted with the other hand the same way.
That’s how base 12 entered our world (time of day, dozen, gross).
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We talked about this about a year ago:
Link to video
Today a grand jury decided not to charge the shooter.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/03/harris-county-grand-jury-declines-to-charge-customer-who-shot-killed-robber-during-taqueria-heist/ -
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@mark said in Mildly interesting:
Among the prominent Hollywood men she dated was Frank Sinatra.
"In 1961, her backless dresses and "callipygian cleft" were celebrated in the song "Vikki Dougan" by The Limeliters in their album The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters.
"Throughout the 1950s, she dated a string of prominent men, including Barry Goldwater, Mickey Rooney, Henry Fonda, Frank Sinatra and Glenn Ford."
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@Mik OK, you made me look it up....
Link to videohttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57800/horrors-anglerfish-mating