Mildly interesting
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wrote on 1 May 2023, 09:36 last edited by
@George-K said in Mildly interesting:
Searching around, some are saying BS. I dunno...
Maybe possible. I used to have a Ecosphere, which was a self contained eco system in a completely sealed glass ball. Water, plants and miniature shrimp. Had it for a few years, and then one time I was moving it from a cold apt. (due to A/C) and brought into the hot outdoors and it cracked!
EDIT: I was going to link to their website, but it seems that the company went out of business.
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wrote on 1 May 2023, 11:47 last edited by
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wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:35 last edited by
So what's with Portugal?
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wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:35 last edited by
@George-K interesting. I wonder how many of these are for people who marry more than once. Portugal's rate is 94%!
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wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:38 last edited by
@Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:
So what's with Portugal?
Apparently, it's partly caused by the very low numbers of marriages. The actual number of divorces aren't that high
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wrote on 1 May 2023, 17:00 last edited by Mik 5 Jan 2023, 17:00
So marriage is to be avoided. It never ends well. Now you tell me.
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wrote on 3 May 2023, 20:03 last edited by
1921
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Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
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wrote on 3 May 2023, 20:33 last edited by
The Sun’s energy output in a second is almost exactly 1,000,000 times greater than all of Earth’s energy consumption in the year 2013.
Yes that is comparing a second to a year.
Times 1,000,000
The Sun is capable of heating up this globe.
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wrote on 6 May 2023, 12:24 last edited by
Watching the coronation made me wonder why this hat is shaped the way it is. Always struck me as odd:
The slouch hat:
Today it is worn by military personnel from a number of countries, although it is primarily associated with Australia, where it is considered to be a national symbol. The distinctive Australian slouch hat, sometimes called an "Australian bush hat" or "digger hat", has one side of the brim turned up or pinned to the side of the hat with a Rising Sun Badge in order to allow a rifle to be slung over the shoulder.
Like so many traditions, it is rooted in practicality.
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Watching the coronation made me wonder why this hat is shaped the way it is. Always struck me as odd:
The slouch hat:
Today it is worn by military personnel from a number of countries, although it is primarily associated with Australia, where it is considered to be a national symbol. The distinctive Australian slouch hat, sometimes called an "Australian bush hat" or "digger hat", has one side of the brim turned up or pinned to the side of the hat with a Rising Sun Badge in order to allow a rifle to be slung over the shoulder.
Like so many traditions, it is rooted in practicality.
wrote on 6 May 2023, 23:37 last edited by@George-K said in Mildly interesting:
Watching the coronation made me wonder why this hat is shaped the way it is. Always struck me as odd:
The slouch hat:
Today it is worn by military personnel from a number of countries, although it is primarily associated with Australia, where it is considered to be a national symbol. The distinctive Australian slouch hat, sometimes called an "Australian bush hat" or "digger hat", has one side of the brim turned up or pinned to the side of the hat with a Rising Sun Badge in order to allow a rifle to be slung over the shoulder.
Like so many traditions, it is rooted in practicality.
The Foreign Legion's got some great ones if you're into that kinda thing.
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wrote on 9 May 2023, 18:43 last edited by
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wrote on 10 May 2023, 01:29 last edited by
This is the first time I've opened this thread.
I believe that is mildly interesting considering I didn't realize how many cool things are in here. I'll have to start from the beginning and catch up.
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This is the first time I've opened this thread.
I believe that is mildly interesting considering I didn't realize how many cool things are in here. I'll have to start from the beginning and catch up.
wrote on 10 May 2023, 01:34 last edited by@89th said in Mildly interesting:
This is the first time I've opened this thread.
You made the third post in this thread, some 2.5hrs after I started it.
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wrote on 12 May 2023, 11:31 last edited by
Ancient Croatian road. Pretty cool for 7,000 years ago.
