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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #1036

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      #1037

      So what's with Portugal?

      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        @George-K interesting. I wonder how many of these are for people who marry more than once. Portugal's rate is 94%!

        I was only joking

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        • Catseye3C Catseye3

          So what's with Portugal?

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          @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

          https://www.quora.com/Why-are-divorce-rates-so-high-in-Spain-and-Portugal-compared-to-Italy-and-Greece

          I was only joking

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          • Catseye3C Catseye3

            So what's with Portugal?

            George KG Offline
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            #1040

            @Catseye3 in the US, almost half of all marriages end in divorce.

            The other half end in death.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • MikM Offline
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              #1041

              So marriage is to be avoided. It never ends well. Now you tell me.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • George KG Offline
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                #1042

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  image.jpeg

                  1921

                  Left to right:

                  Thomas Edison
                  Henry Ford
                  Warren Harding
                  Harvey Firestone.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    image.jpeg

                    1921

                    Left to right:

                    Thomas Edison
                    Henry Ford
                    Warren Harding
                    Harvey Firestone.

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                    #1044

                    @George-K that’s interesting. I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      #1045

                      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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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
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                        Watching the coronation made me wonder why this hat is shaped the way it is. Always struck me as odd:

                        Australian_Army_ceremonial_slouch_hat.png

                        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.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG George K

                          Watching the coronation made me wonder why this hat is shaped the way it is. Always struck me as odd:

                          Australian_Army_ceremonial_slouch_hat.png

                          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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                          @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:

                          Australian_Army_ceremonial_slouch_hat.png

                          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.

                          Please love yourself.

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                            jon-nyc
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                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              @jon-nyc Now you know what I want to see next in that series, Jon.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                89th
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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.

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                                • 89th8 89th

                                  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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                                  @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.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    Ancient Croatian road. Pretty cool for 7,000 years ago.

                                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/scientists-just-found-a-road-in-the-ocean/ar-AA1b43Iq?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=215a6255aa6a489484e9d7be597180a1&ei=14

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • 89th8 89th

                                      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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                                      Doctor Phibes
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                                      @89th said in Mildly interesting:

                                      This is the first time I've opened this thread.

                                      Me two!

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • George KG Offline
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                                        George K
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                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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