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    Catseye3
    wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:35 last edited by
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    So what's with Portugal?

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

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      1 May 2023, 16:30

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:35 last edited by
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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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        1 May 2023, 16:35

        So what's with Portugal?

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:38 last edited by
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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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          1 May 2023, 16:35

          So what's with Portugal?

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          George K
          wrote on 1 May 2023, 16:39 last edited by
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          @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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            Mik
            wrote on 1 May 2023, 17:00 last edited by Mik 5 Jan 2023, 17:00
            #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 K
              wrote on 2 May 2023, 12:47 last edited by
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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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                George K
                wrote on 3 May 2023, 20:03 last edited by
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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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                • G George K
                  3 May 2023, 20:03

                  image.jpeg

                  1921

                  Left to right:

                  Thomas Edison
                  Henry Ford
                  Warren Harding
                  Harvey Firestone.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 3 May 2023, 20:07 last edited by
                  #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.

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                    Copper
                    wrote on 3 May 2023, 20:33 last edited by
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                    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 K
                      wrote on 6 May 2023, 12:24 last edited by
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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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                      • G George K
                        6 May 2023, 12:24

                        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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                        Aqua Letifer
                        wrote on 6 May 2023, 23:37 last edited by
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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
                          wrote on 9 May 2023, 18:43 last edited by
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                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 9 May 2023, 19:10 last edited by
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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
                              wrote on 10 May 2023, 01:29 last edited by
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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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                              • 8 89th
                                10 May 2023, 01:29

                                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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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 10 May 2023, 01:34 last edited by
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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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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 12 May 2023, 11:31 last edited by
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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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                                  • 8 89th
                                    10 May 2023, 01:29

                                    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
                                    wrote on 12 May 2023, 14:00 last edited by
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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 K
                                      wrote on 14 May 2023, 17:53 last edited by
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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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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 18 May 2023, 21:35 last edited by
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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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                                          Copper
                                          wrote on 20 May 2023, 00:19 last edited by
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                                          I guess great minds think alike.

                                          You don't suppose that Hunter and the big guy were involved.

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