Mildly interesting
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Left to right:
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Warren Harding
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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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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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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.
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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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I guess great minds think alike.
You don't suppose that Hunter and the big guy were involved.
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wrote on 22 May 2023, 01:37 last edited by
There are not many McDonald's Arches left.
I drove past this one in Winter Haven, Florida a couple weeks ago. It was a surprise. The depressed middle-aged McDonald's reminded me of this.
This is one of the 12 McDonald's locations in the United States that still sport that vintage sign after all these years.
https://www.eatthis.com/states-rare-mcdonalds-sign/
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There are not many McDonald's Arches left.
I drove past this one in Winter Haven, Florida a couple weeks ago. It was a surprise. The depressed middle-aged McDonald's reminded me of this.
This is one of the 12 McDonald's locations in the United States that still sport that vintage sign after all these years.
https://www.eatthis.com/states-rare-mcdonalds-sign/
wrote on 22 May 2023, 15:12 last edited by Aqua Letifer@Copper said in Mildly interesting:
There are not many McDonald's Arches left.
I drove past this one in Winter Haven, Florida a couple weeks ago. It was a surprise. The depressed middle-aged McDonald's reminded me of this.
This is one of the 12 McDonald's locations in the United States that still sport that vintage sign after all these years.
https://www.eatthis.com/states-rare-mcdonalds-sign/
There's one with the original "hamburger man" logo in addition to the singular arch in PA. Used to live right by it. I believe what that means is that the location owns both the land and the business.
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