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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
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    Blowing smoke up your ass was an actual medical procedure in 18th-century England. Before doctors invented a long tube to keep their faces away, they used a standard smoking pipe to perform the procedure.

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      "Be sure to exhale..."

      "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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          The balls...

          The Ardblair Stones is a strength feat, where nine reinforced concrete lifting stones of ascending weight are used.[1][2] The 9 stones weigh 18 kg (40 lb), 32 kg (71 lb), 41 kg (90 lb), 50 kg (110 lb), 75 kg (165 lb), 107 kg (236 lb), 118 kg (260 lb), 135 kg (298 lb) and 152 kg (335 lb) respectively.[3] The goal of the competition is to lift each stone sequentially from smallest to largest and place them on top of 4 ft 4 in (52 in) whiskey barrels as quickly as possible. The stones are named for Ardblair Castle located in Blairgowrie, Perthshire in Scotland, close to where they originated.

          "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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          • CopperC Offline
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            Copper
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            #2037

            I pulled several muscles just watching that.

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            • HoraceH Offline
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              #2038

              looks like he skips leg day. Props for persistence though. It can't be common to fail a lift five times and get it on the sixth. More common with lifts that require exact technique and balance, I guess.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • MikM Away
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                Mik
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                Kiviak is a traditional Greenlandic dish that involves a unique and intense method of fermentation. To prepare kiviak, whole birds, typically auks, are placed inside a seal skin, which is then sewn shut and left to ferment for several months. The birds undergo fermentation in the seal skin, a process that transforms their flavor and texture, making them safe to eat.
                After the fermentation period, the dish is ready to be consumed, often as part of a special feast or celebration. The fermented birds are eaten raw, and the taste is described as strong and pungent, reflecting the bold culinary traditions of Greenland. Kiviak highlights the resourcefulness of indigenous cultures, utilizing local resources in ways that preserve food during the harsh Arctic winters. It’s a dish that may seem unusual to many, but for those in Greenland, it is a valued part of their heritage.

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                • CopperC Offline
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                  We are used to seeing blackbird flocks, during this time of year, that are miles long.

                  One flew over the golf course this morning that was at least a few miles long.

                  There were thousands on the ground and in the air over the 3rd hole.

                  Ignoring the birds Rick went ahead and hit his ball. The flock was so thick his ball caused a the birds to open a hole/tunnel that allowed the ball to fly through untouched.

                  It was really weird, like some kind of sci-fi movie.

                  Something like this:

                  Link to video

                  https://www.columbia-audubon.org/birds-in-big-numbers-flocks-of-blackbirds-and-starlings/#:~:text=The term “murmuration” describes sizeable,(YouTube has some examples).

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    We are used to seeing blackbird flocks, during this time of year, that are miles long.

                    One flew over the golf course this morning that was at least a few miles long.

                    There were thousands on the ground and in the air over the 3rd hole.

                    Ignoring the birds Rick went ahead and hit his ball. The flock was so thick his ball caused a the birds to open a hole/tunnel that allowed the ball to fly through untouched.

                    It was really weird, like some kind of sci-fi movie.

                    Something like this:

                    Link to video

                    https://www.columbia-audubon.org/birds-in-big-numbers-flocks-of-blackbirds-and-starlings/#:~:text=The term “murmuration” describes sizeable,(YouTube has some examples).

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                    #2041

                    @Copper at about 1:23, looked like there was one going the opposite way, LOL.

                    "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
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                      #2042

                      There is a watermark in the shape of the state of Kentucky on the floor at Rupp Arena.

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                      At the bottom left of the watermark, there is a circle which is disconnected from the rest of the watermark.

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                      There is a very small part of Kentucky which is not connected to the rest of the state.

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                      https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/state-pride/kentucky/broken-off-piece-of-state-ky

                      "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 Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by Mik
                        #2043

                        I never knew that. Interesting.

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                        • George KG George K

                          There is a watermark in the shape of the state of Kentucky on the floor at Rupp Arena.

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                          At the bottom left of the watermark, there is a circle which is disconnected from the rest of the watermark.

                          image.jpeg

                          There is a very small part of Kentucky which is not connected to the rest of the state.

                          image.jpeg

                          https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/state-pride/kentucky/broken-off-piece-of-state-ky

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                          taiwan_girl
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                          @George-K That is interesting. There is also a piece of Minnesota that is separate from the of the state and actually inside of Canada!!

                          "The Angle"

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                            @George-K That is interesting. There is also a piece of Minnesota that is separate from the of the state and actually inside of Canada!!

                            "The Angle"

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                              Where naval powers sailed between 1740-1855 based on 280,000 ship log entries.

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                                Very cool

                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                  Where naval powers sailed between 1740-1855 based on 280,000 ship log entries.

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                                  @bachophile said in Mildly interesting:

                                  Where naval powers sailed between 1740-1855 based on 280,000 ship log entries.

                                  England appears to be sailing through Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana.

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                                    They had it coming.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    • MikM Away
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                                      Mik
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                                      One day around 32,000 years ago, an arctic ground squirrel ate parts of a plant, silene stenophylla, including its seed. The squirrel was digesting it when its life ended.
                                      Its body was recovered from permafrost and examined.
                                      Scientists germinated this plant seed.
                                      This silene stenophylla just bloomed.
                                      It is 32,000 years old.

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                                        Wow.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        • MikM Mik

                                          One day around 32,000 years ago, an arctic ground squirrel ate parts of a plant, silene stenophylla, including its seed. The squirrel was digesting it when its life ended.
                                          Its body was recovered from permafrost and examined.
                                          Scientists germinated this plant seed.
                                          This silene stenophylla just bloomed.
                                          It is 32,000 years old.

                                          image.png

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                                          @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                                          One day around 32,000 years ago, an arctic ground squirrel ate parts of a plant, silene stenophylla, including its seed. The squirrel was digesting it when its life ended.
                                          Its body was recovered from permafrost and examined.
                                          Scientists germinated this plant seed.
                                          This silene stenophylla just bloomed.
                                          It is 32,000 years old.

                                          image.png

                                          Scientists hogged all the glory, but they should have let a farmer or a gardener plant the seed.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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