Mildly interesting
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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:
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There is a watermark in the shape of the state of Kentucky on the floor at Rupp Arena.
At the bottom left of the watermark, there is a circle which is disconnected from the rest of the watermark.
There is a very small part of Kentucky which is not connected to the rest of the state.
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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@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
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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.
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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.
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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.Scientists hogged all the glory, but they should have let a farmer or a gardener plant the seed.
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I’m withholding judgment until I see the list of hobbies of the scientists. They may well be gardeners too.
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