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    Mik
    wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 13:15 last edited by Mik
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    I never knew that. Interesting.

    “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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    • G George K
      26 Nov 2024, 12:42

      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

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 16:05 last edited by
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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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        26 Nov 2024, 16:05

        @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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        wrote on 26 Nov 2024, 16:06 last edited by taiwan_girl
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          bachophile
          wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 16:14 last edited by
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          Where naval powers sailed between 1740-1855 based on 280,000 ship log entries.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 19:07 last edited by
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            Very cool

            Only non-witches get due process.

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              28 Nov 2024, 16:14

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

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              Copper
              wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 19:32 last edited by
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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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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 28 Nov 2024, 20:17 last edited by
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                They had it coming.

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 03:30 last edited by
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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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                  “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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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 06:18 last edited by
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                    Wow.

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                    • M Mik
                      29 Nov 2024, 03:30

                      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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                      Horace
                      wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 15:19 last edited by
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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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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 15:43 last edited by
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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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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 30 Nov 2024, 02:41 last edited by
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                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 1 Dec 2024, 22:40 last edited by
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                            "World’s largest log cabin" in Portland, Oregon, USA, picture taken in 1938. The cabin was built in 1905, and burned down in 1964.

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                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 3 Dec 2024, 23:39 last edited by
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                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 3 Dec 2024, 23:44 last edited by
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                                Very cool, but I assume it doesn't work in person. Only on video captured at some discrete frames per second.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on 4 Dec 2024, 01:28 last edited by
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                                  Did anyone other than me make those flip page "movies" where you would draw something on the edge of a page, make it slightly different on the next page so it looked like a guy was running, or jumping, or whatever.

                                  In school, it was a big thing for a while with people getting pretty creative with their drawings/stories.

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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 15:58 last edited by
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                                    “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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                                      5 Dec 2024, 15:58

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 18:04 last edited by
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                                      @Mik no Messerschmidts in that chart?

                                      "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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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 7 Dec 2024, 03:19 last edited by
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                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 7 Dec 2024, 13:10 last edited by
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                                          Seen on FB:

                                          Photographer Tony Austin recently captured an extraordinary moment during a 3-hour nature walk. As a murder of crows landed nearby, one of the crows caught his attention with its unusual behavior. Curious, Tony started taking photos—and what he documented was fascinating!

                                          The crow was “anting,” a unique behavior where birds land on anthills, letting ants crawl through their feathers. The ants release formic acid, which acts as a natural insecticide, fungicide, and bactericide—helping the birds rid themselves of harmful pathogens. Nature’s self-care routine at its finest!

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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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