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  • George KG Offline
    George KG Offline
    George K
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    #376

    Etymology fun fact: The arteries in the neck are called "carotids," from the Greek word "karotides", relating to the word "katotikos" (to stupefy) and "karos" (deep sleep).

    The ancient Greeks used it/knew that compression of the carotid arteries would produce unconsciousness.

    "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 KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #377

      No idea if this is true or not, but if so...cool!

      The Canadian Passport under UV light reveals its secret watermark.

      aU0NfQ9-1.jpg

      "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
        #378

        That's very cool.

        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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        • AxtremusA Offline
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          Axtremus
          wrote on last edited by
          #379

          Wonder if there are cool features that would be revealed on currency bills under UV light, too.

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          • Aqua LetiferA Offline
            Aqua LetiferA Offline
            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on last edited by
            #380

            Just give it a second. You'll get it.

            71E806D5-1B17-47A7-ABAC-28FD71239A32.jpeg

            Please love yourself.

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            • AxtremusA Axtremus

              Wonder if there are cool features that would be revealed on currency bills under UV light, too.

              markM Offline
              markM Offline
              mark
              wrote on last edited by mark
              #381

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              Monopoly game pieces?

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              • markM mark

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                Monopoly game pieces?

                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on last edited by
                #382

                @mark said in Mildly interesting:

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                Monopoly game pieces?

                👍👍

                Please love yourself.

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                • jon-nycJ Offline
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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #383

                  The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, to which we owe the failed experiment of prohibition, still exists. It claimed 5k members in 2012, down from 350k a century earlier.

                  On the website it tells you how you join. You print out the temperance pledge, and mail it to Evanston IL along with $20.

                  https://www.wctu.org/

                  The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, to which we owe the failed experiment of prohibition, still exists. It claimed 5k members in 2012, down from 350k a century earlier.

                    On the website it tells you how you join. You print out the temperance pledge, and mail it to Evanston IL along with $20.

                    https://www.wctu.org/

                    George KG Offline
                    George KG Offline
                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #384

                    @jon-nyc Evanston, baby!

                    It was a source of never-ending mockery when I went to college there.

                    "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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                    • Catseye3C Offline
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                      Catseye3
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #385

                      Feels like the Flat Earthers. Or Area 51.

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

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                      • Catseye3C Offline
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                        Catseye3
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #386

                        I have learned that Madeleine Albright wrote a book with a mildly interesting title: Hell And Other Destinations.

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

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                        • jon-nycJ Offline
                          jon-nycJ Offline
                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #387

                          The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                          • Catseye3C Offline
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                            Catseye3
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                            #388

                            From the preface of the book Information Wars by Richard Stengel: "In 2010, Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, said we create as much information every two days -- about five exabytes -- as all the information created from the dawn of civilization until 2003."

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

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                            • TOTUST Offline
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                              TOTUS
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #389

                              My secret.

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                              • Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #390

                                Asking the hard questions.

                                https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                Please love yourself.

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                                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                  Asking the hard questions.

                                  https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                  HoraceH Offline
                                  HoraceH Offline
                                  Horace
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #391

                                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                                  Asking the hard questions.

                                  https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                  DID THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA SHIT HIS PANTS IN A MCDONALD’S?

                                  The answer to the following question implies a great deal about one's own psychology: Would you prefer to live in a world in which the answer to the above question is yes, or no?

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • HoraceH Horace

                                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                                    Asking the hard questions.

                                    https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                    DID THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA SHIT HIS PANTS IN A MCDONALD’S?

                                    The answer to the following question implies a great deal about one's own psychology: Would you prefer to live in a world in which the answer to the above question is yes, or no?

                                    Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                    Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                    Aqua Letifer
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #392

                                    @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

                                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                                    Asking the hard questions.

                                    https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                    DID THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA SHIT HIS PANTS IN A MCDONALD’S?

                                    The answer to the following question implies a great deal about one's own psychology: Would you prefer to live in a world in which the answer to the above question is yes, or no?

                                    There's a plaque.

                                    Please love yourself.

                                    MikM 1 Reply Last reply
                                    • George KG Offline
                                      George KG Offline
                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #393

                                      "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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                                      • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                        @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

                                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                                        Asking the hard questions.

                                        https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                        DID THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA SHIT HIS PANTS IN A MCDONALD’S?

                                        The answer to the following question implies a great deal about one's own psychology: Would you prefer to live in a world in which the answer to the above question is yes, or no?

                                        There's a plaque.

                                        MikM Away
                                        MikM Away
                                        Mik
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #394

                                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                                        @Horace said in Mildly interesting:

                                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                                        Asking the hard questions.

                                        https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/scott-morrison-mcdonalds

                                        DID THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA SHIT HIS PANTS IN A MCDONALD’S?

                                        The answer to the following question implies a great deal about one's own psychology: Would you prefer to live in a world in which the answer to the above question is yes, or no?

                                        There's a plaque.

                                        No. Plaque is on your teeth. There might be a coprolite in a while though.

                                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                                        • George KG Offline
                                          George KG Offline
                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #395

                                          More here:

                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark

                                          "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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