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    George K
    wrote on 29 May 2022, 12:46 last edited by
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    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 K
      wrote on 30 May 2022, 14:06 last edited by
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      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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        Mik
        wrote on 30 May 2022, 15:49 last edited by
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        That's very cool.

        “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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          Axtremus
          wrote on 30 May 2022, 15:57 last edited by
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          Wonder if there are cool features that would be revealed on currency bills under UV light, too.

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 31 May 2022, 02:46 last edited by
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            Just give it a second. You'll get it.

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            Please love yourself.

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

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              mark
              wrote on 31 May 2022, 02:56 last edited by mark
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              Monopoly game pieces?

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                31 May 2022, 02:56

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                Monopoly game pieces?

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                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on 31 May 2022, 02:59 last edited by
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                @mark said in Mildly interesting:

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                Monopoly game pieces?

                👍👍

                Please love yourself.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 1 Jun 2022, 23:06 last edited by
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                  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/

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    1 Jun 2022, 23:06

                    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/

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                    George K
                    wrote on 1 Jun 2022, 23:09 last edited by
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                    @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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                      Catseye3
                      wrote on 2 Jun 2022, 00:29 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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                        Catseye3
                        wrote on 5 Jun 2022, 14:52 last edited by
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                        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-nyc
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                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            Catseye3
                            wrote on 7 Jun 2022, 15:14 last edited by
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                            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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                              TOTUS
                              wrote on 8 Jun 2022, 11:13 last edited by
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                              My secret.

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on 9 Jun 2022, 01:43 last edited by
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                                Asking the hard questions.

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

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  9 Jun 2022, 01:43

                                  Asking the hard questions.

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

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on 9 Jun 2022, 01:48 last edited by
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                                  @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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                                    9 Jun 2022, 01:48

                                    @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?

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                                    Aqua Letifer
                                    wrote on 9 Jun 2022, 01:58 last edited by
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                                    @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.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 15:46 last edited by
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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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                                        9 Jun 2022, 01:58

                                        @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.

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 16:00 last edited by
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                                        @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.

                                        “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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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 11:58 last edited by
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                                          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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