Mildly interesting

[Mik]

I thought about starting a meaningless factoids thread, but decided this belonged here.

[George K]

@Mik I wonder if that'll work next year...

[jon-nyc]

@George-K it works every year after your birthday has passed.

[Horace]

Mildly interesting that it doesn’t check out. Might be a meme to make people do logic in their heads. Or maybe it is a mistake by the meme creator. Mildly interesting possibilities.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

@George-K it works every year after your birthday has passed.

I knew that. My comment was meant to be sarcastic.

[Catseye3]

Wiki: "In the 19th century and up to World War I, the Ottoman Empire cleared the land of Israel of its natural reserves of pine and oak trees, in order to build railways across the empire. Since it was founded the JNF (Jewish National Fund) has planted in Israel more than 185 million trees creating 280 forests, and still operates today."

[Mik]

Making the desert bloom.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[Ivorythumper]

@Mik said in Mildly interesting:

I thought about starting a meaningless factoids thread, but decided this belonged here.

Every time you post that sort of link I get a blank page.

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

[Klaus]

The problem of aiming.

[taiwan_girl]

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

Dental Hygiene

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

[bachophile]

@Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:

Wiki: "In the 19th century and up to World War I, the Ottoman Empire cleared the land of Israel of its natural reserves of pine and oak trees, in order to build railways across the empire. Since it was founded the JNF (Jewish National Fund) has planted in Israel more than 185 million trees creating 280 forests, and still operates today."

The reason the border between the West Bank and Israel is called “the green line”

And by satellite

[Catseye3]

About the theme from Jaws. "Rarely have six basses, eight celli, four trombones and a tuba held more power over listeners. Especially in a movie theater."

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