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    Horace
    wrote on 19 Dec 2022, 17:55 last edited by
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    Living his best life

    Education is extremely important.

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      19 Dec 2022, 17:55

      Living his best life

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 19 Dec 2022, 18:24 last edited by
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      @Horace that's awesome. I love the look she gave him at the end.

      I was only joking

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        George K
        wrote on 20 Dec 2022, 02:11 last edited by George K
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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater

        "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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          20 Dec 2022, 02:11

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

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 20 Dec 2022, 02:47 last edited by
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          @George-K

          We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

          You were warned.

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 20 Dec 2022, 04:08 last edited by
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            @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

            @George-K

            We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

            Have you been there?

            I have.

            Probably the closest you can get to what Hell smells like.

            When I was there, there was a decent layer of snow on the ground. ...Except for the patches where the sulfur was heating up the ground, which was about half the town. That was bare.

            Please love yourself.

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 20 Dec 2022, 14:03 last edited by
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              Cool visualization.

              785EAA86-90AC-471A-B4F2-A30B606F7E3D.jpeg

              You were warned.

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                George K
                wrote on 20 Dec 2022, 20:28 last edited by
                #740

                "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 24 Dec 2022, 12:48 last edited by
                  #741

                  "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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                    Copper
                    wrote on 24 Dec 2022, 14:41 last edited by
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                    Of the top 20 cities by population I have only been to NY.

                    And for some reason I don't care if I never see the other 19.

                    Cairo or Istanbul might be interesting.

                    That makes me wonder how many of the 20 have been featured in a James Bond film.

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                    • C Copper
                      24 Dec 2022, 14:41

                      Of the top 20 cities by population I have only been to NY.

                      And for some reason I don't care if I never see the other 19.

                      Cairo or Istanbul might be interesting.

                      That makes me wonder how many of the 20 have been featured in a James Bond film.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 12:46 last edited by
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                      @Copper I’ve been to 8, and lived in 3.

                      Cairo is the only other I’d prioritize anytime soon.

                      You were warned.

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                        mark
                        wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 20:06 last edited by
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                        Link to video

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                        • A Aqua Letifer
                          20 Dec 2022, 04:08

                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          @George-K

                          We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

                          Have you been there?

                          I have.

                          Probably the closest you can get to what Hell smells like.

                          When I was there, there was a decent layer of snow on the ground. ...Except for the patches where the sulfur was heating up the ground, which was about half the town. That was bare.

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                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 22:05 last edited by
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                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          @George-K

                          We have a less picturesque version of that, burning since you were in middle school.

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

                          Have you been there?

                          I have.

                          Probably the closest you can get to what Hell smells like.

                          You should try visiting Widnes.

                          I was only joking

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                          • J jon-nyc
                            27 Nov 2022, 13:48

                            Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, not so long ago, used in a psychological classification system, and each one was assigned to a fairly specific range of abilities.

                            Idiots. —Those so defective that the mental development never exceeds that or a normal child of about two years.
                            Imbeciles. —Those whose development is higher than that of an idiot, but whose intelligence does not exceed that of a normal child of about seven years.
                            Morons. —Those whose mental development is above that of an imbecile, but does not exceed that of a normal child of about twelve years.
                            — Edmund Burke Huey, Backward and Feeble-Minded Children, 1912

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                            Ivorythumper
                            wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 05:23 last edited by
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                            @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                            Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, not so long ago, used in a psychological classification system, and each one was assigned to a fairly specific range of abilities.

                            Idiots. —Those so defective that the mental development never exceeds that or a normal child of about two years.
                            Imbeciles. —Those whose development is higher than that of an idiot, but whose intelligence does not exceed that of a normal child of about seven years.
                            Morons. —Those whose mental development is above that of an imbecile, but does not exceed that of a normal child of about twelve years.
                            — Edmund Burke Huey, Backward and Feeble-Minded Children, 1912

                            If only Larry were alive to make a comment about liberals...

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                              mark
                              wrote on 27 Dec 2022, 20:16 last edited by
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                              photo captures a rare sight of Hawaii’s 65-foot-tall Lava Dome

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 28 Dec 2022, 01:30 last edited by
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                                I've seen this before but it's pretty awesome.

                                You were warned.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 28 Dec 2022, 01:43 last edited by
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                                  After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

                                  You were warned.

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                                  • J jon-nyc
                                    28 Dec 2022, 01:43

                                    After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 28 Dec 2022, 01:48 last edited by
                                    #750

                                    @jon-nyc you expected the universe to be fair?

                                    "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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                                      28 Dec 2022, 01:43

                                      After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

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                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on 28 Dec 2022, 06:13 last edited by
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                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      After the Big Bang there were all these hydrogen atoms everywhere and 13.8 billion years later some of them are majestic nebulas and others have turned into Cheez-Its.

                                      If you don't think Cheez-Its are magnificent then I can't help you with anything.

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                        mark
                                        wrote on 28 Dec 2022, 09:39 last edited by mark
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                                        FB_IMG_1672220320671.jpg

                                        Elusive glass octopus spotted in the remote Pacific Ocean

                                        Only its eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract are opaque.

                                        This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

                                        More details/photos https://bit.ly/3C0rFdc

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                                        • M mark
                                          28 Dec 2022, 09:39

                                          FB_IMG_1672220320671.jpg

                                          Elusive glass octopus spotted in the remote Pacific Ocean

                                          Only its eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract are opaque.

                                          This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

                                          More details/photos https://bit.ly/3C0rFdc

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                                          brenda
                                          wrote on 28 Dec 2022, 09:57 last edited by
                                          #753

                                          @mark

                                          Poor guy. He can't even hide that he's eaten the last piece of pie from the fridge.

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