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Post by JackRabbit Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:42 pm

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Since 1950, neither winners

nor heirs may sell their Oscar statuette
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"Do the right thing.
It will gratify some people
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Birthday today:
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Sean Astin, actor
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Sharpshooter Annie Oakley’s (1860-1926)
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According to the National Hockey League’s official rule book, an approved hockey puck must be made of vulcanized rubber or other approved material, measure 1 inch thick and 3 inches in diameter, and must weigh between 5½ and 6 ounces.
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Napoleon Bonaparte is the historical figure most often portrayed in movies. He has been featured in 194 movies, while Jesus Christ has featured in 152 and Abraham Lincoln in 137.
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Approximately 55 percent of people yawn within five minutes of seeing someone else yawn. Reading about yawning makes most people yawn as well.

(I keep getting booted off here this morning, so I'll be back, later.)
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Post by Tater Salad Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:54 pm

Jack, I just yawned as I read your last post! And it wasn't boring, honest!
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Birthday today:
March 2nd ... 1962
Jon Bon Jovi [John Francis Bongiovi]
singer, musician, songwriter
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Birthday today:
March 2nd ... 1950
Karen [Anne] Carpenter
drummer, Grammy Award-winning singer d: 1983
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Happy Birthday today
March 2nd ... 1904
Dr. Seuss [Theodor Seuss Geisel]
Pulitzer Prize-winning author d: 1991
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Fact of the Day dancing bunny
When Russian men engage in conversation, the distance between the two is typically about ten inches. This is considered a comfortable proximity; American men, on the other hand, consider something closer to two feet as preferable.

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Gjetost is the national cheese of Norway, and its name means "goat" and "cheese," though it is now commonly made of cow's milk.
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Birthday today
March 2nd ... 1949
Eddie Money [Mahoney]
musician, singer
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Post by JackRabbit Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:53 pm

Ferdinand Porsche, who later went on to build sports cars bearing his own name, designed the original 1936 Volkswagen.

* Copy/Paste for pictures isn't working today ... so, you get ... you guessed it ... the bunny rabbit dance extravaganza!

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(Can you handle this much?)
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Post by hoaloha Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:12 pm

AHA, another victim of no copy and post, me too Jack, no copy and paste. I figure thats a useless fact of the day, don't you think. Very Happy
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See, I did it again as it was suppossed to say copy and paste and with that edit button, I could do that before. dinosmiley
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Ragtime music was tremendously popular, and it flourished for more than 20 years. When the music publishing industry, called "Tin Pan Alley," began selling rags in the late 1800's, the music was too complicated for the average pianist to play. Sheet music had to be considerably simplified for sales. Ragtime musicians often earned substantial income by teaching the ragtime style. dancing bunny

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Quote of the Day happy
"There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn't matter who gets the credit."
- Emerson
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If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. Shocked
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Post by JackRabbit Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:51 am

flower Birthdays Today...
Alexander Graham Bell
Teacher of the deaf, inventor
b: 1847 - 1922
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A dripping hot water faucet wastes an average of 40 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month. This is the equivalent of running a color television 8 hours a day for about 31 days.
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Birthday today:
March 3rd ...1974
David Faustino, actor
(Played "Bud" on "Married With Children")
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Apache chief Geronimo's Indian name, Goyathlay, in English means "one who yawns." The Mexicans gave him the name Geronimo, which in Spanish means "Jerome."
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The body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring a half a gallon of water to a boil. Hmm, sounds nuts to me! But then, there are some real "hotties" out there! LOL
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Post by JackRabbit Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:16 pm

The dog and the turkey were the only two domesticated animals in ancient Mexico. (What? ... No bunny wabbits?)
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From the 1850s to the 1880s, the most common cause of death among cowboys in the American West was being dragged by a horse while caught in the stirrups.
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One out of every three British males
between the ages of 17 and 35 was killed in World War I.

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Post by JackRabbit Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:37 pm

The body uses more than seventy muscles to say one word and three hundred muscles to balance itself while standing still.

Ehhhhh, that's nuthin' ... I got that beat ...
... know how many muscles it takes ...
... to do ... THIS! ...
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Post by Tater Salad Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:54 pm

JackRabbit wrote:From the 1850s to the 1880s, the most common cause of death among cowboys in the American West was being dragged by a horse while caught in the stirrups.
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Sunday school teachers Patty and Mildred Hill wrote a song in the 1890s that we still sing today. "Happy Birthday to You" was a rewrite of their earlier song, "Good Morning to All."
"Good Morning to All"
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
Good morning, dear children,
Good morning to all.
(Lyrics by Patty Smith Hill)
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Eighty percent of the average human brain is water.
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Dirty money is not just a theoretical risk. Swiss scientists in 2007 demonstrated that some strains of flu virus could live for as long as 17 days on bank notes. The most common flu strain lasted 72 hours.
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According to U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, there were more than 10 billion pennies minted in the United States in 1998. The actual number of coins produced, by denomination, was as follows: pennies, 10,257,400,000; nickels, 1,323,672,000; dimes, 2,335,300,000; quarters, 1,867,400,000; and half-dollars, 30,710,000.
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Post by Tater Salad Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:07 pm

And I've heard that it costs them more than a penny to make them now, so making that many cents doesn't make much sense!
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Has the government ever made any sense?
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Post by Tater Salad Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:42 pm

No, but they make a lot of cents!
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Post by hoaloha Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:44 pm

They sure do , don't they make em in Phillie all those cents. It used to be gold, now its meaningless almost
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Post by Tater Salad Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:57 pm

I believe the copper that they are made of costs more than a penny. I'm not sure if they still make pennies here or not, but I know they still make a lot of money at the mint!
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Post by hoaloha Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:03 pm

Copper was up really high. The guys in Honolulu were stealing electric wires all kinds of wire for the copper as it made them good bucks stealing copper. Oh they would steal rolls of it. Yes, the Franklin mint yeah.
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Post by Tater Salad Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:43 pm

Actually, the Franklin Mint is a private company outside of the city. The Federal mint is in Downtown Philly.

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This is what the old one looked like:
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(That's the city hall tower in the background, with the clock)

Here is the original mint:
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(except I don't think they called it "Ye Olde Mint" back in 1792!)
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All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
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Post by Tater Salad Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:39 pm

Ron, that's a link to today's headlines on the Yahoo homepage, and you make a good point; it is mostly useless facts! rollonfloor
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Post by Breezey Breezey Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:36 pm

Useless... or not?

Beef by-products serve as source materials for
other industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and textiles.

We normally associate beef as being part of a satisfying meal. However,
because 99% of the beef animal is utilized, items manufactured from beef
by-products are all around us. Yogurt, car tires, drywall and a variety of
medicines all contain a beef by-product.

The medical world relies on beef by-products for many life saving or life
improving medications and treatments. Our bodies can easily accept a
medication or treatment made with beef by-products. Although some medical
products and treatments are made from synthetic ingredients, many are
still made more economically from beef cattle, thus helping to keep the
cost of our health care down.

Some frequently used medical products made from beef by-products include
trypsin (for cleansing wounds and ulcers), corticotrophin (for treating
allergies, arthritis and respiratory diseases), iron (for treating
anemia), thrombin (for blood coagulation), and a huge range of other
valuable pharmaceutical products.

Beef by-products are also used in all sorts of mechanical items. For
example, chemical manufacturers use the fatty acids of inedible beef fats
and proteins for the production of lubricants and fluids. From industrial
cleaners and fertilizers to printing ink and high gloss for magazines,
many useful products are created from beef cattle.

Automobile and bicycle tires contain stearic acid, which makes the rubber
hold its shape under continuous surface friction. Even the asphalt on our
roadways contains a binding agent derived from the fat of beef cattle.

The creation of beef by-products is an important way for the beef industry
to reduce, reuse and recycle.
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