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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
Marvelous Minutiae
Last post 06/27/2007, 10:55 AM by
OliviaCommForum
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OliviaCommForum
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
11/25/2006, 1:31 PM
This was originally posted by
inde
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Some of the best womyn that I have ever met, have yet to meet will be thru Olivia.
Inde :)
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/29/2006, 11:41 AM
This was originally posted by
not_a_freud
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At mid 20th-century, almost one-half of the women in the United States between the ages of eighteen and sixty-four worked outside the home (and apparently 90 percent were NOT whistling while they worked ;) )
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/29/2006, 11:38 AM
This was originally posted by
not_a_freud
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At mid 20th-century, only 10 percent of American women could whistle *phhhhffft...twffft*...and at least one canuck early 21st-century can't :D
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/29/2006, 11:35 AM
This was originally posted by
not_a_freud
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Wine has been used in medical practice for more than two thousand years. (like I have always said...medicinal...YUP! ;) )
The alcoholic content of natural wines never exceeds 14 percent. (darn!)
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/23/2006, 8:25 AM
This was originally posted by
not_a_freud
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Crocodiles sleep with their eyes open. (lately I believe I have picked up the same skill ;) )
..and on a related note...
In the early days coffee was considered a cure for almost any type of ailment (and when did THIS change?) :D
At mid-century, the average American was drinking about fifty-two gallons of coffee each year (is that all? ...reallyisthatall, is it?isit?...tellmeisthatall?...oknevermindneedmorecoffeeeeee....)
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/17/2006, 9:26 AM
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not_a_freud
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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. (good to know for going to Hawaii..just in case of...)
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/17/2006, 9:23 AM
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not_a_freud
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The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/09/2006, 10:02 AM
This was originally posted by
mefan
on the community forum.
ya know, I once tried the kind of salt you use on your driveway on a steak...ummm, it is not the same kind of salt...LOL
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/09/2006, 7:40 AM
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not_a_freud
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Assuming that each fold neatly overlaps its opposite side, a dollar bill can be folded only 6 times-seven if put in a vise.
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/09/2006, 7:40 AM
This was originally posted by
not_a_freud
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A thousand tons of meteor dust fall to earth every day.
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
10/09/2006, 7:38 AM
This was originally posted by
not_a_freud
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Though most people think of salt as a seasoning, only 5 out of every 100 pounds produced each year go to the dinner table (..um..the other 95 go to the roads of Canada in winter methinks ;) )
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
09/29/2006, 8:51 AM
This was originally posted by
brewmax
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inde, if you like fascinating number facts, try this one:
multiply 37,037 by any SINGLE number you choose.
Then multiply that figure by 3. The answer will be a succession of the same first single number you chose.
Example: 37,037 x 2 = 74,074
74,074 x 3 = 222,222
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
09/29/2006, 8:40 AM
This was originally posted by
brewmax
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Martha Washington is the only woman whose portrait has appeared on a U.S. currency note.
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
09/28/2006, 8:41 PM
This was originally posted by
inde
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Wow, very cool brewmax! Like that one.
Average human body contains enough:
Iron to make a 3" nail.
Sulfur to kill all fleas on an average dog.
Carbon to make 100 pencils.
Potassium to fire a toy cannon.
Fat to make 7 bars of soap.
Phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads.
AND
Water, to fill a ten gallon tank.
Enjoy every day to the fullest.
Inde:)
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Re: Marvelous Minutiae
09/28/2006, 3:03 PM
This was originally posted by
brewmax
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111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 really does equal:
12,345,678,987,654,321
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