125 Interesting Facts About Everything: Part 1

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Reader’s Digest bills this article, written by Elizabeth Yuko as 125 random interesting facts to share with your friends. Because of it’s length, I decided to break into 5 monthly parts.

From the article:

Fact: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years

It was found in 2002, approximately 12 miles south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and is now housed in the city’s museum. Radiocarbon dating was used to determine the wheel’s age, which is somewhere between 5,100 and 5,350 years old.

Fact: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust

Here’s an interesting science fact for you: According to researchers at Imperial College London, humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour—and they have to go somewhere when we’re indoors. If the idea of skin dust isn’t sitting well with you, you should know that a report from the American Chemical Society found that a skin oil called squalene naturally helps reduce indoor ozone levels by up to 15 percent.

Fact: Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world

Not only does Sudan have more pyramids than Egypt, but the numbers aren’t even close. While 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt, Sudan boasts around 255.

Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal

Weighing in at 0.05 to 0.07 ounces, with a head-to-body length of 1.14 to 1.29 inches and a wingspan of 5.1 to 5.7 inches, the bumblebee bat—also known as Kitti’s hog-nosed bat—is the smallest mammal in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. To see this tiny bat for yourself, you’d have to visit one of a select few limestone caves on the Khwae Noi River in Kanchanaburi Province of southwest Thailand.

Fact: The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long

If a child’s entire circulatory system—we’re talking veins, arteries, and capillaries—were laid out flat, it would stretch for more than 60,000 miles, according to the Franklin Institute. By the time we reach adulthood, our bodies have become home to approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels.

Fact: There are parts of Africa in all four hemispheres

For people whose education was largely focused on the Western world, it may be surprising to find out exactly how huge the continent of Africa is. For instance, it spans all four hemispheres and covers nearly 12 million square miles.

Fact: The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels

The cornea is the clear part of the eye that covers the pupil and other parts of the eye. Cartilage and the cornea are the only types tissue in the human body that do not contain blood vessels, according to scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology’s Schepens Eye Research Institute.

Fact: The world’s first animated feature film was made in Argentina

Even if you know a lot of Disney trivia, you might assume that the honor of first animated feature film belongs to Walt Disney’s 1937 movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But 20 years earlier, a full-length animated feature film was made in Argentina. It was a political satire called El Apóstol made up of 58,000 drawings and had a running time of 70 minutes, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Fact: German chocolate cake was invented in Texas

The “German” part of German chocolate cake comes from an American man—not a European country. Specifically, it’s named after Sam German, who in 1852 created the formula for a mild dark baking chocolate bar for Baker’s Chocolate Company, which was subsequently named Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. Fast-forward to June 13, 1957. The Dallas Morning Star published the recipe for the cake, invented and submitted by a reader identified as Mrs. George Clay, according to What’s Cooking America.

Fact: Marla Gibbs continued to work as a flight attendant for two years after being cast on a hit TV show

Prior to taking her place on the stoop of 227, Marla Gibbs played the housekeeper Florence on The Jeffersons (a spin-off of All in the Family). In a 2015 interview, Gibbs told the Washington Post that despite it appearing as though she had gotten her big break, she kept her job as a flight attendant for American Airlines for two more years—just to be safe.

Fact: The Philippines consists of 7,641 islands

The Philippines is an archipelago, which means it’s made up of a group of islands—7,641 islands, to be exact. That figure does not include the thousands of sandbars and other landforms that emerge during low tide.

Fact: A one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway involves crossing 3,901 bridges

Not only is the Trans-Siberian Railway the longest railroad in Russia, but it’s also the longest one in the world. The journey takes seven days, during which time passengers pass through eight different time zones and cross 3,901 bridges.

Fact: The Golden Girls was supposed to have a different theme song

That’s right: Instead of Andrew Gold’s iconic “Thank You for Being a Friend,” the show’s producers wanted to use Bette Midler’s song “Friends,” according to Jim Colucci, author of the book Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai. But the rights to the Divine Miss M’s song were too expensive, and the rest is sitcom history.

Fact: There’s enough gold inside Earth to coat the planet

Turns out, there’s quite a bit of gold on—or, really, in—our planet: 99 percent of the precious metal can be found in the Earth’s core, Discover Magazine reports. How much is there? Enough to coat the entire surface of the Earth in 1.5 feet of gold.

Fact: Cleveland was once the country’s fifth-largest city

Data from the 1920 U.S. census indicates that Cleveland, Ohio, was one of the most heavily populated cities in the country, behind only Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York City.

Fact: Human beings can use only a small fraction of Earth’s water

In school, we were taught that most (specifically, 71 percent) of the planet’s surface is covered in water. While that’s true, humans can use only 0.007 percent of that water, according to National Geographic. That’s because only about 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is fresh water, and only 1 percent of that is accessible. The rest makes up glaciers and snowfields.

Fact: Wally Amos is responsible for making more than just cookies famous

You may be familiar with Wally “Famous” Amos, thanks to his packaged chocolate chip cookies. But before he worked his magic on the sweet treats, he was in the business of making people famous, Biography reports. He discovered and signed folk duo Simon & Garfunkel and was a talent rep for acts like Diana Ross, Sam Cooke, and Marvin Gaye.

Fact: The brand name Spam is a combination of “spice” and “ham”

This is one of those interesting facts you probably thought you knew but actually didn’t. Contrary to American mythology, Spam is not an acronym for “Scientifically Processed Animal Matter” or “Shoulder of Pork and Ham,” Eater reports.

Fact: It takes a drop of water 90 days to travel the entire Mississippi River

Spanning 2,340 miles, the Mississippi River is the third-largest watershed in the world. That’s one long stretch of water. So long, in fact, that it takes one drop of water approximately 90 days to travel its entire length.

Fact: People once ate arsenic to improve their skin

You’ve probably heard about how a lot of the Victorians’ favorite cosmetics were riddled with arsenic, but it gets worse. There were also products on the market in the late 19th century, like Dr. James P. Campbell’s Safe Arsenic Complexion Wafers, that were meant to be eaten. They claimed to get rid of freckles, blackheads, and other “facial disfigurements.” Admit it: That’s one of the most interesting facts you’ve learned in a while.

Fact: The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland

On January 1, 1892, Annie Moore was the first passenger to disembark at Ellis Island on its opening day. She had traveled to the United States with her two younger brothers aboard the SS Nevada after departing from Queenstown, Ireland (now known as Cobh).

Fact: Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people

Japan is thought to have one of the highest densities of vending machines in the world, with one for every 40 people in the country. While most sell various types of beverages, others feature ice cream, noodles, and disposable cameras.

Fact: Lemons float, but limes sink

Because limes are denser than lemons, they drop to the bottom of a glass, while lemons float at the top. Out of all these random fun facts, this one’s been in front of our faces (or rather, in our glasses) this whole time!

Fact: Professional athletes used to perform in vaudeville during the off-season

Before today’s big-league salaries, professional baseball and football players often had to take on jobs during the off-season, The Atlantic reports. Some of them took advantage of their name recognition and hit the vaudeville circuits, doing everything from comedy routines to reciting poems. Babe Ruth even sang—if you could call it that. Frankly, many of the athletes had no business being on stage, but it’s not like it was against the rules.

Fact: The first time the word “period” was used on TV in reference to menstruation was 1985

It came via a line in a Tampax commercial: “Feeling cleaner is more comfortable. It can actually change the way you feel about your period.” And the actor who made pop culture history was Courtney Cox of Friends fame.

SOURCE: Reader’s Digest: Elizabeth Yuko

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  1. Morning All!
    foggy and 50* here at the moment. watching the fog roll up the driveway is creepy. like the movie The Fog with Adreinne Barbeau. Cheesy, cheesy special effects (by today’s standards) but good enough back then to scare me. lol

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    1. Morning, Pat! I’ve got 56 here, thin clouds, more stormy weather predicted with “gusty” winds. A lot of things here I didn’t know but I was surprised about the German chocolate cake, which used to be my favorite. I also question some of their so-called “facts,” like the time it takes a drop of water to travel the Mississippi River – no way they can possibly know that! BTW, what happens if carbon dating is not as accurate as they claim?

      And how can they possibly know that there is gold at the center of the earth? What they call “science” is all too often just speculation and guessing, IMO!

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        1. Thanks, both of you, for the running updates on news from all over, with humor a part of the mix. It’s sunny here in the swamps of Savannah, but humid, and air is still. I’m outside with chickens, and Tweety has lost interest in my iced coffee, after trying to fish out pieces of ice and slinging droplets all over me from her wattle. It’ almost 3 pm here, and the sun is finally beginning to sink behind the trees. Now Tweety is standing on my foot and preening. No matter what the polls say, Donald Trump is a showman and nimble. A Gemini, with Mercury’s fluidity.

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    1. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112505494790104995

      “2024 is our final battle. With your help, we will demolish the Deep State, we will expel the warmongers from our government, we will drive out the globalists, we will cast out the Communists, Marxists, and Fascists, we will throw off the sick political class that hates our country, we will Drain the Swamp, and we will rescue our country from these tyrants and villains once and for all. The Great Liberation of America Begins on November 5th, 2024—And the Forgotten Man and Woman Will Be Forgotten No Longer! DonaldJTrump.com“

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    1. the judge told them 8 jurors can think President Trump is guilty of “this” underlying crime so it’s a felony and 4 other jurors can think it’s “another” underlying crime to find him guilty of a felony.

      all 12 must agree on the same underlying crime per the law.

      this judge should be disbarred

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  9. Just The News: “Former President Donald Trump took the stage at the Libertarian National Convention where he slammed endless wars, stating that the point of the U.S. military is to defend America and its people. 

    “We believe the job of the United States military is not to wage endless regime change wars around the globe,” Trump said during his speech. “The job of the United States military is to defend America from attack and invasion here at home.”

    Trump later said that property rights are fundamental to a free society and slammed President Joe Biden for the rampant inflation. 

    The 45th president was met with a mix of cheers and boos from the Libertarian Party crowd. Trump is the first former president to speak at the convention. Other speakers include Julian Assange’s brother, epidemiologist Dr. Peter McCullough and Democrat-turned-independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Trump later in his speech quoted Patrick Henry, saying “Give me liberty, or give me death.”

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  10. “CIA Targeting Smartphone App Data”

    KIT KLARENBERG, MAY 26, 2024

    EXCERPT: “Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines, who oversees 18 separate agencies comprising the wider “intelligence community” – including the CIA, FBI, and NSA – has released a “policy framework for commercially available information.” It is not only the very first public confirmation by a US government official that Stateside spying entities acquire extensive data on private citizens from third party brokers, but admission this yield is deeply sensitive. While purportedly setting limits on the use of this information by spooks, the details are vague or non-existent.

    “Commercially available information” (CAI) refers to data collected on individuals, typically by their smartphones, and the apps they use, sold by third parties. Via various sleights of hand and ruthless exploitation of regulatory loopholes, US intelligence obtained information not accessible by average citizens, which would typically require a court-approved search warrant to access. Yet, by purchasing this data from private brokers, spying agencies can still claim this snooping is “open source”, based on “publicly available” records.

    A particularly rich source of CAI is data hoovered from digital advertising. In-app and website adspace is sold on real-time bidding (RTB) exchanges, and location and other user data is often included as a bonus, to ensure optimal ad targeting. Many data brokers pose as advertisers in order to “scrape” the listings for user information, before selling it on for profit. The value of this data, and the malign purposes to which it can be put, are vast.

    For example, an intelligence contractor once exploited data reaped from dating app Grindr to track movements of gay US government employees. RTB data has also been used by anti-abortion groups to track women who visit Planned Parenthood clinics in the US. More positively, RTB data has helped construct a dossier on child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s associates, tracing smartphone device owners who visited his private island to addresses in the US and other countries.

    ‘Personal Attributes’ …….

    https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/cia-targeting-smartphone-app-data

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  11. EXCERPT: “….”The judge in Donald Trump’s trial was an absolute tyrant, though he appeared to the jury to be a benevolent despot,” Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz wrote this week in an op-ed for the New York Post.

    One week prior, Dershowitz told the “Just the News, No Noise” television show that he was “fairly confident this case will be reversed on appeal.”

    “But the goal was to get a down and dirty conviction to influence the election, along with a gag order, and keeping him in the courtroom,” he added. “And they’re achieving those political goals, even if they are using improper legal means to do it.”

    ————

    Public opinion may change, however, in light of a felony conviction. An ABC News/Ipsos survey released earlier this month indicated that 16% of Trump’s supporters would “reconsider supporting him” if he were to be convicted, while 4% said they would “no longer support him.”

    A Quinnipiac University survey, however, appeared to show more optimistic prospects for Trump in the event of a conviction, with 24% of his supporters indicating such a development would make them more likely to vote for him. A further 68% said it would make no difference, while only 6% said they would be less likely to vote for him in light of a conviction.

    Will a conviction sink Trump? The vast majority of his supporters say it would be no big deal. But in an extremely tight race, that 6 percent could tip the balance,” Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said.”

    https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/wkda-plan-all-verdicts-how-will-trump-voters-respond-outcome-his-trial

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  12. Just The News: “At least five people are dead following powerful storms that destroyed homes and left thousands without power on Sunday in Texas, a local sheriff said.

    Three family members were among the deceased after they were found in a home near the rural community of Valley View, near the Oklahoma border, Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington said, The Associated Press reported. Sappington said that a “search and rescue is ongoing,” but he expects the number of deceased to rise.

    The storms began Saturday evening. Officials said a tornado north of Dallas caused heavy recreational vehicles to overturn.”

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  13. National Pulse, William Upton, Sunday, May 26, 2024

    “Putin Again Presses For Ceasefire”

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is prepared to accept a negotiated ceasefire in its invasion of Ukraine along current battle lines but will continue hostilities if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country’s Western allies decline. In recent weeks, the Russian military has managed several critical breakthroughs along Ukrainian defenses and captured more territory than Ukraine took in its 2023 counter-offensive.

    The Russian leader is rumored to be frustrated with U.S. and British efforts to dissuade Ukraine from accepting a negotiated settlement to the conflict and President Zelensky’s refusal to engage in talks. “Putin can fight for as long as it takes, but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire—to freeze the war,” an unnamed senior Russian official told Reuters.

    “Let them resume,” Putin said at a press conference in Belarus on Friday, adding that Ukraine must accept “the realities on the ground.” Meanwhile, Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stressed that Russia does not want “eternal war.” The recent comments from Russian officials, as well as Putin, appear to indicate they are satisfied with their recent territorial gains and can sell a ceasefire as a victory at home.

    Responding to Putin in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia was sending “phony signals” in an effort to derail peace talks initiated by his government slated to start next month in Switzerland. Kuleba wrote: “Putin currently has no desire to end his aggression against Ukraine. Only the principled and united voice of the global majority can force him to choose peace over war.”

    Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak accused Putin of demanding Western democracies capitulate and accept their defeat.”

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  14. Sunday Strip: New Math and Realpolitik — The circle of diversity strikes again.

    ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS, MAY 26, 2024

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      1. IKR? I’m wondering when it will reach the point where I don’t have a choice of flip phone vs. smart phone! Oh, I know they can track me that way regardless – I came to terms with that when I first decided to get a cell phone. But the only thing they’ll get from my phone besides location is text msgs. They don’t need to anyway since they scoop up everything I post on-line regardless. A person really has to go back to cave-man days in order to stay off TPTB’s radar!

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              2. thanks!
                burner phones are supposed to be untraceable–or at least not connected to you. you buy it at a store…pay for minutes to be loaded onto the phone–no contract type of thing

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              3. Exactly – and no names or locations attached. I’ve considered getting one myself now and then, then my stubborn nature rears it’s ugly head and says: “Fuck em! Come and get me!”

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              5. “EVEN IF SURVEILLANCE overreach (abortion bounty-hunting, police use of face recognition) doesn’t make you want to ditch your smartphone for something less connected, you could still consider a burner phone, a practically disposable prepaid mobile device that’s not under contract with a wireless carrier.”

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    1. schumer was talking about how we need to accept illegals because our population growth has slowed. if we outlawed abortion–we would have 60 MILLION more people in one year. problem solved–no illegals needed.

      illegals are parasites who are not producing, only taking

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      1. He is one of those who wants it outlawed specifically so they CAN bring in people who will roll over for their dictates!

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        1. outlawing abortions would INCREASE our population. those children could be put up for adoption–we would not need illegals to get our population number back up to where it was

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    1. the whole body positivity thing is good up to a point. we can’t all have long legs, big breasts, tight butts or muscular arms. so I agree that accepting a HEALTHY body image is good. saying being fat is beautiful–not so much. it’s not healthy. work to be your best not your laziest.

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  19. ROFL – this is funny, watching Megan Kelly call out Bill Maher and the Sky News reporter debunk a bunch of the BS the MSM spouts!!! The Maher segment is at the beginning; if nothing else, at least watch that part! It’s delicious!

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  20. “VeggieTales Cast And Crew Come Forward To Accuse Bob The Tomato Of Creating Toxic Environment On Set”

    ENTERTAINMENT · May 25, 2024 · BabylonBee.com

    HOLLYWOOD, CA — After years of silence, cast and crew from VeggieTales rocked the entertainment industry today by coming forward to accuse Bob the Tomato of creating a toxic workplace environment.

    “I can no longer keep silent,” said Larry the Cucumber in an exclusive sit-down. “The intimidation, the verbal abuse, the theft of personal property like hairbrushes – I just hope telling my story gives more vegetables the courage to speak out and be made whole.”

    According to sources, Bob the Tomato frequently belittled other members of the cast, castigating his fellow veggies for making jokes or laughing on set. “Bob once threatened physical violence against a kindly Spanish-speaking cucumber for merely saying, ‘No comprendo’,” said an asparagus, on condition of anonymity. “Bob tolerated absolutely no levity or silliness, which is challenging when we had a running segment literally entitled ‘Silly Songs With Larry’. Even with the cameras rolling, Bob chased Larry off that set so many times, screaming threats. I don’t know how the audience never picked up on what was happening.”

    The crew behind VeggieTales stated there were warning signs about Bob’s behavior from the beginning, but they were ignored by corporate brass. “We all saw what Bob was doing from day one,” said camera operator Ray the Potato. “On the very first day of shooting, Bob just kept holding that last note on the theme song until Larry passed out. Larry’s laying there with a tuba around his neck, and Bob doesn’t try to help – he just laughs at him. I should have spoken up right then and there, but Bob was so intimidating. I was just a little baby potato back then… I was powerless.”

    At publishing time, Bob the Tomato had vehemently denied the accusations, claiming the vitriol really stemmed from anti-fruit bias amongst the veggies.

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  21. hubby and i went out quickly (since the drizzle stopped) to assess the one apple tree. we had a bad gypsy moth problem 2 years ago. last year the leaves came back somewhat but no fruit. this spring they (both apple trees) looked really good–lots of blossoms and then full leaves. but now? one half of the bigger tree looks like it’s dying. the leaves have dried up and there are no apple buds. the second tree is thriving–covered with apple buds.

    so hubby was contemplating cutting that whole limb off the tree to save the rest. but he was wondering if we should “paint” the wound…so i was researching that.

    Filly you have trees–did you ever paint over a limb after you cut it off?

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    1. Oh, I am not the one to ask about fruit trees – I kill them all! So far I’ve tried a Mulberry tree, a Black Cherry tree, and the 2 Peach trees. You’ve followed my journey with the Peach trees so…..I really know nothing about them. Off the top of my head, I don’t think you can save a tree if half of it is dying – I expect the rest of the tree would be the same. It may depend on what kind of apple tree it is, too – they are sooo complicated now!

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      1. it’s weird…a lot of apple trees in this area at least–the apple is grafted onto a pear tree–because the pear trees are hardier.
        we got that info from the nursery where we bought the trees.
        btw–the winter pear trees we put in last year? are flourishing!

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        1. Cool! My old neighbor down the street who died (she originally wanted to buy this house) had a couple of winter pear trees – they’re pretty good – she brought me some to try once. I could probably even grow one of those but I’m kinda done with fruit trees! LOL

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        2. One of my neighbors whose yard adjoins mine via the alley has a huge apple tree. The old guy who used to live there had 2 trees but the new owners took one of them down and pruned the other one, which is still producing apples.

          I forget the guy’s name now – an old codger with a serious heart issue who was kind of a loner like me – he came over and offered me some tomatoes and apples. We got to talking and discovered our mutual disregard for the City Administrator and became buddies, exchanging the spoils from our respective gardens.

          The first Thanksgiving that I was here in 2013, HB and family were going back East for the holiday and I planned on going to my Mom’s. I knew he was alone and asked her if she would mind if I brought him along. The next morning, I was getting ready to call and invite him when my other neighbor who lives north of him called to tell me that he had died sitting in his recliner the night before. Kinda sad.

          I still have the wooden Lady Bug that he made and gave to me attached to the house underneath my flag holder out in front.

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          1. that’s sad.
            when we moved here and were building we met our only neighbor–an older man who built his own house down on the road. he delighted in coming up and seeing the progress on the house–bringing his dog Daisy with him. He even hiked with us to the top of mountain when we were choosing the site for the house–he was 83 at the time!
            we had him up for many dinners and Thanksgivings. He had a cleaning lady come in once a week and every morning he went into town–no matter the weather to have coffee at the diner with his crony friends he said.
            we got a call from his son one day that his dad had passed while he was visiting him–downstate–and not far from where my mom lives. small world

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            1. In one way, it’s good that it happened when he was with his son – he didn’t die alone at least.

              I used to take him beef stew and chili when I made a big crock pot full. He had a little Yorkshire terrier who he adored but was decidedly unfriendly to strangers. I never did get her to accept me! LOL

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              1. Daisy passed before Bob and he was heartsick about it. he was making wine and had her in the basement. she was tied on a long leash so she could roam about the basement because she tended to try to drink the wine…lol
                but she must have found a mouse and chased it and tangled the lease around a table in the basement and choked herself to death. he was bereft for a long time. the son bought him another dog but it wasn’t the same.

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              2. Yeah, no, just replacing her immediately is not the right thing to do. Had he left her tied up in the basement? He wasn’t there when it happened?

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            2. OK, I’m going to be anal now….presumably, he prepares his wine on a table, right? Also presumably, the dog isn’t on the table, right? Hmmm….having a hard time visualizing how she was drinking the wine…..

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              1. when you bottle it, you place the big carboy on the table and siphon it into bottles on the floor–hubby does that all the time. we use an old dishpan to keep 6 bottles in and he uses a hose and this thing that he pumps and it starts the flow of the wine into the bottles–no electricity needed. but you have to be careful and watch the intake into the bottles or they can overflow–that’s why we have the basin underneath the bottles (experience…lol)
                Bob didn’t have or want to use a basin and being somewhat older he got wine on the floor which Daisy was only to happy to lap up and frequently got in the way.

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  22. “Peacock Releases Movie Saying It’s OK To Eat Your Young Because Some Animals Do It”
    ENTERTAINMENT · May 25, 2024 · BabylonBee.com

    HOLLYWOOD, CA — Streaming service Peacock announced the release this week of a documentary that proves eating your own offspring is completely fine for humans because a few other animal species do it.

    “We just want to show how normal and natural it is to consume your own progeny,” Peacock Producer Anna Grazer told the press. “Something like seven animal species on earth murder and eat their own kids, so humans shouldn’t feel ashamed if they have a preference towards the same.”

    Peacock producers have hyped the documentary as being completely revolutionary for human understanding of what behaviors are acceptable. “Obviously, anything done by any creature in the animal kingdom is fine for humans to do,” said producer Regina Tinsley. “We think viewers will be really, really shocked what is now appropriate behavior for human beings. If you feel compelled to hurl yourself off a cliff to your own death, that’s a very healthy and normal impulse because we once saw a lemming do it. Same with gang-rape because of penguins, or beating children to death with head blows because of primates. It’s really amazing what is normal and life-giving, from torture to mass murder!”

    The documentary makers hope that showing a hamster mom eat her babies will help people who are “Baby-eating-attracted” to realize just how normal their inclinations are. “Once you see a bear behead its own cub, you’ll know these are good and healthy desires,” said Tinsley. “Chow down to your heart’s content.”

    As of publishing time, Peacock had announced another new series highlighting animals who eat their own poop to help normalize people eating feces.

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  23. From Fox: tornado hit Rogers, AR, with at least 1 person dead; 20 reported tornadoes across OK, TX and AR. Cooke county in TX – at least 5 died. In one case, it directly hit a travel center along I95 where people were seeking shelter from the storms.

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    1. Cooke Cty: 3 adults, 2 children died and they expect there will be more….it hit a mobile home park as well as the travel center.

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            1. i remember this I dream of Jeannie episode where she transferred her power to him and he tried to solve some country’s drought problem by making it rain–it never stopped because he got distracted. when she got her powers back she simply conjured up fish for the lake the region had become. but she admonished him that he upset the balance of natural things.
              there isn’t always an east fix to what nature deems correct–so they shouldn’t mess with it

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              1. I loved that show! Sooo many really good shows from that timeframe, like the Dick Van Dyke show – it was soooo funny!!!

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  24. Fox: Normally in May, we see an average of 170 tornadoes; so far, we’ve had 359 in May alone!!!! The YTD number is almost double! Tornado threats today in KY, OH, MO, TN and onward. One front will move thru, then it calms down for a few hours before a cold front moves in and produces even more storms!!!

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  26. Well, at least I’ve got a partner in chasing off the squirrel – some birds that kind of look like blackbirds except they are smaller and have brown heads. I think they are cowbirds. They chase the squirrel all the time. I’ve had to yell at her/him twice but the birds took care of it after that! LOL

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    1. LOL too funny!!!
      i think those are also the birds that eat the flies off the deer too. poor deer come out of the woods with dozens of nasty flies and the cowbirds will pick them off like crazy

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  35. The Gipper Lives.

    May 26, 2024 12:39 pm

    AND Magazine: The Administration Knows A Major Terror Attack Is Coming,
    And It Is Going To Let It Happen (substack.com):

    “A couple of weeks ago two men drove up to the main gate of Quantico Marine Base in a box truck. They asked to be admitted. They said they were working for a company contracted to Amazon. They were directed to a holding area while their story was checked out.

    The two men then tried to drive off onto the base in contradiction of the orders given to them by the gate guards. Vehicle barriers were activated. The truck was prevented from entering the base. The two men were detained.

    Both of the individuals in the truck turned out to be Jordanian. Both were in the country illegally. One of them had been caught crossing the border, held for all of 24 hours and then pursuant to Joe Biden’s “we don’t have a border” policy cut loose pending a hearing at some notional date in the future. Unconfirmed reporting indicates he was on the terror watch list but that information was not accessed prior to his release. The second individual flew into the country on a student visa, apparently never actually went to class, and disappeared into the interior of the country.

    The information about the incident at Quantico only came to light recently. It was not publicized at the time. Members of both the House and the Senate and the Governor of Virginia are now demanding details and answers. None have been forthcoming from the administration to date.

    There may be some innocent explanation for all this. It is also possible that this was a dry run for a follow-on attack using a large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and that hundreds of Americans would have been killed had the plot moved ahead.

    We may or may not ever know. In Bidenworld the focus is not on saving lives and preserving American national security. It is on shaping reality so that the radical agenda of the administration can be advanced, and Biden can remain in power. If that means Americans die that is of no consequence.

    The most disturbing thing about the incident at Quantico perhaps is that itdid not occur in isolation. It is part of a much larger patternin which individuals have attempted to enter secure installations around the country.

    Two days after the incident at Quantico an individual crashed his vehicle into the gate at the White House. He died in the crash.

    In late April a vehicle attempted to drive onto Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach. The driver crashed and also died in the attempt.

    In late March a Chinese national attempted to gain access to the Marine base at Twenty-Nine Palms. He was stopped and detained. As of late 2023, there had been at least 100 instances of Chinese nationals trying to get onto secure American military installations without proper authorization.

    These are the specific instances that have been reported in the news. They appear to be the tip of the iceberg.
    The US Fleet Forces Commander Admiral Daryl Caudle recently told FOX News that there are two to three instances of foreign nationals attempting to penetrate U.S. military bases every week.” …….

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  36. T. Turtle

    May 26, 2024 12:41 pm

    “Repeat of 2020? Joe Biden on Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death Calls on His Far-Left Supporters to “Act in His Memory””

    Excerpts:

    “He changed the world,” Biden continued. “Now, let’s act in his memory

    It can be recalled that the BLM mobs caused billions of dollars in damage across the nation, killed or injured over 700 police officers in their riots, and captured the attention of the nation watching in fear as Democrats rigged the election. Democrats incited the Black Lives Matter mobs for months as they destroyed communities across the country.

    Is this what Joe Biden means when he calls on his Democrat goons to act in George Floyd’s memory?

    FJB will more than likely get his riots and destruction, more than likely fomented by the IC. This time around they will be in defense of a terrorist regime, Hamas, and an ideology disguised as a religion, Islam.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/repeat-2020-joe-biden-anniversary-george-floyds-death/

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  37. TheseTruths

    TheseTruths(@thesetruths)

    Online

    Wolf

    May 26, 2024 13:22

    Report: Scientists Find Earth-Sized Planet That Could Hold Life

    A group of academics has identified a planet that could potentially support life.

    They’re describing Gliese 12 b as a planet within the habitable zone of its own solar system.

    The planet orbits a red dwarf star 40 light years away from the Earth in the Pisces constellation.

    University College of London scientist Larissa Palethorpe co-led the research into the planet with University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Shishir Dholakia, according to Space.com.

    The team used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to identify the world.

    The planet orbits a red dwarf star, a celestial body far smaller than the Earth’s sun, according to NASA.

    As a result, scientists view the “habitable zone” of red dwarf stars as far closer to them than that of Earth’s sun.

    One year on Gliese 12 b lasts just under thirteen days, but it’s thought the world could have a surface temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit — comparable to a summer day in Arizona or Texas.

    These conditions could be amenable to the existence of liquid water.

    Palethorpe spoke of the discovery’s significance.

    “To find it to be such a similar size to Earth was kind of a lovely surprise.”

    “So that was a really nice thing to be able to nail down, but I think especially knowing that, in terms of habitability, it could lie between Earth and Venus, is really exciting.”

    In spite of the planet’s potential for supporting life, mankind has no way to accurately survey the distant world yet, according to Palethorpe.

    “I think Gliese 12 b will teach us a lot about life, but we can’t say anything for certain.”

    “It’s not a bad place to start on a hunt for life.”

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    1. Oh, BS! There is NO way they can actually know everything they claim to know! I’ll bet 90% of it is pure wishful thinking!!!

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  38. OK, now I’m pooped – worked up quite a sweat. It was only 67 when I went outside in my sweats, long-sleeved turtle neck and short-sleeved sweatshirt. Now it’s up to 73. As usual, I got distracted with other things that needed doing after picking up all the bark (2 big contractor bags full), like pulling all the weeds under the cottonwood tree. And then, of course, as I was admiring my pink Weigela bushes – they are exploding with blooms – I noticed a sapling that shouldn’t be there so I had to go cut that out. And, also of course, I noticed some dead limbs that needed to be taken out. And then I noticed….well, you know how it goes! LOL

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      1. Now I wish I hadn’t put in the white bush – it is only half the size and blooms much later with far fewer blooms. But at least it’s on the backside of the bed so it can’t be seen from the road.

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  40. “Damn Right Trump Will Be Coming For The Justice Department”

    BY RAY CARDELLO / 25 MAY 2024

    DOJ Seal

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “James Comey, the former head of the FBI, appeared on MSNBC this week to deliver a message to all Americans, especially Democrats, that Joe Biden must be reelected to prevent Donald Trump from regaining power in the White House. Comey’s concern was directed to his belief that the former President would target the Justice Department and FBI to be dismantled and rebuilt. 

    This possibility may concern people like Comey, but it is a hope for all Republicans who can see that the department and agency have been politicized and corrupted. People’s heads should roll, and we want to see Trump yield the axe quickly and deeply.

    Most rational people will concede that this country is broken. We have allowed the government to get its tentacles into every aspect of our lives, and when you recognize the corruption within the government, it is easy to see how we have gone off the rails.

    So far, we have been strong enough to fend off this government impact. Still, when you look at entities like the IRS, Pentagon, Social Security, Medicare, and possibly the most damaging, the Department of Education, we must start reversing the trend before breaking under the weight of cumulative corruption.

    There is one entity that is so broken that it is impacting us in so many negative fashions, some of which are subliminal, that it may be beyond repair, and that is our Justice Department. Justice should be apolitical and black and white when enforcing our laws. That apolitical train left the station, and the department began leaning toward the Left.

    This leaning was painfully evident during the Trump Presidency when the department was complicit in trying to take Trump down and prevent him from a successful re-election. You need no further proof than the 51 former intelligence agency officials who signed off on the letter claiming the Biden laptop was Russian misinformation. They knew the letter was false but thought that fact would be lost in the magnitude of the number of signers. The Left bought their story, and the Right condemned it, but the bottom line is that it worked and helped keep Trump out of the White House.

    Under Biden, as it had under Obama, the Justice Department has become a weapon to be used against political opponents. I can give you 91 examples of that statement, which is the number of bogus charges against Donald Trump for the sole purpose of tying the former President up in court, preventing him from the campaign trail, and hurting him so severely financially that he will not have access to his funds for his campaign. It is not only political foes they are gunning for but everyday citizens who do not align with the Socialist views of the Left.

    You only need to look at two examples to see how dangerous this effort can be. At the request of the Teacher’s Union, Merrick Garland set the FBI loose, going after parents who dared to voice their opinions at school board meetings.

    Then there were the FBI agents who implanted themselves into Catholic Churches to seek out radical Catholics who may pose a danger to the country. Read that sentence again to make sure it sinks in. Finally, it was reported this week that the FBI had the authority to use lethal force during the Mar-a-Lago raid. The FBI was serving a search warrant on a former President whom Secret Service agents surrounded, and some fool authorized lethal force. You cannot make this up.

    That is the power of our government when left unchecked. So yes, I relish the thought of Trump winning in November, and the sound you hear will be the rats leaving the Justice Department and FBI before they face the wrath of the Orange Man.”

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  42. “Bananas: The Bear Necessities”

    BY JOHNNY BANANAS (FAKE NEWS REPORTER!) / 26 MAY 2024

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “A recent resurgence in womyn getting back to nature has become the hot topics on social media.  Social experiments revolving around bears versus men, primal screaming and cattiness calling out in congress and commencement speeches have seen the fairer sex exposing their claws and flaws for all to see.

    The age-old question of “Which would you rather run into in the woods: a random man or a random bear?” exposed us all to the death-reifying logic that is feminism.  Epitomizing the term “no-brainer,” these randy tarts who claim both equality and superiority over men had an about-face when faced with being confronted by either man or beast in the forest.

    Suddenly, when the option is nature’s mate or a savage animal that will rip you limb from limb, the ladies prefer the latter.  One Tiktoker with the handle @Thottimami69420 explained “you can reason with a bear.” Sure you can, honey.  Still others rationalized, “A bear will just kill you, not keep you in the basement for 20 years.”  Which begs the question, who is saving these downstairs damsels in distress?  Oh yeah, bears are when they’re not ingesting kilos of cocaine, that is.

    Clearly, men have become utterly useless bags of carbon roving the wilderness, lusting after their next victim to falsely imprison.  I would say these ladies need to get out more, but how can they when the outside is an open-air prison?  They’re better off staying inside reading Stephen King novels or watching true crime television.  As the Scouts say, be prepared.

    Similarly, when asked how they felt about the options, bear spokesman Fang Paw agreed with his therapist to publicly comment.  It turns out bears prefer running into men over women because “men will just kill you and use you for a rug, whereas women will rape you psychologically for years crushing your soul with their passive-aggressive and needy jaws of death.”  Ok, so maybe bears can reason.

    All of this role playing extreme tragedies has led still other ladies throwing caution to the wind and racing into the outdoors for some rage therapy, which unfortunately has not been very popular with local bear communities.

    Formerly known as primal screaming, these sessions valued at $4,000 prove women continue to overpay for things men acquire much cheaper, giving them yet another reason to scream like banshees.  In fact, if there are any ladies out there looking to save a buck Banana’s Intensive Therapy & Camping Hideaway (BITCH) sessions can be had for the low-low cost of $2,000 AND we provide snacks.

    Speaking of hollerin’ harpies the top Tammies in congress got into a shouting match while mired in the middle of mostly meaningful work.  Congressional trouble-maker Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) thought it her place to ask an ethics question regarding serial legislation rapist Dan Goldman (D-NY) when her political opponent Miss Thang (D-TX) used the ole “are you that dumb?” baiting tactic that has worked for centuries on man and beast alike. 

    Representative Greene did her constituents proud by immediately shining light on Miss Thang’s fake eye lashes and the hallowed hall of congress was just one baby-daddy away from prime time television.  Where is Rikki Lake when you need her?  After a brief shouting match in a room full of men who forgot how to control angry women the matter resolved itself with some online merchandising and some Crossfit.  ‘Merica!

    Lastly Kansas City Chiefs three-time Super Bowl winning kicker, Harrison Butker, kicked himself in the footballs as he went on a misogynistic ramble posing as a commencement speech.  Though kickers don’t often suffer from TBI due to the league’s protective bubble rules regarding offensive players that didn’t stop this brainiac from traumatizing feminists everywhere with his offensive ideas. 

    Apparently Mr. Butker believes in the fallacy known as “trad-wives” and proceeded to laud them for their fidelity to both husband and home.  As if!  This type of aggression toward career focused females and Only Fans entrepreneurs created a social media storm that has yet to die down thanks to the sudden jump in empowered women skipping the $4,000 scream-session sign-ups and exercising their first amendment right to rage into a machine.  Thank god for the THOT Police.

    As a result the Chiefs players rallied around their vanquished kicker who had come face to face with being cancelled by the elite army of estrogenazis. Armed with politically correct platitudes the gigantic men were ever so careful not to poke the mama bears of third wave-feminism by respecting his right to say the stupid things he said though not agreeing with him at all.

    Luckily no bears were harmed as a result of all this insanity, which will likely change come August 22nd.”

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  44. See that oh-so-puny little bush? It’s got some blooms on it but I’m seriously considering just chopping it off this fall. All 3 were put in at the same time 10 years ago.

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