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moreluck

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To sharpen your scissors, cut through a piece of aluminum foil a few times until they are sharp... Another way to sharpen your scissors is to cut through sandpaper a few times. This will also do the trick...
 

stevetheupsguy

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37% of all people thought the world would end today.

37% of all people thought THAT 37%, were crazy.

The other 37% of the population sat quietly with their hands in their laps.
 

Nimnim

The Nim
37% of all people thought the world would end today.

37% of all people thought THAT 37%, were crazy.

The other 37% of the population sat quietly with their hands in their laps.

37% of those left used it as an excuse to drink.

Happy Rapture day!
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moreluck

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The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT"

Almonds are members of the peach family.

The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.

The dot over the letter 'I is called a tittle.

Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
 

moreluck

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Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the,there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.
 

moreluck

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"Chocolate causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that affect your feelings and behavior by making you happy. Therefore, it counteracts depression, in turn reducing the stress of depression. Your stress-free life helps you maintain a youthful disposition, both physically and mentally. So, eat lots of chocolate!" (Elaine Sherman, Book of Divine Indulgences)
 

klein

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Beer Facts


• Beer is the second most popular beverage in the world, coming in behind tea.

• Pabst Beer is now called Pabst Blue Ribbon beer because it was the first beer to win a blue ribbon at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.

• To get rid of the foam at the top of beer (the head), stick your fingers in it.

• Monks brewing beer in the Middle Ages were allowed to drink five quarts of beer a day.

• Bavaria still defines beer as a staple food.

• To keep your beer glass or mug from sticking to your bar napkin, sprinkle a little salt on the napkin before you set your glass down.

• The oldest known written recipe is for beer.

• The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock because of beer. They had planned to sail further south to a warm climate, but had run out of beer on the journey.

• Anheuser-Busch is the largest brewery in the US.

• The powers that be at Guinness say that a pint of beer is lifted about ten times, and each time about 0.56 ml is lost in a beer drinker’s facial hair. That’s a lot of wasted beer!

• Molson, Inc. is the oldest brewery in North America.

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected in 1932 because of his promise to end Prohibition.

• The first brewery in America was built in Hoboken, NJ in 1642.

• In 1935 the canned beer industry was revolutionized by a vinyl plastic liner developed for cans made out of tin.

• Tossing salted peanuts in a glass of beer makes the peanuts dance.

• Samuel Adams Triple Bock is the strongest beer in the world with 17% alcohol by volume. The strength is achieved by using champagne yeast.

• In Japan, beer is sold in vending machines, by street vendors and in the train stations.

• Bourbon is the official alcohol of the United States, by an act of Congress. Many people have attempted to have that overturned in favor of beer instead throughout the years.

• Many actors started out as bartenders: Sandra Bullock, Bruce Willis, Tom Arnold, Chevy Chase, Kris Kristofferson and Bill Cosby are a few of these.

• American beer is made mostly by rice, unlike the beers of other countries. This was invented to give American beer a lighter taste and tap into the market of women buyers.

• Michelob was invented during a brewer’s strike in the 1930s from a recipe tossed together by the untrained workers left behind to run the brewery. It was so bad local taverns tossed their delivered barrels in the gutter until the streets ran with beer. When the strike was over, the brewery didn’t want to lose all that beer, no matter how bad, so they repackaged it and sold it as Michelob.

• Beer is a source of B- complex vitamins.

• If you collect beer bottles your are a labeorphilist.

• The portable beer cooler was invented in Australia in the 1950s.

• The ‘33’ on a bottle of Rolling Rock was originally a printer’s error. It refers to the 33 words in the original slogan. It has generated enough mystery over the years that the company left it in the label.
 

moreluck

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........If you have old books on the shelves or the attic that smell musty, sprinkle talcum powder in between the pages of the book and wrap the book in brown paper. (A grocery bag works well). Store the book a month or two. When the time is up, remove it from the paper and gently brush out the powder. The odor will be gone...
 

moreluck

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Why is a pit stop called a pit stop?

When racing was in its infancy, drivers and mechanics discovered that it was quicker and easier to just dig out a narrow pit for working on the underside of the race car rather that raising the car on jacks. Practically every car had a pit at its disposal, so the repair area naturally became known as "the pits".

When tracks became paved with asphalt, these "pits" disappeared, but the nickname did not. Thus, when a car must stop to refuel or change tires during a race, teams still say the car must come into the "pit", or make a "pit stop".
 

moreluck

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(I wonder about the Idaho explanation. I think a lady showed up in that territory and the men said, "who are you" and she replied, "I da ho !!")


What is the origin of the name for each of the 50 states?


-Alabama, Means "tribal town" in the Creek Indian language.

-Alaska, after the Aleut word "alaxsxaq" meaning "the mainland".

-Arizona, based on Pima Indian word "arizonac" for "little spring place."

-Arkansas, a French interpretation of the word "acansa," in Sioux meaning "downstream place."

-California, comes from "Califia" a mythical paradise in old spanish romance word.

-Colorado, means "Reddish" or "Color Red".

-Connecticut, Based on Mohican and Algonquin Indian words for a "place beside a long river".

-Delaware, for the early Virginia governor, Lord De La Warr.

-Florida was a Spanish territory, and the name is in Spanish too. Florida means "Flowered".

-Georgia, Named for King George II of England

-Hawaii, which of course is in native Hawaian could be based on their word for homeland, "Owhyhee".

-Idaho, is just an invented word.

-Illinois, word in Algonquin Indian for "warriors".

-Indiana, from "Land of the Indians".

-Iowa, indian word for "a beautiful land".

-Kansas, From the Sioux Indian for "south wind people".

-Kentucky, Based on the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," meaning "land of tomorrow"

-Lousiana, Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV, this territory had Frech influence.

-Maine, Assumed to be a reference to the state region being a mainland, different from its many surrounding islands

-Maryland, named to honor Henrietta Maria, wife of England's King Charles I.

-Massachusets, Named after local Indian tribe whose name means "a large hill place".

-Michigan, for the Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water" (for the big lakes).

-Minnesota, based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water", referring to the Minnesota River or the state's many lakes.

-Mississippi, probably based on the Indian "mici zibi," loosely meaning great river.

-Missouri, named after the Missouri Indian tribe.

-Montana, based on the Spanish word "Montaña" that means Mountain.

-Nebraska, Name based on an Oto Indian word that means "flat water," referring to the Platte River.

-Nevada, comes from a spanish word that means "snowy" or "snow- clad".

-New Hampshire, named after the area of Hampshire in England.

-New Jersey, named after the area of Jersey in England.

-New Mexico, from the country of Mexico.

-New York, named after the city of York in England.

-North Carolina, named in honor of England's King Charles I.

-North Dakota, for the Sioux or Dacotah Indians.

-Ohio, comes from the Iroquois Indian word for "good river".

-Oklahoma, a Choctaw Indian word for "red man".

-Oregon, may have been derived from that of the Wisconsin River shown on a 1715 French map as "Ouaricon-sint."

-Pennsylvania, for the Admiral William Penn, father of the state's founder, William Penn.

-Rhode Island, after "Roode Eylandt" by Adriaen Block, Dutch explorer, because of its red clay.

-South Carolina (see North Carolina).

-South Dakota (see North Dakota).

-Tenessee, Named after Cherokee Indian villages called "Tanasi"

-Texas, comes from the Spanish "Tejas" when it belonged top Mexico (they exchanged the J for X as an English contribution).

-Utah, from the Ute Indians (people of the mountains).

-Vermont, from the French "verts monts," meaning green mountains.

-Virginia, named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.

-West Virginia (see Virginia).

-Washington, after the first President of the US.

-Wisconsin, from the word "Ouisconsin" believed to mean "grassy place" in the Cheppewa tongue.

-Wyoming, Indian word meaning "large prairie place".
 

moreluck

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The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

The only other word with the same amount of letters is its plural: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosesl.

The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukup okaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.






 

moreluck

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Our Nosey little Furry Friend

A cat's nose has 17 million nerve cells, which he uses to trace all smells/aromas in his environment. Even the food they eat is chosen by the smell. A cat who has a cold, doesn't eat because he isn't hungry, but because he can't smell the food. Comparison: a dog's nose has 147 million nerve cells; we have 'only' 5 million nerve cells in our nose.
 

stevetheupsguy

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Our Nosey little Furry Friend

A cat's nose has 17 million nerve cells, which he uses to trace all smells/aromas in his environment. Even the food they eat is chosen by the smell. A cat who has a cold, doesn't eat because he isn't hungry, but because he can't smell the food. Comparison: a dog's nose has 147 million nerve cells; we have 'only' 5 million nerve cells in our nose.
You sure have some "nerve", lol.
 

moreluck

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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade Los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size,L.A.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the,there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.









 

moreluck

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All you ever needed to know about work....................

A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and hours are lost.

If you tell your boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

When you try to prove to someone that something won't work, it will.

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about.
 

moreluck

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household hint ..........

Grab your trusty box of baking soda...There are two ways to soothe the effects of poison ivy, sumac, oak, or prickly heat rashes.

1.) A baking soda bath... Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to a tub of water. while soaking, flush the skin with the water...

2.) Baking soda paste... Mix 3 parts of baking soda to 1 part of water to form a paste. Apply the paste to the areas with the rash.
 

DS

Fenderbender
Why doesn't the stomach digest itself?,
The enzyme pepsin is secreted as pepsinogen, which is inactive until it mixes with the hydrochloric acid. About 2-3 litres of gastric fluids are released into the stomach daily, so the stomach wall secretes protective mucus to prevent the stomach from digesting itself.

The most common of the epithelial cells forming the stomach wall are mucous cells in fact.
Even so, 500,000 epithelial cells of the surface lining are shed every minute, thereby protecting the deeper layers of the stomach wall. This surface layer is replaced completely every three days and the entire lining regenerates itself every two weeks.

How did I get to be 56 years old and not know this?
 

moreluck

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Strange Business Facts...............

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.

Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.

The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its power cord.

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.

Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.

The first myth of management is that it exists.

A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.

To err is human, to blame somebody else shows good management skills. (thanks to Jordan)

New systems generate new problems.

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years make.

Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day's work.

Some people manage by the book - even though they don't know who wrote the book or even what book.

The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the manufacturer and impossible for the serviceman.

To spot the expert, pick the one who predicts the job will take the longest and will cost the most.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

Any design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable and three parts which are still under development.

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.

If mathematically you end up with the incorrect answer, try multiplying by the page number.

Any system which depends on human reliability is unreliable.

If you can't understand it, it is intuitively obvious.

The more cordial the buyer's secretary, the greater the odds that the competition already has the order.

If it's not in the computer, it doesn't exist.

If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.

When all else fails, read the instructions.
 

moreluck

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Uses for Bounce

Eliminate static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.

Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away. This also prevents them from using the bee excuse as to why their game was off...
 
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