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Post by bayou on Apr 21, 2017 15:48:19 GMT -5
So, as we sit and wait, I decided to post a random fact of the day. I'll just do a search every day and throw it up here to hopefully distract us from the wait. Whatever the first result is, I'll post it.
The wingspan of a 747 is longer than the first flight by the Wright brothers.
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Post by rhd on Apr 21, 2017 16:02:09 GMT -5
So, as we sit and wait, I decided to post a random fact of the day. I'll just do a search every day and throw it up here to hopefully distract us from the wait. Whatever the first result is, I'll post it. The wingspan of a 747 is longer than the first flight by the Wright brothers. I did not know that. I was one of the first passengers on the 747 on a high school trip to Europe. We landed at Paris Orly. The stewardesses handed out menus for our inflight meals. And free pillows and blankets. The second deck lounge had a piano and bar.
And we only took our shoes off once on board.
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Post by Ace Midnight on Apr 21, 2017 16:15:59 GMT -5
I like this game:
Did you know that the surface area of Russia is greater than that of Pluto?
And, in a related factoid, it is possible to travel, on foot, from Norway to North Korea and only cross Russia.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 21, 2017 16:28:11 GMT -5
Bayou, as long as you post in this thread you should be OK. You should, however, stay away from the technical discussions in the Music Thread. I thought of you today. A friend of mine and I went to a guitar store. It was a huge store with thousands of guitars and amplifiers. I knew if you had been along, your poor head would be swimming.
Did you know that Alaska has more coastline than all of the rest of the US?
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Post by bayou on Apr 21, 2017 16:30:11 GMT -5
Bayou, as long as you post in this thread you should be OK. You should, however, stay away from the technical discussions in the Music Thread. I thought of you today. A friend of mine and I went to a guitar store. It was a huge store with thousands of guitars and amplifiers. I knew if you had been along, your poor head would be swimming. Did you know that Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the US? Did any of their amps go to 11? |
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Post by bayou on Apr 21, 2017 16:32:52 GMT -5
I like this game: Did you know that the surface area of Russia is greater than that of Pluto? And, in a related factoid, it is possible to travel, on foot, from Norway to North Korea and only cross Russia. Would never have guessed the Russia Pluto factoid. |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 21, 2017 16:33:05 GMT -5
I like this game: Did you know that the surface area of Russia is greater than that of Pluto? And, in a related factoid, it is possible to travel, on foot, from Norway to North Korea and only cross Russia. I had forgotten that N. Korea shares a border with Russia at its far NE corner. Thanks |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 21, 2017 16:36:43 GMT -5
Bayou, as long as you post in this thread you should be OK. You should, however, stay away from the technical discussions in the Music Thread. I thought of you today. A friend of mine and I went to a guitar store. It was a huge store with thousands of guitars and amplifiers. I knew if you had been along, your poor head would be swimming. Did you know that Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the US? Did any of their amps go to 11? No, amps only go to 10. It is not possible, given today's technology, to get an 11 on the pots (potentiometers). Pixie |
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Post by pumpkin on Apr 21, 2017 17:13:30 GMT -5
"You know your foot's as big as your arm from your elbow to your wrist."
-Vivian
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Post by Marty Moose on Apr 21, 2017 17:18:41 GMT -5
Bayou, as long as you post in this thread you should be OK. You should, however, stay away from the technical discussions in the Music Thread. I thought of you today. A friend of mine and I went to a guitar store. It was a huge store with thousands of guitars and amplifiers. I knew if you had been along, your poor head would be swimming. Did you know that Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the US? Hahaha! Music trivia I have no clue. Movie references I get. Good one Bayou! |
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Post by zebra51 on Apr 21, 2017 17:22:28 GMT -5
Irene Triplett, an octogenarian daughter of a Civil War veteran, still collects her father's veterans benefit of $73.13 a month. That war ended in 1865
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Post by peanutfancy on Apr 21, 2017 18:25:01 GMT -5
Irene Triplett, an octogenarian daughter of a Civil War veteran, still collects her father's veterans benefit of $73.13 a month. That war ended in 1865 I just used this one on the spouse. Definitely impressive. |
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Post by joeybear on Apr 21, 2017 20:24:41 GMT -5
President John Tyler was born in 1790 but still has 2 living grandsons.
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Post by gary on Apr 21, 2017 21:13:17 GMT -5
John Tyler died a traitor to the United States.
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Post by Prrple on Apr 21, 2017 21:21:25 GMT -5
Did any of their amps go to 11? Hahaha! Music trivia I have no clue. Movie references I get. Good one Bayou! "220, 221 - whatever it takes" Michael Keaton as Jack in Mr. Mom |
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Post by bayou on Apr 22, 2017 6:48:43 GMT -5
It would take 6 million M&Ms to weigh as much as Michaelangelo's marble statute of David.
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Post by maquereau on Apr 22, 2017 8:03:33 GMT -5
I really think it would be a neat idea if we could place these nuggets in our decisions - especially the denials. A few spaces after the signature block with some asterisks we could let them know a "fun fact" about Pluto or Russia or the Wright Brothers, etc. I think it might brighten their day and maybe get them to think about other things than, for example, killing me.
Or maybe even include like a fortune cookie or something.
It'd be fun for all of us.
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Post by gary on Apr 22, 2017 8:22:00 GMT -5
I really think it would be a neat idea if we could place these nuggets in our decisions - especially the denials. A few spaces after the signature block with some asterisks we could let them know a "fun fact" about Pluto or Russia or the Wright Brothers, etc. I think it might brighten their day and maybe get them to think about other things than, for example, killing me. Or maybe even include like a fortune cookie or something. It'd be fun for all of us. I'm a complete NODAR (and they seem determined to keep me that way) so what do I know, BUT it seems to me "fun facts" would go down better in a fully favorable. Losing parties tend to have limited senses of humor. |
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Post by acttwo on Apr 22, 2017 10:13:03 GMT -5
That Daisy Duck's nieces are named April, May, and June?
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Post by gary on Apr 22, 2017 10:27:49 GMT -5
That Daisy Duck's nieces are named April, May, and June? Or that Daisy Duck has nieces. |
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