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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL that ~300 million years ago, when trees died, they didn’t rot. It took 60 million years later for bacteria to evolve to be able to decompose wood. Which is where most our coal comes from.
  • cee134
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    TIL that a man spent 60 hours underwater, in total darkness, after his vessel capsized and sunk to the bottom of the sea. He was discovered alive by divers sent to recover dead bodies.

    Nigerian survives two days at sea, in underwater air pocket
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22888828
  • cee134
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    TIL an elderly man gained the trust of a Belgian bank by bringing the workers chocolates. He was eventually given VIP access to the bank vault. In 2007, he stole $28 million worth of diamonds and vanished.

    https://people.howstuffworks.com/diamond-thief2.htm
  • tmpecus78
    tmpecus78 Posts: 1,206 Member
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    Before The 17th Century, Almost All Cultivated Carrots Were Purple
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL The original word for 'bear' has been lost. People in middle ages were superstitious and thought saying the animal's name would summon it. They called it 'bear' which means 'the brown one' to avoid saying its actual name.

    http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2041313,00.html
  • RomaineCalm
    RomaineCalm Posts: 3,972 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    TIL that a man spent 60 hours underwater, in total darkness, after his vessel capsized and sunk to the bottom of the sea. He was discovered alive by divers sent to recover dead bodies.

    Nigerian survives two days at sea, in underwater air pocket
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22888828

    This would be absolutely terrifying.
  • NotSo_LittleRichard
    NotSo_LittleRichard Posts: 1,004 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    TIL The original word for 'bear' has been lost. People in middle ages were superstitious and thought saying the animal's name would summon it. They called it 'bear' which means 'the brown one' to avoid saying its actual name.

    http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2041313,00.html

    Imagine being the diver who go grabbed randomly by what he thought was a boat full of dead people.

    Mr Harrison "actually grabbed the second diver who went past him," Mr Chamberlain said, adding that the diver concerned got quite a fright.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL Ian Fleming was a keen bird watcher. When choosing a name for the hero of Casino Royal he used the name of the author of one of his bird books - James Bond. In 1964, Fleming gave Bond a first edition copy of You Only Live Twice signed, "To the real James Bond, from the thief of his identity".
  • Liftingat58
    Liftingat58 Posts: 508 Member
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    TIL that the icebergs melting that makes the water colder does not cause Global cooling!
  • IamMicah
    IamMicah Posts: 133 Member
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    walterm852 wrote: »
    There is a disagreement about what color tennis balls are: 52% green, 42% yellow 6% other

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  • RomaineCalm
    RomaineCalm Posts: 3,972 Member
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    IamMicah wrote: »
    walterm852 wrote: »
    There is a disagreement about what color tennis balls are: 52% green, 42% yellow 6% other

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  • cee134
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    TIL a 96-year-old self-taught conservationist dedicated the last 40 years of his life to saving North American bluebird populations, building and monitoring 350 nest boxes all across southeast Idaho. In part from his conservation efforts, bluebird populations have significantly rebounded.

    https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-96-year-old-man-who-turned-southern-idaho-bluebird-haven
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
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    Don't leave your truck running in the driveway,, some one will steal it :/
  • RomaineCalm
    RomaineCalm Posts: 3,972 Member
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    Tigg_er wrote: »
    Don't leave your truck running in the driveway,, some one will steal it :/

    Oh wow, did this happen to you today??
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
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    RomaineCalm wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    Don't leave your truck running in the driveway,, some one will steal it :/

    Oh wow, did this happen to you today??

    Happened to my Son, Started it went back inside to grab his lunch came out and the guy was leaving with it :/
  • NotSo_LittleRichard
    NotSo_LittleRichard Posts: 1,004 Member
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    Tigg_er wrote: »
    RomaineCalm wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    Don't leave your truck running in the driveway,, some one will steal it :/

    Oh wow, did this happen to you today??

    Happened to my Son, Started it went back inside to grab his lunch came out and the guy was leaving with it :/

    At least he remembered his lunch. Those are the absolute worst days.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
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    NotSo_LittleRichard wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    RomaineCalm wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    Don't leave your truck running in the driveway,, some one will steal it :/

    Oh wow, did this happen to you today??

    Happened to my Son, Started it went back inside to grab his lunch came out and the guy was leaving with it :/

    At least he remembered his lunch. Those are the absolute worst days.

    Ya but he threw it at the guy as he was leaving so crap --no Truck --No Lunch
  • NotSo_LittleRichard
    NotSo_LittleRichard Posts: 1,004 Member
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    Tigg_er wrote: »
    NotSo_LittleRichard wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    RomaineCalm wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    Don't leave your truck running in the driveway,, some one will steal it :/

    Oh wow, did this happen to you today??

    Happened to my Son, Started it went back inside to grab his lunch came out and the guy was leaving with it :/

    At least he remembered his lunch. Those are the absolute worst days.

    Ya but he threw it at the guy as he was leaving so crap --no Truck --No Lunch

    when it rains it pours
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL that Steve Martin's wedding came as a surprise to his guests. The roughly 75 star-studded attendees (including the likes of Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, and Carl Reiner) said that he had invited them to his house just for a "party." To their shock, upon their arrival his wedding began.

    https://people.com/celebrity/steve-martin-gets-married-at-l-a-home/

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