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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL Margrethe II, the queen of Denmark, felt compelled to draw illustrations for The Lord of the Rings in the 70s and sent them to Tolkien himself. He noted her style was quite similar to his own. Her drawings were used as a basis for the illustrations in the Danish translation of the books.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system

    May I suggest:

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  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system

    May I suggest:

    xs0z4qr2m45y.jpg

    Now those I could probably fit in my budget. LOL
  • xFunctionalStrengthx
    xFunctionalStrengthx Posts: 4,928 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    I finally got the kids an Xbox. I got all this and an HDMI splitter as well

    500gb Xbox One with all cords
    Xbox Kinect
    2 Controllers with 2 rechargeable battery packs and 2 charging cords
    Microphone Headset
    Rock Band 4 - Guitar, Drums & Mic
    Guitar Hero 3 Controller
    Rock Band 4 Legacy Adapter (To use Guitar Hero 3 controller on Rock band)
    Custom Guitar Stand
    12 games and Game Rack

    Batman Arkham Knight
    Halo - The Master Chief Collection
    Diablo 3
    Titanfall
    Game of Thrones
    Ryse - Son of Rome
    Rock Band 4
    NBA 2k 14-18

    You are a way better parent than I am. My kids have been begging me for a game system

    I wouldn't let mine have a gaming system because I knew what would happen:

    Get addicted to it, disregard all rules, not do homework, start failing grades, and such.


    After years of begging and pleading, I finally caved when my parents came over with one my step brother had given to see if we wanted it. I set rules in place. What happened? Sure as *kitten*, exactly what I predicted. Had no support from the wife, since she was more interested in being his best friend than his mom...

    Ironically, they had issues with their nephew doing the same thing as my son did. Coincidence?



  • ChaelAZ
    ChaelAZ Posts: 2,240 Member
    More just reminisced about Apple as a startup. Forgot how amazing Gates and Jobs were together back in the day.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL that a teenager fooled an entire school and its officials by pretending to be the State Senator. He was chauffeured, given a tour, and spoke to the high school students about being involved in politics. They only found out when the real Senator showed up the next month.
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    TIL that there is only 387.6mg of sodium in 1g of salt
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    TIL that ‘saltwater pool’ is a bit of a misnomer. They have just as much chlorine as chlorinated pools, but what’s different is the delivery system.

    Regular chlorine contains FACs (free available chlorine) and CACs (combined available chlorine). FACs are the unused chlorine while CACs are FACs that have combined with biological material like sweat and urine and are therefore no longer free to sanitize the water. CACs are responsible for the chlorine smell in pools. The stronger the smell, the less free available chlorine there is to clean the water.

    So-called saltwater pools use a different method of chlorination that maximizes FACs, and therefore cleanliness, and eliminates CACs more effectively, thus reducing the odor. The amount of salt is usually slightly lower than the human threshold to taste, which is why it can be difficult to tell if you’re in a traditional or a ‘saltwater’ pool sometimes.
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    denny_mac wrote: »
    that quality is better than quantity

    So you learned about chlorine too??
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    denny_mac wrote: »
    that quality is better than quantity

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  • xFunctionalStrengthx
    xFunctionalStrengthx Posts: 4,928 Member
    denny_mac wrote: »
    caco_ethes wrote: »
    denny_mac wrote: »
    that quality is better than quantity

    So you learned about chlorine too??

    there may have been some bleach involved if that's what you're getting at

    Dangit, you beat me to the gene pool. Hopefully you mixed it strong enough!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL The bias and slanted media coverage of the 2005 Michael Jackson molestation trial has been referred to as "One of the Most Shameful Episodes In Journalistic History". The media would extensively cover the seedy accusations but completely unreported witnesses crumbling under cross examination.
  • ChaelAZ
    ChaelAZ Posts: 2,240 Member
    More was reminded again, that if you are not watching all the "interesting" people at Walmart, you are probably one of them.
  • PaperDoll_
    PaperDoll_ Posts: 32,857 Member
    That to break a window, you should hit it in the top corners and not in the center of the glass.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL "The Office" production crew was ready to film "The Dinner Party" when the 2008 Writer's Guild of America strike occurred. Any complete script was allowed to be filmed, however Steve Carell was also a member of the WGA and refused to cross the picket line out of support for the writers.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Snapple Real Fact #383

    Mt. Katahdin in Maine is the 1st place in the U.S. to get sunlight each morning.

    Neat-o!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL that for years after CD players hit the market they remained unpopular and were mostly limited to fans of classical music. Dire Straights then released "Brothers in Arms", the first totally digital album. It sold 30 million copies and is credited with launching CD players into the mainstream.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL Leonidas of Rhodes' Olympic Record of 12 individual victories (164 - 152 BC) stood for over 2100 years before being eclipsed by Michael Phelps in 2016.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL Psychopaths don’t procrastinate, tend to focus on the positive, don’t take things personally, don’t beat themselves up if things go wrong, even if they’re to blame, and they’re assertive and cool under pressure. These can be good characteristics in both the business arena, and in everyday life.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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  • ChaelAZ
    ChaelAZ Posts: 2,240 Member
    TIL (well, last night) about rear AC actuators.

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  • SpartanRunner1978
    SpartanRunner1978 Posts: 1,049 Member
    A good friend taught me that Hornets are not bees! They are part of the wasp Family and keep there stingers when they sting and are not fuzzy!
  • LittleLionHeart1
    LittleLionHeart1 Posts: 3,655 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    TIL that for years after CD players hit the market they remained unpopular and were mostly limited to fans of classical music. Dire Straights then released "Brothers in Arms", the first totally digital album. It sold 30 million copies and is credited with launching CD players into the mainstream.

    I want my MT-Veeee. https://youtu.be/lAD6Obi7Cag
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL James Smithson sent the US $500,000 (1.5% the federal budget) in the 19th century to found an institution "for the creation and diffusion of knowledge." The Smithsonian is today the world's largest museum complex; all are free of charge and open to the public, and James Smithson never visited the US.
  • Beaster_Bunny
    Beaster_Bunny Posts: 501 Member
    I don't believe in learning things. I try to unlearn something every day.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    denny_mac wrote: »
    TIL my sneezes must be supremely efficient

    Mine are tiny most of time, but sometimes I get those about blow your ribs out ones. Ouch!
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    TIL that if the ISS dips below 28000 kph, it’ll fall back to earth. Because of it’s low earth orbit, there is just enough atmosphere to create drag, so it has to be constantly monitored and given a boost when necessary
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    caco_ethes wrote: »
    TIL that if the ISS dips below 28000 kph, it’ll fall back to earth. Because of it’s low earth orbit, there is just enough atmosphere to create drag, so it has to be constantly monitored and given a boost when necessary

    Someone told me something else about this too.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL that dogs were originally listed as non-self-aware, due to failing the "mirror test". However, since dogs are not visually oriented, a new test, "sniff test of self recognition" was developed, and shows significant evidence of self-awareness in dogs.

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