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Jimbuna · 11-10-22, 05:41 AM

There's an American town with a population of one.

Platapus · 11-10-22, 03:32 PM

Why is polling day (erroneously called election day) on a Tuesday in most places in the US?

It was borrowed from New York state and it allowed people to observe the Sabbath, travel to vote, and return home for Wednesday, which was observed as Market Day.

Ostfriese · 11-10-22, 04:00 PM

Ostfriesland (Eastern Frisia) is not the easternmost Frisia - Nordfriesland (Northern Frisia) lies further to the East.

ExFishermanBob · 11-10-22, 04:12 PM

Edinburgh's Waverley railway station is the only one in the world named after a novel (what's more, the Waverley in question was an Englishman).

Ostfriese · 11-10-22, 04:12 PM

Fluorine is so reactive that it reacts explosively with hydrogen even if both their temperatures are below 20K, at which fluorine is a solid and hydrogen a liquid.
However, with steel fluorine reacts only on the surface, creating a very thin layer of iron fluoride which then protects the rest of the steel from fluorine - so fluorine can be stored in steel containers.

Ostfriese · 11-10-22, 04:19 PM

Heavy water (Deuterium oxide, D2O) has a sweet taste, according to several studies. So far, no one has found an explanation for this.

mapuc · 11-10-22, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ostfriese

Heavy water (Deuterium oxide, D2O) has a sweet taste, according to several studies. So far, no one has found an explanation for this.

Could it be so that this heavy water D20 is activating the part of the tung where taste for sweetness are ?

Markus

Eisenwurst · 11-10-22, 07:11 PM

In Sydney it's illegal for Grandmothers under 18 to enter discos.

Ostfriese · 11-11-22, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

Could it be so that this heavy water D20 is activating the part of the tung where taste for sweetness are ?

Markus

Yes, but nobody has yet found an explanation why it does that.

Jimbuna · 11-11-22, 08:07 AM

Lobsters communicate with their bladders.

Platapus · 11-11-22, 08:11 AM

In the US, the mechanical lever operated voting machines were first used in the 1892 election. They remained in use in the US until 2010.

118 years!

Jimbuna · 11-11-22, 09:52 AM

Dolly Parton once lost a look-alike contest.

Rockstar · 11-11-22, 04:03 PM

Tok Pisin is one of the three national languages of Papua New Guinea. A Pidgin English that was developed in the early 1800's as a result of increased travel and economic activity between the Melanesians and Europeans.

Jimbuna · 11-12-22, 05:43 AM

High heels were originally for men.

Rockstar · 11-12-22, 10:35 AM

The worlds population is projected to reach 8 billion people today 15 November 2022

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

11-10-22, 05:41 AM	#2056
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There's an American town with a population of one. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-10-22, 03:32 PM	#2057
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Why is polling day (erroneously called election day) on a Tuesday in most places in the US? It was borrowed from New York state and it allowed people to observe the Sabbath, travel to vote, and return home for Wednesday, which was observed as Market Day. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-10-22, 07:11 PM	#2063
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,629 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	In Sydney it's illegal for Grandmothers under 18 to enter discos. __________________

11-11-22, 08:07 AM	#2065
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Lobsters communicate with their bladders. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-11-22, 08:11 AM	#2066
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the US, the mechanical lever operated voting machines were first used in the 1892 election. They remained in use in the US until 2010. 118 years! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-10-22, 04:00 PM	#2058
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ostfriesland (Eastern Frisia) is not the easternmost Frisia - Nordfriesland (Northern Frisia) lies further to the East.

11-10-22, 04:12 PM	#2059
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Edinburgh's Waverley railway station is the only one in the world named after a novel (what's more, the Waverley in question was an Englishman).

11-10-22, 04:12 PM	#2060
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fluorine is so reactive that it reacts explosively with hydrogen even if both their temperatures are below 20K, at which fluorine is a solid and hydrogen a liquid. However, with steel fluorine reacts only on the surface, creating a very thin layer of iron fluoride which then protects the rest of the steel from fluorine - so fluorine can be stored in steel containers.

11-10-22, 04:19 PM	#2061
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Heavy water (Deuterium oxide, D2O) has a sweet taste, according to several studies. So far, no one has found an explanation for this.

11-11-22, 09:52 AM	#2067
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dolly Parton once lost a look-alike contest. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-11-22, 04:03 PM	#2068
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,876 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Tok Pisin is one of the three national languages of Papua New Guinea. A Pidgin English that was developed in the early 1800's as a result of increased travel and economic activity between the Melanesians and Europeans. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

11-12-22, 05:43 AM	#2069
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	High heels were originally for men. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-12-22, 10:35 AM	#2070
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,876 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The worlds population is projected to reach 8 billion people today 15 November 2022 https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.