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Jul 19, 2021 17:11:54   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Longshadow wrote:
Not sure about what they mean about the banana not reproducing itself without human intervention.
I planted one little tree in my yard and wound up with ten+ over a few years. Neighbor gained six.
I never did anything to any of the trees. New trees just kept popping up near the older ones.
"Banana trees mainly reproduce through suckers, also called pups. ... Banana trees produce pups as part of reproduction but also to increase the general surface area of the plant so they can absorb more light and water. Once these pups are three to four feet tall, they can be separated from the adult plant." From Happy Sprout

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Jul 19, 2021 17:15:57   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
SteveR wrote:
Silver does not rust, and kidneys don't heal themselves.
Kidneys do repair themselves. From a 2014 study here.

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Jul 19, 2021 17:21:40   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
"Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!"

In 2015 the copyright claim was declared invalid and Warner Chappell agreed to pay back $14 million in licensing fees. On June 28, 2016, the final settlement was officially granted and the court declared that the song was in the public domain.

"Happy Birthday to You" dates from the late 19th century, when sisters Patty and Mildred J. Hill introduced the song "Good Morning to All" to Patty's kindergarten class in Kentucky. They published the tune in their 1893 songbook Song Stories for the Kindergarten with Chicago publisher Clayton F. Summy.

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Jul 19, 2021 17:26:25   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
"Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters."

There is a stunning consistency with the world's tallest mountains, with most hovering right between 27,000 and 28,000 feet high. Only our tallest mountain, Mount Everest, pushes that boundary, daring to be more than 29,000* feet high.

*29,000 feet = 8,839 meters

Source: click here

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Jul 19, 2021 17:27:36   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
flip1948 wrote:
Silver is more likely to tarnish in the presence of sulphur (silver sulphide) than it is in the presence of oxygen (silver oxide).

As a onetime coin collector I am required to know things like this.

Cool.
So how does our silver tea set get exposed to sulfur?
In the air in our house? Need hydrogen sulfide gas to create silver sulfide, have the humidity.
We're not near a sewage treatment plant or paper mill.

Not wanting to analyze the oxidation on it to see if it's silver oxide or silver sulfide.

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Jul 19, 2021 20:54:52   #
flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT
 
Longshadow wrote:
Cool.
So how does our silver tea set get exposed to sulfur?
In the air in our house? Need hydrogen sulfide gas to create silver sulfide, have the humidity.
We're not near a sewage treatment plant or paper mill.

Not wanting to analyze the oxidation on it to see if it's silver oxide or silver sulfide.

It could be silver oxide, it's just that tarnish is more easily caused by exposure to sulphur sources.

Hydrogen sulphide can be produced in very small amounts by the human body. It is also used for tanning and in the processing of paper and pulp.

In coin collecting tarnish is also called "toning" and can sometimes be quite attractive and multi-colored. Some collectors will purposely "tone" coins hoping to sell for a premium if the "toning" is the attractive variety . They will store the coins in paper envelopes or even in a baggie with match heads.

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Jul 20, 2021 05:53:25   #
junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.


When a person dies hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.

If you stop getting thirsty , you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.

Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.

The song Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.

Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help digestion and curb appetite.

Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.

The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.

Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

The University of Alaska spans four time zones.

In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.

Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

A comet's tail always points away from the sun.

Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.

Strawberries and cashews are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.

Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.

The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.

Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.

Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.

Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.

For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
Glass takes one million years to decompose, w... (show quote)


Interesting, thanks šŸ˜Š

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Jul 20, 2021 06:28:21   #
Peterfiore Loc: Where DR goes south
 
Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Apparently, it does...it just takes a million years.

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Jul 20, 2021 06:40:44   #
cedymock Loc: Irmo, South Carolina
 
Longshadow wrote:
Not sure about what they mean about the banana not reproducing itself without human intervention.
I planted one little tree in my yard and wound up with ten+ over a few years. Neighbor gained six.
I never did anything to any of the trees. New trees just kept popping up near the older ones.

Makes me wonder about the other statements.
Amusing though.


Think it should have been better stated; the banana can't reproduce it self the banana plant can. For information it is not classified as a tree (even that what we call it) it's a herbs. The banana plant reproduce through rhizomes.

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Jul 20, 2021 07:30:30   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Well, now I know--I think.

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Jul 20, 2021 07:31:01   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Ah, the scientific arguments. One thing about them--no one gets the last word.
Iā€™m interested to see how long this one goes on.

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Jul 20, 2021 08:08:18   #
rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.
 
I wonder how the University of Alaska spans four time zones. Alaska only has two - one for Adak and one for the rest of the state. Maybe they have a campus in New York?

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Jul 20, 2021 08:11:56   #
Canisdirus
 
When a person dies hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.

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In fact, science has found that the brain slowly 'unwinds' like a watch after death. After the heart stops, the brain can continue for at least an hour...perhaps as long as 4 hours. Hearing still goes on, since ears are passive instruments. The dead can hear you...but cannot communicate back in any way.

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Jul 20, 2021 08:49:35   #
FrumCA
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.


When a person dies hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.

If you stop getting thirsty , you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.

Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.

The song Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.

Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help digestion and curb appetite.

Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.

The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.

Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

The University of Alaska spans four time zones.

In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.

Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

A comet's tail always points away from the sun.

Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.

Strawberries and cashews are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.

Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.

The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.

Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.

Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.

Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.

For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
Glass takes one million years to decompose, w... (show quote)



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Jul 20, 2021 09:01:08   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Thanks. Interesting.

"Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F." I wonder how that affects people with peanut allergies.

Not surprisingly, it's complicated.

https://www.allergyamulet.com/blog/im-allergic-to-peanuts-will-i-have-a-reaction-to-peanut-oil
https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Peanut-Oil-2017.pdf

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