Post something you learned or learnt today
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^ Who knew...? If you have water rings on a wooden table, you are supposed to be able to blow dry them for about 15 min, and they are supposed to go away. Then it says to moisturize with olive oil.
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love2travel:
When you are tuning between stations on an analog radio, that static that you hear is the remnant signature sound from the Big Bang !
That is cool, isn't? Show 6 in Stephen Hawking's GENIUS series made the analogy that Proxima Centauri, (the nearest star to our sun at 4.25 light years) would be 17 miles away if both stars were the size a bead sized pin head. Way Cool! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxima_Centauri
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SurSteven:
love2travel:
When you are tuning between stations on an analog radio, that static that you hear is the remnant signature sound from the Big Bang !
That is cool, isn't? Show 6 in Stephen Hawking's GENIUS series made the analogy that Proxima Centauri, (the nearest star to our sun at 4.25 light years) would be 17 miles away if both stars were the size a bead sized pin head. Way Cool! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxima_Centauri
Had an ah-haaa moment on that one. Unbelievable you can just turn on your radio and hear the BIG BANG Going to listen to the GENIUS shows this weekend! It's amazing the analogies that make things so clear. I hope these shows go on. I want to see the one on the Zero Point Energy Field Let's all go to Alpha Centauri, I can see the ad for the 3D IMAX now! http://www.techtimes.com/articles/162828/20160603/tiny-chipsats-could-help-mankind-reach-alpha-centauri.htm http://gizmodo.com/these-tiny-spacecraft-could-lead-us-to-alpha-centauri-1779820881 http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a21135/miniature-chipsats-could-be-the-first-step-to-reaching-the-stars/
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Hitting your head can make you see a yellow light flash
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There is confusion about the calculation of solidity and compactness in our analysis
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This guy does great covers! See for yourself ... Oh! Darling (Beatles cover) by: AllYouNeedIsLub
a one man band - all instruments & vocals -
If I drink red wine too fast, it gives me a headache
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Got a lesson in putting on mascara
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There's going to be a strawberry moon tonight
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Fan4-45years:
If I drink red wine too fast, it gives me a headache
If you drink wine too slowly, it turns to vinegar.
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love2travel:
There's going to be a strawberry moon tonight
We'll never see it here.
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I don't care much for very dry rose wine.
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GYPSYGIRL:
I don't care much for very dry rose wine.
I've been drinking South African wines lately.
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HaileyMcComet:
GYPSYGIRL:
I don't care much for very dry rose wine.
I've been drinking South African wines lately.
I drank some African rum that a neighbor, who was an international flight attendant, brought back from one of her flights, once. She gave me a couple of shots.
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The ? is crashing due to the referendum, trying to figure out when to buy some
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Most brides want heavy caked on makeup apparently. I don't know why.
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love2travel:
The ? is crashing due to the referendum, trying to figure out when to buy some
Will be interesting to see where it is in two months when I go. I wonder if that also means hotel rates will go down since the exchange rate is better. I should check.
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The human race has been like a green plant growing ...and is in the process of blooming. But, I learned that yesterday as well!
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paulfan11:
love2travel:
The ? is crashing due to the referendum, trying to figure out when to buy some
Will be interesting to see where it is in two months when I go. I wonder if that also means hotel rates will go down since the exchange rate is better. I should check.
Could be... Right now they are not passing on the discount when exchanging dollars to pounds. I just checked and it's the same rate as last week! Guess they've got to wait and see. FYI I now get my ? at home at TDBank. They have the best rates near me by far! You don't have to have an account and its 24 hours. These banks say they're not charging you any money, but I've found its 10?/dollar!! If you look at the actual exchange rate and then go in and check the price. If you use your ATM or credit card, the fees associated are steep! Something like $3 Per transaction and then a percentage. You really have to go in and check it out! Some people at the bank have told me the wrong info. For example, my bank is in England, and someone told me my withdrawals are free in England too! NOT!!! They are fr eaking out at the moment, like you said, give it a few weeks!
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love2travel:
paulfan11:
love2travel:
The ? is crashing due to the referendum, trying to figure out when to buy some
Will be interesting to see where it is in two months when I go. I wonder if that also means hotel rates will go down since the exchange rate is better. I should check.
Could be... Right now they are not passing on the discount when exchanging dollars to pounds. I just checked and it's the same rate as last week! Guess they've got to wait and see. FYI I now get my ? at home at TDBank. They have the best rates near me by far! You don't have to have an account and its 24 hours. These banks say they're not charging you any money, but I've found its 10?/dollar!! If you look at the actual exchange rate and then go in and check the price. If you use your ATM or credit card, the fees associated are steep! Something like $3 Per transaction and then a percentage. You really have to go in and check it out! Some people at the bank have told me the wrong info. For example, my bank is in England, and someone told me my withdrawals are free in England too! NOT!!! They are fr eaking out at the moment, like you said, give it a few weeks!
Thanks for the info about TDBank. I'll keep an eye out on the exchange rate in the coming weeks, things may settle a bit after the shock today. I used my debit card a bunch a few years back in the U.K. and the fees really weren't bad at all, but I use a credit union. Not sure if that makes a difference though.