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Daily Archives: 27 December 27, 2006
The Stinkymeat Project
What happens when you leave meat outside for 19 days? Find out here.
President Gerald Ford was really Leslie King
Ford was born Leslie Lynch King on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. When he was just 2 years old, his parents divorced, and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he grew up. His mother remarried, and he … Continue reading
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Ronald Reagan’s Burial – A Behind The Scenes Diary
A little long, but very interesting read if you are the type that is curious about the behind the scenes stuff. To save you a little time, just start reading from the ‘Thursday, June 10′ section. Link Also, when performing a … Continue reading
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72 Things Every Man Should Know About Fatherhood
Some examples: – Don’t worry, your dad didn’t know what he was doing, either. – Your child, at birth, already has a deeply complicated relationship with his mother, and, for the first year, you are only a curiosity. – The … Continue reading
Britain pays 1945 war debt
The government will this week close a chapter in Britain’s wartime history by completing the repayment of a loan taken out with America more than 60 years ago, just after the second world war. Treasury officials said the repayment of … Continue reading
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Restaurant lets you decide what you pay.
Deciding between the spicy peanut stew and the pesto chicken, or the squash soup and the avocado, chicken, lime soup, are not the only decisions tempting patrons at the One World Café in Salt Lake City and the SAME (So … Continue reading
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The Truth About Where Your Donated Clothes End Up
According to various estimates, here’s what happens to your clothing giveaways. In most cases, a small amount of the items, the best quality castoffs — less than 10 percent of donations — are kept by the charitable institutions and sold … Continue reading
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Inside the Situation Room
For more than four decades, the Situation Room at the White House has been the hub of presidential activity during historic moments, from the Cuban missile crisis to Hurricane Katrina. But for all of its importance, it had fallen way … Continue reading
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Hawaiian Dollars
World War II ushered in the printing of specialized military currency to provide economic stability for the U.S. dollar in occupied countries. In Hawaii, the Treasury Department replaced all U.S. currency with special issue notes as a precautionary measure in … Continue reading
Send A Letter To God
Your wish can reach the holiest place on earth, where God’s spirit dwells. Send your letter now, we will print your wish and place it for you in between the holy stones of the western wall, the last remains of … Continue reading
More stuff I didn’t know . . .
I remember thinking at one point that a 9 volt battery was just a small box full of acid or something, but as you can clearly see, it is just constructed of six smaller 1.5 volt cells wired in series. … Continue reading
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