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What you see pictured is a beautiful 1904 Chickering Upright Grand Piano, refinished to its original splendor. To make it a set, a matching refurbished antique Piano Stool is also included. Wrapped in magnificent mahogany, the piano’s warm tones and unique features draws one to it. It boasts superior craftsmanship, as evident in its intricate carved details, beautifully curved keyboard cover and exquisite legs. It has a charming history, as many antique pianos do. But this one also has a secret.

The secret this piano holds is that it is not a piano at all. There is a semi-hidden panel, and when slid down, it is held in place. To raise the panel, simply press it and it will rise automatically. Words cannot describe what it is like to watch the panel rise on its own, as if by an invisible hand.

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When Benjamin Braddock learned that plastics are the future, he probably wasn’t thinking snow. But Snowflex, a polymer-based snow substitute, is being used to cover a ski resort…in Texas. Bearfire Resorts believes their Texan slopes will be ready to go by ’09, so oil moguls and Snowflex moguls can have a little get-together. Just don’t eat the Snowcones.

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[Thanks, Nathan S!]

This week I was 12/16, which puts me 111/176 or 63%, one point higher than last week.

Packers at Lions – Correct
Jets at Cowboys – Correct
Colts at Falcons – Correct
Saints at Panthers – Correct
Vikings at Giants – Incorrect
Redskins at Buccaneers – Correct
Raiders at Chiefs – Incorrect
Texans at Browns – Correct
Titans at Bengals – Correct
Bills at Jaguars – Correct
Seahawks at Rams – Correct
49ers at Cardinals – Incorrect
Broncos at Bears – Incorrect
Ravens at Chargers – Correct
Eagles at Patriots – Correct
Dolphins at Steelers – Correct

That question is responsible for the creation of Gatorade, whose invertor died today at the age of 80.

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Which in turn made a lot of people want to be like Mike, which helped make Mike a very very rich man.

And if you notice, it looks like that Gatorade bottle is made out of glass. I can’t remember when they made the switch to plastic, but I do recall that one day my brother wanted to chill his Gatorade quickly and put in in the freezer, which he forgot about. Later in the day I was finishing my dinner and chewing some ice – where I found a chunck of glass in my mouth. No worries, no damage done, but the Gatorade froze and expanded, thus breaking the glass leaving broken pieces of glass falling into the automatic ice maker located in the freezer. Dad wasn’t happy. I think that was my first brush with death.