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realme52
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Klara
Gatesville
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Aug 13 2005 : 3:43:43 PM
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Sher, we got ducks. They do a lot of quacking, but they can walk quietly if they only want to!
From this hour on I ordain myself loss'd of limits and immaginary lines. Walt Whitman |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2005 : 3:58:20 PM
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I JUST saw something on TV about why men have nipples and I can't remember the reason!!!! ARRRRRGG!! It was on some show like Dateline or something.
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2005 : 4:03:54 PM
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Here another one: The magnetic poles move. The North Pole which is currently above Canada may soon be over Siberia. Even stranger than that; at certain times in Earth's history, the poles have actually flipped (about every 600,000 years). So I guess that means that the water in our flushing toilets could start going backwards.
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hapyhrt
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2005 : 04:25:32 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by realme52
Sher, we got ducks. They do a lot of quacking, but they can walk quietly if they only want to![quote][i]
LOL, Thanks for the reply, guess that wasn't a true fact afterall, gotta watch out for those one's!  Thanks for setting the record straight! "Inquiring minds need to know!" 
"Think HAPPY Thoughts...any others aren't worth your time!" Ü |
Edited by - hapyhrt on Aug 14 2005 04:27:46 AM |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 10:33:35 AM
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Ok, here is something I read: "What is the difference between the plains and the prairie? One hundred degrees longitude, a line that runs north-south near Dodge City, is the approximate dividing line between the two. To the east of the line are the tall grasses-the prairie- and to the west are the short grasses-the plains. The former are better for crops, and the latter for grazing."
farmgirl@heart
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 11:30:57 AM
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Einstein's light bulb still works - burning bright as ever in Clearwater Florida's Museum.
Chevy once - briefly - made indestructible brakes for their cars. My dad has one of the about 600 of those made on his 1964 Corvette.
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Heather
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 12:46:33 PM
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And on the subject of cars, back in the early 40s, during the war, there was such a drastic shortage of metal in America that license plates were made out of soybeans. I actually saw a couple the other day...they look like a hefty sort of pressed wood or cardboard. They were in pretty good shape, considering their age.
Henry Ford was a HUGE fan of the soybean...he came up with hundreds of uses for them, and at one point, worked very hard to invent an engine that would run on soy products instead of gasoline. Sadly, he didn't succeed before he died. |
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