What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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NDWDave Aug 2018 8:23pm, 3 Aug 2018 7,367 posts	0 NDWDave You can’t but self raising flour in America. Or double cream
swittle Aug 2018 8:33pm, 3 Aug 2018 49,774 posts	0 swittle George Savalas [aka Demosthenes in 'Kojak'] & his wife had 6 children.
FergusG Aug 2018 11:09am, 7 Aug 2018 2,679 posts	0 FergusG That the Harding Test exists, to assess whether video content is likely to trigger photosensitive epilepsy in viewers.
Fizz :-) Aug 2018 3:39pm, 8 Aug 2018 2,884 posts	0 Fizz :-) That cerate is "a thick ointment consisting of a fat, as oil or lard, mixed with wax, resin, and other, often medicinal, ingredients" and that is the reason spellcheck didn't autocorrect my mis-typing of the word "create".
Angus Clydesdale Aug 2018 3:51pm, 8 Aug 2018 13,871 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale The reason the oceans are salty is due to the tears of misunderstood sharks that only wanted a cwtch, therefore there must be more sharks in the Atlantic than the Pacific.
Elsie Too Aug 2018 3:51pm, 8 Aug 2018 1,935 posts	0 Elsie Too That there is an epidemic of myxomatosis in the UK at the moment due to the hot weather and a bunny rabbit with cold ears that is off it's food is not a good sign.
Wriggling Snake Aug 2018 3:54pm, 8 Aug 2018 19,182 posts	0 Wriggling Snake That Telly's brother was called Demosthenes in Kojak. I remember the guy, fat with curly hair, but not his name.
Angus Clydesdale Aug 2018 4:00pm, 8 Aug 2018 13,872 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale I knew that. It was a stage name which he dropped in the later programmes.
swittle Aug 2018 5:23pm, 8 Aug 2018 49,844 posts	0 swittle Another 'Kojak' snippet: 'Guest stars' who went on to greater success included, among others, Lynne Redgrave, Harvey Keitel, Hector Elizondo, Eli Wallach, and, ironically, Daniel J. Travanti, later of 'Hill Street Blues'.
Dvorak Aug 2018 8:43pm, 8 Aug 2018 16,458 posts	0 Dvorak {I loved Hill St Blues - I would recite the actor names through the intro as their pictures came up, aiming of course for a full house. I wonder if I could still do it if I saw an episode now? And Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport.} American indie band Death Cab For Cutie take their name from a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song.