What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?
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Sep 2018
3:01pm, 21 Sep 2018
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NDWDave
A micropolitan area is one with between 10,000 and 50,000 population. Above 50,000 is metropolitan
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Sep 2018
11:41pm, 21 Sep 2018
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Jenelopy
4kg of grapefruit contain 40g of pips. [from our tree at least!] |
Sep 2018
12:27am, 22 Sep 2018
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Dvorak
Ex footballer Dion Dublin has invented a percussion instrument called the Dube. Also, he plays the saxophone, and after training, used to jam along with Nobby Solano, who played the trumpet. (Your own grapefruits! Excellent, Jenelopy :-)) |
Sep 2018
12:45am, 22 Sep 2018
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Jenelopy
Dvorak: we have a grapefruit and a lemon tree. The lemons are really useful, the grapefuit tree usually doesn't produce much fruit, and they tend to be a bit small and tart. This year we got 4kg (plus more on the tree), so I'm making marmalade.
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Sep 2018
8:31am, 22 Sep 2018
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swittle
In an occasional series, Paul Anka, 60-70s popular songster, appears in an episode of 'Kojak', playing a detective who crosses the incorruptibity line.
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Oct 2018
2:31pm, 2 Oct 2018
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Wriggling Snake
That 'mouldy old dough' was the second highest selling single of 1972, 790k copies.
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Oct 2018
2:49pm, 2 Oct 2018
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McGoohan
I just looked that up. Did you know it was the only UK Number one single to feature a mother and son?
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Oct 2018
2:49pm, 2 Oct 2018
235 posts
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carolyn_t
The male peregrine falcoln is approximately one third smaller than the female. It is known as a "tiercel", which comes from the French for one third.
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Oct 2018
12:14pm, 5 Oct 2018
35,666 posts
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McGoohan
That there is a Dave Castle in Belgium en.wikipedia.org |
Oct 2018
1:01pm, 5 Oct 2018
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Diogenes
George Robey (The Prime Minister of Mirth) was an accomplished sportsman who played football for Millwall (amongst others) and cricket for the MCC. He also made violins, and was a competent artist.
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