Members phkrause Posted September 6, 2019 Author Members Posted September 6, 2019 Hypnagogia is the state in between being awake and asleep. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 7, 2019 Author Members Posted September 7, 2019 OMG was added to dictionaries in 2011, but its first known use was in 1917. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 8, 2019 Author Members Posted September 8, 2019 In Greek mythology, it was believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
JoeMo Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 9 hours ago, phkrause said: In Greek mythology, it was believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died. You mean that's not true?? phkrause 1 Quote
Members phkrause Posted September 9, 2019 Author Members Posted September 9, 2019 On September 2, 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) made its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York. A Chemical Bank advertisement boasted "On Sept. 2 our bank will open at 9:00 and never close again." Chemical's ATM, initially known as a Docuteller was designed by Donald Wetzel and his company Docutel. Chemical executives were initially concerned that customers would resist having machines handling their money. ATMs went on to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 10, 2019 Author Members Posted September 10, 2019 Today begins Palindrome Week, which means that every date reads the same backward as it does forward! 9.10.19, 9.11.19, etc. through 9.19.19 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 11, 2019 Author Members Posted September 11, 2019 The boiling point for water at the top of Mt. Everest is 162°F, about 50 degrees below the boiling point at sea level. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 12, 2019 Author Members Posted September 12, 2019 The aurora australis is the southern version of the aurora borealis. Tasmania, New Zealand, and Antarctica are a few of the best places to scope out the Southern Lights from land. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 14, 2019 Author Members Posted September 14, 2019 A cough can propel saliva droplets as far as 20 feet at speeds up to 25 to 50 mph. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 14, 2019 Author Members Posted September 14, 2019 The 100 folds in a chef’s toque are said to represent 100 ways to cook an egg. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 15, 2019 Author Members Posted September 15, 2019 Modern TVs don't get static because, when an electromagnetic wave is offset, the TV can guess what wave it was meant to be and correct it. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 16, 2019 Author Members Posted September 16, 2019 Despite the optical illusion, the Gateway Arch is exactly as wide (630 feet) as it is tall. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 17, 2019 Author Members Posted September 17, 2019 The frequency of a cricket's chirps correlates with the air temperature in degrees fahrenheit. Just count the number or chirps in 15 seconds and add 37. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 18, 2019 Author Members Posted September 18, 2019 Madam C.J. Walker is thought to be America’s first self-made female millionaire. Born to sharecroppers in 1867, she made her fortune selling beauty products for black women. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 19, 2019 Author Members Posted September 19, 2019 Great white sharks rarely survive in captivity. Experts suspect the electricity in buildings interferes with the animals' electrosensory systems—though that hasn't stopped some aquariums from trying, and failing, to display them. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 20, 2019 Author Members Posted September 20, 2019 Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2019 Author Members Posted September 21, 2019 The Lollipop was named after one of the most famous Racehorses in the early 1900s, Lolly Pop. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 22, 2019 Author Members Posted September 22, 2019 If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won’t be able to drink through either straw. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
JoeMo Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 If you stand with your right foot and right shoulder against a wall, you will not be ablt to pick up your left foot and remain standing. Also, it is impossible to lick your own elbow unless you are double jointed or have a VERY long tongue. phkrause 1 Quote
Members phkrause Posted September 23, 2019 Author Members Posted September 23, 2019 In 1888, the Thomas Adams Gum Company introduced the very first vending machines to the United States. The vending machines were installed on the elevated subway platforms in New York City and sold Tutti-Fruiti gum. The machine itself was very primitive compared to the vending machines of the twenty-first century. It included a coin slot, a shelf for the product to be distributed to the consumer, and two levers that when pushed down, activated the system inside. Soon, vending machines were available that offered almost everything, including cigarettes, hot meals, and stamps. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 24, 2019 Author Members Posted September 24, 2019 It's almost impossible to change someone's mind using facts. This happens due to "motivated reasoning", a psychology term that refers to the way people usually believe whatever they want to believe and use the flimsiest piece of evidence to justify that belief, even when there is plenty of verified evidence to disprove it. JoeMo 1 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
JoeMo Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 5 hours ago, phkrause said: It's almost impossible to change someone's mind using facts. This happens due to "motivated reasoning", a psychology term that refers to the way people usually believe whatever they want to believe and use the flimsiest piece of evidence to justify that belief, even when there is plenty of verified evidence to disprove it. This is not a useless fact; it is a very useful fact in understanding differences of opinion. phkrause 1 Quote
Members phkrause Posted September 25, 2019 Author Members Posted September 25, 2019 Juicy Fruit gum, an early version of Cracker Jack, and the Ferris Wheel all made their debuts at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 26, 2019 Author Members Posted September 26, 2019 Modern brunch was first proposed in 1895 as a post-hangover meal. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 27, 2019 Author Members Posted September 27, 2019 Sleep literally cleans your brain. During slumber, more cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day. James Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
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