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Gask
Silver Baron of the Realm
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There's No Place Like Dildo
The town of Dildo in Newfoundland and Labrador is as beautiful as its surroundings. But, where did Dildo get its name?
www.newfoundlandlabrador.com
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Caliane
Avatar of War Slayer
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I don't even know where to post this... found this out today.
www.independent.co.uk
Stopped by a local state forest, which in hte past sold native plants. They stopped doing it this year do to attempting to slow/stop the spread of invasive asian earthworms.
But with that, I learned something. No earthworms are native to Northern us/canada. newengland, michigan, etc.
All current earthworms in northern US/canada came from Europe. or now asia.
Apparently, the glaciers killed them all in the past.
Invasive jumping worms are spreading like wild in Connecticut
Jumping worms’ waste destroys topsoil, weakening plants and threatening bird and animal life
www.independent.co.uk
Stopped by a local state forest, which in hte past sold native plants. They stopped doing it this year do to attempting to slow/stop the spread of invasive asian earthworms.
But with that, I learned something. No earthworms are native to Northern us/canada. newengland, michigan, etc.
All current earthworms in northern US/canada came from Europe. or now asia.
Apparently, the glaciers killed them all in the past.
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Aldarion
Egg Nazi
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Holy fucking shit.
LMAO I never thought I'd see the day. Fuckin awesome.
Southwest is now available for families, not just cat ladies travelling alone.
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Palum
what Suineg set it to
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The problem is their technology is from 1978 so... not sure how that will work out.
Also the entire point of flying SW is to put a bag on "Uncle Ray's" middle seat so people walk by and you get more room. I don't understand why I'd fly them if they aren't going to add premium seating.
sleevedraw
Revolver Ocelot
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I assume the exit row seats will be considered the premium seats - they have a huge amount of pitch.
Their definition of premium will probably be something like Economy+ on United or Main Cabin Extra on AA - standard economy seat but with more pitch, a free cocktail, and probably dedicated overhead bin space.
Mahes
Bronze Baronet of the Realm
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Given recent events, I would say having 1978 technology might be advantageous for South Western.
Bandwagon
Kolohe
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Tuco
I have a friend that's in the UAS program at Hensel Phelps that I was chatting with yesterday about nerd shit.
He said they've been using robotic rovers for construction layouts on some of their projects. HP tests all sorts of stuff so I wasn't really surprised to hear that they were testing it.....but I was pretty surprised to hear him say that it works pretty damn well.
Robotic construction layout & staking solutions
Developing precise, simple, and efficient land surveying automation solutions for civil, road and solar construction with robotics technology.
www.civrobotics.com
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Supposedly Silphilum
The contraceptive of ancient Pompeii, thought extinct since the first century AD when the last known stalk was gobbled down by emporer Nero, found in Turkey near the site of ancient Greek settlements.
The contraceptive of ancient Pompeii, thought extinct since the first century AD when the last known stalk was gobbled down by emporer Nero, found in Turkey near the site of ancient Greek settlements.
Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years - GreekReporter.com
Ancient Greeks used a 'miracle' plant called Silphium, which was thought to have gone extinct 2,000 years ago, has now been rediscovered.
greekreporter.com
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I've always thought is was strange that it would be extinct. I'm glad it's been rediscovered.Supposedly Silphilum
The contraceptive of ancient Pompeii, thought extinct since the first century AD when the last known stalk was gobbled down by emporer Nero, found in Turkey near the site of ancient Greek settlements.
Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years - GreekReporter.com
Ancient Greeks used a 'miracle' plant called Silphium, which was thought to have gone extinct 2,000 years ago, has now been rediscovered.greekreporter.com
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Cybsled
Naxxramas 1.0 Raider
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I remember reading that last year. They think it might be silphilum, but they honestly have no way of knowing for sure since there is no surviving sample of silphilum to test the DNA against. There is also a hypothesis that the silphilum that Rome loved was a subspecies. The only things we really know about the plant is it may have been a type of fennel, the seeds were heart shaped, they considered asafetida to be an acceptable substitute in food recipes (which you can still get), and ancient people were never able to domesticate or grow the plant on farms.
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Mist
REEEEeyore
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lol mom's spaghetti
thesmokinggun.com
Cops: Sunday Night Spaghetti Dinner Dispute Got Very Saucy
A Sunday night spaghetti dinner turned violent when a 41-year-old man threw the pasta at his mother, striking the victim in the head with the starchy weapon and leaving her splattered with sauce, pol
thesmokinggun.com
Mist
REEEEeyore
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The fact that Rapamycin was discovered literally in the soil in front of the Easter Island heads is the only thing that's ever made me consider the possibility of ancient aliens/lost civilization type stuff.
That's a fucking weird one.
Bandwagon
Kolohe
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Chinese State-Backed Firm’s Two-Ton Cargo Drone Takes to the Sky
China keeps pushing forward with the development of large cargo carrying RPAS, this one, nameless at the minute flew over the weekend, made by state-funded Sichuan Tengden Sci-tech Innovation Co. T…
www.suasnews.com
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Mahes
Bronze Baronet of the Realm
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Aldarion
Egg Nazi
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Now do the rest of society
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