I posted this elsewhere:
Clint Eastwood weighed 11# 6 oz. when he was born.
Clint Eastwood weighed 11# 6 oz. when he was born.
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Kirra Summers
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Australia is home to over a million feral camels roaming the outback, which is more than Egypt. Australian camels are actually exported to the Middle East!
Kirra Summers
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Because there is no atmosphere, wind, or water to erode them, astronaut footprints on the moon will likely remain there for hundreds of millions of years.
Shirley Martin
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Froot Loops are all the same flavor.
Sure, those sweetened o‘s are all different colors, but that doesn’t mean they are different flavors. W.K. Kellogg Co., the company that makes the fruity cereal, says Froot Loops all “share the same delicious ‘fruity’ flavor,” no matter which color you crunch on.
Sure, those sweetened o‘s are all different colors, but that doesn’t mean they are different flavors. W.K. Kellogg Co., the company that makes the fruity cereal, says Froot Loops all “share the same delicious ‘fruity’ flavor,” no matter which color you crunch on.
Marie Mallory
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I used to love to study history including ancient.
While studying the Middle East I learned the Great Pyramid foundation is Pi 3.14. And one of its windows views , 2 constellations, Orion and forgot the other.
While studying the Middle East I learned the Great Pyramid foundation is Pi 3.14. And one of its windows views , 2 constellations, Orion and forgot the other.
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I cut one down a couple of days ago. Did they account for that one?
Ancient Egyptians and Romans used cosmetics that contained mercury and lead.
I wonder if that accounted for the behaviour of some of their rulers.
Kate Ellery
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We did a guided tour of lighthouses in the bottom part of Western Australia in 2005 , the tour guide explained that it was originally thought it was the isolation that sent workers insane , but latter learned it was the mercury which they apparently used to stir with their bare hands./ breathing the fumes was the cause
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Mercury Poisoning: Many 19th-century lighthouses—such as the Wonga Shoal Light—used massive 11-ton lenses that floated in heavy baths of liquid mercury to achieve smooth rotation. Keepers were constantly exposed to toxic mercury fumes, which is known to cause severe psychological symptoms like hallucinations, erratic moods, and severe cognitive decline (often referred to as "mad hatter" syndrome)
Lighthouse keepers certainly faced mental strain, but modern research suggests their "madness" was often caused by chronic mercury poisoning or lead paint, rather than just the isolation of the job itself.
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Mercury Poisoning: Many 19th-century lighthouses—such as the Wonga Shoal Light—used massive 11-ton lenses that floated in heavy baths of liquid mercury to achieve smooth rotation. Keepers were constantly exposed to toxic mercury fumes, which is known to cause severe psychological symptoms like hallucinations, erratic moods, and severe cognitive decline (often referred to as "mad hatter" syndrome)
Lighthouse keepers certainly faced mental strain, but modern research suggests their "madness" was often caused by chronic mercury poisoning or lead paint, rather than just the isolation of the job itself.
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I guess most folks here know that the British expression "Mad As A Hatter" is because hat makers were working with mercury-impregnated felt hat lining all day and the mercury was absorbed into their systems.
Mary Stetler
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Long may they reign.
Mary Stetler
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They also drank out of lead drinking vessels.