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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:05 pm
by AuthorTony
Vermont was an independent country until it entered the U.S. as a state.

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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:09 pm
by dodint
Weird. Do they talk about it non-stop as if it comes with birth-right entitlements to act like an asshat?

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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:10 pm
by AuthorTony
Ha. They're probably too cold.

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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:18 pm
by tifosi77
That's one of those things that always gives me a chuckle about Texas. They are not the first state admitted to the Union after being an independent territory, nor are they the most recent. But, you know, Six Flags n'at, yeeehaw.

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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:47 pm
by RonnieFranchise
Renowned former NFL and College Basketball official and current TV "Rules Expert" Gene Steratore is a native of Fayettenam.

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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:41 am
by RonnieFranchise
Bryan May's guitar, the "Red Special" was entirely homemade in the mid-60s and uniquely designed to provide his signature sound.

I fancy myself a music nerd and somehow did not know this. Many of you probably did but for me it's a TIL.

Credit to Scott Paulsen, erstwhile WDVE morning show co-host who's a great follow for music history and classic albums on FB if you get a chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special

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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:48 am
by MalkinIsMyHomeboy
he’s also got a doctorate in astrophysics

I’m a huge Queen fan and while I never really considered May to be an alltime great guitarist he’s still really good and a hell of a songwriter

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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:46 am
by PFiDC
Bryan May's guitar, the "Red Special" was entirely homemade in the mid-60s and uniquely designed to provide his signature sound.

I fancy myself a music nerd and somehow did not know this. Many of you probably did but for me it's a TIL.

Credit to Scott Paulsen, erstwhile WDVE morning show co-host who's a great follow for music history and classic albums on FB if you get a chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special
Lookup SRV's pickups. I would have hated to be that dudes tech...

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:01 am
by MalkinIsMyHomeboy
Yo-Yo Ma’s concert cello was built in 1733 by an Italian luthier, Domineco Montagnana.

Albeit it’s probably the ship of Theseus at this point but still, that’s really cool

Also valued at 2.5 million

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:22 am
by robbiestoupe
Yo-Yo Ma’s concert cello was built in 1733 by an Italian luthier, Domineco Montagnana.

Albeit it’s probably the ship of Theseus at this point but still, that’s really cool

Also valued at 2.5 million
This is common with symphony regulars. Their instruments can cost more than their home. Many of them will buy their own seat on a plane when traveling. It’s crazy.

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:57 am
by DigitalGypsy66
I vaguely remember him leaving it in a cab several years ago, but obviously managed to get it back. That must have been nerve wracking.

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:54 pm
by Shyster
It looks like Ma owns it outright. Many of those famous instruments are owned by museums, foundations, or wealthy collectors and are loaned to prominent concert musicians. The Nippon Music Foundation, for example, owns close to 20 Stradivarius instruments that it loans out to musicians.

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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:56 pm
by DigitalGypsy66
The Private James Ryan from Saving Private Ryan was named for Cornelius Ryan, the Irish journalist who wrote the seminal histories of WWII, including The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far. The story was based on the Niland brothers, but Spielberg felt it sounded too German to be a film title...

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:55 pm
by Kane
TIL; you shouldn't pop in a breath mint before you don your mask. I had just started chewing a Mentos Gum and when I put on my mask it made my eyes water.

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:16 pm
by blackjack68
TIL; you shouldn't pop in a breath mint before you don your mask. I had just started chewing a Mentos Gum and when I put on my mask it made my eyes water.
Same could be said for shots of whisky.

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:44 pm
by MalkinIsMyHomeboy
TIL; you shouldn't pop in a breath mint before you don your mask. I had just started chewing a Mentos Gum and when I put on my mask it made my eyes water.
I chew gum before putting on a mask so it doesnt stink it up. Haven’t had an issue with eyes watering

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:51 pm
by Kane
That Mentos gum is pretty strong. It's like an Altoid with gum packed inside.

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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:39 pm
by MalkinIsMyHomeboy
the brand name for the Pfizer vaccien is "Comirnaty"
BNT162b2 was the code name during development and testing,[27][242] tozinameran is the recommended international nonproprietary name (INN),[243] and Comirnaty is the brand name.[2][3] According to BioNTech, the name Comirnaty "represents a combination of the terms COVID-19, mRNA, community, and immunity".[244][1]
Modernachads win again

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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:03 pm
by Gaucho
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"The Danish king Harald Bluetooth in the 960s united Denmark and gained temporary control on Norway. Intel and Ericsson engineers chose to call their new technology “Bluetooth” because it brought computers and mobile phones together just as Harald unified Denmark and Norway."

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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:29 am
by shafnutz05
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"The Danish king Harald Bluetooth in the 960s united Denmark and gained temporary control on Norway. Intel and Ericsson engineers chose to call their new technology “Bluetooth” because it brought computers and mobile phones together just as Harald unified Denmark and Norway."
That is a solid TIL. I've always thought the Bluetooth logo had a very runic look to it.

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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:36 am
by Kane
That is really cool, Gaucho. :thumb:

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Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:25 am
by MR25
That Karen Carpenter from The Carpenters was actually a really good drummer:


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Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:34 am
by MalkinIsMyHomeboy
Bob Dylan hated Neil Young’s Heart of Gold because he thought it sounded too much like him

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Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 9:51 am
by DigitalGypsy66
Neil Young doesn't even really like Neil Young's Heart of Gold. :lol: Too middle of the road, most of it.

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Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:20 pm
by shafnutz05
Neil Young doesn't even really like Neil Young's Heart of Gold. :lol: Too middle of the road, most of it.
Yup. He's often said he hates how it became his signature song.

I wish more people knew Powderfinger.