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TIL that "stallone" is Italian for "stallion" :mrgreen:
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TIL how surprisingly fucked-up HOA's and by extension, local governments are in the States. Seriously, WTF America? How did you think this was a good idea?

It does also beg the question of how, given America's notorious issue with gun violence, there aren't more stories involving HOA boards being shot.
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bobalot wrote: 2023-06-03 09:21am
aerius wrote: 2023-05-25 09:09pm https://nypost.com/2023/04/10/man-break ... -position/
TIL that reverse cowgirl is the most dangerous sex position, and responsible for 50% of all penis fractures.
Well, that has scared me off suggesting this to the wife.
I just looked up the odds for penis fractures and it's something like 1 in 175 000, which puts reverse cowgirl breakage at 1 in 350 000. IIRC that's well below the odds of being struck by lightning. You'll be fine.
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aerius wrote: 2023-06-06 10:36pm
bobalot wrote: 2023-06-03 09:21am
aerius wrote: 2023-05-25 09:09pm https://nypost.com/2023/04/10/man-break ... -position/
TIL that reverse cowgirl is the most dangerous sex position, and responsible for 50% of all penis fractures.
Well, that has scared me off suggesting this to the wife.
I just looked up the odds for penis fractures and it's something like 1 in 175 000, which puts reverse cowgirl breakage at 1 in 350 000. IIRC that's well below the odds of being struck by lightning. You'll be fine.
And porn stars make it look so easy :lol: The position, not breaking your dick :lol:
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TIL that staring at breasts can save my life.
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Eternal_Freedom wrote: 2023-06-05 03:21pm TIL how surprisingly fucked-up HOA's and by extension, local governments are in the States. Seriously, WTF America? How did you think this was a good idea?

It does also beg the question of how, given America's notorious issue with gun violence, there aren't more stories involving HOA boards being shot.
TBH? I think HOA's started as a way to keep POC's out of 'good people's communities'. It was all power-creep from there, as petty little tyrants became the ones who wanted them, and wanted in control of them, and enjoy making people's lives miserable, especially the lives of those who are "Not Our Kind of People".

Oh... Nothing learned Today, but Thursday I learned that the small Bookmobile's breaks *will* stop it before it hits two spotted fawns and their mama deer, but only if the mama deer runs sideways down the road to escape the big metal thing honking loudly as it stopped maybe a foot from her.

I'm starting to go down that road tallying landmarks and street signs so when I *DO* hit a deer I can give 911 a better location than "Somewhere between Prince and Layland". At one point there are no street signs, just "You are entering/exiting National Park & Preserve" signs, which will narrow it down a bit...
... assuming I have cell coverage and can call out....
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LadyTevar wrote: 2023-07-08 10:38am
I'm starting to go down that road tallying landmarks and street signs so when I *DO* hit a deer I can give 911 a better location than "Somewhere between Prince and Layland".
We do have a small sign with the kilometer mark (sometimes even at 500m interval) at the side of any road, so you are never more than 500m away from any of these to report your location. Is that not something you have in the US?
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LaCroix wrote: 2023-07-11 04:27amWe do have a small sign with the kilometer mark (sometimes even at 500m interval) at the side of any road, so you are never more than 500m away from any of these to report your location. Is that not something you have in the US?
We don't have them on all roads here in North America. All highways have them, major roads usually do as well, but there's a lot of smaller roads which have no distance markers of any sort.
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LaCroix wrote: 2023-07-11 04:27am
LadyTevar wrote: 2023-07-08 10:38am
I'm starting to go down that road tallying landmarks and street signs so when I *DO* hit a deer I can give 911 a better location than "Somewhere between Prince and Layland".
We do have a small sign with the kilometer mark (sometimes even at 500m interval) at the side of any road, so you are never more than 500m away from any of these to report your location. Is that not something you have in the US?
We have those on Major Highways. The Route I take is not a Major Highway. TBH, I don't think I've seen ANY mile markers on it. I'll look Thursday to make sure, but it's rather hard to notice when I'm busy making sure I'm taking this one curve at 35mph, and not 40mph which would be Very Bad.
And also trying to watch for deer. Or bear....
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aerius wrote: 2023-07-11 10:10am
LaCroix wrote: 2023-07-11 04:27amWe do have a small sign with the kilometer mark (sometimes even at 500m interval) at the side of any road, so you are never more than 500m away from any of these to report your location. Is that not something you have in the US?
We don't have them on all roads here in North America. All highways have them, major roads usually do as well, but there's a lot of smaller roads which have no distance markers of any sort.
So, Canada only marks the major highways as well. TIL this. ;)
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TIL the Comatose weed strain does exactly what its name says it does; you ain't going anywhere after smoking it, it'll sit your ass down, zone you out hard, and put you right to sleep once it starts wearing off.
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TIL the difference between granola and muesli. And the correct spelling of 'muesli' :wink:
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EnterpriseSovereign wrote: 2023-07-14 01:06pm TIL the difference between granola and muesli. And the correct spelling of 'muesli' :wink:
Ok, I would like to know this as well. What's the difference?
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LadyTevar wrote: 2023-07-15 07:47am
EnterpriseSovereign wrote: 2023-07-14 01:06pm TIL the difference between granola and muesli. And the correct spelling of 'muesli' :wink:
Ok, I would like to know this as well. What's the difference?
They are similar, the main difference between them is that granola is sweetened and baked, while muesli isn't. I find granola tastes better :mrgreen:
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Yesterday I learned that 8hrs of driving makes my sciatic nerve spasm from hip to ankle.

Today I learned sleeping from 10p-10a leaves me in a brain fog.
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TIL that one can be high as kite to the point of hallucinating underwater jungle adventures with mythological beings, yet be totally sober, functional, and ready to work the next morning.
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TIL that the best way of spotting AI porn is by looking at the fingers - AI can't do fingers properly yet.

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TIL more about manatees than I really want to know
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aerius wrote: 2022-11-21 05:37pm TIL that edibles kick in a lot faster and hit harder when taken with alcohol.
TIL why this happens when I mix my medications.

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On a related note, TIL (or last night anyway) that I do not react well to nefopam.
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TIL that the panther is not a singular species of big cat but rather, a genus within the family Felidae, and that a black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca).
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EnterpriseSovereign wrote: 2023-08-12 12:07am TIL that the panther is not a singular species of big cat but rather, a genus within the family Felidae, and that a black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca).
Yeah... "Panther" is a more generic name, and even the Cougar (Puma concolor) has been called that (the cougar has about 40 regional names, including "puma", "mountain lion", "catamount", and "panther")
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TIL (ok, yesterday) How much I depend on my Debit Card. (see venting)

I am so not used to carrying actual CASH, or writing a Check to GET cash because I can't use the ATM
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TIL there's such a thing as World LeftHanders Day.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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TIL In England Notaries charge huge fees.

Once that's taken care of I'll be one step closer to selling the Forester.
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