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Re: Did you know that.......[message #264769]
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Wed, 13 October 2010 11:12
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Did you know that...
...it is perfectly fine for a girl to meet boy in park, that it
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First Sergeant
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #265287]
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Thu, 21 October 2010 01:15
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Maybe so,
I would like to say though that both the Kola nut plant and the Coca plant are green. Brew some plants in water and see what color it changes the water.
Maybe your source refers to the commercially available coca-cola. Maybe mine refers to the original concoction. Maybe you are right. Maybe I am right. Maybe we are both right. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe you are wrong. Maybe we are both wrong. In any event, thanks for double checking my unusual fact posts.
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #267163]
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Sat, 20 November 2010 01:10
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Logistericso, why don't you say that in the first place?
...because then he couldn't make an intensely eye-rolling attempt at suckering you into responding to his seemingly outlandish claim?
Just a guess... :whoknows:
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #271858]
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Mon, 31 January 2011 05:22
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Did you know that.......
In many species, only the larval stage survives through winter. Insects that do over-winter as adults usually enter a hibernation-like state called diapause.
"Insects don't technically hibernate in winter but many go into diapause, a dormant state that allows them to withstand cold temperatures," says Brian Kunkel, a UD Cooperative Extension entomologist. The mourning cloak butterfly exists in a type of diapause called freeze susceptible.
This butterfly replaces the water in its body with antifreeze compounds -- called cryoprotectants -- which supercool its bodily fluids and tissues.
The other form of diapause, called freeze tolerant, is exhibited infrequently by North American insects but is common among Southern Hemisphere insects. In this type of diapause, the insect freezes its bodily fluids.
Not all insects go into diapause in winter. A few, like the stonefly and mayfly, can be seen out and about in their adult form. The best time to look for stoneflies is after a snowfall; they're much easier to spot in the snow.
The social insects take a middle-of-the-road approach to winter. They don't enter diapause, like many butterflies, but they're not bounding about, full of pep, like stoneflies. Social insects that live through winter in Delaware include honeybees, termites and a number of different ants.
Many of the social insects, including ants, consolidate their living quarters during the winter, says Deborah Delaney, an assistant professor in UD's department of entomology and wildlife ecology. In late fall they move deeper into their nests and close up the exit with soil, leaves and other organic material.
Honeybees slow down in winter and stick close to the hive. The focus is on eating and huddling close to each other on cold days, notes Delaney.
When the hive temperature drops below 64 degrees, honeybees cluster together into a carefully organized, compact ball. The interior bees generate warmth by vibrating their wing muscles. The outer bees are motionless, acting as an insulation layer. The colder the temperature outside, the tighter the cluster. A single bee can increase heat production 25-fold.
The honeybees take turns enjoying the warmth in the middle of the huddle and then move to the outside. Not surprisingly, the queen bee never takes a turn on the outside.
Despite huddling and other strategies, winter takes a toll on honeybees, says Delaney. Hives that may have had a peak of 60,000 bees in the summer may diminish to 20,000 bees by mid-winter. Some hives are totally lost, due to insufficient food or other factors.
Worker honeybees toiled long hours in the fall, collecting nectar to feed and maintain the colony until spring. If their work wasn't adequate, there is nothing they -- or Delaney -- can do about it now, in the depths of winter.
Nonetheless, Delaney checks on the hives at UD's apiary about two to three times a week this time of year.
"I hold my ear to each hive and if I hear buzzing inside, I know everything is good," she says.
"The hives are kind of like my fourth child," admits Delaney, who has three small children.
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #274307]
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Wed, 23 February 2011 11:19
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What the fuck?
Howdy......
Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for a private profit.
That does not benefit neither me nor you.
Edit:
What the hell have you been reading?
Corporate Capitalism
By the way, Your boy, Thomas Jefferson, one of the founders of the United States democratic system, said "I hope we shall crush ... in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country".
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #274367]
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Wed, 23 February 2011 23:01
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Will GatesThere is no such thing as a pure system.
Communism and Fascism were never pure enough to succeed.
Neither is Capitalism; nor is it harmless or benign as many would have you believe. It is simply less toxic than the other two and more people are prepared to put up with it.
The next big thing worldwide is Green Fascism I reckon; desperate measures for desperate times.
- Truth.
- It is not just never pure enough, it is we human are not prepare nor capable of doing such pure thing. One day maybe, but not now or the near future.
- Right, Capitalism just better than all others we had and are having. It will create some chaos in the beginning, but if we human are discipline enough and lucky enough to get it done, then after the chaos, a new orderly chaos will emerge, and hopefully after that, it will lead to some thing better.
- It will always lead to big problems, whenever we do thing in "desperate" but not rational.
taotechingCorporate Capitalism
Corporate Capitalism = Mercantalism
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #277667]
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Mon, 11 April 2011 00:23
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Did you know that.......
10. Coffee
The Fact: The most expensive coffee in the world comes from civet poop
Kopi Luwak are coffee beans that come from Civet (a cat sized mammal) poo. The animals gorge on only the finest ripe berries, and excrete the partially-digested beans, which are then harvested for sale. Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and United States, but it is increasingly becoming available elsewhere. My question is: who the hell discovered that it tasted good?
9. Feast
The Fact: The largest food item on a menu is roast camel
The camel is stuffed with a sheep
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Re: Did you know that.......[message #277672]
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Mon, 11 April 2011 00:42
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Registered:December 2008 Location: B |
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i'm talking about the ttaste of that coffee - i tried it
edith:
and yes i knew it before - ever thought about honey
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