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Discussion in 'Education & Learning' started by Steve North, Aug 18, 2016.

  1. Steve North

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    Did you know that ..... ICELAND ... has the most tractors in the world per capita..
    It also has the most cars in the world per capita......
     
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    Did you know that the average human walks around the earth along the equator ….. 5 … times during their life...
    That is based on distance..
     
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    Did you know that bees sting other bees because sometimes honey bees steal nectar (the main ingredient for making honey) from other nests.. Some bees, called guard bees, stand at the door and sniff the bees that land there with their antennae. If the newly landed bee smells like she belongs in the nest, the guard lets her nest mate in. If not, the guard will bite and sting the intruder bee, preventing the intruder from entering the nest.
     
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    On this day in history, in 1863, Thomas Crapper pioneered the one-piece pedestal flushing toilet.
     
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    Bless his heart!:D
     
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    I believe that is where the expression "to take a crap" comes from...
     
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    Did you know that 12% of the surface of earth is permanently covered with snow.....
     
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    And most of it is in Northern Ontario. :D
     
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    Northern Ontario not only has lots of snow but tonight it will be the coldest night of the winter so far..
    Down to -44c with the wind-chill..
    Just north of us in Timmons it will drop down to -51c overnight...
     
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    The lowest reading on record for the Raleigh-Durham airport was -9 degrees January 21, 1985.
     
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    That sounds like short and T shirt weather...

    By the way, the bitter cold they forecasted for 2 nights ago never came.. it was -28c and not half as bad as they predicted...
     
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    Just thought you would like to see what the weather is forecasted here for the next few days...
    Just click on the hourly and scroll down and then click on next till you can see what the next few days are like.. Keep on clicking the next ... Notice the nighttime temps.. also notice the feels like which is the wind-chill factor...
    Kind of cool for the next few days...


    https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/ontario/massey
     
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    Did you know that Thomas Edison held ... 1093 ... US patents .......
    Wow.. I never he had that many...
     
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    Did you know that ..... sound .... travels faster in water than air...
     
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    Did you know that .... Jupiter ... is the fastest spinning planet of all.... It rotates once every 10 hours ...
     
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