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MrNubbz

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Interesting Things YOU Likely Don't Know
« on: August 12, 2019, 09:55:52 AM »

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2.  Avocados and Watermelon are berries, too.

3.  Cashews grow on Trees like this:
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4 And Brussel Sprouts grow in long stalks like this:
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5 Chocolate Milk was invented in Ireland .

6 Ketchup used to be sold as Medicine.

7 Carrots were originally purple.
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8 McDonald's sells 75 Hamburgers every second of every day.

9 Yams and sweet Potatoes are not the same thing.

10. Ripe Cranberries will bounce like rubber balls.

11. An average ear of Corn has an even number of rows, usually 16.

12. Betty White is actually older than sliced Bread.
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13. Humans share 50% of their DNA with Bananas.

14. Honey never spoils. You can eat 32,000-year-old Honey.

15. Peanuts are not Nuts.
They grow in the ground like this, so they are legumes.
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16. Vending machines are twice as likely to kill you than a shark is.

17. Coconuts kill more people than Sharks every year. So do Cows.

18. Pound cake got its name from its original recipe, which called for a pound each of Butter, Eggs, Sugar, and Flour.

19. The probability of you drinking a glass of Water that contains a molecule of Water that also passed through a Dinosaur is almost 100%.

20. Honey is made from nectar and Bee vomit.
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21. Pineapples grow like this:
22. Quinoa is the seed of this plant:
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23. Kiwis grow on Vines:
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24. Ginger is the root of a Plant:
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25. And Cinnamon is just the inner part of this Tree:
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26. Artichokes are Flowers that are eaten as buds.
This is what they look like when flowered:
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27. "Spam" is short for spiced Ham.

28. Popsicles were invented by an 11-year-old in 1905.

29. Apples, like Pears and Plums, belong to the rose family.

30. The official state Vegetable of Oklahoma is the Watermelon.

31. Peas are one the most popular Pizza toppings in Brazil :
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32. There are over 7,500 varieties of Apples throughout the World,
 and it would take you 20 Years to try them all if you had one each day.
 
33. The twists in Pretzels are made to look like arms crossed in prayer.

34. Canola oil was originally called rapeseed oil, but renamed by the Canadian oil industry
in 1978 to avoid negative connotations. "Canola" is short for "Canadian oil."

35. And no matter what colour Fruit Loop you eat, they all taste the same.

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Re: Interesting Things YOU Likely Don't Know
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2019, 10:24:38 AM »
Humid air is less dense than dryer air at the same temperature.

I used to grow Brussel sprouts, or "chu du Bruxelles", or even petite chu.

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« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2019, 02:00:25 PM »
The tomato is native to western South America. Wild versions were small, like cherry tomatoes, and most likely yellow rather than red. The Spanish first introduced tomatoes to Europe, where they became used in Spanish and Italian food. The French and northern Europeans erroneously thought them to be poisonous because they are a member of the deadly nightshade family. This was exacerbated by the interaction of the tomato's acidic juice with pewter plates. The leaves and immature fruit contains tomatine, which in large quantities would be toxic. However, the ripe fruit contains no tomatine.
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2019, 03:41:22 PM »

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« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2019, 03:56:23 PM »
Tabs on the end of aluminum foil boxes (and parchment paper and saran wrap) can be pushed in to hold the interior tube in place while unrolling.


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Re: Interesting Things YOU Likely Don't Know
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2019, 04:39:54 PM »
Humid air is less dense than dryer air at the same temperature.
Kind of defies logic
94 why would you want to hold the tube - that would keep it from unrolling.Are you guys effing with me?
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2019, 04:41:47 PM »
saw it explained during a baseball game in Arlington TX by some smart guy - Physics 

the ball flys farther in humid hot air
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2019, 04:42:46 PM »
Natural spitball at work
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2019, 05:06:43 PM »
Kind of defies logic
94 why would you want to hold the tube - that would keep it from unrolling.Are you guys effing with me?

Rolls just fine, just prevents the tube from popping out.  Think of it like those horizontal paper towel holders.

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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2019, 05:16:12 PM »
Well Saran wrap was mentioned and that sure as hell will stick to the roll and itself
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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2019, 05:36:25 PM »
Well that's kind of its purpose...

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« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2019, 06:48:22 PM »
Humid air is less dense than dryer air at the same temperature.

saw it explained during a baseball game in Arlington TX by some smart guy - Physics

the ball flys farther in humid hot air
H2O is two Hydrogen atoms (atomic weight 1) and 1 oxygen atom (atomic weight 16). Total weight of molecule 18.

O2 is two Oxygen atoms, total weight of molecule 32. 

Atomic weight of Nitrogen is 14, and it is N2 in gaseous form, with a total weight of molecule of 28.

Generally nitrogen is about 79% of the atmosphere and oxygen about 20%, with the extra 1% a mix.

But water vapor, being lower molecular weight than either N2 or O2, would then make the air less dense when it takes up space in the atmosphere. 

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« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2019, 07:43:15 PM »
Well that's kind of its purpose...
So holding the roll in place will prevent the roll from spinning - dispensing the product.Engineer you're over thinking this :-[
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« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2019, 07:47:34 PM »
H2O is two Hydrogen atoms (atomic weight 1) and 1 oxygen atom (atomic weight 16). Total weight of molecule 18.

O2 is two Oxygen atoms, total weight of molecule 32.

Atomic weight of Nitrogen is 14, and it is N2 in gaseous form, with a total weight of molecule of 28.

Generally nitrogen is about 79% of the atmosphere and oxygen about 20%, with the extra 1% a mix.

But water vapor, being lower molecular weight than either N2 or O2, would then make the air less dense when it takes up space in the atmosphere.
How come when you launch a loogie it doesn't suspend surrounded by more Nitrogen/Oxygen,asking for a friend
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