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TGIF #967209
07/10/14 11:32 PM
07/10/14 11:32 PM
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Calera, Oklahoma
gymcandy1 Offline OP
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Calera, Oklahoma
Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
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Fact 1. The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building.
Fact 2. The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company.
Fact 3. The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer.
Fact 4. The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan.
Fact 5. The youngest actress to be nominated as best actress is Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated at just 13 years old.
Fact 6. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
Fact 7. There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk.
Fact 8. There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball.
Fact 9. There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem.
Fact 10. There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Fact 11. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Fact 12. There are 315 species of parrot in the world.
Fact 13. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Fact 14. There are 40 official jelly belly flavours.
Fact 15. There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon.
Fact 16. There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females.
Fact 17. There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
Fact 18. There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists.
Fact 19. There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon.
Fact 20. There are about 125 million multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) worldwide.
Fact 21. There are about 34,000 species of spiders.
Fact 22. There are about 6,800 languages in the world.
Fact 23. There are about 61,300 pizza restaurants in the United States of America.
Fact 24. There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald’s Big Mac bun.
Fact 51. Tiger Woods is the first athlete to has been named “Sportsman of the Year” by magazine Sports Illustrated two times.
Fact 52. Tiger Woods was introduced to golf at nine months of age by his father.
Fact 53. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Fact 54. To be born on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the Puritan times.
Fact 55. To lose one pound of fat, a person has to burn approximately 3,500 calories.
Fact 56. To make an espresso 42 coffee beans are needed.
Fact 57. To make butter more attractive in colour, carrot juice was used by people in the Middle Ages.
Fact 58. To make one glass of orange juice, 50 glasses of water are needed to grow enough oranges to make the juice.
Fact 59. To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed.
Fact 60. To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed.
Fact 61. To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets
Fact 62. To manufacture a new car approximately 148,000 liters of water is needed.
Fact 63. To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed.
Fact 64. To tell if a egg is fully cooked or raw, just spin it. If the egg wobbles then it is still raw, and if it easily spins it is fully cooked.
Fact 65. Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer.
Fact 66. Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined.
Fact 67. Tohru Iwatani, the inventor of the video game Pac-Man, came up with the idea when he saw a pizza with a slice missing at a dinner party.
Fact 68. Tomatina is the legendary Spanish tomato-throwing festival held in Bunol, Spain.
Fact 69. Tomato ketchup is a good conditioner for the hair. It also helps get the greenish tinge that some blonde haired people get after swimming in water with chlorine in it.
Fact 70. Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.
Fact 71. Tomatos were once referred to as “love apples.” This is because their was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them.
Fact 72. Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system.
Fact 73. Totally Hair Barbie is the best selling Barbie of all time. It sold over ten million units.
Fact 74. Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy.
Fact 75. Traditionally, wild cabbage was used as an aphrodisiac.
Fact 76. Traveling by air is the safest means of transportation.
Fact 77. Trees that are near street lights do not shed their leaves as fast as a tree that is in the country.
Fact 78. Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya.
Fact 79. Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year.
Fact 80. True spiders always have organs for spinning silk known as spinnerets.
Fact 81. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
Fact 82. Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1900-1920.
Fact 83. Turkeys can have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys dropped dead because of heart attacks.
Fact 84. Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet.
Fact 85. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
Fact 86. Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon.
Fact 87. Twit is the name given for a pregnant goldfish.
Fact 88. TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars were first introduced in 1979.
Fact 89. Two million red blood cells die every second.
Fact 90. Two objects have struck the earth with enough force to destroy a whole city. Each object, one in 1908 and again in 1947, struck regions of Siberia. Not one human being was hurt either time.
Fact 91. Two out of five people end up marrying their first love.
Fact 92. Two-thirds of Canadians live in Quebec and Ontario.
Fact 93. Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life.
Fact 94. TYPEWRITER, is one of the longest words that can be made using the letters only one row of the keyboard.
Fact 95. U.S. bills are 2.61 inches wide, 6.14 inches long, and are .0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram.
Fact 96. U.S. Postal Service processes 38 million address changes each year.
Fact 97. Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar.
Fact 98. Ukrainian people celebrate Christmas on January 7th, which is the Orthodox Christmas Day.
Fact 99. Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump.
Fact 100. Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good morning everyboomie. welcome


I had a thought. think


I hate when that happens. mad


Maybe I can get it back. hardwall


Anyway it's going to be a great day today. I know because it's going to be like 99% of 100 degrees today. penguin


That's a good thing because it means that the sun hasn't burned out yet. woot


Trying to keep a positive outlook here.


You know how 'they' always say you can't get more than 100%?


It seems like every time they forecast 99 degrees for this area, we have 110 degrees at my house.


That's 110%. duh


We won't get into a discussion about bookies and bankers. snicker


Have a happy day everyone.


joe


There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.

William Butler Yeats
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967225
07/11/14 01:32 AM
07/11/14 01:32 AM
Joined: Jun 2010
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Greece
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:)Good morning Joe and all who follow later. wave
Have a happy day. happydance


I change all my passwords to "incorrect". So whenever I forget, it says, "your password is incorrect".

Re: TGIF [Re: Haroula] #967231
07/11/14 03:19 AM
07/11/14 03:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,145
Somewhere ? in Massachusetts?
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Happy Friday Joe,Haroula,and all who are to follow wave Coffee is ready! wishing everyone a happy day puppy


I may not have gone where I intended to go,but I think I have ended up where I need to be.

Sue
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967238
07/11/14 04:31 AM
07/11/14 04:31 AM
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 25,109
Marlborough USA
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wave Good Morning Joe, Haroula and Sue. That's hot Joe! Haroula enjoy your day. Sue thanks for the coffee. How is everything going with you Sue? Wishing everyone a fantastic Friday! wave


Gerry
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967245
07/11/14 06:33 AM
07/11/14 06:33 AM
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 16,020
winter springs fl.
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Good morning everyone. To all here and all who follow, have a Wonderful Friday. Going shopping with Sandy later if she is feeling OK. We're hoping to get back to exercise class in a week or so. Danish, Bacon Sandwiches, and Waffles with Blueberries in the NC. summer


Connie
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967255
07/11/14 07:36 AM
07/11/14 07:36 AM
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 18,262
Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
Good Morning Boomers: happydance

Joe, hope you can stay cool in the heat.

Haroula, happy day wishes. Have you been getting to the beach?

Sue, wishing you a wonderful day!

Gerry, have a good one.

Connie, enjoy shopping today.

A nice dog walking this morning. Wishing everyone a cool, happy day! puppy


Gail
Re: TGIF [Re: GBC] #967271
07/11/14 10:04 AM
07/11/14 10:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 10,450
Southern California
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wave Howdy ho, sweet Joe! Thanks for the openers and hope you have a not-too-hot TGIF!

Good morning, sweet 'Boomies!

It's Friday! woot

Alrighty, gotta skoosh! See you later!


Woohoo and booyah! smile Have an easy peasy day!
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967277
07/11/14 10:18 AM
07/11/14 10:18 AM
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 29,026
Unionville
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Good morning boomers. Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday smile


Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967292
07/11/14 01:02 PM
07/11/14 01:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 48,905
Alabama
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Fantastic Friday puppy

Woohoo the weekend is here. The boys left early cos they are coming back on Sunday. Hubby is coming home early, so relaxation can begin! I'm listening to a webinar that I missed last night. wave

birthday Andrea birthday


"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967303
07/11/14 01:58 PM
07/11/14 01:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,402
Lexington, Texas
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Lazy and humid day here and I really must get serious about some home improvements now. A good start would be getting the cat scratching posts re-upholstered -the 2 of them. Why jump in deep when I can just get my feet a little bit wet. Are there any favorite cat colors I wonder. Probably the main thing is getting the proper covering like depth of pile and thickness -maybe google can help. Oh dear, so much to do. This is developing as overwhelming as redoing the bathroom. A quandry.

A while back I planted some wildflower seeds and they were starting but I think the grasshoppers got them. Must start over and bring the planter inside. I'd have a small garden if it weren't for them.

Everybody take good care of your pets and help the wild ones and happy Friday all


I wish I were a cat and belonged to me ~ My Aunt Helen Mary Rose
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967310
07/11/14 02:12 PM
07/11/14 02:12 PM
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San Diego, CA
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When given a choice of toys, my cats always chose the red ones. Dunno why. They would ignore blue, yellow, but the red always got them. Might try a nice bright red, Yankee.


WARNING! This person is extremely blonde...please type SLOWLY.
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967323
07/11/14 03:29 PM
07/11/14 03:29 PM
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In the Naughty Corner
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Happy Friday All! I have not enough hours in my day, so I have to fly by and say hi! Hoping you all are enjoying your day.

Ana wave


Don't feed the Trolls
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967326
07/11/14 04:36 PM
07/11/14 04:36 PM
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Upper Arlington, Ohio
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Enjoy your weekend everyone. happydance


It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967333
07/11/14 04:59 PM
07/11/14 04:59 PM
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Greece
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sleep wave


I change all my passwords to "incorrect". So whenever I forget, it says, "your password is incorrect".

Re: TGIF [Re: Haroula] #967338
07/11/14 05:41 PM
07/11/14 05:41 PM
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I had a wonderful friday! Hope you all had the same! happy weekend everyone and i hope you'll do whatever makes you happy!


kissy


Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967353
07/11/14 08:21 PM
07/11/14 08:21 PM
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northern Wisconsin
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Well it has been a crazy sort of kind of day today. Getting things together for our Relay For Life walk tonight! Rainy and cloudy but then they will move it indoors if weather is inclimate. Fun, fun, fun!!

Hope that everybody is having a lovely day!!

Ana hope the corner is being kind to you!! HUGS and treats!!

wave
Nan

Re: TGIF [Re: gymcandy1] #967354
07/11/14 08:23 PM
07/11/14 08:23 PM
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Alabama
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Sweet dreams, Haroula sleep

Volkana, what are you doing this weekend?

Hubby and I just finished dinner and dog feeding. wave

edit: Bed time..sweet dreams all

Last edited by looney4labs; 07/12/14 12:41 AM.

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: TGIF [Re: looney4labs] #967389
07/12/14 08:06 AM
07/12/14 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted By: looney4labs
Sweet dreams, Haroula sleep

Volkana, what are you doing this weekend?

Hubby and I just finished dinner and dog feeding. wave

edit: Bed time..sweet dreams all


This weekend i'll be in the night shift at work until the next saturday... smirk
Hope you'll do better than me lol

Hope you all have fun wave


Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
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