I don't need a psychiatrist to prod into my personal life and make me tell them all my secrets, I have my friends for that.
~ Unknown ~
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Canada Has a Completely Indoor TownFermont, Canada, is so cold in the winter, it's built so that residents never have to go outside during the seven months when temperatures dip below freezing. Homes, restaurants, supermarkets, stores, schools, a health center, bars, and a hotel are all contained in a series of interconnected structures.
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The Largest Collection of Comic Books Is Nearly 102,000 StrongIf you're an avid comic book fan, there's no doubt that you'll be impressed by the collection that Bob Bretall of Mission Viejo, California, has managed to put together. In 2015, he nabbed the world record for the largest comic book collection with 101,822 unique items.
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Queen Elizabeth Was a MechanicNear the end of World War II, Queen Elizabeth worked as a truck mechanic. According to History.com, the woman then known as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor donned a pair of coveralls and trained in London as a mechanic and military truck driver. She's the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and is the only living head of state who served in World War II.
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Owls Have Three Sets of Eyelids
One is used when blinking, another for sleeping, and a third, called the nictitating membrane, is to clean the surface of the eye.
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Béla Lugosi Was Buried in His Dracula CostumeWhen actor Béla Lugosi, famous for his portrayal of Count Dracula, died in 1956, he was buried in his vampire costume.
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The World's Largest Teddy Bear Collection Numbers More Than 8,000South Dakota resident Jackie Miley has 8,026 teddy bears living with her. That's one for every nine people living in her native Rapid City.
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Two of John Tyler's Grandsons Are Still AliveAlthough President John Tyler was born more in 1790, two of his grandsons were still alive as of 2018.
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Cockroaches Can Survive DecapitationThat rumor about cockroaches being the sole survivors at the end of the world might not be so far off. They can often stay alive even after their heads have been cut off!
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One Year on Uranus Is 84 Years on EarthIt takes Earth around 365 days to complete a trip around the sun, which is why a year on our planet lasts for that many days. However, over on Uranus, which is a lot of farther away from our star and follows a wider path around it, a single orbit takes 84 years. That means one year on Uranus lasts for nearly a century on Earth.
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In an Average Grocery Store, One-Quarter of All the Products Contain Ingredients That Come from CornCorn on the cob may be a staple of summer menus, but corn itself is such a staple of American food that one-quarter of all products found in an average grocery store contain ingredients that originally come from corn, according to journalist Michael Pollan's 2006 book The Omnivore's Dilemma. French fries and chicken nuggets wouldn't be crispy without corn fiber—and even soft drinks contain corn syrup.
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You Can Die From Laughter
Chrysippus of Soli, a Greek philosopher, is rumored to have died while laughing at a donkey eating figs. So, it is possible!
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Good morning everyboomie.
It's black Friday morning, and I'm wondering how many Boomers, if any, are already waiting for Walmart to open.
If I had to guess, or make a bet on it. I'd say none of you are, but then again......
If I do any shopping today at all, (most likely not), it'll be on line.
I'll most likely sit here inside and cozy at my window watching it............rain outside.
Ho Ho Hum.
Have a happy day everyone.
joe
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at the vets! 
Happy Friday everyone! 
