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December 21st, 2024 at 5:26:34 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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just came across this usage

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What is the Irish goodbye method?

In common parlance, an Irish exit (or "Irish goodbye") refers to someone leaving a social gathering without notifying the host. “An 'Irish exit' is another name for slipping out the back (or front) door seemingly unnoticed by the host,” national etiquette expert Diane Gottsman tells TODAY.com
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What is the old Irish goodbye?

Ahh yes, the notorious “Irish Goodbye,” the practice of leaving a party or gathering undetected and unannounced, purposely avoiding the expected formalities. This activity is also known today as “ghosting,” and it doesn't just happen among friends who wish to slip out of your cocktail party unnoticed
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December 24th, 2024 at 4:16:28 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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What is the origin of the snake oil salesman?

A Quick History of the Snake Oil Salesman - Bulman Wealth Group
The term “snake oil salesman” is commonly used to describe someone who peddles fraudulent or ineffective products. The phrase has its roots in the 19th century when actual snake oil was sold as a cure-all for various ailments. Snake oil was originally used by Chinese immigrants to soothe joint pain and inflammation.
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What does snake oil do to the human body?

In traditional Chinese medicine, snake oil was used to relieve pain and inflammation and treat arthritis and bursitis. This is due to the high Omega-3 fatty acid content of Chinese water snakes, which, when used appropriately, can work as an anti-inflammatory.
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What does snake oil do for your hair?

Does Snake Oil Work for Hair Loss? According to studies published by the University of Turkey, actual snake oil benefits may include being effective at treating hair loss. How does it work? According to the study, cellulose from the snake is extracted, distilled and simply applied to the scalp
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What is Python ghee used for?

Python fat is very useful for treating burns and preventing infection. In addition, it also increases the ability to heal wounds extremely effectively
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December 24th, 2024 at 7:03:45 AM permalink
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What is Python ghee used for?

Python fat is very useful for treating burns and preventing infection. In addition, it also increases the ability to heal wounds extremely effectively


I would assume it is gooey mess you turn into once you get swallowed by one
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January 22nd, 2025 at 3:55:01 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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What happened in Florida in 1565?

On September 8, 1565, with much pomp and circumstance and 600 voyagers cheering, Menéndez set foot on the shores of Florida. In honor of the saint whose feast day fell on the day he first sighted land, Menéndez named the colonial settlement St. Augustine.
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How did Spain lose Florida?

Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 in exchange for Havana, Cuba, which the British had captured from Spain during the Seven Years' War (1756–63). Spain evacuated Florida after the exchange, leaving the province virtually empty.
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January 22nd, 2025 at 4:27:20 AM permalink
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What happened in Florida in 1565?

On September 8, 1565, with much pomp and circumstance and 600 voyagers cheering, Menéndez set foot on the shores of Florida. In honor of the saint whose feast day fell on the day he first sighted land, Menéndez named the colonial settlement St. Augustine.
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How did Spain lose Florida?

Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 in exchange for Havana, Cuba, which the British had captured from Spain during the Seven Years' War (1756–63). Spain evacuated Florida after the exchange, leaving the province virtually empty.



i don't think the Spanish found enough treasure here or the Fountain of Youth. It was first real estate deal where no one mentioned they were getting a lot of undeveloped swampland. Spain sent photos of a resort area.
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January 30th, 2025 at 4:25:11 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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I had some relatives, now deceased, who swore by Geritol. They fit the consumer profile that the company was looking for at the time, folks living in a dry county who really didn't want to get bootlegged liquor and maybe wanted to think the alcohol they craved was needed medicine. Of course I can't be sure what my relatives in particular craved. Geritol and another one, Hadacol, were 12% alcohol, 24 proof.

You can still get Geritol but they got in trouble with the feds in 1973 for 'claims'. Hadacol was heavily advertised they say. My relatives never mentioned it, and it is long gone.

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Hadacol and Geritol were both tonics that were popular in the 1940s. Hadacol was a patent medicine that contained alcohol, while Geritol was a tonic that contained iron and B vitamins. Neither drink cured anything, but they were popular because they were thought to increase energy. [not sure why 1940s is mentioned other than it's when first sold]
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What percentage of alcohol is in Geritol?

Ingredients. Invert Sugar, Purified Water, Alcohol (12%), Brewers Yeast, Ferric Ammonium Citrate, Caramel Color, Choline Bitartrate, Niacinamide, Citric Acid, DL-Methionine, Thiamine HCl, Riboflavin, D-Panthenol, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Benzoic Acid (Preservative), Sodium Hydroxide, Pyridoxine HCl. [Modern list, today you can get pills and skip the booze I think]
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January 30th, 2025 at 7:07:48 AM permalink
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I had some relatives, now deceased, who swore by Geritol. They fit the consumer profile that the company was looking for at the time, folks living in a dry county who really didn't want to get bootlegged liquor and maybe wanted to think the alcohol they craved was needed medicine. Of course I can't be sure what my relatives in particular craved. Geritol and another one, Hadacol, were 12% alcohol, 24 proof.

You can still get Geritol but they got in trouble with the feds in 1973 for 'claims'. Hadacol was heavily advertised they say. My relatives never mentioned it, and it is long gone.

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Hadacol and Geritol were both tonics that were popular in the 1940s. Hadacol was a patent medicine that contained alcohol, while Geritol was a tonic that contained iron and B vitamins. Neither drink cured anything, but they were popular because they were thought to increase energy. [not sure why 1940s is mentioned other than it's when first sold]
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What percentage of alcohol is in Geritol?

Ingredients. Invert Sugar, Purified Water, Alcohol (12%), Brewers Yeast, Ferric Ammonium Citrate, Caramel Color, Choline Bitartrate, Niacinamide, Citric Acid, DL-Methionine, Thiamine HCl, Riboflavin, D-Panthenol, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Benzoic Acid (Preservative), Sodium Hydroxide, Pyridoxine HCl. [Modern list, today you can get pills and skip the booze I think]


Geritol was a big advertiser on The Lawrence Welk Show. Anything that catered to old people in the 1950s you saw Geritol. You could get drunk on the stuff that's why Grandma liked it. Even better was the codeine in cough syrup, people were addicted to that stuff for decades. Pure opiate.
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January 31st, 2025 at 4:58:17 AM permalink
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can some animals breath in water through their butt?

Yes, some animals, particularly certain types of turtles, can breathe underwater through their butts, a process called "cloacal respiration" where they absorb oxygen from water through their cloaca (which is essentially their butt) thanks to a network of blood vessels around it; other animals that can do this include sea cucumbers and some dragonfly nymphs
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Turtles aren't the only butt breathers in the animal kingdom; it's fairly common among reptiles and amphibians, according to McGill University. Other well-known butt breathers include frogs and salamanders.
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February 1st, 2025 at 3:56:37 AM permalink
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when asking about butt-breathers, it went on to cooking things from the water. Why?

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Why do lobsters have to be cooked alive?

Lobsters and other shellfish have harmful bacteria naturally present in their flesh. Once the lobster is dead, these bacteria can rapidly multiply and release toxins that may not be destroyed by cooking. You therefore minimise the chance of food poisoning by cooking the lobster alive.
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How long until lobster dies in boiling water?

[from the anti side] [it] feels all the pain until its nervous system is destroyed. Jaren G. Horsley PhD. Scientists have found that it can take lobsters between 35 – 45 seconds to die when plunged into a pot of boiling water — and if they are dismembered their nervous system can still function for up to an hour.
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What part of a lobster can't you eat?

Avoid eating the tail vein, as well as any cartilage or portions of the shell. Lastly, while the tomalley—the soft green paste in the body cavity—is technically edible, current guidance says you should refrain from eating it because it may contain high levels of toxins
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February 7th, 2025 at 2:35:52 AM permalink
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Scientists have been surprised by water staying liquid on Pluto and Ceres and perhaps other places. I saw an interview after the discovery of an ocean on Pluto where the scientist said that said that physics has no explanation for this ...
Naturally they went to work on it. It's possible this ocean has been only partially frozen for billions of years. Personally I think the surprise came from not asking how heat can leave anything in space. Generally, it has to radiate off, and once too cold and infrared radiation ceases to happen it's problematic.

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What Prevents Pluto's Ocean from Freezing?
Scientific American

May 21, 2019 — A gassy insulating layer probably keeps Pluto's liquid-water ocean from freezing solid, a new study reports. [note 'probably']
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Pluto's ocean isn't frozen, so researchers used New Horizons data and computer simulations to model what might keep the ocean from freezing. Their study was published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. The most likely scenario is gas between the ocean and the ice shell that acts like an insulating later.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/world/pluto-ocean-insulation-scn/index.html
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How deep is the ocean on Pluto?

Their calculations indicated that a Plutonian ocean would most likely be around 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 kilometers) thick, and about 8 percent denser than Earth seawater. That is about as dense as the Great Salt Lake.
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What will happen to Pluto in 2030?

Pluto's atmosphere may completely collapse and freeze by 2030, according to a 28-year study of the small, cold dwarf planet on the edge of our solar system. Every 248 years, Pluto completes another orbit around the sun. Apr 29, 2019 [am I the only one who finds this hilarious? A groups "modeling" shows this. I think they have a problem with the model... and another problem, which includes not really wanting to believe what they see on Pluto] https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/29/world/pluto-atmosphere-disappearing-scn/index.html
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Water on Ceres hasn't completely frozen because most of it is located in deep, permanently shadowed craters where the temperature is extremely low, effectively trapping the water as ice, and while some ice may evaporate from the surface, the majority remains hidden beneath a layer of rocky material, protected from the sun's heat; additionally, evidence suggests Ceres may have a subsurface liquid water reservoir, possibly a salty brine, which could be kept liquid due to the pressure and composition of the material around it.
[you may disagree but I think this wonky explanation shows discomfort with the fact that liquid water is there. Isn't there a problem with the words "protected from the Sun's heat"? It is an AI summary]
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some models predicted that Ceres' ocean would have frozen long ago, forming the world's thick, icy crust. Now, after five years studying a series of strange surface features around recently-formed craters, astronomers believe they're seeing signs of a large, subsurface body of briny liquid.
https://www.astronomy.com/science/ceres-an-ocean-world-in-the-asteroid-belt/
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