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Post by AyG on Jan 9, 2018 21:40:12 GMT 7
According to David Attenborough (to give him his full title 'Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FLS, FZS, FSA'), there are over 30,000 animals that produce silk for various purposes. I suspect that there are well over 30,000 silkworms that produce silk in Thailand alone, so "over 30,000 animals that produce silk" is kind of misleading. Let's try "over 30,000 species that produce silk". Not sure if it's true, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 21:57:47 GMT 7
According to David Attenborough (to give him his full title 'Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FLS, FZS, FSA'), there are over 30,000 animals that produce silk for various purposes. I suspect that there are well over 30,000 silkworms that produce silk in Thailand alone, so "over 30,000 animals that produce silk" is kind of misleading. Let's try "over 30,000 species that produce silk". Not sure if it's true, though. Sorry but you are correct, that should have been 'species'. It must bee true if David Attenborough says it is though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 21:59:30 GMT 7
I would presume that different species would also include sub species as well.
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Post by rubl on Jan 13, 2018 13:48:11 GMT 7
Did you know ... ... fifty years ago Johnny Cash was in prison? "At Folsom Prison is a live album and 27th overall album by Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in May 1968. After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had recently controlled his drug abuse problems, and was looking to turn his career around after several years of limited commercial success. Backed with June Carter, Carl Perkins and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison in California on January 13, 1968. The resulting album consisted of fifteen tracks from the first show and two tracks from the second." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison
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Post by siampolee on Jan 13, 2018 14:14:46 GMT 7
I can recall watching that show late one Saturday night on either BBC or ITV shorty after it was performed live and then the tapes or discs or reels were shipped to England for the T V company to run. Even now the sights and the memories it invoked as those cons enjoyed themselves are very powerful. Some mighty bad men serving their time.
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Post by oldie on Jan 13, 2018 16:33:32 GMT 7
There was a Cold Chisel interview years ago where Jimmy Barnes recalled they were playing at Long Bay Jail, and one of the hard crims pointed at Don Walker and said loudly "I wouldn't mind a piece of his arse". They never played there again.
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Post by rubl on Jan 20, 2018 12:58:06 GMT 7
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Post by rubl on Jan 28, 2018 12:49:30 GMT 7
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Post by rubl on Feb 1, 2018 23:12:12 GMT 7
Did you know ... ... that the Twinnies would play accordion and sing while rollerblading? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinnies_(duo)Die Twinnies - Bayernmädels - 2 Girls playing steirische harmonika on rollerskates !
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Post by rubl on Feb 3, 2018 10:42:04 GMT 7
Did you know ... ... that Palazzo Corpi, the longtime United States consulate in Istanbul, was acquired by the American government in a poker game? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Corpi
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Post by siampolee on Feb 3, 2018 11:13:54 GMT 7
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Post by oldie on Feb 3, 2018 12:57:03 GMT 7
Yodelling is a wonderful means of expression.
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Post by AyG on Feb 3, 2018 13:54:17 GMT 7
Did you know that you can now graduate in yodelling? Equally bizarre you can get a qualification in elves. This is the Suse Orman interview of a woman wanting to study at the school in Iceland.
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Post by Soutpeel on Feb 4, 2018 12:26:57 GMT 7
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
But cannot find any data as to how many calories one consumes when licking a window
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Post by Soutpeel on Feb 4, 2018 12:30:45 GMT 7
Conclusive proof Barbie was a ladyboy
If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand 7 feet, 2 inches tall.
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