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Per Britannica: Water is the most consumed natural resource in the world. The second is sand, a key ingredient of cement, concrete, and asphalt. #trivia 1 of 2

Per Britannica: The James Bond theme (“dum diddy dum dum...”) was written by Monty Norman, who based it on a song he wrote for an unproduced musical about an East Indian community living in Trinidad. The song was originally meant to be played with a sitar. #trivia #BondJamesBond

Per Britannica: During early missions to space, astronaut urine was vented into space where it would instantly freeze into millions of tiny crystals. Apollo 9 astronaut Russell Schweickart described a urine dump at sunset to be ”the most beautiful sight in orbit.” 😆 #trivia #NASA

Per Britannica: Unhappy with the limitations of barcodes, Masahiro Hara was inspired to create QR codes while playing go, a Japanese board game where players take turns placing white and black stones on a grid.

Per Britannica: According to the constitution of Cyprus, the president must be of Greek descent and the vice president must be Turkish. Strife between Turkish and Greek parties beginning in the 1960s has led to Cyprus’s vice presidency being officially vacant for more than five decades.

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Per Britannica: A 2024 study of more than 700,000 gamblers showed that only 4 percent of them made money from online gambling. #OddTrivia

Per Britannica: Widely known for making M&M’s, Skittles, and Snickers, the Mars company began investing in veterinary clinics in 1994. In 2023 Mars made 60 percent of its revenue from pet care.

Per Britannica: Much of the area of the Louisiana Purchase belonged to Spain from 1762 until 1800, when Napoleon coerced it away from the Spanish king. When Napoleon sold it to the U.S. in 1803, Spain was displeased. 1 of 2

Per Britannica: Red kidney beans are naturally high in lectin, a type of protein that can act as a toxin when the bean is eaten raw or undercooked. Eating as few as four or five raw kidney beans can trigger food poisoning symptoms. #WhoKnew #Wouldn'tEvenTry

On this date (4 December) in 1892, Generalissimo Francisco Franco was born; the Spanish dictator (1939-75), with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy overthrew the democratically elected Second Republic #SNL running gag: This just in, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead! #IYKYK 😁

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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

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Per Britannica: Of the roughly 1,500 potentially active volcanoes on Earth, only 8 are known to have bubbling lava pools. The most recently discovered one was found in 2019. #OddTrivia

Per Britannica: In 2006 a TV news story about a prison incidentally showed a set of keys. Because that image could theoretically be used to make a new set of keys (potentially for a jailbreak), all of the 11,000 locks in the prison had to be changed. 😲😁🤷‍♀️

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Per Britannica: Casey Kasem, who provided the voice for Shaggy in various Scooby-Doo cartoons for decades, was a strict vegetarian for most of his life. He quit when asked to voice the character in a Burger King commercial and returned only after producers agreed to make Shaggy a vegetarian.

Per Britannica: A 14-ounce can of cranberry sauce requires about 200 cranberries. I must admit, I love this stuff!

#Trump #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #VoteBlue #MAGA

I am astounded, although I shouldn't be, by the jumping on the stereotyping and categorizing of those human beings identified as "other." We all have "others." Not all who fall into the other category are necessarily identical to 'others' lumped into the same category. All humans have faults. 🤷‍♀️

Let your Congressional representatives know that they must support those who speak out in support of the military's adherence to the U.S. constitution and not follow illegal orders!

Per Britannica: To keep the plot of Psycho secret, Alfred Hitchcock reportedly bought as many copies of the source novel he could. He also circulated rumors about various actresses being considered for the role of the homicidal “mother.”

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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words: “Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.” That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition

1 of 2 Per Britannica: Italian cheese makers embed tiny microchips in their parmesan wheels to help fight counterfeiting. The microchips are unlikely to be eaten since they are inserted in the rind, but they are edible just in case…

1 of 4 On this day (25 November) in 1924, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted International Cellucotton Products Company the trademark for Kleenex…. #history #learning

If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….

Trump forced 12 yr olds to perform lesbian acts for him. Bondi knows it. Congressional Repubs know it. The media know it. Ghislaine Maxwell knows it. Trump is more than a pedo.

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On this day (23 November) in 1981, the U.S. federal government temporarily shuts down for the first time when President Ronald Reagan vetoes a stopgap spending bill. Thus was the beginning of the R's favorite tactic to cause harm to the citizens of the USA. #history

One of the funniest moments in TV sitcom history. #TurkeyDrop #WKRP

I watch this every year, and I still laugh! Those guys most likely are great dads! #12DaysOfChristmas

On this day (22 November) in 1928, Maurice Ravel's masterpiece, “Boléro,” premieres at the Paris Opéra. One of my favorite pieces of music!

BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."

Per Britannica: Famous for disrupting South Africa’s racist apartheid government, Nelson Mandela was given the name Rolihlahla at birth, a Xhosa term that roughly translates to “troublemaker.”

Per Britannica: Star-nosed moles can smell underwater by blowing out air bubbles and breathing them back in.

Per Britannica: To cut down on congestion, the city of Beijing issues only a limited number of license plates, which must be won in a lottery (driving in the city without a local plate is illegal). One lottery had more than two million applicants, and the odds of winning were 1 in 725.

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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. ~ Jimmy Carter

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. ~ Chief Joseph

Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it. ~ Yuri Gagarin

Oh, almost forgot to wish one of my favorite actors a Happy Birthday. Happy 42nd Birthday to Adam Driver. 🎂🎉

On this day (19 November) 1969, U.S. astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean become the third and fourth men to walk on the Moon (Upon stepping on the Moon's surface, Conrad commented, "Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me.") #history #space #NASA

On this day (19 November) in 1620, the Mayflower pilgrims reach Cape Cod... Thus beginning a long history of illegal immigration on the North American continent. Previously known as Turtle Island. #NativeAmericansHereFirst #history

On this day (19 November) in 1959, "Rocky and His Friends" debuts on ABC One of my all-time favorite cartoons! #history #RockyAndBullwinkle #CartoonGreats