“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Yes, one of today’s facts, the first one actually tells us that the Earth’s rotation is slowing. I don’t know who measures these things but as far as I am concerned time is passing faster rather than slower.
But maybe you shouldn’t think about these things too hard.
Just enjoy.
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Earth’s rotation is slowing at a rate of
about 17 milliseconds a century.
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Information can fly around your brain at 260 mph
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The American army together with Hershey
improved the heat-resistance of chocolate
in order to withstand the hot sun during Desert Storm.
These chocolate bars remained solid
even at temperatures of up to 140°F.
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The smallest number of letters in an alphabet is 11,
in the Papuan language known as Rotokas
The most letters is 74
in the Khmer (Cambodian) alphabet.
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A duck’s quack does in fact echo
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Disney World is second only to the US Military
when it comes to purchasing explosives in the United States
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In what is possibly one of the worst ways to spend your Christmas Eve,
Juliane Koepcke was the sole survivor of the LANSA flight 508.
It’s estimated that Koepcke fell from a height of about 10,000 feet
before crashing into the Peruvian rain forest.
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During the ice age, people in the British Isles
used humans skulls as cups
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Peter the Great had his wife’s lover beheaded
and then forced his wife to keep the head preserved in her room.
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Just like people acquiring spoken languages have accents,
people acquiring sign languages have accents as well
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King Adolf Frederick of Sweden became
“the King Who Ate Himself to Death”
in 1771 after a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut,
cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne
and 14 servings of his favorite dessert.
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Each year the moon moves 3.8 cm further from the Earth.
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Noon comes from the Latin phrase “nona hora” or “ninth hour”.
In ancient Rome noon was actually around 3pm
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The silhouette on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
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The first fossilized specimen of Austalopithecus afarenisis
was named Lucy after the palentologists’ favorite song,
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, by the Beatles.
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fasab 
Good assortment of stuff for my return from vacation. In terms of that skull, that brings a whole new meaning of cup of Joe.
LOL very good, and welcome back.