Never knew it had a name, but I have always liked the smell of rain.
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Just in case you were thinking of trying one! It can also cause you to have vomiting, hair loss and bone damage if you don’t die first. The daily recommended allowance of Vitamin A we can get by only eating one-tenth of a gram of the liver.
68 thoughts on “Train Hero, Zebra’s buddy, Polar Bear Warning and other facts that you need to know.”
That Mexican railroad brakeman was well-trained.
How would we know if the Indian mental calculator and the US Bureau of Standards were both wrong?
Those ostriches would hear and smell danger better if they’d only pull their heads out of their sand.
Perhaps the elephant would weigh more if it packed more junk in its trunk.
Try saying this: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled petrichor.
This post has saved my life. After reading it I immediately threw out my supply of polar bear liver.
Talk about a hero, Jesus Garcia.
I can only dream of being as smart as Shakuntala Devi. But what a great way to dream.
I love these facts you find for us.
I am fine with not being as smart as Devi, I think my head would explode. LOL!
I almost didn’t have the facts for last night, so glad to know you enjoy them so much. Made it worth the last minute scramble. 🙂
Sounds great!
And its probably just my overactive imagination thinking that you may be implying that Mason being a hero may have something to do with seeing your new calendar? Crazy, right? ☺
LOL! Oh gosh, I was right! You have picked up on Tippy’s skills at blackmail … Oops, I mean, “friendly persuasion…” I was told that is a nicer word than blackmail.
Welll…. does Mason want to be a hero? LOL!
Its your calendar you can do what you want. Big Bend photos will be beautiful I am sure. I do think though that your “warm rocks” picture should definitely be framed on your wall. 🙂
Ummm….Gee, how did I not see that utmost important question coming? I am thinking that the blue whale would be OK. Does that piece of helpful information put your mind at rest now? 🙂
Just being “helpful..” right? You did say last week how you were going to try to be more helpful in the future, didn’t you. Its OK to make that the DISTANT future. LOL!
Joy, Devi is a true “Rainman” per the movie of the mathematical Dustin Hoffman. That is amazing. However, I love the story of the ostriches and zebras. That should be made into a kid’s book if it hasn’t already. Maybe our political parties could emulate them. Keith
Joy, so true. Before the 24×7 tailored news, elected officials used to get along and socialize. Democrat Speaker Tip O’Neill and Republican President Ronald Reagan were good friends and would call each other at the end of the day and toast the day’s end with a drink. Ostriches and zebras. Keith
#2… Devi was an interesting read. At Southern Methodist University in 1977, a program was written for a UNIVAC 1101 computer to calculate the 23rd power of 546,372,891. It took Devi less time than the computer to derive an answer to the 23rd root of the computer’s 201-digit result. Just calculating square roots by hand is tedious. Higher roots, even with a calculator for intermediate steps, is just a pain. No kidding about the headache! There’s apparently an Amazon Prime movie about her life.
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That Mexican railroad brakeman was well-trained.
How would we know if the Indian mental calculator and the US Bureau of Standards were both wrong?
Those ostriches would hear and smell danger better if they’d only pull their heads out of their sand.
Perhaps the elephant would weigh more if it packed more junk in its trunk.
Try saying this: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled petrichor.
This post has saved my life. After reading it I immediately threw out my supply of polar bear liver.
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You are so welcome, glad I saved your life! You owe me! 🙂
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Okay. Here’s some polar bear liver: 👝
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Oooh thats the thanks I get! You better hope that you don’t need saving again!
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I won’t. I have discontinued my annual polar bear safaris.
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Good to know! I will accept the money you are saving as a token of your gratitude.
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Sorry, but it’s already been put into my hippopotamus safari fund.
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Hey, hippos are dangerous, just saying…. you may want to watch out!
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Maybe, but their livers are very edible.
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😶🤚!
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And I think I will pass on trying to say your petrichor tongue twister, will just …smack my head… instead. I am well trained in that. 😛
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Talk about a hero, Jesus Garcia.
I can only dream of being as smart as Shakuntala Devi. But what a great way to dream.
I love these facts you find for us.
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I am fine with not being as smart as Devi, I think my head would explode. LOL!
I almost didn’t have the facts for last night, so glad to know you enjoy them so much. Made it worth the last minute scramble. 🙂
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😁 I appreciate your effort on these.
And yeah….my head was apparently not created for such brilliance either 😂
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You are welcome! They are fun to find.
LOL! 😄
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a fun set of facts; to me the most astonishing one was about the whale’s tongue…
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Glad you enjoyed them and yes I can’t imagine a tongue weighing that much! Gives a whole new perspective on how big the blue whale really is!
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it really does…
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And as for Jason’s question to you, Just say No, real simple. 🙂
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too late…
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😛
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Yeah, how much vitamin A is in a whale’s tongue. I guess that is what you are wondering.
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I came close to …”smacking my head”… but not giving you the satisfaction, may be wise just to duck instead. 🙂
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I don’t imaging that duck tongues have much vitamin A in them. Maybe vitamin D.
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😶🤚!
( poor Mason. .. )
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Oh, what do you know about Mason?
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Just thinking….thats all… for now… A part 2 has to be written sometime, you know. 🙂
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Or are wheels turning in your brain on a Part 2?
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No turning
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Okay, just checking …. my wheels are turning slowly so we will see how soon the Part 2 happens. 🙂
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I sure that Mason will have an heroic role to play.
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Oooh really…..umm…you just go ahead and keep believing that. 😂
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I’ve been working on a new calendar. Just saying.
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Sounds great!
And its probably just my overactive imagination thinking that you may be implying that Mason being a hero may have something to do with seeing your new calendar? Crazy, right? ☺
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I just thought it would spur some sympathy for Mason
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LOL! Oh gosh, I was right! You have picked up on Tippy’s skills at blackmail … Oops, I mean, “friendly persuasion…” I was told that is a nicer word than blackmail.
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So is your “warm rocks” on the lake picture included in the calendar? 🙂
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I wasn’t planning on it. I was kind of focusing on Big Bend photos. Is that a request?
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Welll…. does Mason want to be a hero? LOL!
Its your calendar you can do what you want. Big Bend photos will be beautiful I am sure. I do think though that your “warm rocks” picture should definitely be framed on your wall. 🙂
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I sent you an email about it just now.
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I wonder if you ate the liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti if you would be ok…
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I don’t know whether you would liver die in that situation.
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do me a fava and passs the wine…
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I think I nsed some wine!
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chianti?
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Haha!
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He just had to encourage you didn’t he! I told him to just say No!
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…mmm…!! All you had to do was say a simple No! But……nooo you couldn’t, could you. LOL!
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blame it on Hannibal Lecter…
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This all begs the question, what if a blue whale ate a polar bear’s liver?
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Ummm….Gee, how did I not see that utmost important question coming? I am thinking that the blue whale would be OK. Does that piece of helpful information put your mind at rest now? 🙂
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But what if an ostrich ate a zebra liver?
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Oooh you didn’t just ask that! The ostrich is the zebra’s friend, so its not going to eat the zebra’s liver. Problem solved! 😛
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Just trying to help you think of items for next Sunday.
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Just being “helpful..” right? You did say last week how you were going to try to be more helpful in the future, didn’t you. Its OK to make that the DISTANT future. LOL!
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Joy, Devi is a true “Rainman” per the movie of the mathematical Dustin Hoffman. That is amazing. However, I love the story of the ostriches and zebras. That should be made into a kid’s book if it hasn’t already. Maybe our political parties could emulate them. Keith
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That would make a cute kids book! Yes,, if only….. think how different that could make politics.
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Joy, so true. Before the 24×7 tailored news, elected officials used to get along and socialize. Democrat Speaker Tip O’Neill and Republican President Ronald Reagan were good friends and would call each other at the end of the day and toast the day’s end with a drink. Ostriches and zebras. Keith
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The good ole days, right, where we could differ in opinion but still be respectful!
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Joy, I made reference to this in my post today. Keith
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Whoa…those are some facts! I just recently was introduced to the word ‘Petrichor.’ It’s quite the descriptive word, isn’t it?
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Yes, it is! Guess there really is word for just about anything. 🙂
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Indeed, but it’s hard to remember a word like that!
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True!
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#4 is amazing!
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#2… Devi was an interesting read. At Southern Methodist University in 1977, a program was written for a UNIVAC 1101 computer to calculate the 23rd power of 546,372,891. It took Devi less time than the computer to derive an answer to the 23rd root of the computer’s 201-digit result. Just calculating square roots by hand is tedious. Higher roots, even with a calculator for intermediate steps, is just a pain. No kidding about the headache! There’s apparently an Amazon Prime movie about her life.
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I can’t fathom having a brain like that! May have to look up the movie, sounds like an amazing story.
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