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Post by melody on Jan 11, 2008 6:42:19 GMT -5
Tetris came in second place on the 2007 edition of IGN's 100 Greatest Videogames Of All Time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrishaha i know the source is a little iffy...but hey, it's 06:42....lol |
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Post by melody on Jan 12, 2008 8:05:30 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 13, 2008 10:01:45 GMT -5
Gatorade got it's name due to the university of florida's football players...the florida gators....in 1965....to learn more please click the link below... gatorade.com/history/born_in_the_lab/ |
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Post by melody on Jan 13, 2008 21:24:35 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 14, 2008 8:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 15, 2008 3:29:16 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 16, 2008 0:30:58 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 16, 2008 23:59:45 GMT -5
1940: Pepsi makes advertising history with the first advertising jingle ever broadcast nationwide. "Pepsi-Cola hits the spot/Twelve full ounces that's a lot/Twice as much for a nickel, too/Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you." "Nickel, Nickel" will eventually become a hit record and will be translated into 55 languages. pepsi.com/pepsi_brands/legacy/1940/1940.php |
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Post by DougKendig on Jan 17, 2008 18:01:30 GMT -5
I know I saw a "today in history" category somewhere, but, i couldn't navigate my way back to it. So, I'll throw myself on the mercy of the lady and hope she'll put this where it belongs: Today in history From the 1966 archives of "The Daily Perspective" Nuclear bomb lost at seaAn American B-52 Stratofortress bomber carrying four nuclear bombs collided with its own refueling plane today, crashing near the Spanish village of Palomares. Three of the nuclear devices were found shortly after the accident, which occurred during a refueling operation, but the fourth remained missing. "American airmen carrying geiger counters today carried out a top-secret search on the southeastern Spanish coast, apparently looking for a nuclear device missing in the collision of two U.S. Air Force planes," reported The Coshocton Tribune on January 20, 1966. NOTE: The conventional explosives of two of the bombs detonated, contaminating the crash area with uranium and plutonium. Over 1,700 tons of earth was sent to the U.S. for disposal at the Savannah River Plant. www.newspaperarchive.com/DailyPerspectiveFullView.aspxy'all know I am "into" nuclear weapons and I thought this would be rather interesting for the general population of readers... considering current tensions and the political climate today, maybe this will even generate some thoughtful regard to the safety necessary to call yourself worthy of possession of something so diabolically dangerous... America KNOWS what can happen... so does Japan... Why would ANYONE want a third world country to have possession of something so ferociously terrible and permanently devestating... maintaining security is only PART of the problem...these things are just plain hard to work with... no matter who has possession of them. A plane crash is not just a plane crash anymore when the above described problem occurs... -Definately something to think about |
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Post by melody on Jan 17, 2008 20:08:01 GMT -5
hey doug, "today in military history" is in "discussion by service branch" under "general discussion"...i moved it for ya...
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Post by melody on Jan 18, 2008 7:27:27 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 19, 2008 8:52:55 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 20, 2008 8:28:54 GMT -5
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Post by melody on Jan 22, 2008 8:40:19 GMT -5
History of the Lost Socks Most people are surprised to learn that the Bureau of Missing Socks began as a company in the Union Army during the Civil War in the States of America. It was formed on August 1st, 1861. The name of the founder was Joseph Smithson and he was a haberdasher by trade but quite a bad soldier. He was therefore put in full and complete charge of socks of the enlisted men and officers. He brought to the army skills of stock keeping, purchasing, accounting, and salesmanship He immediately instituted a cost control structure and created one of the most honest, tightly run purchasing sections serving the Union side during the entire conflict. click here for the full story....you have to scroll down.... www.lonelysock.com/SockHistory.html |
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Post by melody on Jan 22, 2008 21:49:05 GMT -5
Corelle glass dinnerware is made through a hub lamination process that thermally bonds three layers of glass: core glass in the middle, with top and bottom layers of very clear skin or glaze glass corelle.com/index.asp?pageId=34i have corelle dishes...they are, in my opinion, the best dishes you can buy!! |
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