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stocking frame: knitting machine played a major part in the Industrial Revolution http://tinyurl.com/3e6wsl
| on this day in 1950, L. Ron Hubbard's "Dianetics" was first published. http://tinyurl.com/ygyqg8 |
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| as of last year, anyway, bruce wayne is wealthier than tony stark: http://tinyurl.com/6eqop9 (thanks to @myrrh) |
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| US population drift has moved the mean center of population W/SW in the last 200 years. currently it's in Missouri http://tinyurl.com/3nzo66 |
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| before Ricky Gervais did The Office (etc) he was in an 80's New Romantic band http://www.seonadancing.com/ |
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| that link redirects, sorry. "a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly." |
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| raconteur is just a wonderful word http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... |
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| Quentin Crisp: English writer, artist's model, actor, raconteur known for his memorable and insightful witticisms. http://tinyurl.com/oleka |
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| the abilene paradox (thanks to @myrrh) http://tinyurl.com/yqcbgo |
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| Agatha Christie claims she wrote up to the last chapter and then went back to frame the least likely suspect. http://tinyurl.com/buzhe |
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| ever wonder what a kilowarhol is? well, now you know: http://tinyurl.com/39y8ve |
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| Rhotacism may refer to several phenomena related to the usage of the consonant r. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... |
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| Bluetooth was named for Harald I 'Bluetooth' of Denmark, regarded as having united Denmark, Norway and Sweden. http://tinyurl.com/2jln77 |
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| "Pearl Cornioley was recommended for a Military Cross but, as a woman, she was deemed ineligible. |
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| Pearl Cornioley, British wartime agent, died Feb 23 at age 93 http://tinyurl.com/26ykqx |
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| Gary Gygax, 1938-2008, father of the RPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... |
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| Did Louis de Wohl persuade senior British intelligence to use astrology to track Hitler? http://tinyurl.com/38wtsj |
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| nepali goddess retires at age 11 http://tinyurl.com/32juyg (thank to @myrrh, again!) |
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| Feb 30th, 1712, brings Sweden in line with the Julian calender http://tinyurl.com/ys7ogr (thanks to @myrrh) |
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| Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist, humanist and physician. http://tinyurl.com/2wotqm |
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