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  1. jetophile

    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Today I learned about The Second Bank of the United States of America. What a wild ride.
     
    #81 jetophile, Feb 13, 2025
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    barfolomew The Most Resilient Member

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    Nicholas Biddle vs Andrew Jackson.

    Why are you learning about that?
     
    #82 barfolomew, Feb 14, 2025
  3. jetophile

    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Today I learned that rabies causes roughly 40,000 deaths globally every year.
     
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    Ralebird Well-Known Member

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    Yup - he was there too. In the early years the owners hired anyone who could win games; they later decided that people didn't want to pay to see black guys play. It took a few decades to change that.
     
    #84 Ralebird, Feb 15, 2025
  5. jetophile

    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Today I learned that chary mostly means cautious or wary.
     
    #85 jetophile, Feb 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Today I learned that George Harrison got stsbbed by a paranoid schizophrenic.
     
    #86 jetophile, Feb 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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    Savatage Well-Known Member

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    I did learn recently that the song Tainted Love "by" Soft Cell was a cover tune by someone named Gloria Jones.
     
    #87 Savatage, Feb 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
  8. jetophile

    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Today I learned that Linwood Boomer, who played blind Adam on 'Little House on the Prarie' created 'Malcolm in the Middle'.
     
    #88 jetophile, Feb 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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    Ralebird Well-Known Member

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    Okay, Boomer.
     
    #89 Ralebird, Feb 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    Today I learned about the Aztec Death Whistle



    I was also immediately surprised to learn that there isn't already a metal band named Aztec Death Whistle.
     
    #90 abyzmul, Feb 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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