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10 Dec 20

The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

Overlook Hotel

Joined: 04 Feb 11
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14 Sep 22

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@rookie54 said

holy smokers folks

Smokers cannot be holy because they don't go to heaven.

Very Rusty

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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14 Sep 22

@the-gravedigger said
Smokers cannot be holy because they don't go to heaven.

Do you have any proof?🙂

-VR

The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

Overlook Hotel

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14 Sep 22

@very-rusty said
Do you have any proof?🙂

-VR

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smokers of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Gen 19:28

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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15 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/speed-camera-lottery

How Sweden reduced its speeding by 22%. The ingeniously "fun" trial scheme found a way to change driver behavior.

-VR

diver

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 121699

15 Sep 22

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Did you know…

Today, 15th September, is Battle of Britain Day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_Day

Very Rusty

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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15 Sep 22

@divegeester said
Did you know…

Today, 15th September, is Battle of Britain Day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_Day

Your Contribution is welcome and appreciated.

I will look at it when time allows.

-VR

diver

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15 Sep 22

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@very-rusty said
I will look at it when time allows.

Thanks for letting me know that.

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15 Sep 22

@divegeester said
Thanks for letting me know that.

You are very welcome! 🙂

-VR

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16 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/williams-and-reeve

Robin Williams was one of the first to visit Christopher Reeve after the accident that left him paralyzed. His entrance also made him the first to make Reeve laugh again

-VR

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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17 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/tasmanian-crop-circle

In 2009, Australian farmers kept noticing crop circles. The culprits were rather unexpected...

-VR

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18 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/barbro-karlen

As a child, Barbro Karlén's questions used to baffle her parents. When she read a famous book in high school, her "true identity" was revealed...

-VR

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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19 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/genghis-khan

Genghis Khan reduced carbon emissions by 700 million tons. How the bloodthirsty conqueror achieved this was terrifying

-VR

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20 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/rjukan-mirrors

From September until March, this Norwegian town is in semi-darkness. For a century, townsfolk have found unusual ways to catch a ray

-VR

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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21 Sep 22

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/frances-slocum

In 1778, 5-year-old Frances Slocum was abducted from her home in plain sight. 60 years later, she was found again... with the most incredible story

-VR

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chemist

Linkenheim

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21 Sep 22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Slocum

This is the story without any "suspense" factor.