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The native American Mohawk tribe never actually wore the mohawk hair style.
Peanuts are not really a nut but are from the same family as beans and lentils. -
That tribe needed a visit to the hairdressers clearly @spankie76
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I don’t doubt it @Ross_Scope, for example I can sense when I’ve spent too much ?
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
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leeCal said:I don’t doubt it @Ross_Scope, for example I can sense when I’ve spent too much ?Online Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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Apparently if you point your car keys at your head it increases the signal. (The brain acts as a transmitter)
I 'think I'll try that? ?
There is no train service in Iceland? -
Stroking a pin with silk magnetises it.
(if you’re lost in the wilderness, magnetise the pin, find a hollow stump with water in, place the pin on a small leaf and watch it spin north. But only if you haven’t got a mobile phone signal ??)“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
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Apparently if you point your car keys at your head it increases the signal. (The brain acts as a transmitter)You'll have to let us know whether it works @Dragonslayer
I 'think I'll try that? ?
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Tori_Scope said:Apparently if you point your car keys at your head it increases the signal. (The brain acts as a transmitter)You'll have to let us know whether it works @Dragonslayer
I 'think I'll try that? ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jACSPipPSE
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I have never seen that video before.
Now I see it does work. Worth remembering.
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1 million seconds is 8 days, 1 billion seconds is 22 years
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Apparently, you can get fined for driving a dirty car in Russia
The Millenium Falcon was based on a burger
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