Today I learned about the vara, a Castilian unit of measurement obsolete everywhere but Texas.
Vara (Old Castilian)
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TIL that setting up and teaching cryptocurrency trading to a 68yr old Lady takes a lot longer than I anticipated.
I'm not surprised, I'm 69 and don't have a clue about what it is let alone how to make money from it.
I learned that some elephants go spelunking for minerals.
Maybe, the elephants that are missing from the Cleveland Metro Zoo are under Lake Erie! 
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The notes of the Db major scale below the Db on my A string. I've always had the habit of learning the notes that are higher than the root note of the scale I am studying but tend to ignore the lower notes in the scale or arpeggio. I'm trying to correct that oversight.
Maybe elephants are missing from the Cleveland Metro Zoo are under Lake Erie!
It could be. Are some missing?
Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer'
A 2,000-year-old device often referred to as the world's oldest "computer" has been recreated by scientists trying to understand how it worked.
The Antikythera Mechanism has baffled experts since it was found on a Roman-era shipwreck in Greece in 1901.
The hand-powered Ancient Greek device is thought to have been used to predict eclipses and other astronomical events.
But only a third of the device survived, leaving researchers pondering how it worked and what it looked like.
The back of the mechanism was solved by earlier studies, but the nature of its complex gearing system at the front has remained a mystery.
Scientists from University College London (UCL) believe they have finally cracked the puzzle using 3D computer modelling. They have recreated the entire front panel, and now hope to build a full-scale replica of the Antikythera using modern materials.
Note: There's video at that BBC link that is worth seeing.
A 2,000-year-old device often referred to as the world's oldest "computer" has been recreated by scientists trying to understand how it worked.
The Antikythera Mechanism has baffled experts since it was found on a Roman-era shipwreck in Greece in 1901.
The hand-powered Ancient Greek device is thought to have been used to predict eclipses and other astronomical events.
But only a third of the device survived, leaving researchers pondering how it worked and what it looked like.
The back of the mechanism was solved by earlier studies, but the nature of its complex gearing system at the front has remained a mystery.
Scientists from University College London (UCL) believe they have finally cracked the puzzle using 3D computer modelling. They have recreated the entire front panel, and now hope to build a full-scale replica of the Antikythera using modern materials.
Note: There's video at that BBC link that is worth seeing.
Wow, if whale dung is made into perfume, what foul substance did they use in Axe body spray?
Last night I learned to be more careful when taking my bass off.....
I also learned that the elliptical strap pin on the upper horn of my bass is very hard!
I also learned that the elliptical strap pin on the upper horn of my bass is very hard!
Oh, thanks for setting me straight! For years I thought the definition was this!
Actually, nowadays that is called a metrosexual lionOh, thanks for setting me straight! For years I thought the definition was this!
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Banksy is on the short list of people I would love to have a hang with.
I’d bring a 12 pack of Fat Tire.
