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What did you learn today?

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PWRL said:
Everybody must learn something each day, or at least once per week.

Today I learned that squirrels swim. Forty-two years living in the midwestern USA, plenty of time outdoors, and I never knew that. I mean, it stands to reason once you think about it, but it never did occur to me to check up on that until today.

What did you learn today?
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When you leave your cell phone in a strange place in your house, make sure you don’t have it in silent mode.
 
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I learned almost too late that man is a feeling creature...and because of it, the greatest in the universe. I learned too late for myself that men have to find their own way, to make their own mistakes. There can't be any gift of perfection from outside ourselves. And when men seek such perfection... they find only death... fire... loss... disillusionment... the end of everything that's gone forward. Men have always sought an end to the toil and misery, but it can't be given, it has to be achieved. There is hope, but it has to come from inside, from Man himself.
 
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Do you ever wonder who first thought of Decaf Coffee?​
Coffee is a surprisingly ancient drink. In fact, many historians think the use of coffee as a stimulant originated all the way back in ancient Abyssinia (Ethiopia). In modern times, it is widely understood that caffeine is the component of coffee responsible for its stimulant qualities; most 6 oz. cups of coffee contain 50 – 75mg of caffeine, although that amount can vary greatly based on the brewing process and the type of coffee beans used. (For example, Robusta coffee has almost double the amount of caffeine that Arabica coffee does.) Interestingly, it is generally accepted that even just 10mg of caffeine can cause discomfort for people who are sensitive to it, so nearly all modern-day decaf coffees contain less than that amount of caffeine (in fact, most contain just 2 – 5 mg of caffeine per serving). Ludwig Roselius created the first process for decaffeinating coffee in 1905. It relied on benzene, a potentially toxic hydrocarbon. As demand for decaffeinated coffee grew, new (and thankfully gentler) methods for decaffeinating coffee beans were created. Today, there are 3 main methods used: water processing; the direct solvent method, which typically relies on methylene chloride (used predominately in Europe), coffee oil, or ethyl acetate as the solvent; and supercritical carbon dioxide decaffeination, which is similar to the direct solvent method but relies on carbon dioxide. In the modern world, approximately 1 billion pounds of decaffeinated coffee are consumed each year. In fact, decaffeinated coffee accounts for roughly 12% of the world’s yearly coffee consumption and today, most cafés, coffee shops, and grocery stores offer multiple decaf options for customers to choose from.​
 
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Even the most heinous goo on the underside of a cymbal — fossilized gaffer tape residue — can, without too much trouble, be lifted with little else other than some elbow grease and a splash or two of hand-sanitizer. This sparkling new forest dweller, a twenty-one inch soultone gospel ride, sold as-new, once had an unsightly scar, an ungodly gaffe sullying its underbelly. My guess is that it may have been floor stock once 'loaned' to someone, for some studio work, some time in the not so recent past. And they taped it up — it's very lively — and then, after satisfying their needs, left the tape in place and then forgot about it. Big mistake.

It's now as clean as a whistle, chiming like a bell, an enchanted forest treasure woot This drumming game is such a buzz.
 
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Tom Bomb said:
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Even the most heinous goo on the underside of a cymbal — fossilized gaffer tape residue — can, without too much trouble, be lifted with little else other than some elbow grease and a splash or two of hand-sanitizer. This sparkling new forest dweller, a twenty-one inch soultone gospel ride, sold as-new, once had an unsightly scar, an ungodly gaffe sullying its underbelly. My guess is that it may have been floor stock once 'loaned' to someone, for some studio work, some time in the not so recent past. And they taped it up — it's very lively — and then, after satisfying their needs, left the tape in place and then forgot about it. Big mistake.

It's now as clean as a whistle, chiming like a bell, an enchanted forest treasure woot This drumming game is such a buzz.
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Hand sanitizer...I would have never guessed...
 
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The history of​
Costco​
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Today's Object​
Do you ever wonder who first thought of Costco?​
In 1976, Sol Price opened Price Club in a converted airplane hangar on Morena Boulevard in San Diego, California. Originally, the store only served small businesses but soon expanded its customer base to include club members who paid a fee to shop at the warehouse. In doing so, Price Club became the world’s first membership warehouse club. Jim Sinegal served as Price Club’s Executive VP of Merchandising, Distribution, and Marketing and played a key role in the store's success. Then in the early '80s, he co-founded Costco with Jeff Brotman. The first Costco location opened in Seattle in 1983. Costco quickly rocketed to success, becoming the first-ever company to grow from $0 to $3 billion in sales in under 6 years. In 1993, Costco and Price Club merged and began operating under the name PriceCostco; at the time, there were 206 stores in operation. In 1997, the chain switched back to using the Costco name. Since then, the warehouse retail chain has expanded worldwide and continued to grow in popularity. Today, Costco is one of the world’s most successful membership warehouse clubs with a very loyal customer base and is known for its quality products and employee-focused practices.​
 
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Found some regular hats, from Sabian — must be quite old by the look of 'em — that'll team up nicely with an extant crash. I have no idea really what's in store with these critters but the crash, which I recently reconnected with, coincidentally, is magic. I just gave it a buff — came up brilliant, don't know if it sounds better — it seems to sound better — but it plainly looks betterwoot

Vintage cymbals are rewarding, sometimes. I don't have too many. Sabian has an interesting backstory, all tied in with ancient cymbalistory, generally, which has become a genuine passion, in these woods, in recent years. These new pies were conceived early on in Sabian's history, if I'm not mistaken.

They certainly have the blotches and bruises, the patina if you like, to back up that assertion. I'm in two minds at the moment, whether I'll give them a similar treatment to what the crash just had to suffer. Not fussed really, push comes to shove. I know they say you shouldn't mess with old world pie aesthetics, but I like shiny shiny hee hee. There is a herculean task ahead, if I choose to accept this mission. Maybe I'll just turn the lights out and pretend.

I understand that, in the antiques trade at least, brass is one of the rare materials that will accommodate a good polishing and not suffer any loss of stature. Cymbals may well be the exception to the rule. There's a fair bit of superstition in play here.

Just quietly, there's another tidy little sub in the offing too, if all the stars alignwoot We shall see. We shall see.
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I learned that the best way to never see a FB Follow suggestion again, is by following it. Their algorithm seems to run on getting as many people as possible to follow as many things a possible. They don't actually care about keeping you updated on things you're following. I guess that's not surprising.
 
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O joy. There's more than one way to spell Kat. Narcissist for example (catlike). Select letters carefully …

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Former Brazilian model, wellness influencer and spiritual life coach Kat Torres was an inspiration and a lifeline to women all over the world. More than a million people on Instagram followed her extraordinary career trajectory from extreme poverty in Brazil, to a European modelling career and a life of luxury in the US. But behind the perfectly curated posts is a story of witchcraft, exploitation and human trafficking - a dark and secretive sorority that led to missing women and sent their families and the FBI on a desperate search to find them. ​
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