A random thread of absolute randomness...

[kejedo]

"These are the times that try men's souls" is one of many similar thoughts by Thomas Paine, 1776 

 

[kejedo]

Young children fighting off starvation have been known to eat wallboard, wall paper paste, and the mucus in their own noses. Sad

 

[kejedo]

6 minutes ago, kejedo said:

Young children fighting off starvation have been known to eat wallboard, wall paper paste, and the mucus in their own noses. Sad

 

Also dried nasal passages and allergies for some of these triggers.

[kejedo]

Artaxerxes Longimanus would not be so well remembered were it not for Nehemiah and Ezra.

 

[kejedo]

Brother Lett is very expressive. Good points in morning worship.

[dljbsp]

Mercury is not the hottest planet in our solar system. The honor goes instead to Venus because its atmosphere traps the heat in. 

[dljbsp]

Uranus was almost named George. The astronomer that first discovered the planet was English. He wanted to name it after King George, But it definitely never would have fit in with the going theme. . .

[rocket]

22 minutes ago, dljbsp said:

Uranus was almost named George. The astronomer that first discovered the planet was English. He wanted to name it after King George, But it definitely never would have fit in with the going theme. . .

 

German astronomer Johann Bode proposed Uranus to match the mythological theme of other planets (the Greek god of the sky)

[dljbsp]

26 minutes ago, rocket said:

Johann Bode

He strongly promoted what became known as the Titius-Bode law, a mathematical pattern that seemed to predict the spacing of planets from the Sun. According to the pattern, there should have been a planet between Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers began searching for it — and in 1801 they discovered Ceres, the first known asteroid in the asteroid belt.

[dljbsp]

The best competitive eaters can eat one hot dog every 8.5 seconds. 

[kejedo]

The world record for eating the most raw jalapeño peppers in one minute is 16, achieved by Alfredo Hernandes in 2006.