505 Glass Tank Contests Continued Multiple Winners

[Reddhott]

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who was active in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written by a journalist in a deliberate attempt to heighten interest in the story. Other nicknames used for the killer at the time were "The White Chapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron".

 

[seethru_peril]

The phrase O'clock...stands for "of the clock. "

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[DocTonyNYC]

There are six major maize types: pod corn, sweet corn, flour corn, dent corn, flint corn, and popcorn. Popcorn kernels come in three shapes: rice, pearl, and South American. Most commercial popcorn is the pearl type. The major trait shared by all types of popcorn kernels is their ability to explode and create a flake when kernels are exposed to heat.

Contrary to popular belief, popcorn is not the only corn able to pop. Many flint and dent corns also pop, but their flakes are smaller. Additionally, some varieties of rice, milo, millet, and sorghum also pop. Some varieties of quinoa, a sacred Incan food, also pops like popcorn, as does amaranth.

 

[Reddhott]

ok i had to repost this !!!!

 

[Ding]

That is so awesome Red.LMAOL

 

[Debra_oh]

The current Ball is a whopping (or not so whopping, depending on what you expect) 12 feet wide. It weighs over 11,000 pounds.

 

[Lynzy]

"The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might have led.”~~~Lisa Wingate,

 

[Debra_oh]

You can see the Ball all year round-- it's visibly perched on the roof of One Times Square.

 

[Reddhott]

 

[Debra_oh]

The ball takes 60 seconds to complete its drop.

 

[rbeckys8]

be kind to all..it doesn't cost anything!

 

[Ding]

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
Sun Tzu

 

[Ding]

“Who can’t stop drinking may get drunken three times a month. If he does it more often, he is guilty. To get drunken twice a month is better; once, still more praiseworthy. But not to drink at all - what could be better than this? But where could such a being be found? But if one would find it, it would be worthy of all honour.”
― Genghis Khan

 

[Lynzy]

“Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering 'it will be happier'...”
~~~Alfred Tennyson

 

[Debra_oh]

The top three places to celebrate New Year’s Eve are Las Vegas, Disney World and of course, New York City. Internationally, one of the biggest celebrations is in Sydney, Australia. More than 80,000 fireworks are set off from Sydney Harbour Bridge.

 

[Lynzy]

Fact: I actually was at Times Square years ago for New Years Eve!!!

 

[spacekitty]

 

[Debra_oh]

In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year’s Day to bring good luck all year long.

 

[Lynzy]

“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.”
~~~T.S. Eliot

 

[Reddhott]

The name chupacabra comes from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker" is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. It is associated more recently with sightings of an allegedly unknown animal in Puerto Rico (where these sightings were first reported), Mexico, and the United States, especially in the latter's Latin American communities. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.