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    Looking forward to a long life of eating worms:

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    Connecticut made a lot of money off mint around the American Revolution because mint tea was not taxed by the British with the other teas, and the colonies maintained this exemption for mint.
    So you could say they made a mint off it.:p
     
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    Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world at an estimated 186 or 187 years old.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise)

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    He should run for President.
     
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    "run?"
     
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    Sorry if this came up earlier here, can't remember where I ran across it.
     
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    Hilarious! Aesop knew what he was about, didn't he?
     
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    Hitler sold artworks (cheaply) on commision via Jewish contact and to Jewish merchants. He did this for a time after living in a hostel (homeless shelter).... then the Great War came.
     
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    I am 25 today :supertongue:
     
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    Shoulda let the little guy go to art school. :p
     
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    Yeah, I really don't think that was the problem. I mean, it's not like he was lacking in ambition or anything.
     
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    Writers tend to model their evil empire-type bad guys after the Nazis, cuz they must have had a long shelf life...

    Roman Empire- 500 years
    Ottoman Empire- under 200 years
    Nazis- 12 years
     
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    Happy Birthday, you! Have a good time, eh?
     
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    Trying to imagine someone saying "Yes, it is a genuine Hitler." :p
     
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    Just think, if his father hadn't changed his name, it could have been a genuine Schicklgruber.
     
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    My electricity bill last December and the one before was different in price by only 33 cent.
     
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    A small and unknown Finnish Company is currently solving some areas of textile-environmental problems.

    They turn textile waste to new cotton.

    You will hear more in few years.



    http://www.climatesolver.org/innovations/manufacturing/creating-new-ways-produce-cellulose-fibers-infinited-fiber-company

    https://www.sitra.fi/en/cases/textile-fibres-from-recycled-mass/

    They don't need fundraising. They have...
    - Sitra
    - Fortum (oil & energy company)
    - H&M (clothes company from Sweden)

    So... Let's wait until 2022...
     
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    As long as the recycling process doesn't use up more energy than it saves, I'm all for recycling. I'm a bigger fan of re-using clothing (and other items), though. Nearly all the clothing I now buy for myself is 'used.' Ebay is an excellent source. Not only can I get stuff that I wouldn't have been able to afford 'new'—I have expensive taste but a limited budget—but it's a great way to keep from creating waste.

    I always give our used clothing to charity shops, unless the garments are worn out. It's the worn-out ones I wish could be recycled. Maybe this new company is the answer.
     
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    I hope it's not being shipped by air from Ulaanbataar though, kinda defeats the purpose of recycling.
     
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    Nope, it's usually some individual person selling a few things on eBay here in the UK. The stuff arrives at my house on horseback.
     
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