@renman95 said:
One trillion dollar bills placed end to end would reach the Sun...93 million miles. Our Nation's current debt would cover over ten round trips.
the sun is hot, so most of those dollar bills would burn. The others would just float away.
Much like the funds "contributed" to paying off the national debt
There are substantially more Subway restaurants (47,000) than McDonalds (35,000). But . . .revenue per store is obviously different (40B v. 7 . Money and coinage circulates daily through each! (OT)
@renman95 said:
The West Coast of South America is east of the East Coast of North America.
Wow. I didn't realize that one. My little used globe seems to show that pretty clearly, now that I look.
Once I was in a jet from NYC to São Paulo. At the time, I had the sense we were flying from North to South, but I was wrong, I guess. More like West to East.
If you use standard algorithms and analyze the present population of the United States (v. history), on average, there are 2000 active serial killers working the USA as of 2018.
The first NBA player to shatter a glass backboard in competition was Kevin (Chuck) Connors. You may remember Lucas McCain from something else. Also one of 12 individuals to play in both the NBA and MLB.
@DRUNNER said:
The first NBA player to shatter a glass backboard in competition was Kevin (Chuck) Connors. You may remember Lucas McCain from something else. Also one of 12 individuals to play in both the NBA and MLB.
@DRUNNER said:
The first NBA player to shatter a glass backboard in competition was Kevin (Chuck) Connors. You may remember Lucas McCain from something else. Also one of 12 individuals to play in both the NBA and MLB.
The Rifleman's Model '92 Winchester Carbine (made 10 years after the time period) holds 9 rounds...but he shoots 13 rounds in the opening.
Drew Carey in "The Price is Right" has given away over $200k in his OWN money. When someone nails the initial retail price precisely, he reaches into his suit pocket and pulls out $500. That is NOT part of the show . . . . . and is purely his private award to the contestant.
One man survived BOTH atomic bombs. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was sent to Hiroshima on business and got burns from the first blast, then went home to Nagasaki and was in a tunnel being treated for the burns when the second blast hit above him.
It has only been in the last few years that the number of McDonald's finally exceeded the number of Post Offices. I live in the middle of nowhere and have 15 within a 15-20 minute drive...I wonder why they have budget issues?
@DRUNNER said:
The first NBA player to shatter a glass backboard in competition was Kevin (Chuck) Connors. You may remember Lucas McCain from something else. Also one of 12 individuals to play in both the NBA and MLB.
Also his real first name is Kevin, but he earned the nickname "Chuck" when playing first base he would always scream "Chuck it to me"
All these random facts about geographical locations (Reno is West of Los Angeles; The West Coast of South America is East of the East Coast of The United States) prompted me to pull out my globe. In doing so I found an equally stunning fact:
On my globe the distance from the Old World to the New World is only 2 1/2 inches when departing from Africa's Sierra Leone. Departing from Spain to reach the New World by Columbus's route took 6 inches. Columbus could have been on the open ocean waters in discovering the New World for less than half the distance if he had followed the coast down to the furthest West point of Africa before heading West to reach the furthest East point of South America.
Makes one wonder if any ships from Africa actually got to South America before Columbus's discovery since it would have been less than half the distance, and impliedly less than half the time, Columbus was on the open sea.
@northcoin said:
All these random facts about geographical locations (Reno is West of Los Angeles; The West Coast of South America is East of the East Coast of The United States) prompted me to pull out my globe. In doing so I found an equally stunning fact:
On my globe the distance from the Old World to the New World is only 2 1/2 inches when departing from Africa's Sierra Leone. Departing from Spain to reach the New World by Columbus's route took 6 inches. Columbus could have been on the open ocean waters in discovering the New World for less than half the distance if he had followed the coast down to the furthest West point of Africa before heading West to reach the furthest East point of South America.
Makes one wonder if any ships from Africa actually got to South America before Columbus's discovery since it would have been less than half the distance, and impliedly less than half the time, Columbus was on the open sea.
Very likely in my opinion. It wouldn't have taken much to cross from present day Russia over to Alaska either, giving a lot of native Americans, have Asian looking ancestors.
"May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
@Icollecteverything said:
I believe that I am about the average age of members here. In my lifetime the US population has doubled. Has the number of coin collectors kept up?
According to the U.S. Mint and the U.S. gov., the 50 States
Quarter program accomplished that.
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the sun is hot, so most of those dollar bills would burn. The others would just float away.
Much like the funds "contributed" to paying off the national debt
In 1932 there was a cash shortage in Tenino, WA so they made wood notes
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There are substantially more Subway restaurants (47,000) than McDonalds (35,000). But . . .revenue per store is obviously different (40B v. 7
. Money and coinage circulates daily through each! (OT)
Drunner
Humans and sea lions are the only animals who can dance to a beat.
Drunner
The "Price is Right" show has been on all three major networks. They have also awarded a submarine, Ferris Wheel, and an island.
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NYC officially recognizes 31 different genders
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Wow. I didn't realize that one. My little used globe seems to show that pretty clearly, now that I look.
Once I was in a jet from NYC to São Paulo. At the time, I had the sense we were flying from North to South, but I was wrong, I guess. More like West to East.
Kingsport, TN is closer to Canada than the other end of TN.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I have thought this about some people). Cheers, RickO
I could use that comparison for a lot of people in Washington DC..
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
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A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
I live just 10 miles south of Kingsport, Tn.
Barry Manilow’s 1976 hit ‘I Write The Songs,’ was written by Bruce Johnson.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
If you use standard algorithms and analyze the present population of the United States (v. history), on average, there are 2000 active serial killers working the USA as of 2018.
Drunner
Some posters in this thread don't know the difference between a "fact" and a "question!"
You think with a name like Venus she'd be getting after it.
The first NBA player to shatter a glass backboard in competition was Kevin (Chuck) Connors. You may remember Lucas McCain from something else. Also one of 12 individuals to play in both the NBA and MLB.
Me likka the Rifleman!
The Detroit Lions have won a total of one playoff game ... ever. That was in 1991. They won't be in this year's playoffs.
The Rifleman's Model '92 Winchester Carbine (made 10 years after the time period) holds 9 rounds...but he shoots 13 rounds in the opening.
CC
Earth gains 40,000 tons per year as it accumulates cosmic dust. Earth loses 95,000 tons per year in atmospheric loss of gasses.
Drew Carey in "The Price is Right" has given away over $200k in his OWN money. When someone nails the initial retail price precisely, he reaches into his suit pocket and pulls out $500. That is NOT part of the show . . . . . and is purely his private award to the contestant.
Drunner
One man survived BOTH atomic bombs. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was sent to Hiroshima on business and got burns from the first blast, then went home to Nagasaki and was in a tunnel being treated for the burns when the second blast hit above him.
Drunner
The total weight of ants in the world equals the total weight of people.
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You're not going to place that loss on me are you
The fifteen minutes of fame of a megalomaniac can last way too long. Peace Roy
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Hard to believe this one hasn't been mention yet.
There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.
01001100 01001111 01001100
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
00110010 11110010 00110010
01100 01010 11001101!
You know what the next step is...
57 68 61 74 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 77 6f 72 6c 64 20 61 72 65 20 79 6f 75 20 74 61 6c 6b 69 6e 67 20 61 62 6f 75 74 3f
It has only been in the last few years that the number of McDonald's finally exceeded the number of Post Offices. I live in the middle of nowhere and have 15 within a 15-20 minute drive...I wonder why they have budget issues?
Also his real first name is Kevin, but he earned the nickname "Chuck" when playing first base he would always scream "Chuck it to me"
Steve
Answer is LOL
When one starts a thread that should not be started it will go p(r)oof!
Fact.
Courtesy of NASA/Hubble. NGC 3918.
Reminds me of one I thought was clever:
There are two types of people:
1. Those who can make logical inference based on context
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Some people have a way with words.
Other ones, um, not have way.
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If you fold a piece of paper 50 times its thickness will exceed the distance from the earth to the sun.
I believe that I am about the average age of members here. In my lifetime the US population has doubled. Has the number of coin collectors kept up?
Successful BST deals with mustangt and jesbroken. Now EVERYTHING is for sale.
All these random facts about geographical locations (Reno is West of Los Angeles; The West Coast of South America is East of the East Coast of The United States) prompted me to pull out my globe. In doing so I found an equally stunning fact:
On my globe the distance from the Old World to the New World is only 2 1/2 inches when departing from Africa's Sierra Leone. Departing from Spain to reach the New World by Columbus's route took 6 inches. Columbus could have been on the open ocean waters in discovering the New World for less than half the distance if he had followed the coast down to the furthest West point of Africa before heading West to reach the furthest East point of South America.
Makes one wonder if any ships from Africa actually got to South America before Columbus's discovery since it would have been less than half the distance, and impliedly less than half the time, Columbus was on the open sea.
Very likely in my opinion. It wouldn't have taken much to cross from present day Russia over to Alaska either, giving a lot of native Americans, have Asian looking ancestors.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
According to the U.S. Mint and the U.S. gov., the 50 States
Quarter program accomplished that.
My Apple iPhone still works after I drove over it in my truck yesterday. Shattered the glass but the phone works.
Apple products are bomb proof.
Okay, I will ask. How did the phone get into a location where you ended up driving over it?
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