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09 Jul 2019, 9:35 am

"The more dramatic the departure, the more certain the return." -- Dr. Johnson, PhD., my creative writing professor, addressing a common trope in romantic tear-jerker stories.


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09 Jul 2019, 9:20 pm

the more blow, the less go.



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10 Jul 2019, 4:53 pm

In Coober Pedy, Australia, over half of the population lives in caves carved underground to stay away from the heat.


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14 Jul 2019, 6:13 pm

The sun bear builds a nest for resting or sunbathing in the treetops.


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14 Jul 2019, 10:43 pm

there is a class of car in japan called "kei" cars which are no more than about 10 feet long and 4 feet wide.
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21 Jul 2019, 2:14 pm

Sylvester Stallone was a lion cage cleaner before being famous.


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21 Jul 2019, 7:06 pm

he also taught at a swiss girl's boarding school.



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21 Jul 2019, 8:30 pm

Kei cars? I wonder if tennis player Nishikori drives one?



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21 Jul 2019, 8:36 pm

IstominFan wrote:
Kei cars? I wonder if tennis player Nishikori drives one?

my guess is not, that is an economy car meant for crowded urban spaces with limited parking. tennis players would prolly drive things like lexus, mercedes, bmw, audi or perhaps volvo.



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21 Jul 2019, 8:40 pm

True. Roger Federer drives a Mercedes and Rafael Nadal drives a Kia.



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25 Jul 2019, 1:37 pm

Japanese trains are among the world's most punctual: their average delay is just 18 seconds.


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07 Aug 2019, 6:52 pm

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13 Aug 2019, 2:29 pm

Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska, and Maine have all banned billboards.


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13 Aug 2019, 8:21 pm

the softest-riding subcompact car is probably the mitsubishi mirage.



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13 Aug 2019, 8:45 pm

More than 2 million people visit the Great Barrier Reef each year.


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14 Aug 2019, 12:10 am

the quietest subcompact SUV would prolly have to be the buick encore.