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@ponderable said
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Fun fact

Little Richard was gay.

I've only just found out.


Ancient pagan cultures, such as the Celts, believed that benevolent and helpful spirits lived in trees. Knocking on tree trunks roused a spirit for protection, which led to the saying "knock on wood.

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@fmf said
Fun fact

Little Richard was gay.

I've only just found out.
Being gay wasn't accepted when he was a star but I think many people knew anyway.

Here he is:


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@a-unique-nickname said
Alpine.
Yes


@torunn said
Being gay wasn't accepted when he was a star but I think many people knew anyway.
Ah, so Tutti Frutti was autobiographical.


There were posters, who were angry at oeople resurrecting old threads.

Now we have one of them resurrecting the same old thread over and over...


There is not only Ottawa Canada, but also Ottawa, Kansas.

I looked up Gary hart after a post by moonbus in another thread and thought, wow this guy was born i Ottawa, how could he be a presidential candidate...then I found out 😉


Lego mini-figures have the largest population on Earth.

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Lego mini-figures have the largest population on Earth.
Have any been brought to space yet?


@ponderable said
Have any been broght to space yet?
I'll investigate.


@ponderable said
Have any been brought to space yet?
In fact there have been three on the JUNO spacecraft: https://www.space.com/12546-lego-figures-jupiter-juno-spacecraft.html


@ponderable said
In fact there have been three on the JUNO spacecraft: https://www.space.com/12546-lego-figures-jupiter-juno-spacecraft.html
Nice catch!

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