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WD 40
What Is The Main Ingredient of WD-40? Before you read to the end, does anybody know what the main ingredient of WD-40? No Cheating….. WD-40 ~ Who knew! I had a neighbour who bought a new pickup. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this beige truck (for some unknown reason). I went over, woke him up, and told him the bad news. He was very upset and was trying to figure out what to do …. probably nothing until Monday morning, since nothing was open. Another neighbour came out and told him to get his WD-40 and clean it off. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully and did not harm his paint job that was on the truck. I was impressed! WD-40 who knew? “Water Displacement #40”. The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953, by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a ‘Water Displacement’ Compound. They were finally successful for a formulation, with their fortieth attempt, thus WD-40. The ‘Convair Company’ bought it in bulk to protect their atlas missile parts. Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. When you read the ‘shower door’ part, try it. It’s the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower door. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as on glass. It’s a miracle! Then try it on your stove-top. It’s now shinier than it’s ever been. You’ll be amazed. WD-40 Uses: 1. Protects silver from tarnishing. 2. Removes road tar and grime from cars. 3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings. 4. Gives floor that ‘just-waxed’ sheen without making them slippery. 5. Keeps the flies off of Cows, Horses, and other Farm Critters. 6. Restores and cleans chalkboards. 7. Removes lipstick stains. 8. Loosens stubborn zippers. 9. Untangles jewellery chains. 10. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks. 11. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill. 12. Keeps ceramic/terracotta garden pots from oxidising. 13. Removes tomato stains from clothing. 14. Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots. 15. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors. 16. Keeps scissors working smoothly. 17. Lubricates noisy door hinges on both home and vehicles doors. 18. It removes that nasty tar and scuff marks from the kitchen flooring. It doesn’t seem to harm the finish and you won’t have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks. 19. Remove those nasty bug guts that will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! 20. Gives a children’s playground gym slide a shine for a super fast slide. 21. Lubricates gearshift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers. 22. Rids kids rocking chair and swings of squeaky noises. 23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open. 24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close. 25. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers. 26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles. 27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans. 28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons and bicycles for easy handling. 29. Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly. 30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools. 31. Removes grease splatters from stove-tops. 32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging. 33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs. 34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell). 35. Removes all traces of duct tape. 36. Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain. 37. Florida ’s favourite use is: ‘cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers.’ 38. The favourite use in the state of New York , it protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements. 39. WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a little on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. Also, it’s a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose. Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some states. 40. Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch. 41. It is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray it on the marks and wipe with a clean rag. 42. Also, if you’ve discovered that your teenage daughter has washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and rewash. Presto! The lipstick is gone! 43. If you spray it inside a wet distributor cap, it will displace the moisture, allowing the engine to start. My discovery, Ants don’t like it……………… P.S. As for that Basic, Main Ingredient……. Well…. it’s FISH OIL…. Now This Is Definitely Worth SHARING!!
How to pronounce weird English names
Bicester- bisster
Leicester- lester
Cirencester- siren sester but traditionally sisiter
Blount- Blunt
Cholmondeley- chummly
Beaufort- bow futt
Douglas-Home - Douglas-Hyoom
Wriothesley- Risley
Gloucester- glosster
Georgiana- Jaw-jay-na
St.John- sinjin
Alnwick- annick
Warwick- wurrick
Berkshire- barkshuh
Berwick upon tweed- berrick upon tweed
Beauchamp- beechum
Magdalen- maudlin
Gonville and Caius- gonville and keys
Ralph- rayf
Berkeley- barkly
Bohun- boon
Colquhoun- cahoon
Donne- dun
Grosvenor- grove-nuh
Keynes- kaynz
McLeod- muh cloud
Mainwaring- mannering
Petre- peter
Sandys- sands
Salisbury- sorlzbree
Worcester- wooster
Balliol- bay-lee-ull
From @mainecoonqueens: “When the servant is just too slow..” #catsofinstagram
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It can be difficult to understand just how routine-oriented cats can be if you’ve never owned one. If my oven timer goes off and I’m slow responding to it, my cats will run and fetch me and lead me right to it, because the beepy thing means the human is supposed to go into the kitchen, and are they the only ones around here who give a damn about the Rules?
While walking the dog yesterday, we found the tracks of a pack of wolves that had passed across the edge of our property. (I live out in the highway in Alaska.) I took a picture of my hand next to a wolf track for comparison.
Now here’s a picture of my hand with one of our dog’s tracks:
And he’s not an especially small dog; he’s a 55-lb retriever mix.
And the dog’s tracks next to wolf tracks:
Wolves are huge.
How Do Court Reporters Keep Straight Faces? These are from a book called Disorder in the Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place. ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’ ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan! _______________________________ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth? WITNESS: July 18th. ATTORNEY: What year? WITNESS: Every year. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you? WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can’t remember which. ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you? WITNESS: Forty-five years. _________________________________ ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory? WITNESS: I forget.. ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? ___________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning? WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ____________________________________ ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: He’s 20, much like your IQ. ___________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? WITNESS: Are you shitting me? _________________________________________ ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time? WITNESS: Getting laid ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: She had three children , right? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys? WITNESS: None. ATTORNEY: Were there any girls? WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney? ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated? WITNESS: By death.. ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated? WITNESS: Take a guess. ___________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual? WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female? WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I’m going with male. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people? WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. _________________________________________ ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? WITNESS: Oral… _________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time? WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished. ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question? ______________________________________ And last: ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No.. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
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Maine Coon cats
Maine coons are one of the most popular cat breeds not only in the United States but internationally as well. Their friendly and playful nature makes them a perfect house pet for people who have kids, as well. And also—boy, are they large! Being the largest domestic cat breed, grown Maine coons can weigh somewhere between 9 to 18 pounds, with some of them reaching 20 pounds or more.
There are states in the United States where cats are recognised as state symbols. Massachusetts has its tabby cat, Maryland—calico cat, while Colorado, California, and Tennessee recognise adopted shelter and rescued pets as their official state symbols.
Maine coons are known for their majestic fur. It’s so long and thick, it makes them perfect for long and snowy winters in Maine, as they have two layers of fur. Between their toe beans, there’s some fur too, for added warmth. Their distinctive ear tufts are one of the things that distinguish them from other long-haired breeds, while their fur can come in a variety of colours.
These majestic cats come from the state of Maine, where the breed was known as far back as the early 19th century. Maine coons are a natural breed, and there isn’t a lot of information about their origins, merely speculations. Some believe the cats were brought by Vikings, others—that they’re descendants of long-haired cats of Marie Antoinette that were sent to North America in advance of the queen, who hoped to escape there.
Being descendants of excellent mousers, Maine coons have retained their skillful ways. According to the experts, these cats will hunt down any rodent that comes their way. When not hunting, Maine coons will be perfectly satisfied chasing pretend mice (read: toys).
Among the main appeals of Maine coons are their chill, friendly, and laid-back personalities. These cats are perfect for families who have children and even dogs. Of course, any other pet should be introduced slowly to the Maine coon, just like to any other cat.
https://www.boredpanda.com/adorable-majestic-maine-coon-cat
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Cloud formations
Various cloud formations might be one of the most beautiful and romantic sights in nature. Still, these masses of liquid droplets is also a complex and scientifically interesting natural phenomenon. The interesting fact is that regardless of the shape and the looks of the cloud, they’re all made of the same thing – condensed water or ice. When the sun heats the ground, warm air starts to evaporate and rise towards the sky. Once these water vapor particles cluster together, a cloud is formed. If it is being joined by more water crystals and keeps growing, it will eventually reach us on the ground as rain or snow. Otherwise, the clouds simply evaporate into thin air.
Even though all the beautiful cloud formations might seem random and indescribable to you, there’s a whole cloud classification system that’s uniform worldwide. Luke Howard, British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist, was the first to introduce a nomenclature system for clouds back in 1802. Today clouds are categorised based on their shape, altitude, the process of formation, and other features.
Mammatus Clouds
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Lenticular Clouds
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Undulatus Asperatus
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Fallstreak Hole
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Polar Stratospheric Cloud
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Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz
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Roll Clouds
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Anvil Clouds
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https://www.boredpanda.com/strange-clouds
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The First Japanese Cats May Have Been Royal
No one is quite sure how cats arrived in Japan. The most supported hypotheses are that they traveled down the silk road from Egypt to China and Korea, and eventually made the hop to Japan. Why they came across also is debated. They may have come as ratters guarding precious Buddhist sutras written on vellum, or as expensive gifts traded between emperors. They may have been both, at different times.
The first evidence that cats were definitely in Japan come from the diary of 17-year-old Emperor Uda on March 11, 889 CE:
On the 6th Day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emperor, received from the hands of Minamoto no Kuwashi.
The color of the fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink. It has an air about it, similar to Kanno. Its length is 5 sun, and its height is 6 sun. I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long.
In rebellion, it narrows its eyes and extends its needles. It shows its back.
When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. You cannot see its feet. It’s as if it were circular Bi disk. When it stands, its cry expresses profound loneliness, like a black dragon floating above the clouds.
By nature, it likes to stalk birds. It lowers its head and works its tail. It can extend its spine to raise its height by at least 2 sun. Its color allows it to disappear at night. I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.”
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Weird, wonderful weather phenomena
Ball Lightning
They’re explainable, unpredictable, and rare. Recorded sightings of these hovering, glowing spheres, which can range in size from a penny to several yards across, date back to ancient Greece, but scientists still don’t know what causes them. Until recently many people didn’t even think they were real.
Brocken Spectre
Unless you’re a mountain climber, chances are you’ve never experienced a Brocken spectre. A Brocken spectre is your own shadow magnified and topped with a rainbowlike halo, and it occurs when you’re standing with the sun to your back. The sun casts a shadow on water droplets in the distant air before you, reflecting back off the water droplets. This light then diffracts, or spreads, creating the shadow’s rainbowlike halo.
The name refers to the Brocken, the highest peak in Germany’s Harz Mountains, where conditions for this eerie optical illusion are ideal. This misty mountain peak pokes above cloud level, which means the sun is relatively low.
Morning Glory Cloud
A Morning Glory cloud is a rare type of low-lying, massive roll cloud (a stand-alone, tube-shaped cloud) that measures up to 620 miles long and can be more than a mile high. These clouds sometimes appear consecutively and are accompanied by sudden winds. An updraft pushes through the front of the cloud, giving it a rolling appearance, while the moist, cooler air at the back of the cloud sinks downward.
While these spectacular formations have been seen over California, eastern Russia, and the English Channel, the best place to spot them is in the southern part of northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria from late September to early November. Scientists speculate that this is because of circular patterns associated with the area’s strong sea breezes, as well as a high level of humidity that helps the clouds form.
Derecho
A derecho is a severe wind storm that can reach speeds of 100 mph and often leaves a line of damage hundreds of miles long in its wake. Derechos are typically the result of a bow echo—one great thunderstorm formed from many smaller thunderstorms and shaped like an archer’s bow. Picture it as the front line of an army of thunderstorms marching toward their enemy. Basically, you don’t want to be in the way. Derechos typically occur in summer, and in the U.S. are most common in the Midwest.
Dust Devils
These vertical whirlwinds of debris and tiny particles are usually harmless, though their resemblance to small tornadoes is unnerving. You’ll typically spot them in dry, desertlike places such as Nevada’s Black Rock City or on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Dust devils form when hot air near the earth’s surface rises through a pocket of cooler air above, causing the overall air mass to rotate. As it spins, it sucks in more hot air. This causes the spinning to intensify, moving the whirlwind forward until no hot air remains and the mass dissolves.
Dust devils are usually short-lived and measure no more than about 3 feet in diameter and 12 feet tall, though some have measured hundreds of feet high. Debris inside a dust devil collides as it spins and can produce electricity, which is something researchers are only now beginning to study.
Giant Hailstones
These massive ice balls can measure 6 inches or more in diameter, and you’d better not be beneath them as they fall. Giant hailstones have been known to cause severe damage to everything from airplanes to humans. Much larger than regular hailstones, giant hailstones are layers of ice that typically form during strong, moisture-heavy thunderstorms inland, where the air tends to be cooler. The storm’s persistently rotating updraft helps keep hailstones afloat until they acquire more layers from the freezing rain, eventually becoming too heavy to sustain suspension and plummeting toward the ground.
Snow Donuts
Also known as snow rollers or snow bales, these cylindrical formations are created in a similar way as snowmen. Basically, a force (in this case, the wind) rolls them across the ground, and wherever they stop, they stay. Snow donuts resemble their namesake because they have hollowed-out centers, the result of thin inner layers blowing away as they form.
But snow donuts are rare because they require perfect weather conditions: a buildup of icy snow already on the ground that prevents new snow from sticking, an easily movable top layer of accumulation, and a strong wind (but not too strong) to set the new accumulation in motion.
Catatumbo Lightning
This phenomenon happens at the mouth of Venezuela’s Catatumbo River and nowhere else. Catatumbo Lightning, or Relampago del Catatumbo, is a stream of lightning that occurs for 10 hours at a time and approximately 150 nights of the year. Sailors call it the Maracaibo Beacon and even use it to aid navigation. What causes it? Catatumbo lightning originates from storm clouds that sit more than 16,000 feet above the earth. Winds whip across Lake Maracaibo—into which the Catatumbo River empties—and nearby plains, collecting heat and moisture, and possibly methane gas rising from the local bogs, as they go. Storm clouds from the surrounding mountains then meet with this mixture, resulting in a constant lightning show.
Waterspouts
While no one is entirely sure why frogs, bats, and fish have been known to rain from the sky on occasion, one theory is waterspouts. These whirlwinds are basically tornadoes that form over oceans, rivers, and lakes, dipping down into the water below and sucking up whatever is in their wake. Waterspouts lose momentum and dissipate once they reach land, at which time whatever they’re carrying—like salmon or trout—falls to the ground. Since objects of a similar weight fall together, it may seem like it’s raining just one type of animal.
Lenticular Clouds
Also called Altocumulus Standing Lenticularis clouds, Lenticular clouds form when moist air encounters a large, protruding landmass such as a hill or mountain and is forced upward with the help of strong winds. If there is already moisture above the landmass, the two will intersect and become a lenticular cloud, which resembles a flying saucer. They often form in waves, sort of like pancakes spread out across a plate, and appear stationary (though they’re not) because moist air is constantly replenishing them. Look for them in winter and spring.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/g1500/10-weird-wonderful-weather-phenomena
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Not Everything That Crinkles Is a Snack For You - A novel by me, about my pets
Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.
Cats
there’s nothing purer or better than how much kids enjoy being picked up and then hurled at soft surfaces