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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
This windscorpion is neither a spider, nor a real scorpion, but a solifugid (or solpugid depending on who you ask.) We caught him while out on a field study trip in Borrego Springs, CA, learning about the local plants and geology.
He had been hiding under a bush, and didn't really want anything to do with a pack of curious humans. We caught him carefully, as they have a painful but harmless bite, and we didn't want to hurt him. His body was about an inch and a half long, and he blended beautifully into his sandy environment. He was none too happy about being in a plastic lunch container, so we let him go promptly after everyone had a quick look.
Once freed he moved like the wind, so there was no hope of catching a clear photo of him outside of the plastic box.
Sometimes called camel spiders these guys have gotten a bad rap due to a photo and email circulating on the web. Here's what www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp has to say about the myths surrounding solifugids.
Every year thousands of wreaths are donated and laid in a different section in a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/tussock.asp
It looks a little different than the one on snopes but I think it is close enough to call.
Thank you dear Angie for convincing me not to touch...eeeek
A friend told me that using softener sheets in the dryer was not a good idea because eventually its residue would clog the machine's filter. She suggested that I add some tennis balls to the wash. I had these miniatures that I used to use for a game with my dog and tried them. When you hear the racket they made I think you will agree that you would want to skip the tennis balls in your dryer. isabelcutler.com/tennisballs.mp4 You may want to try these, instead, but I'll bet they're pricey: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrPup3H5tp0
Here's what supposed to be wrong with using the dryer sheets: www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/dryer.asp
10/4/10
The Miracle of the Loretto Chapel Staircase…summarized.
1)Chapel built (completed in 1878)
2)No access to choir loft
3)No other solution but to build ladder or staircase that would interfere with church space
4)Nuns prayed for solution
5)Mysterious old man arrives with donkey
6)Completes spiral staircase over several months
7)Disappears having never asked for payment
8)Staircase winds two 360 degree turns without central support
9)Made of a mysterious wood not native to the area
10)Isn’t supposed to physically be able to support weight but it does
Billed as a miracle (http://www.lorettochapel.com/history.html) but debunked by www.snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/loretto.asp), the spiral staircase at the Loretto Chapel was still pretty darn impressive. I didn’t mind the $3 admission charge (the Chapel has been a privately owned, for-profit enterprise for many, many years) but I could have done without the compulsory walk through the huge gift shop.
Ultimately, coming from a person whose major life-carpentry accomplishment is a spice rack from 9th grade woodshop, I would definitely recommend visiting this work of art if you are passing through Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Here is our friend with his tongue hanging out.
There was a woman in California who had a dog that won the ugliest dog competetion three years in a row.
www.snopes.com/photos/animals/uglydog.asp
I believe it was a Peruvian hairless. If you look at the picture, you see bad black skin and patches of blonde hair on the top.
I think this is Snopes, who we tried to assimilate into the backyard a few months back. It didn't take but this rather portly cat has been showing up on occasion lately. I think it's him but he seems much larger here than when I see him in the front of the house.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Enhancement Seminar at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
In April, I met with a group from various countries, here via the US Department of State's International Visitor's Program (IVP). I love when my schedule allows me to schlep up to Portland and meet folks at World Oregon. This was a group of government public information officers working in Libya, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Mozambique and more. We talked about building trust online, how to handle trolls, how to address misinformation, snopes.com and more. Love the guy with the thumbs up.
World Oregon organized this visit for the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
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I have always wanted Snopes to live in back, because he's clearly brother to Pauly and Holiday. He was part of the huge original colony we TNR'd in 2010 but he didn't stay in our yard. I really wish we had done this years ago.
Here's a picture of a public toilet outside of the Tate Museum (it was also displayed in Basel, Switzerland) that's made entirely out of one-way glass. No one can see you in there, but when you are inside, it looks like you're sitting in a clear glass box.
White Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar
www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/tussock.asp
Images from a walk around Founders Way Point in Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County PA.
www.aseymour.com/2014/10/09/founders-way-point-marsh-cree...
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
It has come to my attention that people who have not met me in person assume that I'm tall. Not just one person, but several have thought this of me. I thought I'd go all Snopes on ya & debunk this theory.
I am 5'1 and 1/2.
I was *ahem* A good friend to the chipmunks *cough* when I worked at Walt Disney World in Florida (Magic Kingdom) It was awesome. I love that place.
(thats probably as true and cheesy as my 1st grade smile gets)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Enhancement Seminar at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. talks with Richard Terp,, Heritage Center docent, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
www.1001gardens.org/2013/12/1950s-bike-eaten-by-a-tree/
A boy left his bike chained to a tree when he went away to war in 1914. He never returned, leaving the tree no choice but to grow around the bike. Incredible that this bike has been there for 98 years now!
This is not the true story... and finally the bike was left in the 1950's... complete information here
Gorgeous artwork on this DVD. I couldn't force myself to get past the second scene of the movie, unfortunately.
Snopes.com has a wonderful definition for this sort of thing: glurge.
288/366: 14 October 2012
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., talks with U.S. Air Force Col. John Klein, Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base Calif., and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, Command Chief, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, Command Chief, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., talk with Richard terp, Heritage Center docent, Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Travis AFB to provide remarks as the guest speaker for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Louis Briscese)
"In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation"
www.snopes.com/fact-check/prince-philip-deadly-virus/
NB: I don't endorse these anti-vaxxers' views
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I walked into the bathroom only to find this miniature alligator in my sink. Clearly he had crawled up through the drain from the sewer system.
www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/gator.asp
For FGR, Urban Legends, project365
(who knew that buying a dried alligator head would be so useful as a prop?
According to legend, plastic bottles of water left on your lawn like this deter dogs from crapping there.
Snopes classes the claim as undetermined.
This school has its own planetarium!
While we're on the subject, sort of, here's an important Truman-related factoid: The US has had two presidents with the middle initial "S". Harry S. Truman's middle name was simply S (he generally signed his name with a period after the "S" even though it didn't stand for anything). Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant. The congressman who nominated him to West Point mistakenly wrote his name as "Ulysses S. Grant", and Grant just continued using that appellation going forward.
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If you think you know breast cancer, you'll be surprised to hear about this OTHER kind of breast cancer that mammograms and monthly breast exams don't find. This is important for you to know, and for those you love! GET THE WORD OUT!
Research can be found here at The IBC Research Foundation
true enough:
Remember a viral post a few years ago about someone who claimed he'd secretly planted over a hundred redwoods around a Southern California city to get back at the mayor for cutting down his favorite tree?
The hoax was set in Redondo Beach.
But while the story was made up, it turns out at least one coastal redwood *has* been planted in a Redondo Beach "wilderness" park...properly identified and labeled!
Happy to take a break from the sewer.
- www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/gator.asp
- I first read about the urban legend that New York's sewers are infested with a hungry 'congregation' of alligators as a kid of 6 or 7 in the early to mid 70s in issue 31 of Charlton's 'Ghostly Haunts'. www.flickr.com/photos/tohoscope/56011672/in/faves-9792440... (In the lead story, 'Sewer Patrol', a series of panels relate how some New Yorkers [allegedly] bought baby gators as pets, flushed them down the toilet when they grew to a certain size, they wound up in the sewer, etc. The 'Sewer Patrol' finds and fights gators and a squid/monster, but the punchline is a school of piranhas.)
- Yes, 'congregation' is the noun of multitude for alligators, and for crocodiles too. But not enough people know that a key difference /b/ these members of the Crocodylia order is that we see an alligator later, whereas we see a crocodile in a while.
