The Comoros is the world's largest producer of ylang-ylang , an extract from tree blossom used in manufacturing perfumes.

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Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

The US honors those lost while serving in the military through Memorial Day, established after the American War Between the States.

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"Any technology, no matter how primitive, is magic to those who don't understand it." - Florence Ambrose

Poor soils and lack of surface water means that Cape Verde is dependent on food aid.

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Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

The major export of Pitcairn Island is rare postage stamps

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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

There's a hazy sunset right now, and part of the sky looks pink, almost Martian.

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"If you think the LHC will create black holes, you might as well believe Hobbits are at the bottom of your garden."- Dr. Mike Inglis
Rovers forever! - ToSeek
"Carl Sagan sent a message to ET,
Neil Armstrong walked in the Sea of Tranquility
Steve Squyers built Spirit and Opportunity
Dan Haylen upchucked in zero gravity." -Brent Simon, The Space Camp Song

Over 4 million cars in Brazil are now running on gasohol instead of gasoline. Gasohol is a fuel made from sugar cane

The policy was introduced by Brazil's isolationist dictatorship as a means to make the country energy independent. Now it's seen as far-sighted.

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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

The average golfer walks 900 miles a year.

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The Aleutian Islands span some 1200 miles (1800 km) and by crossing the 180 degrees line of longitude, from both the most easterly and westerly extents of the USA.

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Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

The Chinese character for 'trouble' is two women under one roof.

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I don't believe in mathematics. Albert Einstein

Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female. Desmond Morris.

Quantum analysis is scientific dithering

Professor Frink: My observations n'hey, n'hey, show the universe could be a torus Weh, uh, or toriod it may like the typewriters and bananas and the monkeys with big teeth the biting the screaming Mm-hai!

Homer: mmmmm... doughnuts!

In addition to being a mathematician, Pythagoras invented what ultimately became the science of acoustics as well as music theory. The latter is just starting to come full circle, with more and more mathematics working its way into music theory (both for automated analysis and automated composition--neither of which could pass a Turing test against a human musician yet).

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Todd (Bowie, MD, US, North America, Earth, Sol System, Vega region, Local Bubble, Orion arm, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo A Cluster, Virgo supercluster, the universe in which spock is clean shaven)

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.

personal page: http://blog.astrosketches.info

There is only one museum in Swaziland.

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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

Lake Okeechobee is actually a shallow, slow moving river, 150 miles (240 km) long and 50 miles (80 km) wide, flowing southward at the rate of 6 inches (15cm) a day.

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Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

In the US, Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day.

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A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.

The United States has had two Presidents with the one-letter middle name "S": Ulysses S. Grant and Harry S. Truman.

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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

Oh of course. And men get along soooooo well (wars, genocide, slavery).

Yesterday "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter made headlines for finding/reporting a drowning victim. Ms. Carter's mother is Hispanic. One of Lynda's favorite childhood memories was of her grandmother making homemade tortillas.

Three women under one roof is "gossip"

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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.

more than three is a Ann Summers Party!

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Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

"Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys was a #1 hit in the US in 1966.

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A person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.

My daughter Sammiiee and her friend did a 5k run today, for cancer research UK's race for life, on behalf of her friends mam who had breast cancer, her race number was 3035.
Her mam is currently in Scotland doing a sponsored walk for breast cancer, (West Highland Way @ 95 miles) and hopefully finishing on Benn Nevis, good luck girl I hope your up to it!

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Great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover.USN.

"Make the most of every day like it could be your last and enjoy each others company as this will make good memories for when we pass". chrissy

*A rock is for life not just for throwing*

Over 90% of STD's are from not practicing safe s*x. Please protect yourself and partner!