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Terrible Claw Lobster You probably never heard of this species of lobster before. I didn't. You won't find them on any restaurant menu - they are only one inch long. |
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This is the rarest fish on planet Earth: Red Handfish. They don't swim - they walk. There are between 60 and 80 of them left. Found only off the coast of Tasmania. |
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I always think the root comes from "verdant", meaning "green". The story is that Delorian's wife (...not sure which one...) saw an ashtray that color while on vacation, and liked it. K |
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This is probably a good point to talk about color names.
You all already know that the different divisions would use the same color but give it their own noun name: ie Hugger Orange on a Chevy = Carousel Red on a Pontiac. I was being facetious explaining this to a friend and made up the following example: Chevy = "Black" GMC = "Tuxedo Black" Cadillac = "Black Diamond" Sure enough, the next time I was in the studio I saw one of those storyboards talking about their big product intro, and who it was going to be marketed to (young male model types with two day stubble, apparently) and there it was: the car was offered in "Black Diamond" exterior paint. For the Volt program we held a contest to name the signature color. The original working name escapes me - I recall it was at least helpful - but the winner was "Viridian Joule". I think the guy won the use of a car for a week or something. Another non-helpful color name was "Silver Topaz" (= blue. That caused some problems while looking for a specific car in the parking lot). On my last program (not a Camaro) we consistently referred to the color - the same color was my Silverado - as "Camaro Black" (RPO U18, WA8555). I shouldn't fuss. Most of the names I come up with sound like "Baby Poop Green Metallic", "Highlighter Yellow" or "Beer Induced Vomit Tricoat". This is why I was never in marketing. K |
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During the Denali/Escalade development we had to accommodate a new export regulation stating that, for vehicles destined for Canada, both the French and English language had to be displayed in equal prominence on warning labels. The specific topic was the label on the trailer hitch. I offered, in my best Inspector Clouseau voice, that it should state: "EedioT!! Yah traileur - ees too heavEE" My boss, an attractive younger lady, sighed and said wistfully "...the French language makes everything sound so romantic". K |
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1995 Toyota Camry in Platinum Metallic (RPO 1A0) |
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A rare Rolex made famous by Sean Connery in the very first James Bond movie, "Dr. No," is set to go under the hammer Wednesday (today). And while the watch doesn't feature a laser cutter, detonator or any other hidden gadgets, it could still fetch up to $280,000, according to estimates. |
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A fully restored version of the Aston Martin DB5, made famous by suave spy James Bond in the 1964 film "Goldfinger," is going up for auction. On Aug. 15, a DB5 with full Bond modifications, including a Browning .30 caliber machine gun in each fender and wheel-hub mounted tire-slashers, will go under the hammer in Monterey, California, according to a press release from auction house RM Sotheby's. Auctioneers estimate the car, one of only three surviving examples of the Bond-modified DB5, could fetch between $4 million and $6 million. (A 1964 DB5 used in the filming of "Goldfinger" and the next Bond film, "Thunderball," sold for $4.6 million in 2010.) This particular vehicle is one of two built in 1965 for a US tour to promote "Thunderball," and has had just three owners in over 50 years. "No other car in history has played a more important leading role on film and in pop culture than the Aston Martin DB5," Barney Ruprecht, a car specialist at RM Sotheby's, said in a press release. |
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Wonton Food, the world’s largest fortune cookie manufacturing center, is located in New York. Periodically they place a help wanted ad: Fortune cookie writer |
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Vermont gets 99.6% of its electricity from renewable sources, by far the highest share in the nation. |
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Ayurveda is a holistic healing method from India that dates back thousands of years. The Ayurvedic Institute is located in Albuquerque, NM. |
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New Hampshire is home to studios like Terrapin Glassblowing and Art From Ashes that can take a deceased loved one’s ashes and turn it into a memorializing work of art. |
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Since dogs can’t tell us what they think of their food, humans are needed to make sure nothing is amiss before pet food is shipped to stores. Kansas is one of the largest producers of pet food in the country. "So what do you do for a living?" "I'm a dog food taster." |
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The Island State of Hawaii has dozens of golf courses, many near the ocean. Golf balls are bad for underwater ecosystems, so people are needed to dive underwater and retrieve the errant balls. |
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As home to the World Dog Surfing Competition and over 3,000 miles of coastline, California is arguably the only state where it makes sense to have a job teaching dogs how to surf. |
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In the Pacific Northwest and the aftermath of Mt. Saint Helens, extreme measures were needed to combat engine seizures due to the ingestion of ash. When it found its way into the combustion chamber it actually turned to glass. The Washington State Police had to take drastic measure to keep the ash from getting into the engines.
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Yes, much smaller than the air filters of that era could withstand. Besides that they would plug up instantly due to the large amount of dust in the air. Ash typically measures 6-10 microns. A current K&N filter is advertised to remove particles as small as 10 microns so even todays filters would be an issue.
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