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2013 A humpback whale's nose jumps out of the water off of the Rockaway Peninsula with the city skyline in the background. |
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"Adding salt to water makes it boil faster" Just the opposite. Salt water has a higher boiling point so it will take longer to boil. |
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"Adding oil to pasta water stops it sticking" True . . . but there an unwanted side effect . . . the sauce won't stick to the pasta. |
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"Sauté onion and garlic at the same time." Not a good idea because the garlic will cook much faster then the onions leaving you with burnt garlic. Best to throw the garlic in just a few minutes before the onions are fully sauted |
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"To cook potatoes put them directly into boiling water." If you do you will wind up with uncooked centers. For an evenly-cooked potato, place in cold water with some salt and use a steady heat to bring up to the boil. |
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"Scrambled eggs need milk." No they don't. That leads to runny eggs with a diluted flavor. Just use eggs and give them a vigorous whisk before cooking them in hot butter. |
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Tomatoes need refrigerating When you bought them, did you get them from a refrigerator? Nope. Keep tomatoes on the kitchen worktop out of direct sunlight and once ripe eat within 3-5 days. To speed up the ripening process, place the tomatoes in a paper bag with an apple, which releases ripening ethylene gas. |
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The Best Day of the Week to Go Grocery Shopping? Wednesday. Fewer crowds, fully-stocked shelves, and freshly delivered produce. |
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Brookstone files for bankruptcy, will close more than 100 stores |
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1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe - Unrestored with 76 Miles https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0818-33...orvette-coupe/ AFAIK those are not the original tires that came with the car. GR70x15 WSW radials were standard with RWL being offered mid year. |
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You are correct. They would have come with the 1973 Firestone 500 tires in either white stripe or white letter versions. These were the ones that were recalled for exploding and killing dozens of people. It was Firestone's first attempt at making a radial tire. The big mistake was using an existing bias ply mold that placed so much stress on the internal structure that the steel cords would snap without warning and unravel like a cat o'nine tails...only with several thousand tails. They were also known to explode inside the Corvette's spare tire well and the unraveling steel cord would act like a chain saw, ripping through the fuel tank and the rear body panels. (These are the same tires that I still have on my '73 SD455 that somehow escaped the recall process). Here's what one looks like in unexploded condition...and an NOS one after it exploded in my garage. It was not mounted on the car at the time. I had been saving it as a spare...just in case one of the originals blew up. |
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And here are five of them set up in a defensive claymore mine position to prevent anyone from approaching my garage without following the the proper password and countersign procedure.
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In addition to co-writing hits like “Copacabana,” Barry Manilow has authored a number of famous jingles. This includes the iconic “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there” jingle and the classic “I am stuck on Band-Aid brand ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me.” |
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350 Slices of Pizza Sell Every Second in America. To keep up with demand, approximately 17 percent of all American restaurants are pizzerias. |
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The Slinky Was Created by Accident. Inventor Richard James, a naval engineer, was trying to create a spring that could help stabilize equipment on boats in choppy waters. However, his spring’s ability to move seemingly on its own proved more interesting, and became the prototype for the Slinky in 1943. More than 300 million Slinkys have been sold since it hit the market in 1945. |
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Polar Bears Don’t Have White Skin or Fur. That white fur polar bears seem to sport is actually two layers of clear fur that appear white to the human eye. Underneath that coat, their skin is actually black. |
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Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Ken’s full name is Kenneth Carson. |
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Chuck E. Cheese is just your favorite anthropomorphic mouse’s nickname. His full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese. |
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Snail Teeth Are Hardest Natural Material. The teeth of limpets, a type of aquatic snail, can withstand more pressure than it takes to create diamonds from carbon. |
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The only heavyweight boxing champion to finish his career of 49 fights without ever having been defeated? Rocky Marciano. |
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In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck. |
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During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. |
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged. |
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