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You learn something new every day

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Add something you learned today

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I will start by mentioning the Pigg-O-Stat.

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I learned about a cleaning product that kills 99% of germs and all viruses ... it was an accidental find but Mobietta wants a bottle of it ;)
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Manoverboard wrote: 05 May 2021, 14:27
I learned about a cleaning product that kills 99% of germs and all viruses ... it was an accidental find but Mobietta wants a bottle of it ;)
Domestos by chance

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The opposite of "deja vu" is "jamais vu".
As I grow older I seem to be having more and more jamais vu moments

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Not to tell the wife she can have quartz worktops....!!
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Stephen wrote: 05 May 2021, 14:51
Manoverboard wrote: 05 May 2021, 14:27
I learned about a cleaning product that kills 99% of germs and all viruses ... it was an accidental find but Mobietta wants a bottle of it ;)
Domestos by chance
Nope .... it's ' new ', concentrated and it's called ' Zoflora ' .

It was on offer for a £1 when we got it :angel:

pps ... it's made in Huddersfield and you need an asbestos suit to use it :lol:

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screwy wrote: 05 May 2021, 16:01
Not to tell the wife she can have quartz worktops....!!
Been there done that - and then she found out that she could have quartz upstands all the way around, and a quartz panel behind the cooker, and the draining area could be recessed (a must have) and she could have 5 drainage flutes and finally that the company could make a matching window sill which meant the upstands were no longer 100mm but would have to be made 125mm. Take my advice, don't ask for individual prices, just try to hold the tears back when you hear the full price.

On the plus side it looks fantastic
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Oh yeah, upstands all round and splash back, I’m crying now just thinking about it, it’s going to be a long decision regarding colour, no jumping in.! I’m glad it’s only a smallish galley kitchen.
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But the kitchen is sinking under the weight...

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... and it's covered in stand out finger prints ...
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Todays tidbit is 'Synisthesia' - that has to be one weird condition.

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I must have this condition because whenever I think of Stephen it leaves a bad taste in my mouth :lol:

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Onelife wrote: 06 May 2021, 14:10
I must have this condition because whenever I think of Stephen it leaves a bad taste in my mouth :lol:

The poison is working :thumbup:

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In the credits for 'Cheers' one of the assistants is called 'Fukuto'

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Today I learnt that somebody actually reads the rolling credits on a TV production :lol:
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Manoverboard wrote: 07 May 2021, 09:27
Today I learnt that somebody actually reads the rolling credits on a TV production :lol:
Credit where credit due for that one Mob…I’m sure it made Ken :) as well.

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Today I learned what a pizzly is

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Same here Ken, just a minute ago. I am now that bit more knowledgeable than before, after your post.
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I learned that Dominic West isn't Timothy West's son, after I told someone at the weekend he was.

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I learnt that if you stockpile food in case of covid shortages it eventually goes out of date :o ;)

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I learnt that 1 percent of the population are psychopaths.

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And the other 83% can't add up.


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I learnt that the speaker of the house of commons,Sir Lindsay Hoyles father was also an mp and sits in the house of lords.

Hello dad !

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The name PEZ (as in PEZ candy) comes from the german word PfeffErminZ (which apparently means peppermint).
PEZ was actually invented as an alternative for smoking.

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