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I have never gone to a repair shop to repair my laptop or mobile phone, unless it's in need of a genuine part. I was able to repair them thanks to forums. For mobile phones the best is the gsmhosting forum, which is the meeting place of all mobile phone experts, amateurs, pirates, shop owners, and all others. They readily provide free some paid services such as unlock codes etc., and provide flash software files for any type of phone.
Watch Repair Talk is a great forum for watch repair advice, tips, identification help, and all related assistance. Really great experts in all types of chronometer.
 
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Farmers in Japan have begun to ‘grow’ cube-shaped watermelons by inserting them into tempered glass squares while the fruit is still growing on the vine. Not only do they look cool, they take up less room in the fridge too and are easier to stack
 
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Farmers in Japan have begun to ‘grow’ cube-shaped watermelons by inserting them into tempered glass squares while the fruit is still growing on the vine. Not only do they look cool, they take up less room in the fridge too and are easier to stack
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Easier to slice off the rind, too! Love it!

Lee
 
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The August full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon.

On 5 August northern England celebrates St Oswald, who was a Northumbrian king and champion of Christianity. The day is known as the Feast Day of St Oswald, and many churches and villages hold picnics and music events to bring the community together.

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Atlantic pollack/pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

Biggest caught by rod and reel in UK: 29lb 4oz, Devon, 1987, caught by WS Mayes

Biggest caught worldwide: 50lb, Saltstraumen, Norway, 30 November 1996, caught by Thor-Magnus Ukang
 
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Had to find out more about the "Ghost blimp". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-

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I read it yesterday. I guessed what might have happened, and it is the closest hypothesis/conclusion accepted by the officials. One of them slipped somehow, was dangling from the edge, other gave hand, and both fell, probably over the oil slick, or a little before that. I am a Sherlock Holmes!!!
Anyway, what a tragedy.
 
This is the vault at the end of the world where all the existing seeds on the planet are kept. It is located in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, about 1,300 kilometers from the North Pole. Opened in 2008, this underground warehouse is designed to preserve 4.5 million seeds of crop plants from around the world, acting as insurance against the loss of genetic biodiversity caused by natural disasters, conflict and climate change. So, in case the world is ever destroyed and you are the only survivor, you know where to go.

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“A 10,000-year-old skeleton - the oldest known Briton - was found inside a cave in Cheddar, England, and he was nicknamed "Cheddar Man." His DNA was tested, revealing a living relative teaching history just half a mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations. They even share similar facial features!
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: Werner Ustorf / Adrian Targett”

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“During the late 1800s, travelers to Cape Town, South Africa, along the Port Elizabeth Mainline Railroad frequently saw a curious sight as they entered the train station. The signalman operating the levers that set the signals in the control tower was a baboon named Jack.
Jack was the pet and assistant of paraplegic signalman James Wide, who worked for the Cape Government Railways. James “Jumper” Wide had been known for jumping between railcars prior to an accident where he fell and lost both of his legs. To assist in performing his duties, Wide purchased the baboon named “Jack” and trained him to push his wheelchair and to operate the railways signals under supervision.
It is widely reported that in his nine years of employment with the railroad, Jack never made a mistake.”
 
Niagara Falls without water, 1969
For six months in 1969 North Americas most iconic waterfall was purposely “de-watered”.
This was done by the US army corps of engineers, because they wanted to conduct a geological survey of the falls’ rock face.
They were concerned that it was becoming too destabilized from erosion.
In order to do this the army had to built a 600ft (182 m) dam across the Niagara River.
This dam consisted of 27,800 tons of rock.
In November 1969 in front of 2,650 spectators, the temporary dam was dynamited, restoring the flow of water.

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Doc said:
Niagara Falls without water, 1969
For six months in 1969 North Americas most iconic waterfall was purposely “de-watered”.
This was done by the US army corps of engineers, because they wanted to conduct a geological survey of the falls’ rock face.
They were concerned that it was becoming too destabilized from erosion.
In order to do this the army had to built a 600ft (182 m) dam across the Niagara River.
This dam consisted of 27,800 tons of rock.
In November 1969 in front of 2,650 spectators, the temporary dam was dynamited, restoring the flow of water.

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Two bodies, a man and a woman, were found at the base of the Falls...
 
The face of the Statue of Liberty. Isabella Boyer's life is like an exciting novel. She was born in Paris, the daughter of an African pastry chef and an English mother. Isabella had a special beauty and, at age 20, she married Isaac Singer, the sewing machine maker, who was 50 years old. After Singer's death, Isabella became the richest woman in the country. It is not surprising that she was chosen as the model for the Statue of Liberty, as she embodied the American dream. Widowed, Isabella traveled the world and married the Dutch violinist Victor Robstett, becoming a countess. He became a prominent figure in America and Europe, and met the French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi at a world event. Bartholdi, impressed by her beauty and history, used her face as a model for the Statue of Liberty. Isabella married a third time and died in Paris in 1904 at age 62, but her face lives on in the iconic statue in New York, symbolizing freedom and American pride.

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U.S. soldiers in Korea found that Tootsie Rolls were the only food they could thaw during temperatures of -30 degrees below zero. In 1950, the radio code word for 60 MM mortar ammunition was, “Tootsie Roll.” To prevent the enemy from learning that ammunition was running low, American troops battling in the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea would radio, “We need more Tootsie Rolls.” One such transmission was translated verbatim by the radioman at the airstrip. When the next airdrop was made, parachute packs floated down with - Tootsie Rolls. The besieged Marines, their rations frozen solid, made the best of the situation. They tucked away Tootsie Rolls in their clothes, where they remained soft enough to eat.
Tootsie Roll Industries has received numerous testimonials of how Tootsie Rolls have actually helped save the lives of service personnel who were near starvation.
One Marine wrote,
“By large, Tootsie Rolls were our main diet while fighting our way out of the Reservoir. You can bet there were literally thousands of Tootsie Roll wrappers scattered over North Korea. No doubt it made a nice change from Spam.”
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- Edward M. Szymciak
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