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art of the spiral tube
Cedar Falls, IA
Joined April 2022
A custom stock car will attempt to run 250 mph in honor of 🇺🇸's 250th Birthday The VA250 car is part-Gen 4 Cup car, part-1970 Superbird. Built by Joey Arrington, son of Buddy Peyton Sellers will drive it on Cape Canaveral runways in the next few weeks to hit 250 mph 📹 WFXR
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Under President Trump’s leadership, common sense, scientific integrity, and accountability have been restored to federal food and health policy. For decades, the Dietary Guidelines favored corporate interests over common-sense, science-driven advice to improve the health of
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Vaughan's response to "How does your guitar playing vary from Jimi Hendrix's"
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the 2.2L flat-eight Type 771/1 engine. A #masterpiece that once powered the #Porshe 904/8 prototype. It delivered 270 hp at 8,600 rpm with dual overhead cams per bank, and fed by 42mm Weber carbs.
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If you eat fewer calories than you need, you'll lose weight. If you eat fewer calories than you need, and eat plenty of protein, you'll lose body fat. If you eat fewer calories than you need, eat plenty of protein, and strength train, you'll lose pure body fat and gain muscle.
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Rapeseed oil started out as an industrial lubricant for steam engines in WW2. It worked well because: - Stayed liquid in cold temperatures - Didn't break down easily under heat - Created smooth mechanical operation World War II: Massive demand for rapeseed oil in naval
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Worked many days longer than 16 hours. It was never enough and you were always stressed . I think we equated it to $.82 an hour average worked over the year . Still paying for it physically and mentally 40 years later. Bonus these soldiers $17,760 dollars still would not cover
I have watched 18-19 year old kids work 14-16 hour days for months on end. No rest, abysmal sleep quality, hot food a luxury, living conditions atrocious. Under working conditions that would cause OSHA to burst an aneurysm and subject any civilian employer to civil litigation
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If you're not in science fiction mode these days you're not a realist
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This old BMW M5 (E39) TV ad remains one of the most iconic of all.
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is my favorite story about how everyone treats you like shit until they need something from you
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A Supercross Track But Every Jump Is Over Water
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December 8, 1968: Cale Yarborough began a three-week trip to Vietnam to visit troops during the war That year's Daytona 500 winner had stops at Da Nang, the Mekong Delta, Saigon, at hospitals in Binh Thuy and Pleiku, time on PBR boats, and a tour of the USS Hornet.
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Carver M1.5T new in the wrap.I had begun piecing together the stereo while in Kitzingen W.Germany 1987 . Purchased at AAFES Larson PX. 1200 watt mono amp , 350 watt continous 8ohm 2 channel . The music that came forth from this unit is the stuff of legends .
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Oakland California circa 1960 . My fathers custom mini-bike . Chopper baby -
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A guy wipes 27 steel targets in 7.53 seconds with perfect accuracy
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"Here's a shot" "Why should I take it?" "Because there is a disease" "And this stops it?" "No" "But it makes catching less likely?" "Often more likely" "I'm confused" "It makes symptoms less severe and death less likely" "How can you prove causality for a counterfactual?"
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