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Thanks Boss! My doctor has me on an Atkins-style diet with a twist as of tomorrow morning, in that one day a week, I have to eat carbs to flush out the stuff that comes with being on a low carb diet. 4 protein shakes a day, lots of chicken, fish and beef, and no pasta, bread, soda, etc., except...

Hey all, I'm back.   Needless to say, a lot's happened the last few months. I've put my pepper growing on hold for the forseeable future for a lot of reasons. One thing that happened is that I may be in line for a promotion. My boss is retiring, and I'm one of four people in the department...

Here's a gear grinder: Friends and relatives that take hours or even days in many cases to respond to something you sent them via text/email/etc., but if you don't respond to them with 10 minutes because heaven forbid, you take a shower or eat dinner, they're all over you like a cheap suit. That...

Deity fact: Nergal, the Mesopotamian god of war, death, pestilence, decay and the underworld, was also the name the Mesopotamians attributed to Mars, because its arrival in the night sky was considered one of the darkest omens in their culture. Nergal was considered such an evil deity that those...

Archaeology fact: Machu Picchu was unknown to all but natives until Hiram Bingham rediscovered it in 1911   Biology fact: Tardigrades are the most durable mutlicellular organisms on the planet. They can withstand a temperature range of -458 - +300 degrees F, pressures 6 times that found in the...

Marriage fact: In Vietnam, both the bride and groom must be certified to be in good mental health by licensed psychologists before applying for a marriage certificate. Celebrity fact: The doctorate Shaquille O'Neill received was not honorary. He completed all the required courses for his PhD in...

Desert fact: There is an area of the Sahara known as the Singing Dunes. They are called this because the of the friction of the billions of sand particles rubbing together from the frequent sand avalanches causes a distinctive (and eerie) singing noise very similar to human humming. And because...

Sports fact: There is a soccer stadium in Brazil built in such a way that the entire length of the midfield line lies precisely on the Equator.

Here's a gear grinder... relatives who can't seem to understand the concept of boundaries...

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Death fact: There is a town in Norway in which it is illegal to die. The reason is, the town's only cemetary closed over 70 years ago because people who were interred there have yet to decompose, and there was a lethal flu outbreak there in 1917, which they didn't want to release again on the...

Football fact: The huddle was invented at a college for all-deaf students. The players and coaches were concerned the opposing team could read their sign language, so the players formed the huddle with their backs facing out to ensure their opponents couldn't read their signing. They also...

Swimming pool fact: The chlorine in pools isn't what causes people's eyes to turn red should they open them underwater, it is due to the chlorine attacking the bacteria in one's eyes, causing them to release chemicals as a defense mechanism that irritate the eyes.   Suicide fact: Contrary to...

One big gear grinder for me... being on vacation and still getting called for tech support, even after telling others not to call and ask. Usually when someone calls me 3-4 times in a row, my first thought was that a relative died or had fallen severely ill, and I should pick up, but no, it was...

  So he's taking pre-orders for stuff when the previous orders were never fulfilled/refunded...

Simpsons fact: Duff Beer was named after bass guitarist Duff McKagan. McKagan was a legendary drinker, and had once drank so heavily in a single day that his pancreas swelled to the size of a football, bursting and causing third degree chemical burns inside of his body. He was told that if he...

It wasn't just from the bad loan issue. He sent pods with mold and rot, refusing to give refunds to those who requested them for said pods, and when people wanted replacement pods, he asked they pay for those too, as well as arbitrarily accusing them of lying. He also burned quite a few bridges...

  And the worst part is, soon after these people complain and/or demand a refund, the complaints suddenly disappear, so as to give the appearance that he's got nothing but satisfied customers.

Time fact: Germany was the first country to implement Daylight Savings time in an attempt to save on electricity during World War I   Evolution fact: Scientists believe most domestic cats are afraid of water because their ancestors evolved in a dry environment with few bodies of water and never...