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- November 10th, 2008
- 4:17 pm
‘Hang On Sloopy’ is the official rock song of Ohio.
Aretha Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Alan Freed is the disc jockey who is credited as giving rock’n'roll it’s name.
Eric Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 3 times.
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- November 9th, 2008
- 6:44 pm
The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day.
Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear ends up in the ocean.
One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water. so dispose of properly.
The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours
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- November 8th, 2008
- 10:34 pm
For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals.
Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees
Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees
The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years.
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- November 8th, 2008
- 2:07 am
Here is an example of the water we use everyday:
3-7 gallons for toilet,
25-30 gallons for tub,
50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons
Earth is 2/3 water. but all the fresh water streams only represent one hundredth of one percent.
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- November 6th, 2008
- 5:09 pm
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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- November 5th, 2008
- 11:01 am
Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break down:
Plastics take 500 years,
Aluminum cans take 500 years,
Organic materials, take 6 months,
Cotton, rags, paper take 6 months.
The garbage in a landfil stays for about 30 years.
In 1995 over 200 of the world landfills were full.
Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day.
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- November 4th, 2008
- 11:29 pm
Click here to view some interesting statistics on the current web browsers. If you are using a browser that came with your computer, note that you have choices in which browser you can use. Check out the comparison chart to see if your browser of choice meets your current needs.
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- November 3rd, 2008
- 10:59 pm
Besides the Yahoo search engine…the word “Yahoo” is shortcut for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”. It was coined by PhD candidates at Stanford University: David Filo and Jerry Yang.
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- November 1st, 2008
- 1:13 am
Most of you have heard about Google. But I bet most never knew how Google got it’s name. It is a play on the word Googol.
According to Wikipedia, a googol is the large number 10100, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros (in decimal representation).
Just for fun Google yourself and see what you see!
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- October 30th, 2008
- 12:13 pm
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