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A permanent military base that housed over 5,000 soldiers of the Roman Legio VI Ferrata, known as the “Sixth Ironclad Legion,” for over 180 years, from 117–120 to around 300 CE, is slowly being revealed in northern Israel, around Kibbutz Meggido.

The Sixth Legion had a storied, centuries-long history in Roman annals, and fought against Judean/ Jewish forces during both the Jewish War (66-73 CE) and the Bar Kochba revolt (135-136 CE).

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Buildings, roads in ‘huge, complete’ Roman-era military base revealed by excavations

Site near Tel Meggido is the only excavated Roman permanent camp in Israel; the Roman Sixth Legion, which was based there, fought against Jewish forces in the Bar Kochba revolt
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Did you know that grill pans are coated with Quantanium?
QuanTanium manufacturer (easily found on the net) confirmed that Quantanium branded "unique process" coating is made with PTFE (aka Teflon).
 
Came across this on another forum. Thought it warranted sharing.

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I immediately thought of your words. As a botanist, you're absolutely right and reindeer really do like to eat mushrooms. I didn't question that but thought it was kind of strange as I thought animals should be aware of poisons in their food. And indeed, reindeer have a preference for fly agaric 🍄 for whatever reason. And now comes this. Have a read and enjoy, I had to laugh so much. Learnt something again and from now on I see reindeer with different eyes :) Translation from German:

"Stoned reindeer, stoned dolphins: animals in a frenzy​

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Hedgehogs have an alcohol problem, kangaroos enjoy themselves in opium poppy fields: The use of intoxicants in the animal kingdom is astonishing.

It's not just humans who use the intoxicating effects of alcohol and narcotics to escape from everyday life. Representatives of certain animal species also regularly indulge in a large gulp of high-proof spirits or consciously resort to hard drugs such as opiates. "There are animals that smoke pot and animals that get high," says Karlsruhe biologist Mario Ludwig. The scientist has specialised in the popular scientific analysis of bizarre and previously little-known phenomena from the animal kingdom and has published more than 20 books on the subject.

According to Ludwig, reindeer love to eat fly agaric. Because the mushrooms contain mind-expanding substances, the reindeer begin to sway after eating them. Drugs are also popular with some animals in Tasmania, Australia. According to Ludwig, kangaroos often deliberately enter opium poppy fields, eat poppy capsules and then run around in circles intoxicated by the morphine they contain.

Dolphins use pufferfish as a joint

According to the findings of the 58-year-old scientist, however, a particularly curious type of self-intoxication is practised by a special species of dolphin. "The bottlenose dolphin takes another animal as a drug, namely the puffer fish," says Ludwig. Pufferfish contain a high concentration of the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin and secrete it under stress. Once, several bottlenose dolphins were even filmed maltreating a pufferfish, letting it go round "like a joint" and getting high on its poison. "Surprisingly, only young male dolphins do this," explains Ludwig.

The consumption of alcohol in the form of fermented berries is also common in the animal kingdom, says the PhD scientist. Scenes such as those in Astrid Lindgren's children's book "Michel from Lönneberga", where pets stagger around the yard drunk after eating spoilt cherries, are by no means fiction, but are also possible in reality.

Hedgehogs in the UK have an alcohol problem

According to the researcher, hedgehogs in the UK have a "massive alcohol problem". The reason for this are the many so-called beer traps that English hobby gardeners use to protect their flower and vegetable beds. The cups filled with beer are actually only intended to attract slugs. However, as slugs are the favourite food of hedgehogs, they regularly feast on the containers with the beer mix. Not a safe endeavour, says Ludwig, "because afterwards the hedgehogs are stinking drunk and sleep it off in the corner of the garden, quite unprotected".

The guenons on the Caribbean island of St Kitts are even more direct and unafraid of humans, says the expert. "They drink the tourists' cocktails and lie drunk on the beach in the afternoon."

The biologist says that his research into animal drug abuse is not yet enough for an entire book: "Drug research in animals is still in its infancy." However, the science author has already started his next projects: He is planning a book on "The most bizarre animal species" as well as a volume on the different communication channels in the animal kingdom."


Zugedröhnte Rentiere, bekiffte Delfine: Tiere im Rausch ​


Zugedröhnte Rentiere, bekiffte Delfine: Tiere im Rausch


but wait ☝️it's getting even better:
from Switzerland

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"Flying high thanks to reindeer urine​

The fact that reindeer pull Santa's sleigh has to do with toadstools. These, in turn, must first find their way through a reindeer.

Especially in Anglo-Saxon culture, reindeer are inextricably linked to Christmas. They pull Santa Claus' sleigh, which sets off from the North Pole on Christmas Eve. This Santa Claus has nothing to do with our "Santa Claus", but the idea of Santa Claus on a reindeer sleigh has become more and more popular in recent years. Rudi, the reindeer, knows every child by now. The figure of Santa Claus was supposedly invented in 1829 by the American Clement Moore in a poem. The reindeer sleigh was not depicted in a drawing in Harper's Magazine until 1868. Originally, eight reindeer pulled the sleigh – each with its own name. Rudolf "Rudi" was one of them.

Within a century, the reindeer became what the hare is to Easter. The fact that Santa Claus lives with his reindeer in Lapland goes back to a story that the Finnish radio presenter Markus Rautio told his listeners in 1927. As a result, a hiker met Santa Claus on a cold winter night at the foot of Mount Korvatunturi (in German: Ohrenberg). He explained to him that he lived and worked with his reindeer, elves and gnomes in this mountain, which was shaped like an ear so that he could hear and fulfill the wishes of all children around the world. As more and more people made pilgrimages to Finnish Lapland to search for Santa Claus on the mountain, Rovaniemi, a good 250 kilometres to the southwest, was unceremoniously named Santa Claus' second home at the end of the Second World War.

Why reindeer, of all people, pull Santa's sleigh can be explained by his name. Joulupukki is called Santa Claus in Finland. Joulu refers to the Nordic Christmas (Yule) and this has always been associated with the reindeer. Like other parts of the Christmas traditions, it was only later associated with the Christian festival.

Contact with the reindeer spirit
The ancient Yule festival originally had a completely different meaning: Siberian peoples worshipped the so-called Great Reindeer Spirit. In 1658, a Polish prisoner of war brought the news of this custom to Europe for the first time. He reported that during Yule, December 21, the shortest and darkest day of the year, shamans would become intoxicated with the poison of toadstools. This allowed them to make contact with the Great Reindeer Spirit.

Finding the right dosage for the fly agaric decoction was not easy. Too high a concentration of the poison can even lead to death. The solution came from the reindeer, which like to eat these mushrooms. How they manage not to poison themselves in the process is still their secret. However, what they then utter contains the right dose that is harmless to humans for the desired state of intoxication: urine. When drunk, it gave people the feeling of flying. The name fly mushroom refers to this and the red and white clothing of Santa Claus also has its origin here. Maybe even the red nose of reindeer Rudi has something to do with it. "


Höhenflüge dank Rentierurin - tierwelt.ch ​


Dass Rentiere den Schlitten des Weihnachtsmannes ziehen, hat mit Fliegenpilzen zu tun. Diese wiederum müssen zuerst den Weg durch ein Rentier finden.

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https://zoomoutmycology.com/blog/folklore-around-the-amanita-muscaria-mushroom

 
1. Nelson is not his real name….
Nelson Mandela’s birth name was Rolihlahla. In his Xhosa tribe, the name means pulling the branch of a tree or troublemaker.
The name “Nelson” was given to him by his teacher on his first day of elementary school as she could not pronounce his name.
 
Cygnus Constellation in the northern sky at about 21 hours right ascension and 40° north in declination. The brightest star in Cygnus is Deneb, the 19th brightest star in the sky. Along with Vega and Altair, Deneb is one of the stars of the prominent asterism, the Summer Triangle.
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V1331 Cygni is located in the dark cloud LDN 981.[11]
 

APS Support - for people with antiphospholipid syndrome​

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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a blood disorder that increases the risk of blood clots and pregnancy complications. Learn more here.
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is caused by the body's immune system producing abnormal antibodies called antiphospholipid antibodies. This increases the risk of blood clots developing in the blood vessels, which can lead to serious health problems, such as: DVT (deep vein thrombosis) stroke.

Symptoms will depend on the where blood clots form and/or travel to and lodge. Blood clots due to APS can cause:

 
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US media pen stories about 'sewage-infused' River Thames

Thames Water leaked raw sewage from two nearby sewage overflows for around six hours between them on Friday.
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Jews Row Pumping Station, less than one mile east from the Oxbridge Boat Race startline at Putney Bridge, London, England, spewed untreated sewage for four hours and 16 minutes. And the storm overflow at Bell Lane Creek, which is connected to the Thames just 300 yards south of Jews Row, also leaked for around 45 minutes.

All crews were given safety guidance on a range of preventative measures, from covering up scrapes with waterproof plasters to ensuring rowers avoided swallowing any water that splashed up from the Thames.
 
A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this week.

The fruit was picked on November 13 and the record for heaviest blueberry was confirmed this week, a spokesperson for Guinness World Records told CNN on Friday.

The record-breaking berry measured 39.31 millimeters (1.55 inches) across, roughly the same size as a table tennis ball. It was grown in Corindi, New South Wales, Australia, by staff at blueberry grower Costa Group.
April 15, 2024.
 
You should never wash waterproof gear with standard detergent or fabric softeners. They contain chemicals that will clog the tiny pores in the waterproof membrane. This will stop air vapour escaping from the jacket (AKA breathing) and you'll get hot and sweaty. There are plenty of technical fabric cleaners that are designed specifically for the job.


It is also important to make sure your machine is free of detergent from the last wash. Check the drawer and, if in doubt, run a short hot empty wash to clear the system.


Ok? good to go.
 
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Apropos my upcoming trip to Arctic Sweden where the snow is melting and zillions of mosquito larvae are developing in all puddles of meltwater...

Super strength Mozzie spray. Developed by Swedish Chemist marketed in Australia as Bushman by friends of mine...being re imported into Sweden by me on my upcoming trip to mosquito infested Torne river banks around Nunasvaara and Vittangi...
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Fascinating. :)



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The Talga Bar

Yes Cosors there are a lot of misinformation and mindbeliefs in Vittangi. They should better employ the structural material engineer in this news item in The Guardian from a reputable University that have now created single layer wafer thick carbon semi conductors. And it doesn't stop there...
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