Friday, June 8, 2012

Loose Ends

The time has come for another blog composed of little pieces of things I have found interesting but don't carry enough information to be an entire blog by themselves.
A ton of $1 bills equals about $900,000.
1/2 byte is called a nibble.
Henry David Thoreau worked in his parents pencil factory when he was between jobs.
Here is a word that could be useful to crossword puzzlers: quern- the bottom part of a hand turned grain mill (the upper part is called the handstone) some what similar to what is called a mortar and pestle.
And last on my list for today,is it just me or is the thought of the song "Eyes Without a Face" by Billy Idol kind of creepy? It seems like it might translate in some other languages to poke your eyes out.

Example of Saddle Quern


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