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08-17-2010, 11:07 PM
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TATILT #18
The actress Kaley Cuoco was in both 8 Simple Rules and The Big Bang Theory. Wow. Just wow.
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08-18-2010, 04:24 AM
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What's so "wow" about that?
I guess I'll start numbering mine. Here's ATZLT #3: There's a show called The Thick of It which has a character named Malcolm Tucker. And there's another one named Reeder! (On the off chance someone reading this doesn't get the point, Enterprise has a Tucker and a Malcolm Reed.)
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08-18-2010, 10:48 AM
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It's wow because I hadn't noticed it, and the two characters seem quite different from each other.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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08-20-2010, 01:30 AM
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That as of today August 20th, I am the same age as current Doctor Who Matt Smith!
Getting older ain't all bad 
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08-21-2010, 07:20 AM
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Oh, uh... happy birthday!
...I'm too late, aren't I?
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08-23-2010, 12:08 AM
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Just a tad, but meh............ta!
Today I learned..........um........well nothing really, but it does the brain good to rest now and then 
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08-27-2010, 08:43 PM
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I don't think I've learned anything amazing recently, but I do think it's pretty neat that we've directly imaged the first exoplanet recently (as opposed to more indirect methods of detection). I also learned that the ancient Greeks really were not people you'd want to hang out with, Athenians especially. I probably could have guessed that before though, to be fair.
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09-02-2010, 07:32 PM
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Apparently you can buy deuterated, HPLC grade acetonitrile by the litre.
The price is "please inquire". To put this in perspective, HPLC-grade solvents are generally more expensive than regular solvents because extra effort has gone into removing the impurities. You can generally buy this in 4L bottles. Acetonitrile saw a spike in price because the industrial process that produced it as a byproduct went belly-up during the economic meltdown. The Great Acetonitrile Shortage is over, but I think the price is still hovering above where it used to be. Deuterated solvents have had all their Hs replaced by deuterium (the stuff that makes the Enterprise go), a rarer isotope of hydrogen and the stuff that makes heavy water heavy. These are typically sold on a much smaller and can go for $30-$50 for 10 grams (about 10-10 mL). Putting all that together and then selling it by the litre must be monstrously expensive, as is the HPLC-NMR instrument that requires it. If you want to use it for an experiment, it has to be really important.
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09-21-2010, 10:42 AM
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TATILT #19
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/foru...-mind-is-blown 1337% (LEET, natch) of pi is 42. 13.37*3.14159=42, give or take. Yeah, yeah, it's all a coincidence and you could find similar examples all over, but I was still tickled by it. PS: "Natch" is lifted directly from editorial comments in old Marvel Comics. "We last saw Villain X escape from Hero Y in Issue Z, natch."
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10-23-2010, 12:51 AM
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10-30-2010, 06:34 AM
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TATILT #21
Jonathan Frakes used to play the part of Captain America in public appearances. Check it out! http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...26tbs%3Disch:1 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...h:1%26prmd%3Do
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06-28-2011, 05:51 PM
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TATILT #22
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin...#Gelatin_shots There's an urban legend that Tom Lehrer invented the jello shot!
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09-26-2011, 08:29 PM
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TATILT #23
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (of Schoolhouse Rock and Ragtime fame) wrote the songs for Anastasia!
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10-28-2011, 05:54 PM
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TATILT # 24
Zooey Deschenal was in one of my favorite films ever 'The New Guy'. I'd watched it dozens of times and never realised until now.
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12-26-2011, 04:52 AM
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TATILT #25
The city of Cape Suzette from TaleSpin was a joke based on a real dish called the Crepe Suzette. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%AApe_Suzette
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Oh man, Crepe Suzette. Those are good. Really, really good. Anyone who hasn't tried one should.
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02-02-2012, 01:06 AM
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TATILT #26
I'm reading a compilation of Isaac Asimov science essays, and after mentioning the scientist Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky he uses a footnote to mention Tom Lehrer's song. Furthermore, he was a fan of Lehrer. Listen to the song on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHaGhC7C2E
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05-20-2012, 10:33 PM
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The same guy voiced the Teeny Little Super Guy on Sesame Street AND Mr. Glitch in Square One. His name was Jim Thurman, and he passed away in 2007.
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06-20-2012, 08:13 PM
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TATILT #28
Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher were married at one point (only for a year or two). That's kinda weird and kinda, well, amazing.
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07-07-2012, 06:46 PM
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TATILT #29
The Captain Kirk Internet Meme "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am" came from a quote from a fiver!
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