Tell us something we don’t know.

[Jstpssng]

Today is National Caviar Day... something I have never tried and probably never will.

The fish eggs come from the Atlantic or Shortnosed Sturgeon, which was almost fished into extinction because of demand for it's eggs.

Atlantic Sturgeon

Atlantic sturgeon live in rivers and coastal waters from Maine to Florida. Hatched in freshwater rivers, Atlantic sturgeon head to sea as juveniles and return to their birthplace to spawn, or lay eggs, as adults. Learn more about Atlantic sturgeon.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

Sturgeon - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts

Everything you should know about the Sturgeon. The Sturgeon is an imp impressively large freshwater fish that grows up to 3,000 lbs.

animals.net

 

[kenmbz]

I like caviar, but too expensive for my taste.
Those Sturgeon are huge.

 

[tradosaurus]

I like caviar, but too expensive for my taste.
Those Sturgeon are huge.

By the 19th century, the United States produced 90% of the world's caviar, which was then re-imported to the United States as "Russian Caviar".

 

[turnkey4099]

The only parking ticket I've ever gotten was at the University of Maine, for not having a permit. I had stopped by the police station to get one, but would have had to park so far away that it would have taken longer to get the permit than to run my errand.

It's also the only ticket that I've never paid...

I got a "parking on the grass" at the AF base in the upper peninsula MI (?Kinross?). As it was February I had to wait till spring to see if It was valid. Yep I was on the grass.

 

[blee03]

I got a "parking on the grass" at the AF base in the upper peninsula MI (?Kinross?). As it was February I had to wait till spring to see if It was valid. Yep I was on the grass.

Party Foul!
No parking on the grass!

 

[/pine]

Today is National Caviar Day... something I have never tried and probably never will.

The fish eggs come from the Atlantic or Shortnosed Sturgeon, which was almost fished into extinction because of demand for it's eggs.

Atlantic Sturgeon

Atlantic sturgeon live in rivers and coastal waters from Maine to Florida. Hatched in freshwater rivers, Atlantic sturgeon head to sea as juveniles and return to their birthplace to spawn, or lay eggs, as adults. Learn more about Atlantic sturgeon.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

Sturgeon - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts

Everything you should know about the Sturgeon. The Sturgeon is an imp impressively large freshwater fish that grows up to 3,000 lbs.

animals.net

I don't think I have ever been more frightened than when I was wade fishing the flats in Tampa Bay and startled about an 8 foot sturgeon...all I was thinking was "bull shark"...had only heard about the local sturgeon population before that...!

 

[BravoXray]

Tell us something we don’t know.​

The city of London, England is farther north than any point in the lower 48 states.

And they have been sweltering in a record heat wave as of late.

The UK’s blistering heatwave is just the beginning

 

[dstig1]

The shopping cart was also invented in Oklahoma city. The inventor, Sylvan Goldman, owned Humpty Dumpty Super markets; I worked for them for several years in the late 50's early 60's.

Ah supermarkets! The modern supermarket was invented in the early 1900's and the guy who did it actually patented the concept. He called his markets Piggly Wiggly, which is still well-known today. Before that a clerk would pick your order but his invention was to allow the customer to pick their own order and then just check out at the end. I forget the details, but here is why I bring it up:

The funny part. The idea was so well received that many people tried to copy him while his patent was still in force. He was constantly suing these copycats to shut them down. My personal favorite for one of the copycats was that they didn't even try to conceal it: They named their market Hoggly Woggly.

 

[bigtiller]

53 years ago today, man stepped on the moon for the first time.

 

[/pine]

Maybe this should go in the movie thread...?...but for all these years I never knew that the (spoof) movie 'Airplane' was actually spoofing one particular movie and not airline disaster movies in general...
The movie is 'Zero Hour'
...The movie 'Airplane' follows 'Zero Hour' fairly close...including the names of some characters etc...It even includes the one guy saying "I picked the wrong week to quit smoking"...and BTW don't eat the fish...!

Zero Hour! (1957) ⭐ 6.6 | Action, Adventure, Drama

1h 21m | Passed

www.imdb.com