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[overgeeked]

Someone's figured out how to convert carbon into butter.

Your local library probably has access to New Scientist to read the full article.

'Butter' made from CO2 could pave the way for food without farming

US start-up Savor says its synthetic vegan fat, made without livestock or the crops needed for margarine, could cut carbon emissions and save rainforests

www.newscientist.com

 

[Zardnaar]

Today I learned from the most recent episode of the Our Fake History podcast that in the original games at Olympia, all free men could compete and so a farmer could wrestle and defeat a noble or even king, and that Alexander the Great (after he made Macedonians into Greeks -- I also learned they were considered barbarians before Alexander) refused to compete in the games because "it was beneath him" and "he only competed against kings."

In my Greek game I have a Barbarian/Rogue player.
He's from far western Greece. Them and the Macedonians are "barely greek". Sort of a joke.

Macedonians and those silly try hards from Latium will never amount to anything. It's 432 BC.

 

[John R Davis]

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I never realized (until today) that the band Sweet - which I considered a "two-hit wonder" due to "Fox on the Run" and "Ballroom Blitz" - also did "Love is Like Oxygen." I'd heard the song before, but never knew who sang it. And now I know.

Johnathan

Legends in the UK with a good ten hits.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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I never realized (until today) that the band Sweet - which I considered a "two-hit wonder" due to "Fox on the Run" and "Ballroom Blitz" - also did "Love is Like Oxygen." I'd heard the song before, but never knew who sang it. And now I know.

Johnathan

“Love is like Oxygen” and “Ballroom Blitz” are my two favorite Sweet songs. “Fox” never really got me hooked.

 

[R_J_K75]

“Love is like Oxygen” and “Ballroom Blitz” are my two favorite Sweet songs. “Fox” never really got me hooked.

A lot of people never knew Cum On Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot is a cover and was originally written by Slade

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A lot of people never knew Cum On Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot is a cover and was originally written by Slade

There’s a whole world of big songs from the 70s & 80s that many people don’t realize are covers. (And of course, that did not end back then- every decade has its share.)

Joan Jett covered “Do You Wanna Touch”; Blondie covered “The Tide Is High”; Nazareth covered “Love Hurts”, Krokus covered “Ballroom Blitz”; Tiffany covered “I Think We’re Alone Now”; Soft Cell covered “Tainted Love”; etc.

 

[Dioltach]

Joan Jett covered “Do You Wanna Touch”

And "I Love Rock'n'Roll".

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

And "I Love Rock'n'Roll".

AND “Crimson & Clover”.

JJ has good taste in music and knows how to do justice when making covers.

 

[R_J_K75]

There’s a whole world of big songs from the 70s & 80s that many people don’t realize are covers. (And of course, that did not end back then- every decade has its share.)

Joan Jett covered “Do You Wanna Touch”; Blondie covered “The Tide Is High”; Nazareth covered “Love Hurts”, Krokus covered “Ballroom Blitz”; Tiffany covered “I Think We’re Alone Now”; Soft Cell covered “Tainted Love”; etc.

Didnt know most of these except for Krokus. A lot of people think that Harry Nilsson wrote "Without You", when in fact it was Badfinger. I actually got into an argument with a friend of mine who swore up and down the wall it was Nilsson

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Didnt know most of these except for Krokus. A lot of people think that Harry Nilsson wrote "Without You", when in fact it was Badfinger. I actually got into an argument with a friend of mine who swore up and down the wall it was Nilsson

I knew that, but I can’t honestly say the last time I heard the original. Nilsson really captured that one.

(Close second version: Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock in Chef!)