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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
31 Oct 20
Rotten eggs.
They always tell you that, if you smell rotten eggs, there's a gas leak.
That hasn't always been the case.
Natural gas is, in its "normal" condition, odorless. The "rotten egg" smell is an additive....
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
31 Aug 18
A couple of days ago I wrote a discussion about the play/film The Best Little (chicken ranch) in Texas. Last night I decided to re-watch the movie. I'm sure that'll get a lot of thumbs down, but (a) Burt Reynolds' singing...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
29 Aug 18
One of the more interesting things in this world is the number of Broadway musicals that have been based on real life. Most of you know that The Sound of Music was inspired by the von Trapp family, Funny Girl was...
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estherlou
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
8 Jun 08
The Texas Governor's mansion went up in smoke during the night. "Construction on the Texas Governor's Mansion began in 1854. Bad weather delayed construction, and the mansion opened six months behind schedule on June 14, 1856....
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