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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

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[Critter News] Birds do not urinate.
Horses and cows sleep while standing.
The bat is the only mammal capable of flight. Its leg bones are so thin that it cannot walk.
Even when a snake’s eyes are closed, it can still see through its eyelids.
Despite their fluffy white fur, Polar Bears actually have black skin.
The average housefly lives only 2 to 3 weeks.
For every human, there are approximately one million ants.
A small amount of alcohol on a scorpion will drive it insane and cause it to sting itself to death.
Alligators and sharks can live for up to 100 years.
A honeybee has two stomachs: one for honey and one for food.
Elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale. A blue whale’s heart is the size of a car.
[AI] We tried out China’s DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan. The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but the Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government. Video
[Opening Day] What did Florida’s Turnpike look like the day it opened in 1957? See for yourself. Link
[Purging Undocumented Migrants] Federal agents round up undocumented migrants across South Florida amid nationwide raids. the Trump Administration’s nationwide immigration crackdown continues, the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations confirmed. Link
[Depression Cure] FDA approves first-of-its-kind nasal spray for severe depression. Spravato is now cleared to use by itself after years of clinical trials. Link
The Key West Artisan Market invites locals and visitors alike to its special ‘For the Birds’ edition on Sunday, February 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Indigenous Park. This unique event will spotlight the incredible work of the Key West Wildlife Center, a vital organization providing 24-hour emergency wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services for the region. Each year, the Center cares for over 1,400 wild birds and offers rescue assistance for sea turtles, tortoises, and other marine and land mammals.
[Greed] Netflix just raised their price again to $17.99 a month after a record jump of 19 million new subscribers.
[Post-Traumatic Arthritis] Can you get arthritis after a trauma? Yes, but symptoms can be managed and the majority of post-traumatic arthritis cases tend to resolve over time. Link
[Billionaire Tax Dodger] How Roman Abramovich dodged taxes on cost of running his fleet of Russian superyachts. Link
DeepSeek-R1 has been making waves recently by rivaling OpenAI’s O1 reasoning model while being fully open-source.
Nvidia stock sheds nearly $600 billion as DeepSeek shakes AI darling.
[Burning Jews] Monday was the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp where the Germans incinerated 1.1 million Jews.
[Streaming Services] Stop spending so much money on streaming services. How to save on Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Max, AppleTV+…you get the idea. Link
[Area 51] The real story behind the myth of Area 51. There might not be aliens at America’s most famous top-secret military base, but what is there is just as interesting. Link
[Old Technology] Why you shouldn’t throw out those DVDs and Blu-Rays. Don’t count on streaming because content is removed from streaming every day. Link
[Woman Remote Control] I ordered a case of these.
The Jews forcibly moved the Palestinians from Israel to Gaza. Now Trump wants to move them from Gaza to someplace else. It’s no wonder Palestinians take up arms when they are treated like rubbish.
Pensacola, Florida had snow Wednesday, Alaska did not!
[Pain Returns] My Trigeminal Neuralgia has returned. I thought gabaepntin had “cured” it, but the pains have returned after about nine months. I desperately need a neurologist familiar with the condition. Can someone recommend one with that experience? Link
[Exercise] I never thought I’d be the kind of person that would get up early and exercise, and you know what? I was right.
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Portugal was the first European nation to take to the high seas; Spain was next. In 1494, these two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, wherein they divided the world’s oceans and undiscovered territories between themselves. Portugal disclaimed interest in most of the western hemisphere, except for Brazil.
[51 State Greenland]Let me get this straight. We can’t raise social security for seniors who are falling behind, but we can buy entire countries? There’s nothing in Greenland we can’t get from Alaska and Alaska is much closer to Russia than Greenland
[Martin Luther King Day] We must live together as brothers. Or perish together as fools.  ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
When you leave your fishing spot make sure you leave no litter.  It should be like you were never there.
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Heating equipment is the number one cause of household fires in the US. It is estimated that 21,800 residential fires are caused by space heaters every year. Link
How to keep your house warm during a cold snap: a quick-fix guide. Video
[Mexico] The valley in which Tenochtitlan was situated was called Mexico. Cortes conquered the city and renamed it Mexico in 1521. Originally, “Mexico” referred only to the city now known as Mexico City, while the province of which it was the capital was called New Spain.
[Generators] The best portable generators give you power whenever, wherever. Don’t get caught off-guard the next time your lights go out. Link
The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 1/28/25 at 9:28 am.

 

[Antique Olea Sancta] Catholic Church holy oil tabernacle 10+ years-old. hand carves oak. $200 More pictures

Barber Shop business for sale. Marathon area. Well established with good following. 11K.  $2800/mo rent. Water and electric included. Serious inquiries only. Email:  CSGIMBinPARADISE@bellsouth.net
[Adult Tricycle] Three-wheel trike bike. (Gray, 26″) Single speed. Hybrid cargo cruiser with removable wheeled basket for shopping or dogs. Exercise bike for men or women. Bicycle bell. Cable bike lock. (New $299.99 +tx = $320.99 Oct 2021). For sale now on Big Pine Key $150. Excellent condition, low milage. Only driven on Sundays.  b33043@outlook.com
[Steel Jack Stands] NEW. 6,000 lb or 3 Ton Capacity, 1 Pair, Black and Red. New $35.88. For sale $20 for both. Never used. Link  contact:b33043@outlook.com
[Floor Jack] NEW. BIG RED T82002-BR Torin Hydraulic Trolley Service/Floor Jack, 2 Ton (4,000 lb) Capacity, Red $46.79. For sale price $25. (Big Pine Key) New, never used. Link   Contact: b33043@outlook.com