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In the 1500's: Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
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I saw CyberWolfman give an incredible greeting the other day ... I thought I would share it with the readers. It’s kind of a cool greeting to give out. Makes you stop and really read it.

Good job CyberWolfman!!!

Wê|Çðmê Tð ðü†ê®wð®|Ч, å ³Ð ÇhåT üñîVꮧê. ¥ðü wì|| qüìÇk|¥ ®êå|ìZê ThåT Thì§ þ|åÇê ì§ å|mð§T |îkê å mðÐê®ñ-Ðå¥ FåñT姥 wð®|Ð ThåT hå§ Çðmê Tð |ìFê ßêFð®ê ¥ðü® ê¥ê§. ßê wå®ñêÐ Thðügh, Thì§ þ|åÇê ì§ åÐÐìÇTìVê!

That’s it for the September OuterWorlds NewzLetter.
Thanks to each and every one of the citizens of OuterWorlds.
It's each and every one of you that makes OuterWorlds such a great place!

Keep Smiling...
Make someone else smile...
And don't forget to love yourself!

Peace Out

Radiance

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In the 1500's: Most people did not have pewter plates, but had trenchers, a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made from stale paysan bread which was so old and hard that they could use them for quite some time. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms and mold got into the wood and old bread. After eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get "trench mouth."
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This is the transcript of an actual radio conversation between a US naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. The Radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on Oct. 10, 1995.

CANADIANS: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.

AMERICANS: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision. 

CANADIANS: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.

AMERICANS: This is the captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

CANADIANS: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course. 

AMERICANS: This is the Aircraft Carrier USS LINCOLN, the second largest ship in the United States Atlantic Fleet. We are accompanied with three Destroyers, three Cruisers and numerous support vessels. I DEMAND that you change your course 15 degrees north. I say again, that's one-five degrees north, or counter-measures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.                                 

CANADIANS: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

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