Top 20 Countries with Largest Militaries

Wikipedia is like quicksand, I swear. You get sucked into one article and follow some links and you never stop finding interesting random information… and you can never escape. Check out these interesting stats, though.

Rank	Flag	State	Active Troops	Reserve Force	Paramilitary	Total Troops	Per 1000 Citizens
1		Iran	545,000[1]	350,000[2]	11,390,000[3]	12,285,000	172.27
2		Vietnam	484,000[4]	4,000,000[5]	5,080,000[5]	9,564,000	114.50
3		People’s Republic of China**	2,255,000[6]	800,000[6]	3,969,000[6]	7,024,000	5.3
4		North Korea**	1,106,000[7]	4,700,000[7]	189,000[7]	5,995,000	259.37
5		Russia**	1,037,000[8]	2,400,000[9]	359,100[10]	3,796,100	23.56
6		India**	1,325,000[11]	1,155,000[11]	1,293,300[11]	3,773,300	3.3
7		South Korea	655,000[12]	3,040,000[12]	22,000[12]	3,717,000	75.79
8		United States**	1,473,900[13]	1,458,500[13]	453,000[13]	3,385,400	11.07
9		Republic of China (Taiwan)	290,000[14]	1,653,500[14]	22,000[14]	1,965,000	86.45
10		Brazil	287,000[15]	1,115,000[15]	285,600[15]	1,687,600	9.50
11		Pakistan**	650,000[16]	528,000[17]	302,000[17]	1,480,000	8.55
12		Ukraine	361,000[18]	1,000,000[19]	112,500[20]	1,473,500	34.27
13		Cuba	46,000[21]	39,000[21]	1,146,500[21]	1,231,500	112
14		Egypt	450,000[22]	254,000[22]	405,000[23]	1,109,000	14.4
15		Turkey	514,850[24]	380,000[25]	148,700[26]	1,043,550	14.4
16		Indonesia	410,000[27]	400,000[27]	207,000[28]	1,017,000	4
17		France**	259,050[29]	419,000[30]	101,400[31]	779,450	12.7
18		Thailand	306,600[32]	200,000[33]	113,700[34]	620,300	9.84
19		Germany	247,712[35]	358,650[36]	0	606,362	7.37
20		Israel*	177,000[37]	408,000[38]	8,050[39]	584,050	83.4

Why do we call dollars “bucks”?

Once again, found this in the depths of the Wikiverse…

The colloquialism buck (much like the British term “quid“) is often used to refer to dollars of various nations, including the U.S. dollar. This term, dating to the 18th century, may have originated with the colonial fur trade. Greenback is another nickname originally applied specifically to the 19th century Demand Note dollars created by Abraham Lincoln to finance the costs of the Civil War for the North. The original note was printed in black and green on the back side. It is still used to refer to the U.S. dollar (but not to the dollars of other countries)…

The Ultimate Classic Rock Playlist

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500 KNOCKIN’ AT YOUR BACK DOOR DEEP PURPLE 1984
499 ROCKIN’ INTO THE NIGHT 38 SPECIAL 1979
498 I’M NO ANGEL ALLMAN, GREG 1987
497 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG PRETENDERS 1984
496 HER STRUT SEGER, BOB 1980
495 SHE TALKS TO ANGELS BLACK CROWES 1990
494 RUNAWAY BON JOVI 1984
493 BURNING FOR YOU BLUE OYSTER CULT 1981
492 RIGHT NOW VAN HALEN 1991
491 BABY HOLD ON MONEY, EDDIE 1977
490 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP ARGENT 1972
489 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/LOVE LIES BLEEDING JOHN, ELTON 1973
488 FORTUNATE SON CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969
487 HERE COMES MY GIRL PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS 1979
486 THUNDER ROAD SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 1975
485 FEELIN THAT WAY/ANYTIME JOURNEY 1978
484 BLACK BETTY RAM JAM 1977
483 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE TALKING HEADS 1983
482 DREAMS I’LL NEVER SEE MOLLY HATCHET 1978
481 I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD TEN YEARS AFTER 1972
480 SLOW AND EASY WHITESNAKE 1984
479 BREAKING THE LAW JUDAS PRIEST 1980
478 THE ZOO SCORPIONS 1980
477 VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) HENDRIX, JIMI 1968
476 GOLDEN SLUMBERS MEDLEY BEATLES 1969
475 FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS QUEEN  1979
474 BREAK ON THROUGH DOORS 1967
473 JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT DOOBIE BROTHERS 1972
472 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC POLICE 1981
471 NO MORE MR. NICE GUY COOPER, ALICE 1973
470 MUSTA GOT LOST J. GEILS BAND 1974
469 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN MOODY BLUES 1972
468 GODZILLA BLUE OYSTER CULT 1977
467 LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS TRAFFIC 1970
466 PEARL NECKLACE ZZ TOP 1981
465 CAUGHT UP IN YOU 38 SPECIAL 1982
464 WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME U2 1987
463 CIVIL WAR GUNS N’ ROSES 1990
462 AFTER MIDNIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 1988
461 AQUALUNG JETHRO TULL 1972
460 PRIDE AND JOY VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY 1983
459 LET’S GO CARS 1979
458 BLOODY WELL RIGHT SUPERTRAMP 1975
457 AMERICAN GIRL PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS 1976
456 WAITING FOR THE BUS/JESUS JUST LEFT  ZZ TOP 1973
455 BORN ON THE BAYOU CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969
454 IN THE CITY EAGLES 1979
453 RED HOUSE HENDRIX, JIMI 1968
452 SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND PINK FLOYD 1975
451 PINK HOUSES MELLENCAMP, JOHN 1983
450 PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) U2 1984
449 WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU ROMANTICS 1980
448 BORN IN THE U.S.A. SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 1984
447 THE WIND CRIES MARY HENDRIX, JIMI 1968
446 SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH 1969
445 BARGAIN WHO 1971
444 UNDER MY THUMB ROLLING STONES 1966
443 LOVE HURTS NAZARETH 1975
442 THAT SMELL LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1977
441 ALL RIGHT NOW FREE 1970
440 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW MELLENCAMP, JOHN 1986
439 READY FOR LOVE BAD COMPANY 1974
438 MISSISSIPPI QUEEN MOUNTAIN 1970
437 HEY HEY MY MY INTO THE BLACK YOUNG, NEIL 1972
436 I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR HUMBLE PIE 1973
435 FIRE DOWN BELOW SEGER, BOB 1976
434 RUNNING ON EMPTY BROWNE, JACKSON 1977
433 BELL BOTTOM BLUES DEREK & THE DOMINOS 1970
432 TIME FOR ME TO FLY REO SPEEDWAGON 1978
431 ROCK THE CASBAH CLASH 1982
430 HEART OF GOLD YOUNG, NEIL 1972
429 MY BEST FRIENDS GIRL CARS 1978
428 EVERYBODY WANTS YOU SQUIER, BILLY 1982
427 ABACAB GENESIS 1982
426 BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU PALMER, ROBERT 1979
425 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1975
424 TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 1974
423 EVIL WAYS SANTANA 1970
422 PIGS THREE DIFFERENT KINDS PINK FLOYD 1977
421 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 1987
420 CHANGES BOWIE, DAVID 1972
419 TOUCH OF GREY GRATEFUL DEAD 1988
418 CHEAP SUNGLASSES ZZ TOP 1979
417 I’M EIGHTEEN COOPER, ALICE 1971
416 LET IT GO DEF LEPPARD 1981
415 SUZIE Q CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1968
414 JESSICA ALLMAN BROTHERS 1973
413 5:15 WHO 1973
412 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN/GYPSY QUEEN SANTANA 1970
411 AMERICAN PIE McCLEAN, DON 1971
410 WOMAN FROM TOKYO DEEP PURPLE 1973
409 REVOLUTION BEATLES 1968
408 LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME FOREIGNER 1977
407 THE END DOORS 1967
406 KATMANDU SEGER, BOB 1975
405 ME AND BOBBY McGEE JOPLIN, JANIS 1971
404 TEN YEARS GONE LED ZEPPELIN 1975
403 GO YOUR OWN WAY FLEETWOOD MAC 1977
402 FEELIN’ ALRIGHT COCKER, JOE 1970
401 STARSHIP TROOPER YES 1971
400 CHILDREN OF THE SUN THORPE, BILLY 1979
399 MY GENERATION WHO 1966
398 WOODSTOCK CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 1970
397 D’YER MAK’ER LED ZEPPELIN 1973
396 MIDNIGHT RIDER ALLMAN, GREG 1973
395 JACK & DIANE MELLENCAMP, JOHN 1982
394 30 DAYS IN THE HOLE HUMBLE PIE 1971
393 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE CREAM 1968
392 GOT ME UNDER PRESSURE ZZ TOP 1983
391 INNA GADDA DIVIDA IRON BUTTERFLY 1968
390 WHAT’S YOUR NAME LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1977
389 BAND ON THE RUN McCARTNEY, PAUL 1974
388 HOT BLOODED FOREIGNER 1978
387 WALK AWAY JAMES GANG 1971
386 CENTERFOLD J. GEILS BAND 1981
385 LUCKY MAN EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER 1971
384 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME BON JOVI 1986
383 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY FRAMPTON, PETER 1976
382 FIRE ON HIGH ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1975
381 CAT SCRATCH FEVER NUGENT, TED 1977
380 I’M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND MOODY BLUES 1973
379 ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD YOUNG, NEIL 1989
378 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE REED, LOU 1972
377 SHATTERED ROLLING STONES 1978
376 REBEL REBEL BOWIE, DAVID 1974
375 WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE VAN HALEN 1986
374 FOOLIN’ DEF LEPPARD 1983
373 BALLAD OF CURTIS LOWE LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1974
372 LAND OF CONFUSION GENESIS 1986
371 GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN ZZ TOP 1983
370 LITTLE WING VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY 1992
369 ROCK ON ESSEX, DAVID 1973
368 JUKE BOX HERO FOREIGNER 1982
367 CAN’T FIND MY WAY HOME BLIND FAITH 1969
366 BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE JETHRO TULL 1975
365 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY 1981
364 GREAT WHITE BUFFALO NUGENT, TED 1978
363 FREE RIDE WINTER, EDGAR 1973
362 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA SUPERTRAMP 1980
361 STEALIN’ URIAH HEEP 1973
360 CINNAMON GIRL YOUNG, NEIL 1969
359 BORN TO BE WILD STEPPENWOLF 1968
358 RAINBOW IN THE DARK DIO 1982
357 GRAND ILLUSION STYX 1977
356 SOLSBURY HILL GABRIEL, PETER 1977
355 WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1970
354 SYNCHRONICITY II POLICE 1983
353 GIVE A LITTLE BIT SUPERTRAMP 1977
352 SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART) JOURNEY 1983
351 DO IT AGAIN STEELY DAN 1972
350 GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS MOTLEY CRUE 1987
349 TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE MONEY, EDDIE 1978
348 RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 & 35 DYLAN, BOB 1966
347 FREE FOR ALL NUGENT, TED 1976
346 OLD MAN YOUNG, NEIL 1972
345 POINT OF KNOW RETURN KANSAS 1977
344 RAMBLIN’ MAN ALLMAN BROTHERS 1973
343 FREEWILL RUSH 1980
342 FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD 1967
341 FAME BOWIE, DAVID 1975
340 GOODBYE STRANGER SUPERTRAMP 1979
339 GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES OUTLAWS 1975
338 AH! LEAH! IRIS, DONNIE 1980
337 LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ DOOBIE BROTHERS 1973
336 ROUNDABOUT YES 1972
335 CRAZY ON YOU HEART 1975
334 SHAKIN’ MONEY, EDDIE 1982
333 FOXEY LADY HENDRIX, JIMI 1967
332 SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD EAGLES 1980
331 SHOW ME THE WAY FRAMPTON, PETER 1976
330 PEOPLE ARE STRANGE DOORS 1967
329 BRIDGE OF SIGHS TROWER, ROBIN 1974
328 JUST WHAT I NEEDED CARS 1978
327 2112 (THE TEMPLE OF SYRINX) RUSH 1976
326 SUITE MADAME BLUE STYX 1975
325 THE JACK AC/DC 1976
324 MAINSTREET SEGER, BOB 1977
323 THE SKY IS CRYING VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY 1991
322 SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT JOHN, ELTON 1973
321 ROADHOUSE BLUES DOORS 1971
320 LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER BON JOVI 1986
319 ROCK & ROLL FANTASY BAD COMPANY 1979
318 LIKE A ROLLING STONE DYLAN, BOB 1965
317 OH WELL (LIVE) FLEETWOOD MAC 1980
316 NIGHT MOVES SEGER, BOB 1976
315 EMINENCE FRONT WHO 1982
314 KARN EVIL 9 EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER 1973
313 ROLL WITH THE CHANGES REO SPEEDWAGON 1978
312 HOLD ON LOOSELY 38 SPECIAL 1981
311 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY U2 1983
310 TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT LED ZEPPELIN 1975
309 CROSSROADS CREAM 1969
308 TOUCH ME DOORS 1969
307 THE CORE CLAPTON, ERIC 1977
306 DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) AEROSMITH  1987
305 COLD AS ICE FOREIGNER 1977
304 PROUD MARY CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969
303 JUST A JOB TO DO GENESIS 1983
302 I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL JETT, JOAN 1982
301 THE LOADOUT/STAY BROWNE, JACKSON 1978
300 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART YES 1984
299 CARRY ON CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 1970
298 WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 1973
297 HARD TO HANDLE BLACK CROWES 1990
296 YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 1974
295 NEW YEAR’S DAY U2 1983
294 DEAR MR. FANTASY TRAFFIC 1968
293 TUMBLING DICE ROLLING STONES 1972
292 PEACEFUL EASY FEELING EAGLES 1972
291 ROCK CANDY MONTROSE 1973
290 LIGHT MY FIRE DOORS  1967
289 SIN CITY AC/DC 1978
288 TRAIN TRAIN BLACKFOOT 1979
287 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU FOGHAT 1975
286 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN ANIMALS 1964
285 NEW KID IN TOWN EAGLES 1977
284 GIMME THREE STEPS LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1973
283 ROCK & ROLL BAND BOSTON 1976
282 STRAIGHT ON  HEART 1978
281 LOVE HER MADLY DOORS  1971
280 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST QUEEN  1980
279 YOU BETTER YOU BET WHO 1981
278 LOVE BITES DEF LEPPARD 1988
277 START ME UP ROLLING STONES 1981
276 SOUTHERN CROSS CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH 1982
275 JANE JEFFERSON STARSHIP 1979
274 AMERICAN WOMAN GUESS WHO 1970
273 LIVIN’ ON THE EDGE AEROSMITH  1993
272 NEVER BEEN ANY REASON HEAD EAST 1975
271 DOUBLE VISION FOREIGNER 1978
270 HEARTBREAKER BENATAR, PAT 1979
269 REELING IN THE YEARS STEELY DAN 1972
268 IMAGINE LENNON, JOHN 1971
267 CLOSER TO THE HEART RUSH 1977
266 AGAINST THE WIND SEGER, BOB 1980
265 THE UNFORGIVEN METALLICA 1992
264 WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE LED ZEPPELIN 1969
263 HEY JOE HENDRIX, JIMI 1967
262 FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED VAN HALEN 1988
261 DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS 1979
260 JET AIRLINER/THRESHOLD MILLER, STEVE 1977
259 STILL LOVING YOU SCORPIONS 1984
258 NO SUGAR TONIGHT/NEW MOTHER NATURE GUESS WHO 1970
257 FUNK #49 JAMES GANG 1970
256 FOREVER MAN CLAPTON, ERIC 1985
255 SCHOOL’S OUT COOPER, ALICE 1972
254 MAGIC POWER TRIUMPH 1981
253 I WANT YOU (SHE’S SO HEAVY) BEATLES 1969
252 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO CLASH 1982
251 CHINA GROVE DOOBIE BROTHERS 1973
250 UNCHAINED VAN HALEN 1981
249 I’M YOUR CAPTAIN (CLOSER TO HOME) GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 1970
248 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE BON JOVI 1987
247 WHITE RABBIT JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 1967
246 MAMA, I’M COMING HOME OSBOURNE, OZZY 1992
245 BROWN EYED GIRL MORRISON, VAN 1967
244 TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN MILLER, STEVE 1976
243 BLUE COLLAR MAN (LONG NIGHTS) STYX 1978
242 PAINT IT BLACK ROLLING STONES 1966
241 MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP LED ZEPPELIN 1971
240 FLYING HIGH AGAIN OSBOURNE, OZZY 1981
239 BARRACUDA HEART 1977
238 SPACE ODDITY BOWIE, DAVID 1973
237 TAKE IT EASY EAGLES 1972
236 DROP DEAD LEGS VAN HALEN 1984
235 BROWN SUGAR ROLLING STONES 1971
234 MOTHER PINK FLOYD 1979
233 LEGS ZZ TOP 1984
232 NOVEMBER RAIN GUNS N’ ROSES 1991
231 COME TOGETHER AEROSMITH  1978
230 WHIPPING POST ALLMAN BROTHERS 1970
229 WHITE ROOM CREAM 1968
228 SOUTHERN MAN YOUNG, NEIL 1970
227 L.A. WOMAN DOORS 1971
226 TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME SUPERTRAMP 1979
225 HUSH DEEP PURPLE 1968
224 LAYIN’ IT ON THE LINE TRIUMPH 1979
223 TUESDAY’S GONE LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1973
222 DIRTY LAUNDRY HENLEY, DON 1984
221 YOU’VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING JUDAS PRIEST 1982
220 BURNIN’ SKY BAD COMPANY 1977
219 BIG BALLS AC/DC 1976
218 HERE I GO AGAIN WHITESNAKE 1987
217 LOVIN’ TOUCHIN’ SQUEEZIN’ JOURNEY 1979
216 I THANK YOU ZZ TOP 1979
215 RED BARCHETTA RUSH 1981
214 ON THE TURNING AWAY PINK FLOYD 1987
213 BEAST OF BURDEN ROLLING STONES 1978
212 BRASS IN POCKET PRETENDERS 1980
211 RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM PETTY, TOM 1989
210 DUST IN THE WIND KANSAS 1978
209 DETROIT ROCK CITY KISS 1976
208 HOT FOR TEACHER VAN HALEN 1984
207 DOWN ON THE CORNER CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969
206 FLIRTIN’ WITH DISASTER MOLLY HATCHET 1979
205 SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES AC/DC 1979
204 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) HOLLIES 1972
203 LONELY IS THE NIGHT SQUIER, BILLY 1981
202 HURTS SO GOOD MELLENCAMP, JOHN 1982
201 AIN’T TALKING ‘BOUT LOVE VAN HALEN 1978
200 BIG LOG PLANT, ROBERT 1983
199 FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE BAD COMPANY 1975
198 YOU GOT LUCKY PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS 1982
197 FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS BLACK SABBATH  1970
196 TOO LATE FOR LOVE DEF LEPPARD 1983
195 LOLA KINKS 1970
194 SUBDIVSIONS RUSH 1983
193 STRANGLEHOLD NUGENT, TED 1975
192 I DON’T CARE ANYMORE COLLINS, PHIL 1983
191 HAVE A DRINK ON ME AC/DC 1980
190 RIDIN’ THE STORM OUT REO SPEEDWAGON 1977
189 BORN TO RUN SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 1975
188 DAZED & CONFUSED LED ZEPPELIN 1968
187 BAD COMPANY BAD COMPANY 1974
186 CROSSFIRE VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY 1989
185 MIDNIGHT RAMBLER ROLLING STONES 1969
184 1984/JUMP VAN HALEN 1984
183 MAGIC CARPET RIDE STEPPENWOLF 1968
182 SIMPLE MAN LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1973
181 GOOD TIMES ROLL CARS 1979
180 ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE KOO DERRINGER, RICK 1974
179 LET IT BE BEATLES 1970
178 TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN’ AEROSMITH  1974
177 DON’T LOOK BACK BOSTON 1978
176 IN THE DARK SQUIER, BILLY 1981
175 ANGIE ROLLING STONES 1973
174 LOVE, REIGN O’ER ME WHO 1973
173 ALL MY LOVE LED ZEPPELIN 1979
172 THE LOGICAL SONG SUPERTRAMP 1979
171 DON’T FEAR THE REAPER BLUE OYSTER CULT 1976
170 BABA O’RILEY WHO 1971
169 I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR U2 1987
168 ALREADY GONE EAGLES 1974
167 MAMA KIN AEROSMITH  1973
166 SHARP DRESSED MAN ZZ TOP 1983
165 MOVING IN STEREO CARS 1978
164 ONE BOURBON, ONE SCOTCH, ONE BEER THOROGOOD, GEORGE 1977
163 LOCOMOTIVE BREATH JETHRO TULL 1971
162 PIECE OF MY HEART BIG BROTHER/JANIS JOPLIN 1968
161 AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK VAN HALEN 1980
160 COME SAIL AWAY STYX 1977
159 WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS BEATLES 1968
158 MISS YOU ROLLING STONES 1978
157 JAMIE’S CRYIN’ VAN HALEN 1978
156 EDGE OF SEVENTEEN NICKS, STEVIE 1982
155 ICE CREAM MAN VAN HALEN 1978
154 HAVE A CIGAR PINK FLOYD 1975
153 HEY JUDE BEATLES 1968
152 IRON MAN BLACK SABBATH  1972
151 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT MANN, MANFRED 1976
150 BREAKDOWN PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS 1978
149 ROCK OF AGES DEF LEPPARD 1983
148 LOW RIDER WAR 1975
147 BACK IN THE SADDLE AEROSMITH  1977
146 US & THEM PINK FLOYD 1973
145 SULTANS OF SWING DIRE STRAITS 1978
144 PURPLE HAZE HENDRIX, JIMI 1967
143 COCAINE CLAPTON, ERIC 1980
142 I CAN’T DRIVE 55` HAGAR, SAMMY 1984
141 BENNIE AND THE JETS JOHN, ELTON 1974
140 WHITE WEDDING IDOL, BILLY 1983
139 CAN’T YOU SEE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND 1977
138 CAN’T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKIN’ ROLLING STONES 1972
137 I WON’T BACK DOWN PETTY, TOM 1989
136 RADAR LOVE GOLDEN EARRING  1974
135 I’VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE YES 1971
134 FOOL IN THE RAIN LED ZEPPELIN 1979
133 MONEY PINK FLOYD 1973
132 THE LONG RUN EAGLES 1979
131 ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE SCORPIONS 1984
130 MAYBE I’M AMAZED McCARTNEY, PAUL 1977
129 OH PRETTY WOMAN VAN HALEN 1982
128 BLACK WATER DOOBIE BROTHERS 1974
127 HAIR OF THE DOG NAZARETH 1975
126 ALL NIGHT LONG WALSH, JOE 1980
125 JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH ROLLING STONES 1968
124 CONFESSOR, THE WALSH, JOE 1985
123 HONKY TONK WOMEN ROLLING STONES 1969
122 ROXANNE POLICE 1979
121 HEY YOU PINK FLOYD 1980
120 TUSH ZZ TOP 1975
119 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME FOREIGNER 1977
118 YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT ROLLING STONES 1969
117 FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK AC/DC 1981
116 ROCK’N ME MILLER, STEVE 1976
115 FIRE HENDRIX, JIMI 1967
114 GET BACK BEATLES 1969
113 GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES LED ZEPPELIN 1969
112 COLD SHOT VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY 1990
111 (DOO DOO DOO) HEARTBREAKER ROLLING STONES 1974
110 PINBALL WIZARD WHO 1969
109 GET OFF MY CLOUD ROLLING STONES 1965
108 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS VAN HALEN 1979
107 RUN LIKE HELL PINK FLOYD 1980
106 SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE AEROSMITH  1974
105 IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP AC/DC 1976
104 EVERYBODY WANTS SOME VAN HALEN 1980
103 CALL ME THE BREEZE LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1974
102 THOSE SHOES EAGLES 1979
101 I WANT YOU TO WANT ME CHEAP TRICK 1979
100 BRINGIN’ ON THE HEARTBREAK DEF LEPPARD 1981
99 REBEL YELL IDOL, BILLY 1984
98 WELCOME TO THE MACHINE PINK FLOYD 1975
97 LIVE AND LET DIE McCARTNEY, PAUL 1973
96 TWILIGHT ZONE GOLDEN EARRING  1982
95 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN THIN LIZZY 1976
94 DANCING IN THE STREET VAN HALEN 1982
93 IT’S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL  ROLLING STONES 1974
92 NO MORE TEARS OSBOURNE, OZZY 1991
91 LUNATIC FRINGE RED RIDER 1981
90 FREE FALLIN’ PETTY, TOM 1989
89 SPEAK TO ME/BREATHE/ON THE RUN PINK FLOYD 1973
88 PHOTOGRAPH DEF LEPPARD 1983
87 RIDERS ON THE STORM DOORS 1971
86 SPIRIT OF RADIO RUSH  1980
85 FRANKENSTEIN WINTER, EDGAR 1972
84 THUNDERSTRUCK AC/DC 1990
83 MONEY FOR NOTHING DIRE STRAITS 1985
82 THE CHAIN FLEETWOOD MAC 1977
81 LEARNING TO FLY PINK FLOYD 1986
80 HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO LED ZEPPELIN 1970
79 WHO ARE YOU WHO 1978
78 I’LL WAIT VAN HALEN 1984
77 DR. FEELGOOD MOTLEY CRUE 1989
76 BRAIN DAMAGE/ECLIPSE PINK FLOYD 1973
75 SMOKIN’ BOSTON 1976
74 ENTER SANDMAN METALLICA 1991
73 MAGIC MAN HEART 1976
72 YOUNG LUST PINK FLOYD 1980
71 ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE KISS 1975
70 HEARTBREAKER/LIVING LOVING MAID LED ZEPPELIN 1969
69 BEHIND BLUE EYES WHO 1971
68 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP AC/DC 1976
67 REFUGEE PETTY, TOM/HEARTBREAKERS 1980
66 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY WALSH, JOE 1973
65 SHOOT TO THRILL AC/DC 1980
64 SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL ROLLING STONES 1968
63 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE GUNS N’ ROSES 1988
62 SLOW RIDE FOGHAT 1975
61 T.N.T. AC/DC 1976
60 GOING TO CALIFORNIA LED ZEPPELIN 1971
59 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME DEF LEPPARD 1988
58 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE EAGLES 1977
57 WISH YOU WERE HERE PINK FLOYD 1975
56 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975
55 LIMELIGHT RUSH  1981
54 OCEAN, THE LED ZEPPELIN 1973
53 ERUPTION/YOU REALLY GOT ME VAN HALEN 1978
52 THE JOKER MILLER, STEVE 1973
51 WALK THIS WAY AEROSMITH  1976
50 SGT. PEPPERS/A DAY IN THE LIFE BEATLES 1967
49 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON KANSAS 1976
48 BAD TO THE BONE THOROGOOD, GEORGE 1982
47 WE WILL ROCK YOU/WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS QUEEN 1977
46 WORKING MAN RUSH  1974
45 OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY LED ZEPPELIN 1973
44 SMOKE ON THE WATER DEEP PURPLE 1973
43 TURN THE PAGE SEGER, BOB 1976
42 IN THE AIR TONIGHT COLLINS, PHIL 1981
41 RAMBLE ON LED ZEPPELIN 1969
40 COME TOGETHER BEATLES 1969
39 FOREPLAY/LONG TIME BOSTON 1976
38 (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION ROLLING STONES 1965
37 IMMIGRANT SONG LED ZEPPELIN 1970
36 TIME PINK FLOYD 1973
35 LIFE’S BEEN GOOD WALSH, JOE 1978
34 PANAMA VAN HALEN 1984
33 ROCK N ROLL LED ZEPPELIN 1972
32 NO ONE LIKE YOU SCORPIONS 1982
31 LAYLA DEREK & THE DOMINOS 1970
30 RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL VAN HALEN 1978
29 GIMME SHELTER ROLLING STONES 1969
28 RENEGADE STYX 1979
27 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE LED ZEPPELIN 1969
26 SWEET CHILD OF MINE GUNS N’ ROSES 1988
25 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER HENDRIX, JIMI 1968
24 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL PINK FLOYD 1980
23 WAR PIGS BLACK SABBATH  1971
22 TOM SAWYER RUSH  1981
21 HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC 1979
20 BLACK DOG LED ZEPPELIN 1971
19 PEACE OF MIND BOSTON 1977
18 DREAM ON AEROSMITH  1976
17 MORE THAN A FEELING BOSTON 1976
16 CRAZY TRAIN OSBOURNE, OZZY 1980
15 PARADISE CITY GUNS N’ ROSES 1988
14 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC 1980
13 HOTEL CALIFORNIA EAGLES 1976
12 LA GRANGE ZZ TOP 1974
11 HELL’S BELLS AC/DC 1980
10 WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN WHO 1971
9 PARANOID BLACK SABBATH  1970
8 SWEET HOME ALABAMA LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1974
7 KASHMIR LED ZEPPELIN 1975
6 SWEET EMOTION AEROSMITH  1975
5 COMFORTABLY NUMB PINK FLOYD 1980
4 DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO FRAMPTON, PETER 1976
3 BACK IN BLACK AC/DC 1980
2 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN LED ZEPPELIN 1971
1 FREE BIRD LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1974

6 Fest: May 16, 2009!!!

Ohio University's biggest Spring party

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PICKLEFEST ’09: Sign up today!

Picklefest is Friday March 13, 2009!
Sign up ASAP at Bagel Street Deli:
27 South Court Street, Athens, Ohio 45701. 740-593-3838

Check out this awesome article about Picklefest 2008:

By Maria Varonis
Insider contributor

Local eatery Bagel St. Deli closed up shop a bit early this past Friday to commence its ninth annual Pickle Fest. Highly anticipated by both BSD employees and local pickle lovers alike, the annual pickle-eating contest is an event not for the faint of heart – or stomach.

“I think you have got to be a complete maniac to enter this contest,” said Ohio University sophomore Rob McConnell, who beat out more than 40 competitors to become champion of this year’s contest. McConnell ate 13 full-sized dill pickles in 10 minutes He tied the existing record and gained the coveted title of “Pickle Champ 2008.”

The eating competition has become somewhat of a staple at the bagel shop for everyone involved.

“Pickle Fest is simply a tradition, and traditions are a nice thing to continue,” Megan McElligott, part-owner of the deli, said. “We have established almost a decade of pickle-eating, crazy college students.”

“I think it’s one of the coolest things we do,” Art Oestrike, another BSD part-owner, said. “(The previous owner) wanted to use something in the menu, but who wants to do an all you can eat bagel contest? I mean, think about the repercussions of that. So, hence, the pickle thing.”

For some, this “pickle thing” includes extensive research and vigorous training. For instance, McConnell studied and used the techniques of world-renowned hot dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi.

“I just came in prepared, psyched myself up and shoved 13 pickles in my mouth somehow,” he said of his performance. “It felt great until about an hour afterwards, and then it really hurt.”

Many fellow participants commiserated with this downside of competitive eating.

“Pickle Fest was a lot harder than I had anticipated,” contestant Katie Knauff said. “Eating all those pickles makes your teeth feel horrible, and I felt sick for a good couple of hours. I probably won’t do it again. I just don’t like pickles anymore.”

Competitor Michael Swepston used his experience to better prepare for the future.

“Pickle Fest was intense but I have to do it again because this year I sucked,” he said. “I need to do better next year, so I probably won’t eat another pickle until then.”

Although some were less than thrilled with the reality of mass pickle-eating, the event itself seemed to leave a good taste in contestants’ mouths.

“Everyone was so friendly and wearing funny T-shirts. I loved it,” Knauff said.

And though stomachs may suffer, winning the Pickle Fest is not a feat to be taken lightly. Bragging rights and glory aside, winners receive a complimentary Pickle Fest T-shirt, and ultimate Pickle Champs are also invited to invent and name their own bagel sandwich creation to be added to the extensive Bagel Street Deli menu. Past winners have created bagelwich hits such as the Debbie, Debbie, Debbie and Ritter’s Meat.

McConnell already has a bagel creation in mind, though he’s not ready to divulge it just yet.

“I can’t believe I did it,” he said. “And, hey, if I’m around next year, I’ve got to see if I can win it again. It was too much fun.”

What is the difference between a nautical mile and a land based mile?

From WikiAnswers…

A nautical mile, 6076.11549 feet, is one minute of latitude. Some define it as a minute of longitude at the equator, which is as nearly the same as made little difference (about 4 feet) until GPS came in and permitted pinpoint accuracy in navigation. A land mile, of course, is 5,280 feet.

Why did our ancestors choose such ridiculous numbers as 360, 5280 and so on? Because they didn’t use decimals. They needed numbers which could be divided by as many other numbers as possible. Just try working out the factors of 5280!

1 international nautical mile = 1852 metres precisely. This is the definition used in most, if not all, modern circumstances. It’s not an SI unit, but is used universally for shipping and aviation, and so ‘tolerated’ by the SI system. After all, even the SI fanatics can’t change the diameter of the earth.

Though they can have a good try. Originally, a metre was one ten-millionth of the length of a line from the North Pole to the Equator along the meridian of Paris. Neat. Since then, the meter has gone through various definitions, including the length of an iridium rod kept in paris. Now it is defined as the distance light in a vacuum travels in a 299,792,458th of a second.

Add this to your calendar while you’re at it: Ohio Brew Week

July 12-18, 2009

Athens, Ohio

www.OhioBrewWeek.com

Where does the Vice President live?

Everyone knows that the President of the US lives in the White House… but where does the Vice President live? After some online searching I came across the following answer from InfoPlease.com:

The Admiral's House in Washington D.C.

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels.

Gerald and Betty Ford were the first family eligible to live in the house. But the resignation of President Richard Nixon occurred before renovations on the house were completed, and the Fords headed to the White House. New Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, of the wealthy Rockefeller family, used the house mainly to entertain.

The first full-time residents were Walter Mondale, President Jimmy Carter’s vice president, and his wife, Joan, in 1977. Every vice president since has lived there.

The house is a three-story, white-painted brick, Victorian-style home with 9,150 square feet of floor space. It served as the home of the chief of the Naval Observatory beginning in 1929. This is why people often call it the Admiral’s House.

You can see photos of the house, circa 1997, at At Home With the Gores.

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Why is Swiss cheese holey?

No, not holy, but holey. I started thinking about why Swiss cheese has holes and of course, Wikipedia came through for me like always. Here’s the explanation:

Swiss cheese is the generic name, in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, for several related varieties of cheese, all of which resemble the Swiss Emmental. Some types of Swiss cheese have a distinctive appearance, as the blocks of the cheese are riddled with holes known as “eyes”. Swiss cheese is known for its nutty, bittersweet taste.

Three types of bacteria are used in the production of Emmental cheese: Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus, Lactobacillus (L. helveticus or Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus), and Propionibacter (P. freudenreichii or P. shermani). In a late stage of cheese production, the Propionibacter consumes the lactic acid excreted by the other bacteria, and releases carbon dioxide gas, which slowly forms the bubbles that develop the eyes. Swiss cheese without eyes is known as “blind.”

In general, the larger the eyes in a Swiss cheese, the more pronounced its flavor; this is because the same conditions that lead to large eyes—longer aging or higher temperatures—also allow the bacteria and enzymes to produce a stronger flavor. This poses a problem for makers of pre-sliced Swiss cheese, the most popular category in the United States. Cheese with large eyes doesn’t slice well, sometimes coming apart in mechanical slicers. This costs time and money and is one reason why US manufacturers usually produce a product less aged and flavorful than imported cheeses of the same style.

Baby Swiss is another related cheese, often found in the US. Made by substituting water for the milk’s whey to slow bacterial action, baby Swiss cheese has smaller holes and a milder flavor. Baby Swiss is often made from whole milk.

Lacy Swiss is a further variety of US small hole Swiss cheese made with low fat milk

The Largest manufacturer of Swiss cheese in the world is Brewster Dairy, Located in Brewster, Ohio.

[information from Wikipedia]

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