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“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."

A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most commonly, the term is used to describe a farm vehicle that provides the power and traction to mechanize agricultural tasks, especially (and originally) tillage, and since many more. Agricultural implements may be towed behind or mounted on the tractor, and the tractor may also provide a source of power if the implement is mechanised.

The Mandalorian : Where's the Razor Crest? Peli Motto : I never said I had a Razor Crest. I said I had a *replacement* for a Razor Crest. The Mandalorian : I don't have time for this. Peli Motto : Hang on a second. Do you have any idea what this is? This is an N-1 starfighter, handmade for the royal guard and commissioned personally by the Queen of Naboo. The Mandalorian : This is a pile of junk. Peli Motto : Do you want your credits back? The Mandalorian : Yes. Peli Motto : No skin off my dip-swap. Droids, bring this lovely man his money. Here you go. It's that easy. Sorry to waste your time. Okay? While we're waiting, can I tell you a little something about this honey? I know she doesn't look like much, but you got here a lot earlier than I expected and I didn't get a chance to finish. I mean, clearly, you can see I've got all the parts right here. Hmm? It all has a home. Okay? Oh, look, a family of scurriers. Let's not disrupt the nest. You know how hard it is to find all original parts from way back in the Galactic Republic? I mean, these are all handmade. No droids. And not only that, what I'm gonna do, just because I like you, is I'm gonna add on some custom modifications that'll make her faster than a fathier, and because this baby's pre-Empire, she's off the grid. And did I mention she can jump into hyperspace with no docking ring? I mean, come on! You gotta see the potential. I'm telling you, Mando, you gotta believe me. This is a classic. Look, at least let me put her together before you decide. Can you give me that? There you go. Hmm?

“Ooh, you look much tastier than Crabbe and Goyle, Harry" said Hermione, before catching sight of Ron's raised eyebrows, blushing slightly and saying "oh you know what I mean - Goyle's Potion looked like bogies.”

We don't talk about Bruno!

Teddy Bear facts! 1. After the Titanic sank in 1912, German toy company Steiff created 500 teddy bears to honor the victims. The “mourning bears” were black with red-rimmed eyes to show their sympathy. They now sell for $20,000 or more in auctions. 2. Winnie the Pooh was based on a real bear. A Canadian soldier bought a black bear cub from a hunter during World War I, and the animal became a pet and mascot for his troop. The bear, named Winnipeg, later was given to the London Zoological Gardens. Christopher Robin Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne’s son, took such a liking to her that he named his teddy bear after her. 3. The smallest commercially available stitched teddy bear is a mere 0.29 inches tall. Made by South African “microbear” maker Cheryl Moss. Cheryl’s largest creations are just taller than half an inch. 4. The world’s largest stitched teddy bear was made in 2008 in America, where bigger is better. The 55-foot-4 creation is named C.T. Dreams, which stands for Connect the Dream. You can visit it at the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas. 5. Between 2009 and 2010, a British company sent teddy bear Raymondo on a trip that gave him the status of the world’s most travelled toy mascot. In less than a year, he travelled 395,605 miles. Visiting six continents and 35 countries with airline crew members and sponsors. 6. Magellan T. Bear became the first teddy bear in space when he boarded Space Shuttle Discovery in 1995. But he was not just a bear on holiday, he was the “education specialist” on the mission, having been a project for a Colorado elementary school. This teddy bear later flew around the world even visiting the South Pole. 7. A person who is very fond of or loves collecting teddy bears is called an Arctophile. The word arctophile combines the Greek words arctos (bear) and philos (loving/fond of). 8. Speaking of arctophiles- American multi-billionaire investor Paul Greenwood owned the largest collection of teddy bears. In 2010, the US government auctioned his collection of 1300 teddy bears at Christie’s for £1.1 million. 9. Japanese company Fujitsu has manufactured a teddy bear robot for adults that can make simple gestures and even small talk with humans. 10. The term “bear hug” meaning a tight embrace was first used in 1846, almost 60 years before teddy bear was “born”. (credit to https://www.tamboteddies.com.au/blog/2020/06/05/the-coolest-teddy-bear-facts/ for the facts)

1. Jane Goodall was first introduced to chimpanzees when she was a baby. Her father presented her with a toy chimpanzee when she was one year old. Goodall named it Jubilee and for years the toy remained by her side. Even now, Goodall keeps Jubilee on her dresser. 2. As a child, Goodall loved books about animals and Africa, especially The Story of Dr. Dolittle and Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan series. However, Goodall was disdainful of Tarzan's romantic interest, Jane Porter, and thought that she would be a better romantic match for the tree-swinging hero. 3. Goodall observed animals from a young age. Once, she sat for five hours in her family’s chicken coop to watch a hen lay an egg. When she finally came out, Goodall discovered that her family was frantic and had called the police to report her missing. 4. When Goodall graduated from high school, she couldn’t afford college tuition. Instead, she worked for years as a secretary, a waitress, and a filmmaker’s assistant. 5. Goodall first traveled to Africa when she was 23 years old to visit a friend in Kenya. There, she met famous anthropologist Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey who hired Goodall as his assistant. He later sent her to Tanzania to observe chimpanzees. Jane-Goodall-Chimp6. When Goodall first traveled to Tanzania in 1960, the British government mandated that she have a travel partner—it was deemed inappropriate for her to travel alone. So her mother joined her on the journey. 7. Shortly after working in Tanzania, Goodall made two revolutionary observations about chimpanzees: 1) that they used tools, a behavior previously attributed only to humans; 2) chimpanzees were not vegetarian. Following these discoveries, National Geographic sponsored Goodall’s work, sending photographer Hugo van Lawick to document Goodall and the chimpanzees. Van Lawick and Goodall married in 1964. 8. Goodall entered Cambridge University as a Ph.D. candidate in 1962—one of the first Ph.D. students accepted by the university without a college degree. She graduated in 1966 with a Ph.D. in Ethology. Her thesis was titled, "Behaviour of the Free-Ranging Chimpanzee." 9. Despite being recognized as the world’s foremost expert in chimpanzees, Goodall’s work has not escaped controversy. Some scientists disapproved that Goodall named chimpanzees rather than assigning them numbers. Others criticized her for using feeding stations to attract chimpanzees, arguing that she disrupted natural feeding patterns and encouraged aggression in the animals. 10. Goodall’s books—especially Through a Window and In the Shadow of Man—became so popular that the chimpanzees she worked with became internationally, and individually, known. When one of the chimpanzees died—old Flo—the London Times printed an obituary. Facts from https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/ten-facts-you-should-know-about-jane-goodall

Gottlieb Daimler built the world's first dedicated taxi in 1897 called the Daimler Victoria. The taxi came equipped with the newly invented taxi meter. On 16 June 1897, the Daimler Victoria taxi was delivered to Friedrich Greiner, a Stuttgart entrepreneur who started the world's first motorized taxi company.

Blacksmiths were central to medieval times, often setting up shop in a place of importance in the center of the village. They would make not just weapons but nails, furniture, locks, horseshoes, and armor. The blacksmith became essential to any town, and their techniques improved accordingly.

“When one chooses to walk the way of the Mandalore, you are both hunter and prey.”

What's the big idea?

Aunt Beru : Where are you going? Luke : Looks like I'm going nowhere. ... Aunt Beru : [after Luke leaves] Owen, he can't stay here forever, most of his friends have gone. ... Uncle Owen : I'll make it up to him next year; I promise. Aunt Beru : Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. ... Uncle Owen : That's what I'm afraid of.

The Gauntlet starfighter is a sleek combat ship that also serves as a troop transport. It has a sleek primary hull flanked by large pivoting wings that contain the craft's drives.

Since 1946, the Vespa has proved not just popular but to be one of the best-selling powered two-wheelers of all time with over 18 million examples sold (that’s more than the legendary Model T Ford), but with Vespas also built under license in not just India but also Indonesia and even Taiwan. What’s more, over 150 different models have been produced over those seven decades.

She'll make .5 past lightspeed!

Your tauntaun will freeze before you hit the first marker!

"In My Experience, When You Think You Understand The Force, You Realize Just How Little You Know."

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