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  2. Impossible bottle - Wikipedia

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    The ship is then placed inside the bottle and the masts are pulled up using the strings attached to the masts. [1] [2] The hull of the ship must still be able to fit through the opening. [3] Bottles with minor distortions and soft tints are often chosen to hide the small details of the ship such as hinges on the masts.

  3. Message in a bottle - Wikipedia

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    In May 2019, a Gatorade bottle with a four-page letter, written in Spanish, was found in Brown Bay, near Mount Gambier, South Australia. The letter had been sent from Caleta Córdoba, near Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina by a mother and two children as a loving tribute to their husband and father who had died of a stroke a year earlier. [100]

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  5. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...

  6. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Slovene – Ob svetem Nikoli is a wordplay that literally means "on St. Nicholas' feast day". The word nikoli, when stressed on the second syllable, means "never", when stressed on the first it is the locative case of Nikola, i.e. Nicholas; Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly ...

  7. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    letter box 1. a slot in a wall or door through which incoming post [DM] is delivered (US: mail slot, mailbox) 2. (less common) a box in the street for receiving outgoing letters and other mail (more usually called a postbox or pillar box) (US: mailbox) See also Letterbox (US & UK): a film display format taking its name from the shape of a ...

  8. Here's why Coca-Cola bottles have yellow caps right now

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    The yellow caps indicate that the soda is kosher, or fit, to drink on the Jewish holiday of Passover. It's made with sucrose instead of corn syrup.

  9. Milk's gotta lotta bottle - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] [9] The "Milk's gotta lotta bottle" slogan was specifically formulated for its rhythm and rhyme. [10] The slogan was based on the cockney rhyming slang for "bottle" as well as being a reference to the glass milk bottles, which the product was sold in. The rhyming slang came from "bottle and glass", for "arse".