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THE EAGLES

Some have compared the American rock band, The Eagles, with the British Beatles.  Don Henley of the Eagles has said that while they are now and then mentioned, the Beatles are in a league of their own. The Beatles performed from 1960 to 1970, and only toured from 1961 to 1966.   Beatlemania spanned from late 1963 to their final commercial concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 29August 1966. They released 213 songs, 188 original compositions and 25 covers. The Eagles formed in Los Angeles in 1971, blending country, folk and soft rock. The Eagles were founded in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner. Blended country, folk and soft rock.  Linda Ronstadt tapped them as her backing band for her third solo studio album in 1972 before they took off with their debut later that year.  Later members included Joe Walsh, Don Felder and Timothy Schmit. Their 1976-released Greatest Hits took half a century, but this year became the first al...
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THE YEAR 1968

Various surveys can be found ranking the ten worst years for Humanity.   Here is one from The Top Tens. #1    1939:  Nazi Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II. Few remember that Hitler declared war on Poland with the Soviet Union  The Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans first formed in 1922. How this year so high is a mystery to me. #2    1350:  The Black Death ravaged Europe, killing perhaps 50% the population.  99% of the world was in extreme poverty. #3    1941:  Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Nazi Germany invaded ally Soviet Union.  Genocide of Jews and peak of World War II. #4    1914:  Beginning of World War 1.   #5    2016:  Terrorist attacks in Europe and the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. #6  2020:  Australia was on fired, Donald Trump was elected president of the USA and the Coronavirus Pandemic struck. #7  2001:  Terr...

CAN YOU TAKE TOO MUCH VITAMIN B12?

Let me at the top indicate that medical science mostly says you  can't  really take too much Vitamin B-12.  For example, the Food and Nutrition Board has not established a Tolerable Upper Intake Level because it feels this is not necessary.  And sorry about this lengthy posting, but I thought you should see the entire  Quora  presentation. Keep in mind that the human body does not naturally produce its own vitamin B12: We obtain B12 from meat, fish, dairy, eggs and supplements. Bacteria in the large intestine can produce a small amount of B12, but the colon cannot absorb it. The recommended daily amount needed by the body is around 2.4 micrograms (mcg) per day. Note that those supplements you take are in the 500 mcg to 2500 mcg size tablets, which is taken daily is because your body is very inefficient in utilizing this vitamin.  What is not used passes through your digestive system. The older you get, B12 from the food you eat becomes insufficient, an...