# I Learned Something New

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**Created:** [May 19, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734 "2010-05-19T22:56:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734/1 "2010-05-19T22:56:12Z")

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I hadn’t even heard about this until last week end.😮

**[5 Years After: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-drug-decriminalization)**

The US, with its Calvinistic history won’t be trying this too soon.😠

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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734/2 "2010-05-25T00:13:57Z")

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TY for posting this Jim.

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**Author:** ![Butterfly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/butterfly/32/1942_2.png) [@Butterfly](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Butterfly)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734/3 "2010-05-25T17:27:29Z")

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> [@Mtnjim](#):
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> I hadn’t even heard about this until last week end.😮
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> **[5 Years After: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-drug-decriminalization)**
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> The US, with its Calvinistic history won’t be trying this too soon.😠

Well, Holland has Calvinist roots…

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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734/4 "2010-05-25T19:03:19Z")

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> [@Butterfly](#):
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> Well, Holland has Calvinist roots…

Well, sort of. As I remember they spent a short time there after getting kicked out of England and before they came to the New World.

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**Author:** ![Butterfly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/butterfly/32/1942_2.png) [@Butterfly](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Butterfly)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734/5 "2010-05-26T07:14:36Z")

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Actually, the reformed church played a big role in our culture from the renaissance trough the 1960’s.

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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/i-learned-something-new/38734/6 "2010-05-26T18:57:12Z")

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Really? I learned something _else_ new. I thought they all left on the Mayflower and the Speedwell (until it had to turn back).