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Post by pawsterrier on Aug 17, 2017 17:58:13 GMT 1
Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King's Guard. The name 'Nils Olav' and associated ranks have been passed down through three king penguins since 1972 – the current holder is Nils Olav.  |
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Post by DeepSpace on Aug 17, 2017 17:59:11 GMT 1
On the subject of American presidents, the S in Harry S Truman doesn't stand for anything; it was a tribute to both his grandfathers who had names that began with S. As such, his middle name/initial should not, therefore, have a full stop after it when his name is cited.
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Post by ozterrier on Aug 17, 2017 18:42:34 GMT 1
On the subject of American presidents, the S in Harry S Truman doesn't stand for anything; it was a tribute to both his grandfathers who had names that began with S. As such, his middle name/initial should not, therefore, have a full stop after it when his name is cited. Interesting! Although it seems as though Truman himself used a full stop  |
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Post by DeepSpace on Aug 17, 2017 19:42:25 GMT 1
On the subject of American presidents, the S in Harry S Truman doesn't stand for anything; it was a tribute to both his grandfathers who had names that began with S. As such, his middle name/initial should not, therefore, have a full stop after it when his name is cited. Interesting! Although it seems as though Truman himself used a full stop Whenever I've heard that fact quoted, there's always a mention of the full stop - I wonder if that's why; in effect highlighting that, unusually for American Presidents, he wasn't all that bright. |
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Post by philincalifornia on Aug 17, 2017 20:27:03 GMT 1
He was certainly popular though, at least in my experience. I was in a bar in Munich, somewhat recently, and the waiter was called Harry, so we asked him why ... and you can guess the rest. His Mum felt liberated from the N's by the U.S.
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Post by Marshleeds on Aug 18, 2017 6:47:52 GMT 1
One for nervous plane travellers to think about every time they board......
Statistically you have more chance of being kicked to death by a donkey than losing your life in a plane crash. (Time to worry if you get sat next to a donkey on Ryanair)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 7:47:05 GMT 1
One for nervous plane travellers to think about every time they board...... Statistically you have more chance of being kicked to death by a donkey than losing your life in a plane crash. (Time to worry if you get sat next to a donkey on Ryanair) I'm going to bray you the next time I see ewe. |
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Post by DeepSpace on Aug 18, 2017 7:56:47 GMT 1
One for nervous plane travellers to think about every time they board...... Statistically you have more chance of being kicked to death by a donkey than losing your life in a plane crash. (Time to worry if you get sat next to a donkey on Ryanair) I'm going to bray you the next time I see ewe. Get your retaliation in first & give his ass a good kicking instead. |
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Post by DeepSpace on Aug 18, 2017 14:11:54 GMT 1
I came across this one recently. Apparently, research suggests that the pyramids of Egypt were probably built using paid labour, contrary to mythology.
Conversely, the first man-made object to reach space, the V2, relied heavily on slave labour for its construction.
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Aug 28, 2017 22:03:18 GMT 1
Jeremy Clarksons father-in-law (whom he never met) not only won the VC but was the only Manx man to do so and the only non-posthumous winner from the battle of Arnhem. Single-handedly took on 4 tanks on separate occasions! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Cain |
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Aug 28, 2017 22:04:17 GMT 1
Oh, and Cains daughter did not find out he had a VC until he died as he did not talk about it!
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Post by DeepSpace on Aug 28, 2017 22:20:09 GMT 1
If someone dropped a penny from the top of the Shard & it hit a pedestrian at ground level, they would at worst only suffer a minor cut & bruising, contrary to conventional wisdom. A penny has a terminal velocity of barely 30mph.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 15:41:55 GMT 1
Robots called Sam (semi-automated mason) are already beginning to replace brickies on building sites in the USA, and will arrive in the UK shortly. They can lay up to 3,000 bricks in a day.....6x the human average.
Each robot introduced into US manufacturing has resulted in an average loss of over 6 human jobs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 15:43:48 GMT 1
One for nervous plane travellers to think about every time they board...... Statistically you have more chance of being kicked to death by a donkey than losing your life in a plane crash. (Time to worry if you get sat next to a donkey on Ryanair) I was once kicked by a zebra....less chance of that happening than walking on the moon! |
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Aug 29, 2017 22:27:37 GMT 1
If someone dropped a penny from the top of the Shard & it hit a pedestrian at ground level, they would at worst only suffer a minor cut & bruising, contrary to conventional wisdom. A penny has a terminal velocity of barely 30mph. If you dropped a penny from the top of the Shard it would hit the Shard 47 times on the way down sliding the last 100 metres with a terminal velocity of 8mph. |
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Aug 29, 2017 22:34:14 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 23:27:20 GMT 1
There's a Russian radio station called UVB-76 that broadcasts a monotonous buzzing toms 24/7 and it has done since 1973. In the background you can occasionally hear people speaking, it's a mystery though as to what it is and what the people in the background are saying.
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Post by Tedchipster on Aug 29, 2017 23:35:45 GMT 1
Nicked from the radio.. there are ten cities who have had TWO teams in the semi finals of the European cup/ champions league .. Madrid Milan Belgrade, London, Glasgow , Budapest, Manchester ( they were the tenth) Bucharest , Prague .....
And where else ?
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Post by ozterrier on Aug 30, 2017 3:45:57 GMT 1
There's a Russian radio station called UVB-76 that broadcasts a monotonous buzzing toms 24/7 and it has done since 1973. In the background you can occasionally hear people speaking, it's a mystery though as to what it is and what the people in the background are saying. Spooky Luke & Pete's Summer? 😉 |
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Post by DeepSpace on Aug 30, 2017 8:13:56 GMT 1
There's a Russian radio station called UVB-76 that broadcasts a monotonous buzzing toms 24/7 and it has done since 1973. In the background you can occasionally hear people speaking, it's a mystery though as to what it is and what the people in the background are saying. Spooky To be honest, I'd say that's still a step up in entertainment value from Talk Sport. On the subject of radio (and television), if you have old-fashioned sets where you get the 'white noise' between channels, around 1% of what you can see/hear is the 'sound' of the Big Bang. |
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Post by philincalifornia on Sept 1, 2017 8:13:35 GMT 1
Nicked from the radio.. there are ten cities who have had TWO teams in the semi finals of the European cup/ champions league .. Madrid Milan Belgrade, London, Glasgow , Budapest, Manchester ( they were the tenth) Bucharest , Prague ..... And where else ? Lisbon (No Googling, no question mark. It has to be). . I think |
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Post by Tedchipster on Sept 1, 2017 8:54:45 GMT 1
It's Dundee actually
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Post by philincalifornia on Sept 1, 2017 9:23:36 GMT 1
Wow. I was wondering why that was an amazing fact, but yes it is. Benfica never got there then? |
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Post by Macjinx on Sept 1, 2017 12:42:31 GMT 1
Some pie facts -
You can get a pie in Barbados for around £2.
You can get a pie in St Lucia for around £1.50
But you can get a pie in Jamaica for only £1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 22:32:10 GMT 1
Wow. I was wondering why that was an amazing fact, but yes it is. Benfica never got there then? It's Sporting letting the side down. They've done the business in the UEFA / Cup Winners Cup, but quarters are as good as it gets in the European / Champions League. |
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Post by philincalifornia on Sept 1, 2017 22:50:54 GMT 1
Wow. I was wondering why that was an amazing fact, but yes it is. Benfica never got there then? It's Sporting letting the side down. They've done the business in the UEFA / Cup Winners Cup, but quarters are as good as it gets in the European / Champions League. Right, after being doubly wrong, I'm off back to Google, tail between my legs. |
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Post by Tedchipster on Sept 1, 2017 22:57:12 GMT 1
Thanks to my fact checkin cuz
Benfica lost to Man Utd in a final I think ? Probably
Won it also
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 23:06:29 GMT 1
It's Sporting letting the side down. They've done the business in the UEFA / Cup Winners Cup, but quarters are as good as it gets in the European / Champions League. Right, after being doubly wrong, I'm off back to Google, tail between my legs. In fairness, I'd have played the game for about 17 years before I'd have guessed Dundee. |
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