Interesting random facts.

[shilala]

Just a little over 200 years ago there were only 20,000 people in New York City, and George Washington was fixing to kick some British ass.
There's over 8,000,000 people in NYC today.

Please add things like that. Anything you think is interesting or noteworthy. The more random the better. Historical, modern, trivial, whatever. Maybe something from news or tv or Reader's Digest. The kind of stuff you go bother your wife with and she says "That's wonderful, dear."
I love these kind of things because it incites me to go read and search out the stories, or just look a little deeper, cause I love to learn me stuff.
It's not necessary to make your post in bold letters. It doesn't even necessarily need to be true. We have plenty of brains here, someone will straighten it out.
Let's see what you got. :tu

[pektel]

86.7% of statistics are made up on the spot. :tu

[BlackDog]

Regarding the Washington kicking some British ass...

Had the wind not been out of the East on the night of August 29-30, 1776, and the British been able to bring in reinforcements, we would all likely be British today. Because of the heavy wind from the East, the Bristish army was not able to board small boats and cross from New Jersey to Long Island. Washington's army was able to evacuate 9000 across the East River without a single loss of life.

FWIW, one of my great great great great .... aunts was a spy for Washington (the Culper spy ring) during this time period. http://aphdigital.org/projects/culperspyring/strong

[CasaDooley]

John Adams, our 1st Vice President and 2nd President, was a cigar smoker, as was his son John Quincy Adams, our 6th President. :ss

[rebelknight]

Although george washington is typically credited as the first president of the united states of america there were actually multiple before him. Some claim that john hanson was the first president but john hancock was actually the first

[CasaDooley]

John Adams, our 1st Vice President and 2nd President (under the constitution) ,was a cigar smoker, as was his son John Quincy Adams, our 6th President. :ss

Corrected for accuracy
http://www.cojoweb.com/first-president.html

[icehog3]

The fastest hat trick in NHL history was scored my Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks on March 23rd, 1952....he scored three goals in 21 seconds.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/mosienko-1.jpg

[markem]

Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US President whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal". William Jefferson Clinton is the 2nd.

[markem]

There is a city called Rome on every continent.

[wayner123]

A fan doesn't actually cool a room down, but rather can increase temperature.

[SvilleKid]

Ramon Pane, a monk who accompanied Christopher Columbus to the Americas, is usually credited with introducing tobacco to Europe.

[markem]

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th,
John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August
2nd, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

[MajorCaptSilly]

Neil Young and Rick James were in a band together.

http://www.thrasherswheat.org/friends/rick-james.htm

Old man take a look at my life, I'm a Super Freak!

MCS

[Lumpold]

The fastest hat trick in NHL history was scored my Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks on March 23rd, 1952....he scored three goals in 21 seconds.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/mosienko-1.jpg

The term hat-trick comes from cricket, and means to take three wickets in three balls. Allegedly, it is called a hat-trick as the owner of the bowler's team would present him with a brand new hat for his efforts.

[Kreth]

The term hat-trick comes from cricket, and means to take three wickets in three balls. Allegedly, it is called a hat-trick as the owner of the bowler's team would present him with a brand new hat for his efforts.
And now it's been appropriated for sports that people actually care about... ;)
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[BlackDog]

The water from all the other Great Lakes would fit into Lake Superior, plus 2 additional Lake Eries.

There is enough water in Lake Superior (3,000,000,000,000,000--or 3 quadrillion-- gallons) to flood all of North and South America to a depth of one foot.

[G G]

MCS likes cake------does that count for anything?

[M1903A1]

The first notable user of the Thompson submachine gun was not the Prohibition gangs...it was the Irish Republican Army.

[qwerty1500]

The Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri has more miles of shoreline than the state of California.

[kelmac07]

My butt is itchy. :r

[hscmit]

And now it's been appropriated for sports that people actually care about... ;)
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cricket is boring to watch, but there is something to be said about a sport that stops mid-game for the players to have cocktails

[Devanmc]

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar

[bscottskangum]

1^2= 1
11^2= 121
111^2= 12321
1111^2= 1234321
11111^2= 123454321
111111^2= 12345654321
1111111^2= 1234567654321

Sorry, math nerd :D

[bscottskangum]

Rene Descartes came up with the gems "cogito ergo sum" - I think therefore I am, the Cartesian Coordinate plane (x axis, y axis and use it to graph), the idea to use superscripts to represent exponents, and numerous other things.

The interesting part, he did all this but refused to get out of bed until after 11 am. And he adhered to this until the year he died.

[M1903A1]

Rene Descartes came up with the gems "cogito ergo sum" - I think therefore I am, the Cartesian Coordinate plane (x axis, y axis and use it to graph), the idea to use superscripts to represent exponents, and numerous other things.

The interesting part, he did all this but refused to get out of bed until after 11 am. And he adhered to this until the year he died.

Yeah, well, what time did he go to bed the night before??? :r

[icehog3]

Chili can be made with or without beans.

[M1903A1]

Chicago's virtual absence from movie and TV screens for almost twenty years arose from the late 1950s TV series "M Squad", when a scene of a Chicago cop taking a bribe enraged Mayor Daley. (The fact that it coincided with the Summerdale police theft scandal definitely didn't help matters.) He refused to allow any outside filming in "his" city for the duration of his reign as mayor (although a few movies and scenes were filmed "guerilla style" without authorization).

The use of "Metro Police", instead of "Chicago Police", in movies and TV shows filmed in Chicago in the 1980s and 90s reportedly arose from a single line in the movie "The Blues Brothers". ("Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved.") The line was a poke at a certain event in 1968...apparently the Chicago Police brass were not amused.

[icehog3]

Chicago's virtual absence from movie and TV screens for almost twenty years arose from the late 1950s TV series "M Squad", when a scene of a Chicago cop taking a bribe enraged Mayor Daley. (The fact that it coincided with the Summerdale police theft scandal definitely didn't help matters.) He refused to allow any outside filming in "his" city for the duration of his reign as mayor (although a few movies and scenes were filmed "guerilla style" without authorization).

The use of "Metro Police", instead of "Chicago Police", in movies and TV shows filmed in Chicago in the 1980s and 90s reportedly arose from a single line in the movie "The Blues Brothers". ("Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved.") The line was a poke at a certain event in 1968...apparently the Chicago Police brass were not amused.

When Chicago hosted the Democratic Convention in 1996, I had a CPD shirt that said "We kicked your father's ass in '68...wait until you see what we do to you this year". :r

[bscottskangum]

Yeah, well, what time did he go to bed the night before??? :r

:r

He actually went to bed at a normal time. He got into the habit because when he was younger he had extremely poor health. He was allowed to lay in bed until 11 while he was at a Jesuit boarding school because of his health issues. He then kept the habit through most of his life but he wasn't sleeping, he would just lay and think all morning.

[MajorCaptSilly]

Most people who deal with me on professional basis think I am a very serious person.


MCS

[joeobx]

Chili can be made with or without beans.

But it can't be made without meat....otherwise its just spicy tomato soup.

[M1903A1]

When Chicago hosted the Democratic Convention in 1996, I had a CPD shirt that said "We kicked your father's ass in '68...wait until you see what we do to you this year". :r

I REMEMBER THOSE!!!!! :r:r:r

[icehog3]

I REMEMBER THOSE!!!!! :r:r:r

Yeah, one of the guys on my old hockey team stole mine. :mad:

[pektel]

Elvis presley never once gave an encore.
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[shilala]

Most people who deal with me on professional basis think I am a very serious person.


MCS
I call bullshit. :D

[Tio Gato]

Lobsters urinate out of their faces.

They do this often in battle with other lobsters as a scent signature. Lobsters can "remember" scents of others so they know to fight or flee. Kind of like "Oh I remember that the pee I'm sensing is from that big lobster that kicked my butt last week. I'm outta here!":sl

[shilala]

Lobsters urinate out of their faces.

They do this often in battle with other lobsters as a scent signature. Lobsters can "remember" scents of others so they know to fight or flee. Kind of like "Oh I remember that the pee I'm sensing is from that big lobster that kicked my butt last week. I'm outta here!":sl
That is wickedly cool. :tu

[HK3-]

On the other hand, I have five different fingers.

[acruce]

Only 30% of working class Americans are college educated.

[pektel]

<-- not one of the 30%

[mariogolbee]

The facial expressions on the left side of the face is controlled by the right hemisphere of the brain and is more pronounced than the right.

[mariogolbee]

Rene Descartes came up with the gems "cogito ergo sum" - I think therefore I am, the Cartesian Coordinate plane (x axis, y axis and use it to graph), the idea to use superscripts to represent exponents, and numerous other things.

The interesting part, he did all this but refused to get out of bed until after 11 am. And he adhered to this until the year he died.

Descartes was originally a monist and later adopted dualism due to pressure from the church. The interesting thing is he was beheaded, which literally separated his "mind" from his body. When his head was finally reconnected to his body later, his "mind" and body were one again.

[pektel]

More than 5,000 years ago, the Chinese discovered how to make silk from silkworm cocoons. For about 3,000 years, the Chinese kept this discovery a secret. Because poor people could not afford real silk, they tried to make other cloth look silky. Women would beat on cotton with sticks to soften the fibers. Then they rubbed it against a big stone to make it shiny. The shiny cotton was called "chintz." Because chintz was a cheaper copy of silk, calling something "chintzy" means it is cheap and not of good quality.

[pektel]

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

[Lumpold]

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

And this is why the English language is so hard to learn...
Similarly, the following sentence will often confuse people who are learning English, both young native speakers, and those learning English as a second language:

He strung his bow, carved from the bough of a tree, while stood on the bow of the ship.

[kaisersozei]

The Mayflower was originally set to sail for Virginia, but stopped at Plymouth Rock because the pilgrims had run out of beer.

[pektel]

People never grow up. We only learn how to act in public.

[MurphysLaw]

The creators of Adidas and Puma were brothers, and Nazis.

Laid that one on a waitress a few weeks ago while having a cigar with a buddy, he was wearing Adidas, I had a pair of Pumas on.

[MajorCaptSilly]

When he was a boy, David Bowie took art lessons from Peter Frampton's father, Owen.


MCS

[chippewastud79]

The Nike 'swoosh', one of the worlds most recognizable, logos was created by a graphic design student, Carolyn Davidson. Total cost: $35. :hm

[landhoney]

Yeah, one of the guys on my old hockey team stole mine. :mad:

Interesting fact? This man has never been seen again.....one way or the other if you know what I mean. ;):D

[CasaDooley]

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

I twiyed swaying dat, now I hab to unthy my thounge!:r

[CasaDooley]

And this is why the English language is so hard to learn...
Similarly, the following sentence will often confuse people who are learning English, both young native speakers, and those learning English as a second language:

He strung his bow, carved from the bough of a tree, while stood on the bow of the ship.

Oh Thno, Noth aginth!:r

[icehog3]

Interesting fact? This man has never been seen again.....one way or the other if you know what I mean. ;):D

I didn't punch no doggies. :r

[BlackDog]

9 Lives cat food and Starkist tuna are processed in the same factory in Kankakee, IL.

[BlackDog]

No matter how large or small it is, the commerical chicken you buy in the supermarket was 44 days old when it was butchered. The chicken companies manipulate how fast the chickens grow by the amount of feed and "daylight" that the chickens receive, but they are always 44 days old when they're butchered.


The turkey you buy in the supermarket for your Thanksgiving dinner may have been butchered as early as April. The farmers cannot grow, and the processing plants cannot process, enough turkeys in a shorter amount of time for hundreds of millions of people to consume in one day.

[shilala]

No matter how large or small it is, the commerical chicken you buy in the supermarket was 44 days old when it was butchered. The chicken companies manipulate how fast the chickens grow by the amount of feed and "daylight" that the chickens receive, but they are always 44 days old when they're butchered.


The turkey you buy in the supermarket for your Thanksgiving dinner may have been butchered as early as April. The farmers cannot grow, and the processing plants cannot process, enough turkeys in a shorter amount of time for hundreds of millions of people to consume in one day.
Them are broilers, Warren. The seven poundish chickens you buy. We used to grow them. They grow so fast that you have to dress them at six weeks, otherwise they "flip" on you. That means their little hearts explode in their chest and when they die, they flip over on their back.
If you're real careful and adjust their diet, you can keep some of them alive a little longer and they'll get huge. Turkey huge.
On the turkeys...
Commercial birds are broad breasted whites. They're all born via artificial insemination because the size of the birds makes mating impossible. They're not so dainty as broilers, you can raise them out till they dress out at 40 pounds or more. You literally can't fit one in the oven, you have to quarter them. That's some big turkey. :)

[htown]

If you spell illuminati backwards and add .com it takes you to the NSA's website.

[NeuRon]

Farts have a taste... :)

[icehog3]

Farts have a taste... :)

I don't even wanna know how you know that Ron....

[Lumpold]

If you remember this discussion from several years ago...

Traditionally eaten at Christmas in the UK, Mince Pies contain no meat. While the spicy dried fruit filling is called mincemeat, commercially produced pies have 0% meat content. However, as the name implies, originally chunks or minced cuts of lamb, or other meats, and the ingredients were based on Arab foods and spices brought back to Britain by 13th Century Crusaders.

During the English Civil War, to the Puritan authorities, the mince pie was seen as being associated the Catholic Idolatry, and subsequently it was illegal to eat them.

[357]

Michigan is the only state to have a road named after it in all 50 states.

[wayner123]

Celine Dion used to sleep in a dresser drawer.

[357]

Swans mate for life...

[chippewastud79]

2nd is the most common street name in the country. Most 1st Streets are renamed for a famous resident or historical figure. :tu

[VTDragon]

Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.

[J0eybb]

The fastest hat trick in NHL history was scored my Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks on March 23rd, 1952....he scored three goals in 21 seconds.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/mosienko-1.jpg

His Grandson, Tyler, plays for the Las Vegas Wranglers.

[shilala]

I haven't pooped right for a month.

[icehog3]

I haven't pooped right for a month.

It said "interesting", Scott.



;) :r

Hope you start crapping right and left soon, Brother.

[Gophernut]

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

[GKitty]

Your "wingspan" (fingertip to fingertip across your shoulders) is the same as your height.

Your foot is as long as the distance along your forearm from your wrist to your inner elbow.

On average, women say 7,000 words per day. Men, just over 2000. :D

Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.

[Sled Dog]

Farts have a taste... :)

Now THAT made me laugh!

[kaisersozei]

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

Interesting & true fact: The vocalizations of some parrots can be heard for up to 1 mile.





Or, in the case of the internet, much farther. :D

[ade06]

RI's offical name is "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"

[markem]

In 1963, the MVP's of both Major League Baseball leagues, the NFL, and the NBA all wore the same uniform number - #32 (Sandy Koufax, Elston Howard, Jim Brown and Elgin Baylor)

[markem]

Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals is the only player to hit two grand slams in one inning. He hit them in '98 against Chan Ho Park of the Dodgers.

[markem]

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry said, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first home run.

[J0eybb]

RI's offical name is "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"

There was a ballot vote to change it this past election.

[icehog3]

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry said, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first home run.

Awesome. :tu

[shilala]

Awesome. :tu
Ditto. I remember Gaylord Perry. :tu

[Lumpold]

Lucozade (A British energy drink, first made in the early 20th Century) was prohibited to Muslims until 2004, as it contained 0.01% alcohol. In 2004 The Muslim Council of Great Britain deemed the alcohol (ethanol) would not constitute a Religious Crime if anyone drank it.

[357]

The state of Michigan has banned all "alcoholic energy" drinks across the board.

Apparently it is still legal to buy RedBull and Vodka separately. Not sure if they intent to make it illegal to mix them.

[Commander Quan]

The phrase "more bang for the buck" was used to describe the United States' New Look policy of depending on nuclear weapons, rather than a large regular army, to keep the Soviet Union in check.

[ade06]

There was a ballot vote to change it this past election.

It failed.

[awsmith4]

The state of Michigan has banned all "alcoholic energy" drinks across the board.

Apparently it is still legal to buy RedBull and Vodka separately. Not sure if they intent to make it illegal to mix them.

The intent was to stop the sale of drinks such as Four Loko, a malt alcohol drink with added caffeine. The FDA ruled caffeine an unsafe additive in alcoholic beverages. It supposedly stemmed from a WA college party where some underage students abused alcohol and then fell ill, imagine that. Apparently the caffeine masks the effects of the alcohol and allows people to become more intoxicated than they feel. I'm sure if the nannies can find a way to prohibit the mix of energy drinks and liquor they will. Its not my cup of tea but I still have a problem with the authorities telling me what I can and can't ingest. What could really suck is if the law translate to no more coffee stouts :eek:

[Commander Quan]

The FDA ruled caffeine an unsafe additive in alcoholic beverages.

How are the Irish supposed to drink their coffee?

[pektel]

I drank a can of four loko a couple nights ago to see what the fuss was about. I guess it's nickname is "blackout in a can". It contains 12% alcohol, and is a 24 oz can. Almost equivalent to drinking a whole bottle of wine. Tastes like a bad wine cooler. I got a HUGE buzz from it, and a tinge of a stomach ache (malt liquor and me don't mix).

Won't buy that again.

[Bill86]

How are the Irish and Bill supposed to drink their coffee?

Fixed. Mmm Jameson and coffee.

I've yet to try those four loco things but I heard they taste like crap so I had no interest. But I wouldn't like anyone telling me what to drink either.

[sikk50]

I like turtles.

[M1903A1]

I like turtles.

Chocolate + caramel + pecans = :dr :tu

[Commander Quan]

President Andrew Jackson is the only president in United States history to have paid off the national debt.

[htown]

Just bought some new boat shoes.

[357]

The intent was to stop the sale of drinks such as Four Loko, a malt alcohol drink with added caffeine. The FDA ruled caffeine an unsafe additive in alcoholic beverages. It supposedly stemmed from a WA college party where some underage students abused alcohol and then fell ill, imagine that. Apparently the caffeine masks the effects of the alcohol and allows people to become more intoxicated than they feel. I'm sure if the nannies can find a way to prohibit the mix of energy drinks and liquor they will. Its not my cup of tea but I still have a problem with the authorities telling me what I can and can't ingest. What could really suck is if the law translate to no more coffee stouts :eek:

The state of Michigan banned it. FDA was looking into extending it nationally, but I don't think that has happened yet.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dleg/Alcohol_Energy_Drink_Motion_11_3_2010_337774_7.pdf

It specifically lists the State of Utah's ban, many universities' ban, and a sexual assault on a local 14 year old as part of the justification for the ban.

I'm trying not to get on a soap box and preach, but I'll put it this way: I do not agree with the ban. I understand the intent, but I disagree with their method of "fixing" the problem.


Not to leave this post without a random interesting fact:

Michigan's football program is the winningest in college football history. The Wolverines have won a record 884 games and have an all-time winning percentage of .737, also the best in college football history.

[Lumpold]

...a sexual assault on a local 14 year old as part of the justification for the ban.

I'm fairly certain this could be used to justify a general ban on alcohol, no? I would wager several young teenage girls are assaulted by drunk men, with no caffeine involved, every year. I'd also say I'm pretty certain it wasn't the caffeine added to alcohol that caused the assault on the teenage girl in question either. Caffeine doesn't turn me into a paedophile. Well, I don't think it does :hn

Edit: I am assuming it was on a 14yo girl.

Random Fact:

Northern Ireland is experiencing, as a whole coutry, it's worst snow in 25 years. Belfast, which had localised snow storms far worse in 2005, is the only place where this is not the worst snow in 25 years.

[357]

I'm fairly certain this could be used to justify a general ban on alcohol, no?


Yes, that is the end result of their logic. The actions the perp took were already illegal. To assume that perp would not have commited such an act without said substance removes accountability. Perp decided to take whatever substance, then decided to commit a crime.

By similar logic, automobile accidents kill more people every year than any disease. Doctor's mistakes kill more people each year in the USA than guns do. Perhaps we should ban cars and doctors?


Random fact: It is impossible to lick your own elbow, but it is fun to watch people try.

[Lumpold]

Yes, that is the end result of their logic. The actions the perp took were already illegal. To assume that perp would not have commited such an act without said substance removes accountability. Perp decided to take whatever substance, then decided to commit a crime.

By similar logic, automobile accidents kill more people every year than any disease. Doctor's mistakes kill more people each year in the USA than guns do. Perhaps we should ban cars and doctors?


Random fact: It is impossible to lick your own elbow, but it is fun to watch people try.

That was my point, exactly. I should maybe have pointed out that alcohol doesn't cause paedophilia either.


Interesting fact: It is legal to shoot a Welshman with a bow and arrow from the walls of Chester, at 2am. It is also, technically, still a legal requirement for all Men over the age of 12 to practice archery at their local (itchy?) butts on a Sunday, all over the UK.

[M1903A1]

Interesting fact: It is legal to shoot a Welshman with a bow and arrow from the walls of Chester, at 2am.

What about at 1:59 or 2:01? Never know when those sneaky Welsh will attack....

It is also, technically, still a legal requirement for all Men over the age of 12 to practice archery at their local (itchy?) butts on a Sunday, all over the UK.

Hmm...could this be extrapolated/extended to include rifle practice? :D

[Lumpold]

On the time: I'm not entirely sure. To be honest, as much as I'd like to, I don't intend to see what would happen, should I decide to stick an arrow through a Welshman at 2am, short of a signed affidavit from the Prime Minister that it would be entirely legal. I could pose the 1:59am question to him when he gives that to me.

On Rifle Practice: No, I believe the law specifcally says with a bow and arrow.

[Lumpold]

In the Middle Ages, Britain had a legal compensation system for murder, and stolen or killed livestock. The lowest compensation in the system was for the murder of a Welshman.

[Gargoyle]

US nuclear aircraft carriers can operate continuously for 20 years before refueling.

[icehog3]

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do.
Two can be as bad as one, it's the loneliest number since the number one.

[Shemp Howard]

The human head weighs 8 lbs.

[shark]

Ice is a mineral, with its own unique crystalline structure.

[shark]

An object at rest will weigh less than an object in motion, just as an object at 68 degrees Fahrenheit will weigh less than the same object heated to 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

[Adriftpanda]

Try saying "Sixth Sick Sheik's Sixth Sheep's Sick" - It is one of the hardest sentences to pronounce in the English language.

[bsslack]

There was no "Battle of Bunker Hill" there was however a skirmish near "Breeds Hill" where the British were dealt a nasty blow. To this day textbooks persist in the teaching of the incident incorrectly. There's even a Bunker Hill Memorial. In the fine print of the memorial there is mention of Breeds Hill.



Cheers! :chr



slack :usa

[KillerCelt]

D-day was not intended to occur on June 6th. Poor weather delayed the original assault.

[Lumpold]

D-day was not intended to occur on June 6th. Poor weather delayed the original assault.

And that poor weather is still playing havoc with the British railways and postal system.

[bsslack]

The "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" is total BS. He road a tiny distance and got credit for the whole thing. A Civil Servant named Bissell, Rode the long and dangerous road and got little or no credit. Bissell's Family were even Libeled by Revere's when They asserted the Facts in Public. Revere was an Ass.


"Washington Slept Here" was a tongue in cheek slam because of His well earned reputation for accepting Female Hospitality as He traveled. He wasn't called "The Father of Our Country" for nuthin.


Not slamming anybody, but the truth as We believe, many times is not the actual Truth as it occured.





Cheers! :chr



slack :usa

[Lumpold]

The day after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japanese trains were still running from the town. Many people used them to escape the devastation wrecked town. Hundreds of people boarded one particular train, unknowingly jumping from the frying pan in to the fire. The train they boarded was headed to Nagasaki.

In 2009, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was officially recognised by the Japanese Government as double Hibakushu. He had been in Hiroshima on the 6th, 3km from the epicentre of the bomb, and on business, when Little Boy landed, and then returned home to Nagasaki the day after, on the aforementioned train, only to be home when Fat Boy was dropped two days later. He died in 2010 from stomach cancer, at the age of 93.

[M1903A1]

The day after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japanese trains were still running from the town. Many people used them to escape the devastation wrecked town. Hundreds of people boarded one particular train, unknowingly jumping from the frying pan in to the fire. The train they boarded was headed to Nagasaki.

In 2009, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was officially recognised by the Japanese Government as double Hibakushu. He had been in Hiroshima on the 6th, 3km from the epicentre of the bomb, and on business, when Little Boy landed, and then returned home to Nagasaki the day after, on the aforementioned train, only to be home when Fat Boy was dropped two days later. He died in 2010 from stomach cancer, at the age of 93.

Is he the one who was describing the Hiroshima blast to his family just as the Nagasaki bomb went off? I've read that guy's story.

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The "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" is total BS. He road a tiny distance and got credit for the whole thing. A Civil Servant named Bissell, Rode the long and dangerous road and got little or no credit. Bissell's Family were even Libeled by Revere's when They asserted the Facts in Public. Revere was an Ass.


However, we cannot ignore the fact that Revere voluntarily put himself in harms way and at extreme risk by being rowed across the Charles River and right by the Somerset. While the "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" is a huge fallacy, it is important to remember that Revere did not tell the story nor ask for the glory that Longfellow chose to craft. Revere did help spread the word of the incoming British regulars and many other riders joined as they came into contact with Revere (as many as 40 others). Part of the reason Revere rode a "tiny distance" was because he was captured by British officers. I think this is an example of history where the real story actually makes him seem even more of a hero than Longfellow's fiction. But, just my :2