The Did you know thread. Uselss, but Fascinating historical facts and stories)

Discussion in 'History' started by Excape Goat, Jan 2, 2006.

  1. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    I'll bet none of you knew this.....

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  2. Excape Goat

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    Mar 18, 1999
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    I heard of Patrick Hitler and his sons living in the United States. i even knew about Charlotte Lobjoie and her son, who claimed to be Hitler's illegitimate son. I found the documentary poorly made, but nevertheless it talked a topic that I did not know about. The title said "Uncle Hitler", but the main point was about Hitler's inheritance, mainly the copyright to Mein Kampf. Anyway, the copyright is in public domain and it is no longer an issue.

     
  3. Excape Goat

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  4. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Hah....the Luxembourigians say, "come at me bro! :mad:

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    The Luxembourg Army is the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been an all-volunteer force since 1967. It has a current strength of approximately 450 professional soldiers—340 enlisted recruits and 100 civilians—with a total budget of $369 million, or 0.9% of GDP.
     
  5. Excape Goat

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    Mar 18, 1999
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    They spent $369 million for an army with 900 soldiers and staff.
     
  6. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    That's what they want you to think. :cautious:
     
  7. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    I having a hard time believing Luxembourg and Guatemala should be on the list. I can't believe that no British units passed through Luxembourg on the way to Germany and Guatemala and Britain disputed British Honduras (now known as Belize) so I'm sure Britain did some invading there.
     
  8. Excape Goat

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    Mar 18, 1999
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    If the list is about countries who fought a war with Great Britain, the Vikings' invasions were big parts of British history. Sweden should be on that list.
     
  9. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    That's true but he's left the Isles and is now terrorizing the Colonies! :eek:

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  10. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    If size matters, the male Anna's hummingbird is faster than a Peregrine falcon! Clocked at 49 mph in a 35 mph zone. :eek:
     
  11. Umar

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    Sep 13, 2005
    One step ahead
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    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Palestine
    OT: I saw a red baseball cap with the words "Make America Great Britain Again!" emblazoned on it. I might buy that hat...
     
  12. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    For those inquiring minds............

    There are some 160 to 180 million wood utility poles in service in the US.

    I documented quite a few of them in New England when on a Fiber Optic job. The oldest one I found was installed in 1926. It was about 6" dia and 20' tall. :coffee:
     
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  13. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Or.....you could get this one. :cautious:

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  14. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    modern technology is so useless sometimes ... I can't use my web's translator on an image of a hat :)
     
  15. Excape Goat

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    Mar 18, 1999
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    The Israelis made one of the greatest submachine guns in the world, the Uzi. However, the Israeli commandos used AK47 during the famous raid on Entebbe in 1976. The videos got it right.




     
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  16. Excape Goat

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    Mar 18, 1999
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    I am a Lincoln history buff, but I don't really know this story.

     
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  17. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Me too!

    Henry Leland, a founder of the Cadillac auto brand, established the Lincoln Motor Company in 1917; he reportedly named the new venture after his hero, President Abraham Lincoln.
    I rented a Lincoln Town car for a couple weeks a half score and four yrs ago and drove 1500 mi "out" to Fargo ND to pick up daughter at NDSU. After a bunch of sightseeing I returned the auto with an added 5k on the odometer. I drove back thru Indiana and threw a hand full of "Lincoln" pennies at the toll booth.

    Ps....I still have a few pieces of my Lincoln Log Set from when I was a kid. :coffee:
     
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  18. fatbastard

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    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
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    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best long-distance rental car - basically a twin bed for a back seat :)
     
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  19. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Yep, it was a boat.....when I was going from Fargo to Mt Rushmore, on a straight road that went for about 5 mi, my daughter asked me to take it off cruise control so she could take some picts. I was doing 90! At the end of the road, in the middle of nowhere, there was a 90 deg right turn. Nothing like being able to drive 3k mi from coast to coast w/o needing a passport. Almost like driving from London to NYC! :coffee:
     
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  20. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    On 14 Nov 1957 we had a large family gathering in Apalachin, NY. My family was staying at my Bros. big house in Binghamton while the rest of my Uncles [Zios] and Cousins [Cuginos] were housed in the surrounding motels. No ladies, just guys except for the McGuire Sisters who sang a few tunes. We were all having innocent fun until the G-Men showed up.

    Sixty-two top mafia leaders were seized in the Apalachin Meeting in 1957

    As we was all innocent of anything and everything the Feds eventually apologized and gave us cookies [chocolate chip I recall].
    And that's the truth!:p

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  21. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    From 1978 to 1995 a total of 37 Americans were killed by falling vending machines, a little over 2 deaths per year.[**] That’s an average of 2.18 deaths a year, making this cause of death WAY more likely than shark attacks.

    Falling coconuts around the globe cause about 150 deaths annually. You know, while you were keeping an eye on the sharks.

    **It is not known how many fatalities are the result of eating from a vending machine. :unsure:
     
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  22. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Where were you when, on 17 Dec 1969, Tiny Tim and Miss Vicky tied the knot on the Johnny Carson show. It was a dark and stormy nite in the Berkshire Hills and Wifey and I were anxiously awaiting the ceremony. All of a sudden there was an ominous knock on the door. I :cautious: opened the door to find a Ma State Trooper dressed in arctic gear. In investigating a report of a peeping tom from the widow up the road he went on to ask if I owned a horse. My instant reply was, "do you have a gun?" Nothing like trudging thru a foot of snow, halter in hand, for a roundup. I also did not appreciate the Trooper laughing at me! :mad:
     
  23. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Now you know....football<ovalball.

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  24. Excape Goat

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    Mar 18, 1999
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Spoiler Alert for the movie "Once Upon in Hollywood"..........


































    Not exactly, but you have been warned. This is NOT in the movie,

    Roman Polanski once suspected that Buce Lee killed his wife Sharon Tate. Lee was training both Tate and Polanski, and the other victims in martial arts, After the Mansons were caught, Polanski invited Bruce Lee for a ski trip. The paper said out of guilt for accusing Lee of the murder, He lend Lee a ski jump suit. That jump suit became an inspiration of Bruce Lee's yellow jump suit in The Game of Death" and Taratino's "Kill Bill".
     
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  25. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    The holiday season is at hand so if Santa happens to swing by your abode be aware that reindeer like bananas. :coffee:
     

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