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

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

  1. Gregoriak

    Gregoriak BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 27, 2002
    Munich
    No it was Anton Karas

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Karas
     
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  2. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
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  3. TitoTata

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    Jun 26, 2014
    Did you know that the very same enzymes that a caterpillar uses to break down plant material actually dissolve the very same caterpillar into a LIQUID when it’s in the cocoon... then the cells somehow rebuild themselves into a different creature with wings ..

    So it starts off as a solid .. changes to a liquid in the cocoon and then changes into a different solid !!
     
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  4. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    Bump for this intriguing thread !
     
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  5. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
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    I wrote this before.

    The title "King Charles " is considered bad luck in English history. Charles I was executed and the first English king to die that way. Charles II started his reign in exile because of Cromwell. He was known for his hedonism. The name "Charles III" was actually used by Charles Edward Stuart when he was the pretender. Of course, he was defeated in battles and the Stuarts never grained his kingdom. Several non-British kings also used "Charles III". For example, there were Charles the Simple and Charles the Fat. I seriously doubted that they were great kings.
     
  6. taosjohn

    taosjohn Member+

    Dec 23, 2004
    taos,nm
    Of course, there was also Charlemagne.

    And Charles the Hammer, who was able to make most of his problems be nails
     
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  7. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Dillon Ruble and Garrett Jensen, both engineers at Boeing, broke a record last December that had only a little to do with their day jobs: They broke the record for farthest flight by a paper aircraft, sending a sheet of paper 88.318 meters, or almost 290 feet.
     
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  8. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
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    Real Madrid
    Jacques de Molay was the last Grand Master of the Knights of Templar. he sentenced to the stake in 1314 during the persecution of the Templar by King Philip IV and Pope Clement V. At his execution, he was said to have put a curse on both the King and the Pope. he said that they would have to answer to God within the year for their crimes against the Templars. Both would die within the year 1314. King Philip's 300 years old House of Capet would collapse within 14 years of the curse.
     
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  9. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Another example of unintended consequences for the French! :rolleyes:
     
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  10. Pønch

    Pønch Saprissista

    Aug 23, 2006
    Donde siempre
    If I was sentenced to burn to death I would be putting curses on everybody and their f*cking mothers, for sure.
     
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  11. TitoTata

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    Jun 26, 2014
    Fascinating thread !
     
  12. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    Do you want to live forever? If so, there’s some good news. Or so it seems. For it appears that we may have taken a step closer to making immortality reality. In a recent meeting at the National Institutes of Health, Yale neuroscientist Nenad Sestan revealed that his team has successfully reanimated the brains of dead pigs recovered from a slaughterhouse. By pumping them with artificial blood using a system called BrainEx, they were able to bring them back to “life” for up to 36 hours.
     
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  13. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    I can see it all now....Ronaldo playing for Miami in 2072. o_O

    [​IMG]
     
  14. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
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    A factory from the Spanish town of Aielo de Malferit created a drink, and in 1885, they brought it to a trade fair in Philadelphia. The name of the drink was Kola Coca. A year later, John Pemberton invented Coca Cola in Atlanta. Coincident?

    The rights for this Spanish drink were bought by Coca-Cola in 1953. The factory continued to produce an alcohol version of Kola Coca. They
     
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  15. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    …. Identifying as a woman to pad out his goal tally even further
     
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  16. roby

    roby Member+

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    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Did you know the Twitter bird has a name?

    It’s Larry! The infamous bluebird of social media was named after former NBA player Larry Bird, who used to play for Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's home-state team, the Boston Celtics. :geek:
     
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  17. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    What is this !!!? IMG_1464.jpg
     
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  18. taosjohn

    taosjohn Member+

    Dec 23, 2004
    taos,nm
    Microscopic view of Swanson's patellar tendon before the surgery?
     
  19. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    I was gonna say someone forgot to bring in the picked strawberries before the frost hit! :oops:
     
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  20. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    Fair attempt .. it’s a human tongue
     
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  21. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Did you know that when leaving the grocery store with your left arm full of bags in the pouring rain in a new Armani suit you're wearing for a job interview in 15 min. the odds are [like 10-1] your keys are in your left pocket. :whistling:
     
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  22. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Inflation has gotten so bad that you have to bribe interviewers with groceries?
     
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  23. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Here...have a pineapple! :mad:
     
  24. taosjohn

    taosjohn Member+

    Dec 23, 2004
    taos,nm
    Why yes, I knew that. One doesn't actually have to do that to know that...
     
  25. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    Okay, this brings up way, way more questions.

    Wait, why would you wear a new Armani suit to the grocery store?

    Why would you go to the grocery store before the interview?

    Why would you not use a shopping cart at the grocery store?

    Cars still have keys? I guess my "old" car has a key. My new car just has a fob, or I can open the car and start with the app on my phone.

    Everybody knows you should show up to your interview early (usually 10-15 minutes early). I was on a panel discussion two weeks ago talking about employment strategies and one recruiter/HR person stated "When going to an interview, if you are on time, you are late. Always arrive early."
     

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