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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » October 22, 2019, 6:11 am

1) Name the largest freshwater lake in the world? Lake Superior.

2) Name the world's biggest island. Greenland.

3) Which actress has won the most Oscars? Katharine Hepburn, with 4 Oscars and 12 nominations.
Meryl Streep has won 3 times but has had 25 Oscar Nominations

4) In "Thunderbirds", what was Lady Penelope's chauffeur called? Parker.

5) Name the only heavyweight boxing champion to finish his career of 49 fights without ever having been defeated? Rocky Marciano.
Boxing record
Total fights 49
Wins 49
Wins by KO 43
Losses 0



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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » October 23, 2019, 1:56 pm

1) The Willow Run factory located just east of Ypsilanti, Michigan was the largest in WW2, with 42,000 workers completing 8,600 B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft

2) Thai is a tonal language. This means that one word can have multiple meanings, depending on the way it's pronounced. How many tones are there in the Thai language?

Seven, one, five or three


Your Answer: five

So for example the phrase "New silk does not burn, right?" can be created from the word that, to an English speaker, looks like "mai" and has to be pronounced with different tones. Of course to a Thai national it would be differentiated by spelling and tone markers but to a non Thai it can be confusing and amusing. Problems exist with pronunciation of vowels too, one of the most common being the confusion caused by "khwaay", which means "buffalo", and "khuay", which means "male member". Thai people are often amused/embarrassed by the foreigners' pronunciation of "Bridge over the River Kwai"...but that's another story.


3) When a Canadian says he/she is off to Timmy's where is he/she going?
Church, a friends house, shopping , a donut shop

Answer Donut Shop As of June 30, 2013, Tim Hortons has 4,304 restaurants, including 3,802 in Canada, 807 in the United States, 29 in the Middle East, and 25 in the UK.

4) Who was theh first Brit to walk in Space?

Michael Foale was born in 1952 in England to an English father and an American mother and was educated in Canterbury. He is the first Briton to walk in space and has stayed in Mir and the International Space Station.

5) What is the fiery name given to the famous Civil War General Sherman's military tactics?

Scorched earth
In the American CIvil War, in 1864, General Sherman used this tactic in his "March to the Sea." He went from Atlanta to the coast where he conquered Savannah on December 21.

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » October 24, 2019, 10:44 am

1) Strongest Liquor in the world
Said to have a gentle smell and mild taste, Spirytus is a top class rectified 192 Proof Vodka made from premium ethyl alcohol with a grain base. In Poland its uses vary from preparing fruit and herbal liqueurs, vodkas and desserts to medical purposes. it’s currently number 1 top of the list as the most alcoholic liquor available in the world today.

2) Strongest Atlantic Hurricanes
Strongest Atlantic hurricanes
Hurricane Season By peak sustained wind speed By wind speed at landfall
mph km/h mph km/h
Allen 1980 190 305
"Labor Day" 1935 185 295 185 295
Gilbert 1988 185 295 165 270
Wilma 2005 185 295
Dorian 2019 185 295 185 295

3) Strongest materials known to man
ONE-ATOM-THICK SHEETS OF CARBON ARE 200 TIMES STRONGER THAN STEEL. IT WOULD TAKE AN ELEPHANT BALANCING ON A PENCIL TO BREAK A SHEET AS THIN AS SARAN WRAP.

4) Smallest Country
Vatican City: 0.2 Square Miles
Of these 17 small countries, Vatican City claims the title has the definitive smallest country in the world. It is mighty though, as it is perhaps the most influential in terms of religion: It serves as the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic church and home of the Pope. Vatican City, officially called The Holy See, is located within a walled area of the Italian capital city of Rome.

5) First ever recorded song
It is often stated that Thomas Edison was the first person to record sound and, by extension, music, but that isn’t the case: the first ever recorded song was actually recorded by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, a French printer and bookseller who also invented the phonautograph, the earliest known sound recording device.

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » October 25, 2019, 3:24 pm

1) Most Snow in One Day
The most snow to fall in any 24 hour period is 75.8 inches (193 centimeters), well over six feet, that landed at Silver Lake, Colorado. The mountain lake sits at 10,220 feet elevation about 40 miles northwest of Denver. Its record-setting snowstorm began at 2:30 pm on the afternoon of April 14, 1921.

Even after 24 hours, the snowflakes still kept coming and by 6 pm on April 15, 1921 a record 87 inches had landed. The blizzard continued non-stop for 32.5 hours, ultimately leaving 95 inches (241 cm) of fresh snow on the ground. This set yet another record for the deepest accumulation from one continuous snowfall.
2) Most snow in a season
56.3 feet (17 meters)

And the winner is...Paradise!

Snow covers one of the area's glaciers .


According to some data, this mountain pass in the Pacific Northwest gets more snow annually than any other spot on Earth. And no pricey lift-tickets are required to see this snowed-in spot. Located inside Mount Rainier National Park, the annual snow spectacle is open to all.

3) Highest Rainfall
Cherrapunji is another village found in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Recently, the name of the village was changed to its traditional name, Sohra. Like the neighboring Mawsynram, Sohra is one of the wettest places in the world. Sohra holds the world record for the highest rainfall received in one year after the village received 1,041.8 inches of rainfall in the 12 months between August 1st, 1860 and July 31st, 1861. The village also holds the world record for the highest rainfall received in a calendar month after it received 370 inches of rainfall in July 1861.

4) Struck by Lightning and Love

The only man in the world to be struck by lightning seven times was ex-park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, the human lightning conductor of Virginia, USA. A single lightning strike is made up of several 100 million volts (with peak current in the order of 20,000 amps).

His attraction for lightning began in 1942 (lost big toe nail) and was resumed in 1969 (lost eyebrows), in July 1970 (left shoulder seared) on 16 April 1972 (hair set on fire), on 7 August 1973 (new hair re-fired and legs seared), on 5 June 1976 (ankle injured) and on 25 June 1977 (chest and stomach burns). In September 1983 he died by his own hand, reportedly rejected in love.

5) Drive Thru Times
Dunkin' Donuts clocked in with the fastest average time, at 230.38 seconds from first order window approach to full order completion. That's under four minutes. Chick-fil-A was the slowest in the study, with an average drive-thru time of 322.98 seconds -- almost five and a half minutes.

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » October 27, 2019, 5:00 pm

1 ) Chinook
Someone might recognize the word as referring to a species of salmon or a type of Canadian military helicopter, but only a true Canadian knows a Chinook is an unseasonably warm wind that rise over the Rockies and heat up as they descend.
OR
A Mickey
A 13-ounce (give or take) bottle of hard alcohol.

2) Oldest Scothch
Glenavon Special Liqueur Whisky
Date: between 1851 – 1858
Bottled By: Glenavon Distillery
Country of Origin: Ballindalloch, Scotland
Value: sold for £14,850 (about $21,149)

3)DOGS To Cool Down
Once their body temperature rises, dogs can’t sweat through their skin like we do to cool off. Dogs do sweat through their paw pads, but it’s by panting that dogs circulate the necessary air through their bodies to cool down. If you’re near a body of water (like the beach), your dog can also regain her "cool" by jumping in.
Hot weather, getting spooked, or not feeling well -- dogs pant for all these reasons and more, including when they’re injured and in pain. By learning your dog’s behavior and taking good care of him or her, you’ll be able to tell the difference between "a breather" and a serious medical condition.

4) Why we Yawn
Here's the basic idea:
When you start to yawn, powerful stretching of the jaw increases blood flow in the neck, face, and head.
The deep intake of breath during a yawn forces downward flow of spinal fluid and blood from the brain.
Cool air breathed into the mouth cools these fluids.
Together these processes may act like a radiator, removing [too hot] blood from the brain while introducing cooler blood from the lungs and extremities, thereby cooling [brain] surfaces

5) Tuvalu Least amount of roads 8 Miles, Thailand 396,938 miles, USA 6,853,024 plus 108,000 Expressways (MOST)

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Earnest » October 27, 2019, 5:08 pm

Doodoo wrote:
October 27, 2019, 5:00 pm
1 ) Chinook
Someone might recognize the word as referring to a species of salmon or a type of Canadian military helicopter, but only a true Canadian knows a Chinook is an unseasonably warm wind that rise over the Rockies and heat up as they descend.
The Chinook helicopter is a Canadian concept?

Oh my giddy aunt, someone better tell the guys at Ridley Park. :shock:
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Post by Laan Yaa Mo » October 28, 2019, 4:07 am

Don't get too excited, Khun Earnest.
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later known as Boeing Rotorcraft Systems). The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of modern-day Washington state.

The Chinook was originally designed by Vertol, which had begun work in 1957 on a new tandem-rotor helicopter, designated as the Vertol Model 107 or V-107. Around the same time, the United States Department of the Army announced its intention to replace the piston engine-powered Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave with a new, gas turbine-powered helicopter. During June 1958, the U.S. Army ordered a small number of V-107s from Vertol under the YHC-1A designation; following testing, it came to be considered by some Army officials to be too heavy for the assault missions and too light for transport purposes. While the YHC-1A would be improved and adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps as the CH-46 Sea Knight, the Army sought a heavier transport helicopter, and ordered an enlarged derivative of the V-107 with the Vertol designation Model 114. Initially designated as the YCH-1B, on 21 September 1961, the preproduction rotorcraft performed its maiden flight. In 1962, the HC-1B was redesignated CH-47A under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook

If you are talking about a chinook wind,
In the cold winter months of regions east of the Rocky Mountains, a strong, dry, warm wind sometimes blows from the mountains across the land. These winds, known as Chinook winds, can bring quick temperature changes.

Chinook winds are named for the Chinook Native Americans who lived in the coastal regions of Washington and Oregon near the Columbia River, according to Chinook Nation. Winds similar to Chinook occur all over the world and are known by several local names. In the European Alps, they are called föhn winds, wrote Emma Quaile, a British scientist, in a 2001 article in the journal Weather. In central Asia, they are afganet; in the Andes of South America, these winds are called puelche; and in southern California, they are known as the Santa Ana winds.
https://www.livescience.com/58884-chinook-winds.html
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Post by Doodoo » October 28, 2019, 5:51 am

1) Did you know the lighter professional competitive eaters are, the better?
You’d think that the bigger the stomach, the more hot dogs would be able to fit, right? Not quite. Popular Science expanded on the theory that lighter contestants can out-compete their heavier eaters. The reasoning behind this is that a skinny person has room for their stomach to expand without being blocked by a ring of fat.
So that will put a number of us out of the competitions

2) Did you know the longest breath held underwater is 24:03 minutes?
That’s the typical amount of time it takes to watch one episode of The Office. But in 2016, professional free diver Aleix Segura Vendrell broke this world record in a breathtaking attempt.

3) Did you know before 1920, some people used to send children in the mail?
Because postage was cheaper than a train ticket, according to Smithsonian, some frugal parents chose this option. Newspapers ran amusing headlines, such as “Baby by Parcel Post” and “Parcel Post Baby Makes Trip Along L & E Railroad.”

4) Did you know the fastest reptile is a sea turtle?
Nemo had a wild ride when he went for a cruise on Crush’s back. Sea turtles can swim as fast as 35 mph.

5) Did you know most of the Earth's freshwater is stored in glaciers and icecaps?
Nearly 70 percent of Earth’s freshwater is stored in the coldest spots on the globe: in glaciers and icecaps.

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by mech_401 » October 28, 2019, 12:27 pm

u.s. army has been naming helicopters after indian tribes for what must be 20 yrs now.
must be like 12-15 chosen already. chinook incl

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Post by tamada » October 28, 2019, 12:32 pm

mech_401 wrote:
October 28, 2019, 12:27 pm
u.s. army has been naming helicopters after indian tribes for what must be 20 yrs now.
must be like 12-15 chosen already. chinook incl
Holy cultural assimilation Batman!

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Post by mech_401 » October 28, 2019, 12:35 pm

i agree, it hardly seems appropriate when sports teams can no longer be called indians. but i guess
they submit request, and ind res chooses names

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Post by Doodoo » October 29, 2019, 7:17 pm

1) Secretariat owns the Kentucky Derby record for the fastest time at 1:59.40 recorded in 1973. Secretariat and Monarchos are the only two horses to win the race with a time under two minutes, per 24/7 Wall Street. Years of preparation go into the Kentucky Derby as race teams aim to make the historic race at Churchill Downs. It only takes two minutes for dreams to be reached or for the majority of hopes to be dashed

2) Highest pay out Kentcky Derby
Donerail paid $184.90 on a $2 bet to win the Derby in 1913. He's still the highest paying winner ever. He was sent off at odds of 91-1. Each Kentucky Derby winner has its name on a sign at the back of the grandstand at Churchill Downs. Donerail's sign is to the left.

3) Manchester City FC's midfielder Phil Foden, the youngest football player to win the Premier League.

4) Satchel Paige (1965) – 59 years old
Satchel Paige holds the record for being the oldest player in major league baseball history. Paige pitched in a major league game at the age of 59 on September 25, 1965, as a publicity stunt to boost attendance and to honor Negro League ballplayers for the Kansas City A’s and their owner, Charley Finley.Having not pitched in a major league game for 12 years, Satchel Paige started the game on September 25, 1965, vs the Chicago White Sox. He pitched three scoreless innings, giving up a hit and also striking out a batter, becoming the oldest pitcher to record a strikeout.Satchel Paige came out to start the fourth inning, but before he threw a pitch he was removed as planned to a rousing ovation from the crowd. In the game, Satchel Paige batted once and struck out. So he is also the oldest hitter in major league baseball history, and the oldest player to strike out.

5) Crayola Crayons
What is the largest box of crayons manufactured?
Crayola manufactures 120 different Crayola Crayon colors, not including specialty colors. The 120 count box includes all the standard colors.

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by vlad » October 30, 2019, 3:34 am

The Song " Without You " Is thought to be a hit for Harry Nielsen. Infarct it was written by a rock band from the early 70s Called Bad Finger.

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Post by Udon Map » October 30, 2019, 8:51 am

vlad wrote:
October 30, 2019, 3:34 am
The Song " Without You " Is thought to be a hit for Harry Nielsen. Infarct it was written by a rock band from the early 70s Called Bad Finger.
This is not at all uncommon. Lots of songs weren't hits for their original authors/performers, but ended up being big hits for someone else.

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Post by mech_401 » October 30, 2019, 10:45 am

scotland is home to more than 100 whisky
distilleries . the water of life scots biggest export

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Post by mech_401 » October 30, 2019, 11:00 am

scotland is in fact the birthplace of golf
and the game has been played there since
15th century( albeit with sticks&stones )

over rabbit burrows ( pronounced gowf)

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Post by stattointhailand » October 30, 2019, 11:23 am

Yes, and they also Deep fry pizzas, batter Mars bars and Creme Eggs, put Mac n cheese in a pie, guys wear skirts (even in public), use a bit of coal as a present at Hogmanay, have a day dedicated to a bloomin' poet FFS, and consider 500 miles by the proclaimers as acceptable music :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by vlad » October 30, 2019, 2:13 pm

Yes Paul another another massive song that was thought by Many by Sinatra " My Way " It was In fact written by Paul Anka

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Post by WimH » October 30, 2019, 8:02 pm

vlad wrote:
October 30, 2019, 2:13 pm
Yes Paul another another massive song that was thought by Many by Sinatra " My Way " It was In fact written by Paul Anka
nope, written by the Frenchman Jacques Revaux and first interpretation was by french singer Claude Francois.
Comme d'habitude was the french title, Paul Anka probably was the first to sing the English version...
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Post by Doodoo » October 31, 2019, 3:43 pm

1) Among other outrageously poor money decisions too numerous to reveal here, Mike Tyson once dropped an estimated $2.2 million on a 24 karat gold bathtub for his mansion in Ohio.

2) In Arizona ... it's illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub.
In the 1920's, a local dam broke, flooding a rancher's home. The rancher's donkey had become accustomed to sleeping in the bathtub, which filled with water and whisked him miles away. After working to rescue the animal, the town passed this law, which is still in place today.

3) In seven U.S. states, according to their constitutions, atheists are barred from holding public office.

4) In Maryland ... sleeveless shirts are banned in public.
Outlawed in Baltimore in 1898, this law applies to everyone (even runners!). The only exception: The "vagrants" who are allowed to visit the zoo while wearing sleeveless tops. It's about time, those muscle tees have to go!

5) In Michigan ... don't even think about selling your vehicle on a Sunday.
It is unlawful to sell, trade or buy motor vehicles on a Sunday in Michigan due to religious reasons. According to the Wolverine State, time is better spent with family, friends or at church.

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