1) Should I disinfect all the grocery packaging too?
Paranoia around packaging spiked last month after a new study showed that the COVID-19 virus can survive longer on certain surfaces (24-hours on cardboard, up to three days on plastic and stainless steel). So you can go to the hypothetical scenario where an infected grocery shopper has contaminated your box of Cheerios, and use this as justification for sanitizing every bit of packaging that passes your threshold.
Or, you can simplify by washing your hands and surfaces before and after all eating. If that doesn’t feel like enough, Koberinski suggests discarding packages rather than disinfecting. A lot of groceries (like cereal and crackers) have a bag within the box. Others can be stored in homemade jars of Tupperware. That way you’re feeling protected without wasting valuable cleaning products, which is probably the more relevant safety concern, Koberinski says.
2) Should I quarantine my groceries before I bring them inside?
This one is a little more straight forward: No, there is absolutely no reason to leave groceries outside or in the garage or the car, despite what you may have read on that fountain of misinformation known as the Internet. “This is absolutely not a good idea,” says Koberinski. And, in fact, the potential risks of ignoring best practices around refrigeration (ie, putting things that need to be in the fridge in the fridge) make this behavior not just excessive but dangerous.
“It’s really important to remember basic food safety,” says Koberinski. “Both because best practices haven’t actually changed much. And also because any kind of sickness may weaken the body’s ability to withstand a truly virulent illness.” (Cough, cough, COVID-19.)
By all means, she says, bring groceries inside when you come home from the store. Place your bags and do your unloading on a surface that you can wipe down — with any alcohol-based cleaning spray — once everything has been put away.
3) Myth: Heat can kill the coronavirus
Fact: Heat can kill the virus — but only extreme heat
This one gets a little tricky. Heat can kill the disease. But that fact is often misconstrued. "Yes, but we're talking about extreme heat," explains Shannon Sovndal, MD, the EMS medical director in Boulder, Colorado. "Heat in your everyday normal life won't kill coronavirus."
Hospitals and medical facilities use that kind of heat — in the hundreds of degrees Fahrenheit — to clean their medical instruments to disinfect and kill viruses, says Dr. Sovndal. But things like taking a hot shower or bath, sipping hot tea, or just being in warm weather won't kill COVID-19.
Another misconception is that coronavirus will stall out when it's warmer out (a piece of misinformation that was even repeated by U.S. President Trump). This is the case with the regular flu, which thrives in cold, dry conditions such as winter weather, and tends to die out when it's hot and muggy. But it's too early to tell if that will be the case for coronavirus as well. What's more, since the disease is spreading in hotter climates including Singapore and Australia, there's reason to believe warmer weather won't be enough to stop it in its tracks.
4) NASA has created the X-57 Maxwell, a fully-electric experimental aircraft with 14 motors on its wing.
The aircraft is powered by two 400-pound lithium-ion battery packs in the cabin that contain 23 kilowatt hours of power.
NASA has published its research, procedures, designs, and technology from the X-57 development project online for different industry developers - such as urban air mobility designers - to use.The aircraft is being used for technology research and won't be available for commercial use.
The X-57's first test flight will occur later this year on an unannounced date.
5) Alibaba
Apart from donating 500,000 COVID-19 test kits and one million face masks to the U.S., the e-commerce company has sent out 1.8 million masks, 210,000 test kits, 36,000 protective suits, ventilators and thermometers to Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Two million protective masks were distributed across Europe by Alibaba.
6) We asked an ER doctor to walk us through how to wear a face mask or other type of covering. He gave us a five-point plan.
1. Wash your hands. First thing’s first: Your hands need to be squeaky clean before you put on the mask, so wash and sanitize, says Darien Sutton, MD, an emergency physician at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. “This decreases the risk of contaminating yourself when you put a mask on.” Along the same lines: Never touch the inside of your face covering as you’re putting it on. That could get bacteria on the very area you’re trying to keep clean. It’s basically like biting your nails.
2. Cover from nose to chin. People often focus on covering their mouth. But you want to make sure your nose is tucked securely under the mask, and the material fits tightly under the chin too, Dr. Sutton says. Once it’s on, take a few deep breaths in and out. You should be able to breathe through the material, but you shouldn’t be able to detect any major air leaks. If, as you breathe in, you can tell that you’re getting a ton of air through the bottom of your mask, tie it a little tighter in that area.
3. Remove it correctly. Taking off your mask is the trickiest part, explains Dr. Sutton. The most common mistake people make is peeling the mask off from the front. That’s an easy way to contaminate yourself; you’re basically just touching your face, the number one thing you’re not supposed to do during this pandemic.
“Removal should always be from the back of your head,” says Dr. Sutton. So, if you’re taking off a surgical face mask, use the elastic straps around your head as a way of removal. To pull off a makeshift mask, such as a scarf or bandana, the same idea applies: Untie, unclip, or untuck from the back of your head.
4. Wash it. If you’re using a mask made of reusable fabric, make sure you’re washing it after each use, especially if you find yourself sneezing and coughing. The CDC recommends washing your “outside clothes” or any fabrics using the warmest appropriate water setting and to make sure to dry your items completely.
5. Wear it proudly. If you’re not used to wearing them, donning a surgical mask in public may feel alarmist, especially if you’re asymptomatic. But just like you can feel good about your efforts to social distance as a way to flatten the curve, you can feel good about your choice to mask up. “[Face masks] are a new mechanism of solidarity,” Dr. Sutton says. “You’re acting in the public’s interest to prevent spreading this virus.”
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1) Who takes the PM's place if he/she dies in office in the UK
There is both a simple answer to this, and a long winded answer.
Simple answer - no-one knows for sure; there is absolutely no prescribed process for this
Long-winded answer - The Queen would select a replacement; likely an interim one, until the majority party could select a new leader. The question is exactly how would she go about picking the interim leader? The my guess is the most likely scenario is as follows.
The short list would likely consist of the three remaining incumbent office holders of one of the four Great Offices of State - PM, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and Home Secretary; the reason being that these people are currently well known enough to the nation and with enough current knowledge of government policy to be able to pick up the pieces and hold things together for a while. She would likely take soundings from party elders on both sides of the house, possibly members of the Lords, and very likely senior civil servants, then invite the “chosen one” to Buckingham Palace.
In the meantime the party of the now deceased PM would start organising elections to the leadership based on it's own set of rules; in practise this would take somewhere between 2 weeks and 2 months, depending on the party and how “fixed” their rules and timelines are. Once a new leader emerges, the incumbent would return to the Palace to offer the Queen his or her resignation, soon to be followed by the new party leader.
2) Many of ancient Egypt’s rulers—known today as pharaohs—built themselves elaborate monuments and tombs, inscribing them with their names and achievements in hieroglyphics. Through painstaking excavations, research and translation, modern scholars have used these written records to trace Egypt’s history and divide it into three distinct periods—known as the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms—with periods of relative instability in between.
With each new tomb or secret underground chamber discovered, Egyptologists began to gain a clearer understanding of the ancient civilization’s fascination with death and the afterlife, including its highly sophisticated mummification practices. Unfortunately, looters got to many tombs centuries before modern archaeologists arrived, robbing them of gold, jewelry and other valuable goods intended to accompany the dead in their journey to the afterlife. Many of the mummies themselves had gone missing as well, making those who were found (like individual Tut, mses II and Hatshepsut) even more valuable.
Excavations of Egypt’s ancient sites have continued steadily since the early 20th century, with each new discovery offering insight into the intricacies of a civilization that made striking advances in nearly every area of human knowledge, including art, mathematics, agriculture, engineering and written language.
3) In the first military action in the 45-year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. fighter planes shoot down four Serbian warplanes engaged in a bombing mission in violation of Bosnia’s no-fly zone.The United States, 10 European countries, and Canada founded NATO in 1949 as a safeguard against Soviet aggression. With the end of the Cold War, NATO members approved the use of its military forces for peacekeeping missions in countries outside the alliance and in 1994 agreed to enforce U.N. resolutions enacted to bring about an end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. In 1994 and 1995, NATO planes enforced the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina and struck at Bosnian Serb military positions and airfields on a number of occasions.
On December 20, 1995, NATO began the mass deployment of 60,000 troops to enforce the Dayton peace accords, signed in Paris by the leaders of the former Yugoslavia on December 14. The NATO troops took over from a U.N. peacekeeping force that had failed to end the fighting since its deployment in early 1992, although the U.N. troops had proved crucial in the distribution of humanitarian aid to the impoverished population of Bosnia. The NATO force, with its U.S. support and focused aim of enforcing the Dayton agreement, proved more successful in maintaining the peace in the war-torn region.
4) The MOST destructive Air Raid in HISTORY! killing MORE people than BOTH A-Bombs COMBINED!
On March 9, 1945, more than 300 American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo with incendiary bombs, killing about 100,000 people and destroying an estimated 250,000 buildings over 16 square miles.
There is both a simple answer to this, and a long winded answer.
Simple answer - no-one knows for sure; there is absolutely no prescribed process for this
Long-winded answer - The Queen would select a replacement; likely an interim one, until the majority party could select a new leader. The question is exactly how would she go about picking the interim leader? The my guess is the most likely scenario is as follows.
The short list would likely consist of the three remaining incumbent office holders of one of the four Great Offices of State - PM, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and Home Secretary; the reason being that these people are currently well known enough to the nation and with enough current knowledge of government policy to be able to pick up the pieces and hold things together for a while. She would likely take soundings from party elders on both sides of the house, possibly members of the Lords, and very likely senior civil servants, then invite the “chosen one” to Buckingham Palace.
In the meantime the party of the now deceased PM would start organising elections to the leadership based on it's own set of rules; in practise this would take somewhere between 2 weeks and 2 months, depending on the party and how “fixed” their rules and timelines are. Once a new leader emerges, the incumbent would return to the Palace to offer the Queen his or her resignation, soon to be followed by the new party leader.
2) Many of ancient Egypt’s rulers—known today as pharaohs—built themselves elaborate monuments and tombs, inscribing them with their names and achievements in hieroglyphics. Through painstaking excavations, research and translation, modern scholars have used these written records to trace Egypt’s history and divide it into three distinct periods—known as the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms—with periods of relative instability in between.
With each new tomb or secret underground chamber discovered, Egyptologists began to gain a clearer understanding of the ancient civilization’s fascination with death and the afterlife, including its highly sophisticated mummification practices. Unfortunately, looters got to many tombs centuries before modern archaeologists arrived, robbing them of gold, jewelry and other valuable goods intended to accompany the dead in their journey to the afterlife. Many of the mummies themselves had gone missing as well, making those who were found (like individual Tut, mses II and Hatshepsut) even more valuable.
Excavations of Egypt’s ancient sites have continued steadily since the early 20th century, with each new discovery offering insight into the intricacies of a civilization that made striking advances in nearly every area of human knowledge, including art, mathematics, agriculture, engineering and written language.
3) In the first military action in the 45-year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. fighter planes shoot down four Serbian warplanes engaged in a bombing mission in violation of Bosnia’s no-fly zone.The United States, 10 European countries, and Canada founded NATO in 1949 as a safeguard against Soviet aggression. With the end of the Cold War, NATO members approved the use of its military forces for peacekeeping missions in countries outside the alliance and in 1994 agreed to enforce U.N. resolutions enacted to bring about an end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. In 1994 and 1995, NATO planes enforced the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina and struck at Bosnian Serb military positions and airfields on a number of occasions.
On December 20, 1995, NATO began the mass deployment of 60,000 troops to enforce the Dayton peace accords, signed in Paris by the leaders of the former Yugoslavia on December 14. The NATO troops took over from a U.N. peacekeeping force that had failed to end the fighting since its deployment in early 1992, although the U.N. troops had proved crucial in the distribution of humanitarian aid to the impoverished population of Bosnia. The NATO force, with its U.S. support and focused aim of enforcing the Dayton agreement, proved more successful in maintaining the peace in the war-torn region.
4) The MOST destructive Air Raid in HISTORY! killing MORE people than BOTH A-Bombs COMBINED!
On March 9, 1945, more than 300 American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo with incendiary bombs, killing about 100,000 people and destroying an estimated 250,000 buildings over 16 square miles.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) 1947 the WHO, World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations
2) Billie Holiday
Full Name: Eleanora Fagan
Profession: Jazz Musician
Why Famous: Nicknamed "Lady Day", she had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Born: April 7, 1915
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 17, 1959
(aged 44)
Cause of Death: Complications from cirrhosis of the liver
3) Alexander the Great
For more than two centuries, the Achaemenid Empire of Persia ruled the Mediterranean world. One of history’s first true super powers, the Persian Empire stretched from the borders of India down through Egypt and up to the northern borders of Greece. But Persia’s rule as a dominant empire would finally be brought to an end by a brilliant military and political strategist, Alexander the Great.
Alexander III was born in 356 B.C. in the small Kingdom of Macedonia. Tutored in his youth by Aristotle and trained for battle by his father, Philip II, Alexander the Great grew to become a powerful imperialist. His undermanned defeat of the Persian individual Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela is seen as one of the decisive turning points of human history, unseating the Persians as the greatest power in the ancient world and spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast new empire.
Alexander owed a tremendous debt to his father for leaving him a world-class army led by experienced and loyal generals. But it was Alexander’s genius as a leader and battlefield strategist that secured his victory against an imposing adversary deep in enemy territory.
4) All of these modes of transportation are found in a John Candy and Steve Martin movie. But, as you know, there is one exception. Which is not from that movie?
answer is Boats
"Planes, Trains and Automobiles" was a comedy that starred both John Candy and Steve Martin. It was released in 1987 and was directed by John Hughes. The movie is about the two main characters trying to get Neal home in time for Thanksgiving.
2) Billie Holiday
Full Name: Eleanora Fagan
Profession: Jazz Musician
Why Famous: Nicknamed "Lady Day", she had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Born: April 7, 1915
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 17, 1959
(aged 44)
Cause of Death: Complications from cirrhosis of the liver
3) Alexander the Great
For more than two centuries, the Achaemenid Empire of Persia ruled the Mediterranean world. One of history’s first true super powers, the Persian Empire stretched from the borders of India down through Egypt and up to the northern borders of Greece. But Persia’s rule as a dominant empire would finally be brought to an end by a brilliant military and political strategist, Alexander the Great.
Alexander III was born in 356 B.C. in the small Kingdom of Macedonia. Tutored in his youth by Aristotle and trained for battle by his father, Philip II, Alexander the Great grew to become a powerful imperialist. His undermanned defeat of the Persian individual Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela is seen as one of the decisive turning points of human history, unseating the Persians as the greatest power in the ancient world and spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast new empire.
Alexander owed a tremendous debt to his father for leaving him a world-class army led by experienced and loyal generals. But it was Alexander’s genius as a leader and battlefield strategist that secured his victory against an imposing adversary deep in enemy territory.
4) All of these modes of transportation are found in a John Candy and Steve Martin movie. But, as you know, there is one exception. Which is not from that movie?
answer is Boats
"Planes, Trains and Automobiles" was a comedy that starred both John Candy and Steve Martin. It was released in 1987 and was directed by John Hughes. The movie is about the two main characters trying to get Neal home in time for Thanksgiving.
Re: Yes it really happened
The WHO was formed by the Rothchilds under the guise of the UN and totally backed by big pharma.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) On April 7, 1970, the legendary actor John Wayne wins his first—and only—acting Academy Award, for his star turn in the director Henry Hathaway’s Western True Grit.
Wayne appeared in some 150 movies over the course of his long and storied career. He established his tough, rugged, uniquely American screen persona most vividly in the many acclaimed films he made for the directors John Ford and Howard Hawks from the late 1940s into the early 1960s. He earned his first Oscar nomination, in the Best Actor category, for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). The Alamo (1960), which Wayne produced, directed and starred in, earned a Best Picture nomination.
Wayne’s Oscar for True Grit at the 42nd annual Academy Awards in 1970 was generally considered to be a largely sentimental win, and a long-overdue reward for one of Hollywood’s most enduring performers. The Academy had failed to even nominate Wayne for any of his most celebrated performances, in films such as Stagecoach (1939), Red River (1948), The Quiet Man (1952), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and especially Ford’s The Searchers (1956), considered by many to be the greatest Western ever made. In True Grit, Wayne played a drunken, foul-tempered but endearing U.S. marshal named Rooster Cogburn, who becomes an unlikely hero when he helps a young girl avenge the murder of her father. He would reprise the role in the film’s sequel, Rooster Cogburn (1975), opposite Katharine Hepburn.
In 1964, Wayne battled lung cancer, undergoing surgery to remove his entire left lung. He went public with news of his illness in hopes of convincing people to remain vigilant about cancer. In his last movie, The Shootist (1976), Wayne portrayed an aging gunfighter dying of cancer. Three years later, the great actor himself succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 72 on June 11, 1979.
2)The US Bill of Rights
America’s Bill of Rights was written out 14 times in 1789 so that copies could be sent to the 11 existing states, as well as to Rhode Island and North Carolina, which were yet to adopt the Constitution. But in 1865 a Union soldier taking part in the Civil War stole North Carolina’s Bill as a souvenir. He sold the historic parchment to someone else for just $5, the equivalent of $78 today.
In the 1920s, the buyer tried to sell the bill back to North Carolina, but officials insisted it was government property and refused. Another offer to sell it back to the state was made by an anonymous seller in 1995, which the state once again refused. But when an attempt was made to sell the document for $4 million to Philadelphia Museum in 2003, FBI agents stepped in and seized the bill. A court declared it the official property of North Carolina.
3) General Butt Naked
Joshua Milton Blahyi
Personal details
Born 30 September 1971 (age 48)
Liberia
Political party ULIMO
Military service
Allegiance ULIMO-J
Rank Brigadier general
Battles/wars First Liberian Civil War
Joshua Milton Blahyi (born September 30, 1971), often known by his nom de guerre General Butt Naked, is a former commander of forces under the wider control of Liberian warlord Roosevelt Johnson.[1] Blahyi was known for his violence and atrocities during the First Liberian Civil War in the early 1990s. Once described as "the most evil man in the world", Blahyi said in 2008 that he killed at least 20,000 people and carried out regular human sacrifice and cannibalism of children.[2][3]
Blahyi has stated that he was originally a tribal priest. Since the war he has converted to Christianity and become a preacher. Blahyi travels Liberia preaching peace and love, denouncing his old way of life
Wayne appeared in some 150 movies over the course of his long and storied career. He established his tough, rugged, uniquely American screen persona most vividly in the many acclaimed films he made for the directors John Ford and Howard Hawks from the late 1940s into the early 1960s. He earned his first Oscar nomination, in the Best Actor category, for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). The Alamo (1960), which Wayne produced, directed and starred in, earned a Best Picture nomination.
Wayne’s Oscar for True Grit at the 42nd annual Academy Awards in 1970 was generally considered to be a largely sentimental win, and a long-overdue reward for one of Hollywood’s most enduring performers. The Academy had failed to even nominate Wayne for any of his most celebrated performances, in films such as Stagecoach (1939), Red River (1948), The Quiet Man (1952), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and especially Ford’s The Searchers (1956), considered by many to be the greatest Western ever made. In True Grit, Wayne played a drunken, foul-tempered but endearing U.S. marshal named Rooster Cogburn, who becomes an unlikely hero when he helps a young girl avenge the murder of her father. He would reprise the role in the film’s sequel, Rooster Cogburn (1975), opposite Katharine Hepburn.
In 1964, Wayne battled lung cancer, undergoing surgery to remove his entire left lung. He went public with news of his illness in hopes of convincing people to remain vigilant about cancer. In his last movie, The Shootist (1976), Wayne portrayed an aging gunfighter dying of cancer. Three years later, the great actor himself succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 72 on June 11, 1979.
2)The US Bill of Rights
America’s Bill of Rights was written out 14 times in 1789 so that copies could be sent to the 11 existing states, as well as to Rhode Island and North Carolina, which were yet to adopt the Constitution. But in 1865 a Union soldier taking part in the Civil War stole North Carolina’s Bill as a souvenir. He sold the historic parchment to someone else for just $5, the equivalent of $78 today.
In the 1920s, the buyer tried to sell the bill back to North Carolina, but officials insisted it was government property and refused. Another offer to sell it back to the state was made by an anonymous seller in 1995, which the state once again refused. But when an attempt was made to sell the document for $4 million to Philadelphia Museum in 2003, FBI agents stepped in and seized the bill. A court declared it the official property of North Carolina.
3) General Butt Naked
Joshua Milton Blahyi
Personal details
Born 30 September 1971 (age 48)
Liberia
Political party ULIMO
Military service
Allegiance ULIMO-J
Rank Brigadier general
Battles/wars First Liberian Civil War
Joshua Milton Blahyi (born September 30, 1971), often known by his nom de guerre General Butt Naked, is a former commander of forces under the wider control of Liberian warlord Roosevelt Johnson.[1] Blahyi was known for his violence and atrocities during the First Liberian Civil War in the early 1990s. Once described as "the most evil man in the world", Blahyi said in 2008 that he killed at least 20,000 people and carried out regular human sacrifice and cannibalism of children.[2][3]
Blahyi has stated that he was originally a tribal priest. Since the war he has converted to Christianity and become a preacher. Blahyi travels Liberia preaching peace and love, denouncing his old way of life
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A SPECIAL ISSUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1) Toilet Paper Originated in China (Yes another way for World Dominance)
The use of toilet paper has been traced as far back as 6th-century China. In 1393, while medieval Europe was still wiping with rags, wool, and hay, the Imperial Court in Nanjing was documented to have used 720,000 sheets of toilet paper, and we're not talking small squares — each sheet was roughly 2 by 3 feet. The emperor and his family alone used 15,000 sheets of "a particularly soft and perfumed" type of TP.
2) Mr. Whipple Appeared in More than 500 Charmin Commercials
The timid grocer who pleaded with patrons not to squeeze the Charmin appeared in a staggering 504 ads for the toilet paper brand during a 21-year span, from 1964 to 1985. At one point, he polled as the best-known American behind only Richard Nixon and Billy Graham. His ubiquitous (but perhaps not quite as iconic) successors? Cartoon bears who have a disturbing habit of "leaving pieces behind."
3) Americans Each Use 100 Rolls a Year ...
The average American uses 57 squares of toilet paper every single day, or roughy 100 rolls a year. Worried about how much you need to get through a toilet paper shortage? We plugged that data into the FlowingData Toilet Paper Calculator and found that the average person would go through about three Charmin mega rolls or two larger Costco rolls of toilet paper every two weeks.
4) Hanging the Roll 'Over' Is More Hygenic
It's an ongoing fissure in bathrooms around the world: Do you hang the toilet paper roll "over," with the loose end on top, or "under," with the loose end closer to the wall? With the latter, there's more chance that your dirty hand will have to touch unused portions of the roll, potentially spreading viruses and bacteria. In a similar vein, it's also better not to cover a public toilet seat with toilet paper, because the paper is way easier than the seat for germs to cling to, experts say.
5) Manufacturers Have Been Sneakily Shrinking Toilet Paper Rolls
Once upon a time, a square of toilet paper was 4.5 inches by 4.5 inches, but manufacturers aiming to squeeze more profits out of the product (apologies to Charmin) have increasingly shrunk squares a half-inch in each direction. Consumer Reports has also documented fewer square feet per roll for many brands. The (cant spell scoundrels I think)
1) Toilet Paper Originated in China (Yes another way for World Dominance)
The use of toilet paper has been traced as far back as 6th-century China. In 1393, while medieval Europe was still wiping with rags, wool, and hay, the Imperial Court in Nanjing was documented to have used 720,000 sheets of toilet paper, and we're not talking small squares — each sheet was roughly 2 by 3 feet. The emperor and his family alone used 15,000 sheets of "a particularly soft and perfumed" type of TP.
2) Mr. Whipple Appeared in More than 500 Charmin Commercials
The timid grocer who pleaded with patrons not to squeeze the Charmin appeared in a staggering 504 ads for the toilet paper brand during a 21-year span, from 1964 to 1985. At one point, he polled as the best-known American behind only Richard Nixon and Billy Graham. His ubiquitous (but perhaps not quite as iconic) successors? Cartoon bears who have a disturbing habit of "leaving pieces behind."
3) Americans Each Use 100 Rolls a Year ...
The average American uses 57 squares of toilet paper every single day, or roughy 100 rolls a year. Worried about how much you need to get through a toilet paper shortage? We plugged that data into the FlowingData Toilet Paper Calculator and found that the average person would go through about three Charmin mega rolls or two larger Costco rolls of toilet paper every two weeks.
4) Hanging the Roll 'Over' Is More Hygenic
It's an ongoing fissure in bathrooms around the world: Do you hang the toilet paper roll "over," with the loose end on top, or "under," with the loose end closer to the wall? With the latter, there's more chance that your dirty hand will have to touch unused portions of the roll, potentially spreading viruses and bacteria. In a similar vein, it's also better not to cover a public toilet seat with toilet paper, because the paper is way easier than the seat for germs to cling to, experts say.
5) Manufacturers Have Been Sneakily Shrinking Toilet Paper Rolls
Once upon a time, a square of toilet paper was 4.5 inches by 4.5 inches, but manufacturers aiming to squeeze more profits out of the product (apologies to Charmin) have increasingly shrunk squares a half-inch in each direction. Consumer Reports has also documented fewer square feet per roll for many brands. The (cant spell scoundrels I think)
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1) Spam (stylized as SPAM) is a brand of canned cooked pork made by Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Minnesota. It was first introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II.[1] By 2003, Spam was sold in 41 countries on six continents and trademarked in over 100 countries (not including the Middle East and North Africa).[2] Spam's basic ingredients are pork with ham meat added, salt, water, modified potato starch (as a binder), sugar, and sodium nitrite (as a preservative). Natural gelatin is formed during cooking in its tins on the production line.[3] Many have raised concerns over Spam's nutritional attributes, in large part due to its high content of fat, sodium, and preservatives. It has become the subject of several appearances in pop culture, notably a Monty Python sketch, which led to its name being borrowed for unsolicited electronic messages, especially email.
2) FDR and his Fireside Chat
But on March 12, 1933, the day before banks were set to reopen, it wasn’t clear that these emergency measures had done enough to calm the public’s fears. That evening, at 10 pm Eastern time, Roosevelt addressed the nation via radio broadcast, directly from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House. (Yes, he was actually sitting next to a fireplace.)
“My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking,” he began. For roughly 13 minutes, more than 60 million Americans listened as Roosevelt explained—in straightforward language designed “for the benefit of the average citizen”—what the federal government had done in the past few days to address the banking crisis, why they had done it and what the next steps were going to be.
After explaining how banking worked, Roosevelt laid out what had happened to cause the current crisis. He argued that the government’s emergency measures would enable a survey of the nation’s banks and allow stable ones to reopen. After that, he said, people could feel completely safe returning their money to the banks rather than hoarding it at home out of fear. “I can assure you,” he said, “that it is safer to keep your money in a reopened bank than under the mattress.”
Finally, Roosevelt called on the American people to renew their “confidence and courage,” and to have “faith,” rather than be “stampeded by rumors or guesses.”
“Let us unite in banishing fear,” he concluded. “Together we cannot fail.”
3) In 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson from San Francisco, California invented the popular hot weather treat, the Popsicle as we know it today. However, the invention supposedly came about as a pure accident! According to the Popsicle company, one cold evening Frank left a mixture of powder flavored soda water with a stir stick in it on the porch. Because of the cold weather outside, he awoke to a frozen treat on a stick.
Seventeen years later, in 1922, Epperson served his ice lollipops at a Fireman’s ball and they were a huge hit. It didn’t take long then for Epperson to realize the commercial possibilities of his accidental invention. A year later, in 1923, he introduced the frozen pop on a stick to the public at Neptune Beach, an amusement park in Alameda, California. It was a big success. He soon after applied and received a patent for a “frozen confectionery”, in 1924, which he named the “Epsicle Ice Pop”. He began producing it in different fruit flavors on birch wood sticks.
Epperson and his partners set up a royalty arrangement with the Popsicle Corporation, but Mr. Epperson sold his patent to the Popsicle after 1925, to the Joe Lowe Company of New York. At the time, he was broke and had to liquidate all his assets to stay afloat. The Joe Lowe Company grew the brand as the Popsicle gained popularity, diversifying into similar frozen treats such as the twin Popsicle, Fudgsicle, Creamsicle and Dreamsicle. The Popsicle brand today belongs to Unilever’s Good Humor division, having been owned by a number of companies since its inception
Two billion Popsicle ice pops are consumed every year. Cherry is the number one favorite Popsicle flavor.
It is unclear exactly where the name “popsicle” comes from, but it is thought it derives from the contraction of “lollypop” and “icicle”.
4) A GREAT ACTOR
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as receiving an Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements in 1961. He was one of the top 10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years, and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at No. 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Cooper's career spanned 36 years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in 84 feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through to the end of the golden age of Classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women, and his range of performances included roles in most major film genres. His ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his natural and authentic appearance on screen. Throughout his career, he sustained a screen persona that represented the ideal American hero.
2) FDR and his Fireside Chat
But on March 12, 1933, the day before banks were set to reopen, it wasn’t clear that these emergency measures had done enough to calm the public’s fears. That evening, at 10 pm Eastern time, Roosevelt addressed the nation via radio broadcast, directly from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House. (Yes, he was actually sitting next to a fireplace.)
“My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking,” he began. For roughly 13 minutes, more than 60 million Americans listened as Roosevelt explained—in straightforward language designed “for the benefit of the average citizen”—what the federal government had done in the past few days to address the banking crisis, why they had done it and what the next steps were going to be.
After explaining how banking worked, Roosevelt laid out what had happened to cause the current crisis. He argued that the government’s emergency measures would enable a survey of the nation’s banks and allow stable ones to reopen. After that, he said, people could feel completely safe returning their money to the banks rather than hoarding it at home out of fear. “I can assure you,” he said, “that it is safer to keep your money in a reopened bank than under the mattress.”
Finally, Roosevelt called on the American people to renew their “confidence and courage,” and to have “faith,” rather than be “stampeded by rumors or guesses.”
“Let us unite in banishing fear,” he concluded. “Together we cannot fail.”
3) In 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson from San Francisco, California invented the popular hot weather treat, the Popsicle as we know it today. However, the invention supposedly came about as a pure accident! According to the Popsicle company, one cold evening Frank left a mixture of powder flavored soda water with a stir stick in it on the porch. Because of the cold weather outside, he awoke to a frozen treat on a stick.
Seventeen years later, in 1922, Epperson served his ice lollipops at a Fireman’s ball and they were a huge hit. It didn’t take long then for Epperson to realize the commercial possibilities of his accidental invention. A year later, in 1923, he introduced the frozen pop on a stick to the public at Neptune Beach, an amusement park in Alameda, California. It was a big success. He soon after applied and received a patent for a “frozen confectionery”, in 1924, which he named the “Epsicle Ice Pop”. He began producing it in different fruit flavors on birch wood sticks.
Epperson and his partners set up a royalty arrangement with the Popsicle Corporation, but Mr. Epperson sold his patent to the Popsicle after 1925, to the Joe Lowe Company of New York. At the time, he was broke and had to liquidate all his assets to stay afloat. The Joe Lowe Company grew the brand as the Popsicle gained popularity, diversifying into similar frozen treats such as the twin Popsicle, Fudgsicle, Creamsicle and Dreamsicle. The Popsicle brand today belongs to Unilever’s Good Humor division, having been owned by a number of companies since its inception
Two billion Popsicle ice pops are consumed every year. Cherry is the number one favorite Popsicle flavor.
It is unclear exactly where the name “popsicle” comes from, but it is thought it derives from the contraction of “lollypop” and “icicle”.
4) A GREAT ACTOR
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as receiving an Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements in 1961. He was one of the top 10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years, and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at No. 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Cooper's career spanned 36 years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in 84 feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through to the end of the golden age of Classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women, and his range of performances included roles in most major film genres. His ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his natural and authentic appearance on screen. Throughout his career, he sustained a screen persona that represented the ideal American hero.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) Kevin Ferguson (February 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, boxer, professional wrestler and occasional actor. He became noted for mutual combat street fights which were spread across the Internet, leading Rolling Stone to call him "an individual of the Web Brawlers".
Slice left the underground fighting scene and signed a professional contract with EliteXC in 2007. Slice competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights,[3] where he lost in his first fight to series winner Roy Nelson. In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale. From January 2015 until his death in June 2016, Slice was under contract with Bellator MMA.
2)There are more card deck combinations than there are atoms on Earth.
Don't blame your bad hand at the poker table on a stroke of bad luck; it's really just a matter of math, seeing as there are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are total atoms on Earth! If a card deck is shuffled properly, there's a pretty high chance that it comes out in an arrangement that has never existed before, because a deck of 52 cards has an astronomically large number of permutations. (Put simply: It's a 69-digit number!)
3) The New York Times ran a typo every day for more than 100 years.
Everyone makes mistakes. But you wouldn't think that one of the largest newspapers in the United States would run a typo on its front page every day for more than 100 years. However, that's exactly what occurred when an employee of The New York Times accidentally entered the wrong serial number of an edition that went out back in 1898. Seeing that they were at issue 14,499, the editor on duty kicked it up by what they thought was one number for the next day. But instead of deeming it issue 14,500, they went up 500 editions into the future to 15,000. As a result, each issue was misnumbered from 1898 until 1999 when a news assistant finally caught the mistake! And for more facts about the world of words, learn these
4) There are polka-dotted zebras.
Zebras are known for their striking black and white stripes, but it turns out that not all of the creatures are born with a lovely lined pattern. In fact, some rare zebras are born with spots, such as the polka-dotted baby zebra (seen above) that was spotted in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve in 2019. Named Tira, the foal has a coat that is primarily dark but has white dots, a coloring thought to be due to a genetic mutation called pseudomelanism. Although the little one looks quite a bit different from the rest of his family, he seems to be fitting in just fine.
5)Two asteroids orbit the Earth just like the moon.
When you look at the night sky and see the moon shining down, you might not have realized that it's not alone up there. Other than the lunar body, there are two asteroids that orbit close to our planet. One asteroid, Cruithne, follows the Earth's orbit, while Asteroid 2002 AA29 travels along a path that is shaped like a horseshoe. Because of this, it only swings by us every 95 years.
Slice left the underground fighting scene and signed a professional contract with EliteXC in 2007. Slice competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights,[3] where he lost in his first fight to series winner Roy Nelson. In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale. From January 2015 until his death in June 2016, Slice was under contract with Bellator MMA.
2)There are more card deck combinations than there are atoms on Earth.
Don't blame your bad hand at the poker table on a stroke of bad luck; it's really just a matter of math, seeing as there are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are total atoms on Earth! If a card deck is shuffled properly, there's a pretty high chance that it comes out in an arrangement that has never existed before, because a deck of 52 cards has an astronomically large number of permutations. (Put simply: It's a 69-digit number!)
3) The New York Times ran a typo every day for more than 100 years.
Everyone makes mistakes. But you wouldn't think that one of the largest newspapers in the United States would run a typo on its front page every day for more than 100 years. However, that's exactly what occurred when an employee of The New York Times accidentally entered the wrong serial number of an edition that went out back in 1898. Seeing that they were at issue 14,499, the editor on duty kicked it up by what they thought was one number for the next day. But instead of deeming it issue 14,500, they went up 500 editions into the future to 15,000. As a result, each issue was misnumbered from 1898 until 1999 when a news assistant finally caught the mistake! And for more facts about the world of words, learn these
4) There are polka-dotted zebras.
Zebras are known for their striking black and white stripes, but it turns out that not all of the creatures are born with a lovely lined pattern. In fact, some rare zebras are born with spots, such as the polka-dotted baby zebra (seen above) that was spotted in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve in 2019. Named Tira, the foal has a coat that is primarily dark but has white dots, a coloring thought to be due to a genetic mutation called pseudomelanism. Although the little one looks quite a bit different from the rest of his family, he seems to be fitting in just fine.
5)Two asteroids orbit the Earth just like the moon.
When you look at the night sky and see the moon shining down, you might not have realized that it's not alone up there. Other than the lunar body, there are two asteroids that orbit close to our planet. One asteroid, Cruithne, follows the Earth's orbit, while Asteroid 2002 AA29 travels along a path that is shaped like a horseshoe. Because of this, it only swings by us every 95 years.
Re: Yes it really happened
Actually, it's a 68 digit number.Doodoo wrote: ↑April 12, 2020, 8:06 am2)There are more card deck combinations than there are atoms on Earth. Don't blame your bad hand at the poker table on a stroke of bad luck; it's really just a matter of math, seeing as there are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are total atoms on Earth! If a card deck is shuffled properly, there's a pretty high chance that it comes out in an arrangement that has never existed before, because a deck of 52 cards has an astronomically large number of permutations. (Put simply: It's a 69-digit number!)
More relevant to the conversation, however, is that that is the number of ways that 52 cards can be arranged in a deck. However, you don't get the whole deck in your poker hand; you only get five cards. So, factoring that in, the numbers change. If you are dealt a hand of five cards from a shuffled deck of 52, there are 2,598,960 possible hands. Here are the chances for each hand:
Royal Flush: 1:64,974
Four of a kind: 1:4,165
Full house: 1:694.17
Flush: 1:508.80
Straight: 1:254.80
Three of a kind: 1:47.33
Two pair: 1:21.04
One pair: 1:2.37
Nothing: 1:2
Re: Yes it really happened
1) The Schwerer Gustov was the largest artillery gun to be ever built. Just before the second world war started Hitler needed a gun. A very big gun. A gun so powerful that could destroy literally anything. Layers of concrete couldn’t stop this big bad boy.
The Schwerer Gustov weighed a whopping 1350 ton. Almost 50 meters long this gun required two railway lines to move. It almost took the space of two trains moving side by side.
Its barrel length was about 32 meters long. That could fit a 31-inch caliber shell. Imagine a bullet whose diameter is almost a meter. These shells alone weighed a stunning 7 ton!!! This is the largest and heaviest shell ever to be used in any artillery gun as of now. The barrel could move only up or down and can be adjusted to a maximum of 45 degrees angle.
2) The oldest surviving banknotes are from 1375.
Trading goods and services for currency is a system that has existed around the world for thousands of years. However, the oldest surviving banknotes are the Da Ming Tongxing Baochao (Great Ming Circulating Treasure Note) from China, which were initially printed between 1368 and 1398. When the value of the money crashed, the banknotes were simply stashed away and forgotten, which is how some managed to survive, according to Guinness World Records.
3) Eggshells are being used to grow new human bones.
Chicken eggshells are mostly made up of calcium carbonate, a substance that also exists in human bones. That's why researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) believe that eggs are ideal for growing new bone for humans who have suffered injuries to their own skeleton. "There is a great need for developing new and functional materials to repair and regenerate damaged bone," Gulden Camci-Unal, a professor of chemical engineering at UML who led the research, told Smithsonian magazine in 2019. "At our lab, we like to take unconventional approaches; we look at nature and try to see what we can use that already exists."
4) Nettle pudding is one of the oldest recipes in the world and goes back 8,000 years.
If you like to tackle old-school recipes, then how about trying out the oldest known recipe in the world? Researchers at the University of Wales Institute tested an ancient recipe for nettle pudding, which dates back around 8,000 years. Although nettles are a plant that your parents may have warned you to stay away from as a child, according to researcher Dr. Ruth Fairchild, when it's cooked with ground-down barley and water, "the sting goes out of it."
5) Grave robbers once stole Charlie Chaplin's body.
Charlie Chaplin may have become famous for making people laugh, but what happened to his body after the performer's death is downright creepy. Following Chaplin's passing on Christmas Day in 1977, his remains were laid to rest in a cemetery in the Swiss village of Corsier-sur-Vevey, which lies in the hills above Lake Geneva. However, just a few months later, on March 2, 1978, two men stole the body and contacted Chaplin's widow, Oona, to demand $600,000 for the return of the corpse while also threatening her children. A police investigation resulted in the arrest and conviction of the robbers and the recovery of the body, which was later reburied in a concrete grave.
The Schwerer Gustov weighed a whopping 1350 ton. Almost 50 meters long this gun required two railway lines to move. It almost took the space of two trains moving side by side.
Its barrel length was about 32 meters long. That could fit a 31-inch caliber shell. Imagine a bullet whose diameter is almost a meter. These shells alone weighed a stunning 7 ton!!! This is the largest and heaviest shell ever to be used in any artillery gun as of now. The barrel could move only up or down and can be adjusted to a maximum of 45 degrees angle.
2) The oldest surviving banknotes are from 1375.
Trading goods and services for currency is a system that has existed around the world for thousands of years. However, the oldest surviving banknotes are the Da Ming Tongxing Baochao (Great Ming Circulating Treasure Note) from China, which were initially printed between 1368 and 1398. When the value of the money crashed, the banknotes were simply stashed away and forgotten, which is how some managed to survive, according to Guinness World Records.
3) Eggshells are being used to grow new human bones.
Chicken eggshells are mostly made up of calcium carbonate, a substance that also exists in human bones. That's why researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) believe that eggs are ideal for growing new bone for humans who have suffered injuries to their own skeleton. "There is a great need for developing new and functional materials to repair and regenerate damaged bone," Gulden Camci-Unal, a professor of chemical engineering at UML who led the research, told Smithsonian magazine in 2019. "At our lab, we like to take unconventional approaches; we look at nature and try to see what we can use that already exists."
4) Nettle pudding is one of the oldest recipes in the world and goes back 8,000 years.
If you like to tackle old-school recipes, then how about trying out the oldest known recipe in the world? Researchers at the University of Wales Institute tested an ancient recipe for nettle pudding, which dates back around 8,000 years. Although nettles are a plant that your parents may have warned you to stay away from as a child, according to researcher Dr. Ruth Fairchild, when it's cooked with ground-down barley and water, "the sting goes out of it."
5) Grave robbers once stole Charlie Chaplin's body.
Charlie Chaplin may have become famous for making people laugh, but what happened to his body after the performer's death is downright creepy. Following Chaplin's passing on Christmas Day in 1977, his remains were laid to rest in a cemetery in the Swiss village of Corsier-sur-Vevey, which lies in the hills above Lake Geneva. However, just a few months later, on March 2, 1978, two men stole the body and contacted Chaplin's widow, Oona, to demand $600,000 for the return of the corpse while also threatening her children. A police investigation resulted in the arrest and conviction of the robbers and the recovery of the body, which was later reburied in a concrete grave.
Re: Yes it really happened
1 )British and Gurkha troops massacre hundreds of unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar Massacre
In Amritsar, India’s holy city of the Sikh religion, British and Gurkha troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators meeting at the Jallianwala Bagh, a city park. Most of those killed were Indian nationalists meeting to protest the British government’s forced conscription of Indian soldiers and the heavy war tax imposed against the Indian people.
A few days earlier, in reaction to a recent escalation in protests, Amritsar was placed under martial law and handed over to British Brigadier General Reginald Dyer, who banned all meetings and gatherings in the city. On April 13, the day of the Sikh Baisakhi festival, tens of thousands of people came to Amritsar from surrounding villages to attend the city’s traditional fairs. Thousands of these people, many unaware of Dyer’s recent ban on public assemblies, convened at Jallianwala Bagh, where a nationalist demonstration was being held. Dyer’s troops surrounded the park and without warning opened fire on the crowd, killing several hundred and wounding more than a thousand. Dyer, who in a subsequent investigation admitted to ordering the attack for its “moral effect” on the people of the region, had his troops continue the murderous barrage until all their artillery was exhausted. British authorities later removed him from his post.
The massacre stirred nationalist feelings across India and had a profound effect on one of the movement’s leaders, Mohandas Gandhi. During World War I, Gandhi had actively supported the British in the hope of winning partial autonomy for India, but after the Amritsar Massacre he became convinced that India should accept nothing less than full independence. To achieve this end, Gandhi began organizing his first campaign of mass civil disobedience against Britain’s oppressive rule.
2) Deepest hole into Earth
The Kola superdeep borehole was the result of a scientific drilling project of the former USSR, reaching over 12km (7.5 miles).
3) EBay Sales
Over the years there have been many items, sometimes even joke items that have reached millions but not quite as much as this one.
The 405 foot (123.4 meters) super yacht, designed by Frank Mulder sold for a whopping $170 million.
The yacht had its own cinema, gym helipad and many more over the top features.
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was the lucky winner of this bid.
4) To the great relief of many, Joseph Stalin died of a massive heart attack on March 5, 1953. He is remembered to this day as the man who helped save his nation from Nazi domination—and as the mass murderer of the century, having overseen the deaths of between 8 million and 20 million of his own people.
In Amritsar, India’s holy city of the Sikh religion, British and Gurkha troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators meeting at the Jallianwala Bagh, a city park. Most of those killed were Indian nationalists meeting to protest the British government’s forced conscription of Indian soldiers and the heavy war tax imposed against the Indian people.
A few days earlier, in reaction to a recent escalation in protests, Amritsar was placed under martial law and handed over to British Brigadier General Reginald Dyer, who banned all meetings and gatherings in the city. On April 13, the day of the Sikh Baisakhi festival, tens of thousands of people came to Amritsar from surrounding villages to attend the city’s traditional fairs. Thousands of these people, many unaware of Dyer’s recent ban on public assemblies, convened at Jallianwala Bagh, where a nationalist demonstration was being held. Dyer’s troops surrounded the park and without warning opened fire on the crowd, killing several hundred and wounding more than a thousand. Dyer, who in a subsequent investigation admitted to ordering the attack for its “moral effect” on the people of the region, had his troops continue the murderous barrage until all their artillery was exhausted. British authorities later removed him from his post.
The massacre stirred nationalist feelings across India and had a profound effect on one of the movement’s leaders, Mohandas Gandhi. During World War I, Gandhi had actively supported the British in the hope of winning partial autonomy for India, but after the Amritsar Massacre he became convinced that India should accept nothing less than full independence. To achieve this end, Gandhi began organizing his first campaign of mass civil disobedience against Britain’s oppressive rule.
2) Deepest hole into Earth
The Kola superdeep borehole was the result of a scientific drilling project of the former USSR, reaching over 12km (7.5 miles).
3) EBay Sales
Over the years there have been many items, sometimes even joke items that have reached millions but not quite as much as this one.
The 405 foot (123.4 meters) super yacht, designed by Frank Mulder sold for a whopping $170 million.
The yacht had its own cinema, gym helipad and many more over the top features.
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was the lucky winner of this bid.
4) To the great relief of many, Joseph Stalin died of a massive heart attack on March 5, 1953. He is remembered to this day as the man who helped save his nation from Nazi domination—and as the mass murderer of the century, having overseen the deaths of between 8 million and 20 million of his own people.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) Kenneth Henry Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was a British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the US and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
In 1965, he shared a Ford GT Mk.II with Bruce McLaren at the 24 Hours of Le Mans but retired with gearbox trouble. Earlier in the year, also with McLaren, he had finished second at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
The next year he won the 24 Hours of Daytona, sharing the Ford GT Mk.II with Lloyd Ruby, and then won the 12 Hours of Sebring. Several months later, sharing the drive with Denny Hulme, Miles was leading the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, but Ford executive Leo Beebe, desiring a publicity photo of three of their cars crossing the finish line together, instructed Carroll Shelby to order him to slow down, which Shelby agreed to. Accordingly, the next car from Ford driven by Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon and the third-place car from Ford drew up, and they cruised to the line together.[10] The French race officials, after initially agreeing to Ford's dead-heat "photo-finish", reneged during the final hour of the race. After first declaring Ken Miles and Denny Hulme the winner, the decision was reversed. Since the Ford driven by McLaren/Amon who finished #2 had started some 20 yards behind the Miles/Hulme #1 Car, it had travelled a further distance, and Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon were declared the winners.[11] Miles was denied the unique achievement of winning Sebring, Daytona, and Le Mans in the same year.
2) The MOST destructive Air Raid in HISTORY! killing MORE people than BOTH A-Bombs COMBINED!
On March 9, 1945, more than 300 American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo with incendiary bombs, killing about 100,000 people and destroying an estimated 250,000 buildings over 16 square miles.
3) Real or fake? Conspiracists claim that a historical event in 1969, beamed live to homes around the planet, did not actually happen. Which event was this?
Answer The Moon Landing
The Cold War was, theoretically, the impetus behind the USA going to the moon. The Soviets had beaten the Americans into space and this did not sit well with some parties in NASA and the Government. But did man actually land on the moon? There are several theories supporting the idea that the lands were faked or at least did not happen the way NASA claimed. The most telling evidence put forward to support this claim is that of the photographs taken on the lunar surface. One such photograph shows an astronaut, backlit by light. Skeptics reason that you would not be able to see the front of the astronaut's spacesuit if the light was behind him, yet every detail is crystal clear. What some NASA experts cannot explain is why a light is reflected off the visor if the light is behind him. Others claim that the levels of radiation the astronauts would have been exposed to once outside of Earth's atmosphere made a trip to the moon impossible. The Soviets were unable to track deep spacecraft until 1972 and therefore could not cry foul play. However, in 1972, they obtained the technology- and the Apollo moon project was abruptly scrapped. Coincidence or evidence? Area 51 has also been named as the site where the "moon landing" footage was filmed. NASA has refuted all claims by hoax conspiracists with compelling reasons to support a real lunar landing. They have also released pictures of the lunar surface since the Apollo missions were scrapped to show evidence still on the moon that man was actually there
4) During World War II, Jacques Cousteau started underwater explorations and trying to find ways to improve deep sea diving. He was credited with co-designing which prototype?
The answer was Aqua-Lung
French engineer, Émile Gagnan, along with Jacques Cousteau, both had a hand in designing the 1943 Aqua-Lung prototype. Previous breathing regulators had been made up to 80 years beforehand, but Gagnan-Cousteau introduced the miniature version for automatic breathing at greater depths. The first patented brand sold to the mass market after the war was called the "CG45" (Cousteau Gagnan 1945). The Aqua-Lung (open-circuit) was designed so that gas would flow from the cylinder to the diver through the regulator and breathing apparatus before being expelled into the water. The new designs are called "re-breathers" (closed-circuit). Once the diver breathes in the gas, this is exhaled through another bag where the carbon dioxide is removed and the oxygen is safe to re-circulate.
5) On March 9, 1996, the legendary cigar-chomping performer George Burns dies at his home in Beverly Hills, California, just weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday.
In 1965, he shared a Ford GT Mk.II with Bruce McLaren at the 24 Hours of Le Mans but retired with gearbox trouble. Earlier in the year, also with McLaren, he had finished second at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
The next year he won the 24 Hours of Daytona, sharing the Ford GT Mk.II with Lloyd Ruby, and then won the 12 Hours of Sebring. Several months later, sharing the drive with Denny Hulme, Miles was leading the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, but Ford executive Leo Beebe, desiring a publicity photo of three of their cars crossing the finish line together, instructed Carroll Shelby to order him to slow down, which Shelby agreed to. Accordingly, the next car from Ford driven by Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon and the third-place car from Ford drew up, and they cruised to the line together.[10] The French race officials, after initially agreeing to Ford's dead-heat "photo-finish", reneged during the final hour of the race. After first declaring Ken Miles and Denny Hulme the winner, the decision was reversed. Since the Ford driven by McLaren/Amon who finished #2 had started some 20 yards behind the Miles/Hulme #1 Car, it had travelled a further distance, and Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon were declared the winners.[11] Miles was denied the unique achievement of winning Sebring, Daytona, and Le Mans in the same year.
2) The MOST destructive Air Raid in HISTORY! killing MORE people than BOTH A-Bombs COMBINED!
On March 9, 1945, more than 300 American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo with incendiary bombs, killing about 100,000 people and destroying an estimated 250,000 buildings over 16 square miles.
3) Real or fake? Conspiracists claim that a historical event in 1969, beamed live to homes around the planet, did not actually happen. Which event was this?
Answer The Moon Landing
The Cold War was, theoretically, the impetus behind the USA going to the moon. The Soviets had beaten the Americans into space and this did not sit well with some parties in NASA and the Government. But did man actually land on the moon? There are several theories supporting the idea that the lands were faked or at least did not happen the way NASA claimed. The most telling evidence put forward to support this claim is that of the photographs taken on the lunar surface. One such photograph shows an astronaut, backlit by light. Skeptics reason that you would not be able to see the front of the astronaut's spacesuit if the light was behind him, yet every detail is crystal clear. What some NASA experts cannot explain is why a light is reflected off the visor if the light is behind him. Others claim that the levels of radiation the astronauts would have been exposed to once outside of Earth's atmosphere made a trip to the moon impossible. The Soviets were unable to track deep spacecraft until 1972 and therefore could not cry foul play. However, in 1972, they obtained the technology- and the Apollo moon project was abruptly scrapped. Coincidence or evidence? Area 51 has also been named as the site where the "moon landing" footage was filmed. NASA has refuted all claims by hoax conspiracists with compelling reasons to support a real lunar landing. They have also released pictures of the lunar surface since the Apollo missions were scrapped to show evidence still on the moon that man was actually there
4) During World War II, Jacques Cousteau started underwater explorations and trying to find ways to improve deep sea diving. He was credited with co-designing which prototype?
The answer was Aqua-Lung
French engineer, Émile Gagnan, along with Jacques Cousteau, both had a hand in designing the 1943 Aqua-Lung prototype. Previous breathing regulators had been made up to 80 years beforehand, but Gagnan-Cousteau introduced the miniature version for automatic breathing at greater depths. The first patented brand sold to the mass market after the war was called the "CG45" (Cousteau Gagnan 1945). The Aqua-Lung (open-circuit) was designed so that gas would flow from the cylinder to the diver through the regulator and breathing apparatus before being expelled into the water. The new designs are called "re-breathers" (closed-circuit). Once the diver breathes in the gas, this is exhaled through another bag where the carbon dioxide is removed and the oxygen is safe to re-circulate.
5) On March 9, 1996, the legendary cigar-chomping performer George Burns dies at his home in Beverly Hills, California, just weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday.
Re: Yes it really happened
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Re: Yes it really happened
1)The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Norwegian: Svalbard globale frøhvelv) is a secure seed bank on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago.[5] Conservationist Cary Fowler, in association with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR),[6] started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples, or "spare" copies, of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The seed vault is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises. The seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a tripartite agreement among the Norwegian government, the Crop Trust, and the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen).[7]
The Norwegian government entirely funded the vault's approximately 45 million kr (US$8.8 million in 2008) construction.[3] Storing seeds in the vault is free to end users; Norway and the Crop Trust pay for operational costs. Primary funding for the Trust comes from organisations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and from various governments worldwide.
There are nearly 1,000,000 specimens
2)With Union troops closing in on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, in early April 1865, President Jefferson Davis and the rest of his government fled southward, allegedly carrying with them a considerable amount of gold, silver and other coins. But when Union officers caught up with Davis on May 10, near Irwinville, Georgia, he was reportedly carrying only a few dollars with him
So what happened to that missing Confederate treasure? Its fate has remained a mystery for more than 150 years, fueling a wealth of local legends in the South and elsewhere, and even inspiring Hollywood movies like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) and Sahara (2005), based on the book by Clive Cussler.
3) In the first military action in the 45-year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. fighter planes shoot down four Serbian warplanes engaged in a bombing mission in violation of Bosnia’s no-fly zone.The United States, 10 European countries, and Canada founded NATO in 1949 as a safeguard against Soviet aggression. With the end of the Cold War, NATO members approved the use of its military forces for peacekeeping missions in countries outside the alliance and in 1994 agreed to enforce U.N. resolutions enacted to bring about an end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. In 1994 and 1995, NATO planes enforced the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina and struck at Bosnian Serb military positions and airfields on a number of occasions.
On December 20, 1995, NATO began the mass deployment of 60,000 troops to enforce the Dayton peace accords, signed in Paris by the leaders of the former Yugoslavia on December 14. The NATO troops took over from a U.N. peacekeeping force that had failed to end the fighting since its deployment in early 1992, although the U.N. troops had proved crucial in the distribution of humanitarian aid to the impoverished population of Bosnia. The NATO force, with its U.S. support and focused aim of enforcing the Dayton agreement, proved more successful in maintaining the peace in the war-torn region.
4) Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo. The island is small in size, only 43 hectares (106 acres), and has a temperate climate. The island's terrain varies considerably, ranging from bare rock to rainforest. It is the only home of the critically endangered, venomous Bothrops insularis (golden lancehead pit viper), which has a diet of birds. The snakes became trapped on the island when rising sea levels covered up the land that connected it to the mainland. The ensuing selection pressure allowed the snakes to adapt to their new environment, increasing rapidly in population and rendering the island dangerous to public visitation. Queimada Grande is closed to the public in order to protect both people and the snake population; access is only available to the Brazilian Navy and selected researchers vetted by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, the Brazilian federal conservation unit.
Because there are so many snakes on one island, by some estimates one snake to every square meter of the island, there is competition for resources. Despite a population of 41 recorded bird species on Queimada Grande, the golden lancehead relies on only two: the Troglodytes musculus (the southern house wren), which is usually able to avoid the golden lancehead as a predator, and the Chilean elaenia (a species of flycatcher), which feeds on vegetation in the same area as the snake. The island was thought to have a population of about 430,000 snakes, but recent estimates are much lower. The first systematic study of the population of the golden lancehead found the population to be 2,000 to 4,000, concentrated almost entirely in the rainforest area of the island.[10][11] This might have happened because there was a limited amount of resources and the population became level, but in 2015 an estimate by a herpetologist on a Discovery Channel documentary stated that the population remains at 2,000 to 4,000 golden lanceheads. The Bothrops insularis also may be at risk from inbreeding, effects of which are evident in the population. Because of the overall low population of the golden lancehead, the snake was labelled critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It also was placed on the list of Brazil's endangered animals. The island is also home to a smaller population of Dipsas albifrons, a non-venomous snake species.
The Norwegian government entirely funded the vault's approximately 45 million kr (US$8.8 million in 2008) construction.[3] Storing seeds in the vault is free to end users; Norway and the Crop Trust pay for operational costs. Primary funding for the Trust comes from organisations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and from various governments worldwide.
There are nearly 1,000,000 specimens
2)With Union troops closing in on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, in early April 1865, President Jefferson Davis and the rest of his government fled southward, allegedly carrying with them a considerable amount of gold, silver and other coins. But when Union officers caught up with Davis on May 10, near Irwinville, Georgia, he was reportedly carrying only a few dollars with him
So what happened to that missing Confederate treasure? Its fate has remained a mystery for more than 150 years, fueling a wealth of local legends in the South and elsewhere, and even inspiring Hollywood movies like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) and Sahara (2005), based on the book by Clive Cussler.
3) In the first military action in the 45-year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. fighter planes shoot down four Serbian warplanes engaged in a bombing mission in violation of Bosnia’s no-fly zone.The United States, 10 European countries, and Canada founded NATO in 1949 as a safeguard against Soviet aggression. With the end of the Cold War, NATO members approved the use of its military forces for peacekeeping missions in countries outside the alliance and in 1994 agreed to enforce U.N. resolutions enacted to bring about an end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. In 1994 and 1995, NATO planes enforced the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina and struck at Bosnian Serb military positions and airfields on a number of occasions.
On December 20, 1995, NATO began the mass deployment of 60,000 troops to enforce the Dayton peace accords, signed in Paris by the leaders of the former Yugoslavia on December 14. The NATO troops took over from a U.N. peacekeeping force that had failed to end the fighting since its deployment in early 1992, although the U.N. troops had proved crucial in the distribution of humanitarian aid to the impoverished population of Bosnia. The NATO force, with its U.S. support and focused aim of enforcing the Dayton agreement, proved more successful in maintaining the peace in the war-torn region.
4) Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo. The island is small in size, only 43 hectares (106 acres), and has a temperate climate. The island's terrain varies considerably, ranging from bare rock to rainforest. It is the only home of the critically endangered, venomous Bothrops insularis (golden lancehead pit viper), which has a diet of birds. The snakes became trapped on the island when rising sea levels covered up the land that connected it to the mainland. The ensuing selection pressure allowed the snakes to adapt to their new environment, increasing rapidly in population and rendering the island dangerous to public visitation. Queimada Grande is closed to the public in order to protect both people and the snake population; access is only available to the Brazilian Navy and selected researchers vetted by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, the Brazilian federal conservation unit.
Because there are so many snakes on one island, by some estimates one snake to every square meter of the island, there is competition for resources. Despite a population of 41 recorded bird species on Queimada Grande, the golden lancehead relies on only two: the Troglodytes musculus (the southern house wren), which is usually able to avoid the golden lancehead as a predator, and the Chilean elaenia (a species of flycatcher), which feeds on vegetation in the same area as the snake. The island was thought to have a population of about 430,000 snakes, but recent estimates are much lower. The first systematic study of the population of the golden lancehead found the population to be 2,000 to 4,000, concentrated almost entirely in the rainforest area of the island.[10][11] This might have happened because there was a limited amount of resources and the population became level, but in 2015 an estimate by a herpetologist on a Discovery Channel documentary stated that the population remains at 2,000 to 4,000 golden lanceheads. The Bothrops insularis also may be at risk from inbreeding, effects of which are evident in the population. Because of the overall low population of the golden lancehead, the snake was labelled critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It also was placed on the list of Brazil's endangered animals. The island is also home to a smaller population of Dipsas albifrons, a non-venomous snake species.
Re: Yes it really happened
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) Astronauts grow up to two inches in space.
While astronauts are floating around in space, they aren't subjected to the pressure of Earth's gravity. As a result, the vertebra in their spines can expand and relax, which means their bodies stretch up to three percent taller. That means that someone who's six feet tall could grow up to two inches while they're in space. However, the additional height is only temporary. When astronauts return to Earth, they shrink back down to their normal size within a few months.
2) Fish skin can be used to heal burns.
In Brazil, doctors lacking the supplies medical professionals in the United States might use are instead utilizing tilapia skin to bandage and treat second- and third-degree burns. The fish skin reportedly cuts down on healing time, reduces the need for pain medication, and helps with scarring, due to the abundant amount of collagen proteins. In 2018, scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore also discovered that, in general, fish scale-derived collagen can help heal wounds.
3) Armadillo shells are bulletproof.
In 2015, a man in Texas tried to shoot an armadillo that he found wandering around his yard and got quite a surprise: Armadillo shells are bulletproof. The unlucky fellow made this discovery when he fired his gun and the bullet ricocheted off of the animal only to hit the man in the jaw, which he had to have wired shut when he was taken to the local hospital.
4) The number of kangaroos in Australia has nearly doubled in recent years.
It's easy to get a kick out of kangaroos thanks to their impressive hopping abilities, but Australia is facing a problem when it comes to the multiplying marsupials. In recent years, the number of kangaroos has nearly doubled down under, from about 27 million in 2010 to almost 45 million in 2016. In order to deal with the population that's quickly gotten out of control, experts are encouraging residents to eat the kangaroos.
5) Some trees are fire-resistant.
The bark of older Redwood and Sequioa trees builds up over time to protect them from the elements. The bark, which can grow up to one foot thick, contains tannin, which provides protection against fire and fungus. Tannin solutions are actually used regularly in contracting wooden buildings to mitigate any potential for fire damage.
While astronauts are floating around in space, they aren't subjected to the pressure of Earth's gravity. As a result, the vertebra in their spines can expand and relax, which means their bodies stretch up to three percent taller. That means that someone who's six feet tall could grow up to two inches while they're in space. However, the additional height is only temporary. When astronauts return to Earth, they shrink back down to their normal size within a few months.
2) Fish skin can be used to heal burns.
In Brazil, doctors lacking the supplies medical professionals in the United States might use are instead utilizing tilapia skin to bandage and treat second- and third-degree burns. The fish skin reportedly cuts down on healing time, reduces the need for pain medication, and helps with scarring, due to the abundant amount of collagen proteins. In 2018, scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore also discovered that, in general, fish scale-derived collagen can help heal wounds.
3) Armadillo shells are bulletproof.
In 2015, a man in Texas tried to shoot an armadillo that he found wandering around his yard and got quite a surprise: Armadillo shells are bulletproof. The unlucky fellow made this discovery when he fired his gun and the bullet ricocheted off of the animal only to hit the man in the jaw, which he had to have wired shut when he was taken to the local hospital.
4) The number of kangaroos in Australia has nearly doubled in recent years.
It's easy to get a kick out of kangaroos thanks to their impressive hopping abilities, but Australia is facing a problem when it comes to the multiplying marsupials. In recent years, the number of kangaroos has nearly doubled down under, from about 27 million in 2010 to almost 45 million in 2016. In order to deal with the population that's quickly gotten out of control, experts are encouraging residents to eat the kangaroos.
5) Some trees are fire-resistant.
The bark of older Redwood and Sequioa trees builds up over time to protect them from the elements. The bark, which can grow up to one foot thick, contains tannin, which provides protection against fire and fungus. Tannin solutions are actually used regularly in contracting wooden buildings to mitigate any potential for fire damage.
Re: Yes it really happened
Vertebrae don't expand and contract; they're made out of bone. It's the discs between the vertebrae that expand and contract.Doodoo wrote: ↑April 18, 2020, 7:25 am1) Astronauts grow up to two inches in space.
While astronauts are floating around in space, they aren't subjected to the pressure of Earth's gravity. As a result, the vertebra in their spines can expand and relax, which means their bodies stretch up to three percent taller. That means that someone who's six feet tall could grow up to two inches while they're in space. However, the additional height is only temporary. When astronauts return to Earth, they shrink back down to their normal size within a few months.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) Lungs are the only human organ that can float on water.
Every day, the average human breathes around 22,000 times and, according to the Lung Foundation of Australia, no matter how hard a person exhales, their lungs will still have about one liter of air lingering inside, which makes the organ buoyant enough to float on water. No other organ in the human body has the same ability.
2) People in medieval times walked different than we do now.
Back in medieval times, shoes were basically thin strips of leather that covered the foot and didn't provide much protection at all. Because of this, people walked the same way we naturally do when we're barefoot: toe first, which allows us to test the surface in front of us and puts less stress on our knees. Frankly, it's how humans walked for millennia before modern-day shoes came along, which keep our feet much safer so we can step down harder with our heels first.
3) Red-eye in photos is a reflection of your blood.
When the flash of a camera goes off, the eye isn't prepared for the sudden influx of light, and the pupil doesn't have time to restrict. You're likely using flash in dark lighting, so your eyes have dilated to adjust to the dark room. When the flash goes off and the photo is taken, your eyes are still dilated, so the light reflects off of the red blood vessels of the choroid, which is the layer of connective tissue in the back of the eye that nourishes the retina.
4) We are still searching if it was in a Lab or Wet Market
An archaeologist discovered a 5,000-year-old brewery in China.
Kicking back with a pint isn't as modern as you might think. In 2016, archaeologists in the Central Plain of China discovered "beer-making tool kits" in underground rooms that were built between 3400 and 2900 B.C. The equipment included funnels, pots, jugs, and a pottery stove. Scientists used the residue they found inside of the tools to deduce the 5,000-year-old beer recipe, which they published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences.
Every day, the average human breathes around 22,000 times and, according to the Lung Foundation of Australia, no matter how hard a person exhales, their lungs will still have about one liter of air lingering inside, which makes the organ buoyant enough to float on water. No other organ in the human body has the same ability.
2) People in medieval times walked different than we do now.
Back in medieval times, shoes were basically thin strips of leather that covered the foot and didn't provide much protection at all. Because of this, people walked the same way we naturally do when we're barefoot: toe first, which allows us to test the surface in front of us and puts less stress on our knees. Frankly, it's how humans walked for millennia before modern-day shoes came along, which keep our feet much safer so we can step down harder with our heels first.
3) Red-eye in photos is a reflection of your blood.
When the flash of a camera goes off, the eye isn't prepared for the sudden influx of light, and the pupil doesn't have time to restrict. You're likely using flash in dark lighting, so your eyes have dilated to adjust to the dark room. When the flash goes off and the photo is taken, your eyes are still dilated, so the light reflects off of the red blood vessels of the choroid, which is the layer of connective tissue in the back of the eye that nourishes the retina.
4) We are still searching if it was in a Lab or Wet Market
An archaeologist discovered a 5,000-year-old brewery in China.
Kicking back with a pint isn't as modern as you might think. In 2016, archaeologists in the Central Plain of China discovered "beer-making tool kits" in underground rooms that were built between 3400 and 2900 B.C. The equipment included funnels, pots, jugs, and a pottery stove. Scientists used the residue they found inside of the tools to deduce the 5,000-year-old beer recipe, which they published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences.
Re: Yes it really happened
1) Why did Erwin Rommel's son desert in the Second World War?
His father had recently been forced to commit suicide at Hitler’s order. This was part of a deal whereby Rommel would quietly end his own life with poison, and in return the Gestapo wouldn’t execute his family right there in his house then hunt down and try his former staff officers for treason and execute them as well. Another part of the deal was that Rommel’s family was to be left alone, unmolested, so long as they told nobody the truth about how and why Rommel died.
Shortly after the grand funeral of Rommel, his son Manfred was summarily dismissed from his post in the Luftwaffe without any reason given, and then immediately drafted into a forced labor battalion to build fortifications near the Western Front. This was a very dangerous post, as such workers frequently came under Allied air and artillery attack. And of course it was the destruction of his own military career and a casting down to be basically a slave, worked mercilessly until he died either from enemy attack or from his own Nazi slavemasters. Manfred naturally saw this is as a gross betrayal of the deal his father had made essentially at gunpoint, so he decided he was no longer bound by the secrecy deal or by further loyalty to the Reich.
He waited until his labor unit was moved near to the front where the French were advancing, then created an opportunity to slip away. He made straight for the front line, where he turned himself in to the French. He then proceeded, in a series of interviews with French, British, and American officers, to tell the Allies everything he knew about the situation along that portion of the front, about the political situation in Berlin, about the current state of the German High Command, and of course about how his father had died. He naturally had a lot of useful information, having been something of a confidante to his father during the last weeks of his father’s life.
Really, who can blame him?
2) Mel Brooks
Before he could complete his degree in psychology from Brooklyn College, Brooks was drafted into the Army to fight during World War II. He served as a corporal in the 1104 Engineer Combat Battalion, 78th Infantry Division as a combat engineer. One of his tasks during the war was to defuse land mines, and he also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. It has been reported that when the Germans played propaganda recordings over loudspeakers, Brooks responded by setting up his own sound system and played music by Al Jolson, a Jewish musician. He would get in a further dig at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler a few decades later when he directed The Producers, a comedy focused on the worst Broadway musical of all time, "Springtime for Hitler."
When reminiscing on his years in the Army, Brooks trots out his trademark humor: "War isn’t hell... War is loud. Much too noisy. All those shells and bombs going off all around you. Never mind death. A man could lose his hearing." Asked by his son if during the war he thought about "what it would take to rebuild postwar Europe," he replied, "You thought about how you were going to stay warm that night, how you were going to get from one hedgerow to another without some German sniper taking you out. You didn’t worry about tomorrow."
3) The late actor, auto racer and philanthropist Paul Newman had another, not often well known achievement in his life:
Navy Times reporter Mark D. Faram recently researched Navy personnel and historical records to add this and more to what is known of Newman’s military service.He was a decorated sailor, having earned a distinguished Combat Action Ribbon and Combat Aircrew Wings as a rear-seat gunner and aerial radioman in U.S. Navy torpedo bombers in the Pacific during WWII.
There’s a local twist. At the end of the war, Newman came to Seattle where he served with Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7 for several months before his discharge.
According to a Navy history site, Newman enlisted on Jan. 22, 1943, four days before his 18th birthday, after graduating from high school and while attending Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Newman hoped to become an officer and earn pilot’s wings to fly off of carriers, but at his physical was found to be colorblind, killing his chances for a commission or wings.
Instead, he was sent to boot camp to become a radioman and gunner.
Newman saw scattered combat and had luck that kept him from a brush with death when his pilot fell ill, grounding their airplane. The rest of Newman’s squadron was transferred to an aircraft carrier soon hit by two kamikaze planes. Nearly 350 sailors were killed, including Newman’s entire contingent.
In Seattle – most likely Sand Point – after the Japanese surrender, Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7, with which Newman served, was a shore-based air-support unit.
CASUs did all the nuts and bolts work ashore and serviced and rearmed aircraft. He wasn’t here long, however, receiving his discharge in Bremerton on Jan. 21, 1946, and using his GI Bill to resume his college education, this time at Kenyon College in Ohio.
Newman generally preferred football, acting and “general all-American hellraising,” to studies, the Navy history site said, but he graduated and found his way into acting, and into history.
4) Slowest cars
1. Peel P50 Car
2. Aixam Coupe
3. Renault: Twizy Electric Car
4. Mia Electric Car
5. Tata Nano Car
6. Hindustan Ambassador Car
7. Chevrolet CMV
8. Maruti Suzuki Omni Van
9. Smart Fortwo CDI
10. Fiat Qubo: Natural Power 1.4
His father had recently been forced to commit suicide at Hitler’s order. This was part of a deal whereby Rommel would quietly end his own life with poison, and in return the Gestapo wouldn’t execute his family right there in his house then hunt down and try his former staff officers for treason and execute them as well. Another part of the deal was that Rommel’s family was to be left alone, unmolested, so long as they told nobody the truth about how and why Rommel died.
Shortly after the grand funeral of Rommel, his son Manfred was summarily dismissed from his post in the Luftwaffe without any reason given, and then immediately drafted into a forced labor battalion to build fortifications near the Western Front. This was a very dangerous post, as such workers frequently came under Allied air and artillery attack. And of course it was the destruction of his own military career and a casting down to be basically a slave, worked mercilessly until he died either from enemy attack or from his own Nazi slavemasters. Manfred naturally saw this is as a gross betrayal of the deal his father had made essentially at gunpoint, so he decided he was no longer bound by the secrecy deal or by further loyalty to the Reich.
He waited until his labor unit was moved near to the front where the French were advancing, then created an opportunity to slip away. He made straight for the front line, where he turned himself in to the French. He then proceeded, in a series of interviews with French, British, and American officers, to tell the Allies everything he knew about the situation along that portion of the front, about the political situation in Berlin, about the current state of the German High Command, and of course about how his father had died. He naturally had a lot of useful information, having been something of a confidante to his father during the last weeks of his father’s life.
Really, who can blame him?
2) Mel Brooks
Before he could complete his degree in psychology from Brooklyn College, Brooks was drafted into the Army to fight during World War II. He served as a corporal in the 1104 Engineer Combat Battalion, 78th Infantry Division as a combat engineer. One of his tasks during the war was to defuse land mines, and he also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. It has been reported that when the Germans played propaganda recordings over loudspeakers, Brooks responded by setting up his own sound system and played music by Al Jolson, a Jewish musician. He would get in a further dig at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler a few decades later when he directed The Producers, a comedy focused on the worst Broadway musical of all time, "Springtime for Hitler."
When reminiscing on his years in the Army, Brooks trots out his trademark humor: "War isn’t hell... War is loud. Much too noisy. All those shells and bombs going off all around you. Never mind death. A man could lose his hearing." Asked by his son if during the war he thought about "what it would take to rebuild postwar Europe," he replied, "You thought about how you were going to stay warm that night, how you were going to get from one hedgerow to another without some German sniper taking you out. You didn’t worry about tomorrow."
3) The late actor, auto racer and philanthropist Paul Newman had another, not often well known achievement in his life:
Navy Times reporter Mark D. Faram recently researched Navy personnel and historical records to add this and more to what is known of Newman’s military service.He was a decorated sailor, having earned a distinguished Combat Action Ribbon and Combat Aircrew Wings as a rear-seat gunner and aerial radioman in U.S. Navy torpedo bombers in the Pacific during WWII.
There’s a local twist. At the end of the war, Newman came to Seattle where he served with Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7 for several months before his discharge.
According to a Navy history site, Newman enlisted on Jan. 22, 1943, four days before his 18th birthday, after graduating from high school and while attending Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Newman hoped to become an officer and earn pilot’s wings to fly off of carriers, but at his physical was found to be colorblind, killing his chances for a commission or wings.
Instead, he was sent to boot camp to become a radioman and gunner.
Newman saw scattered combat and had luck that kept him from a brush with death when his pilot fell ill, grounding their airplane. The rest of Newman’s squadron was transferred to an aircraft carrier soon hit by two kamikaze planes. Nearly 350 sailors were killed, including Newman’s entire contingent.
In Seattle – most likely Sand Point – after the Japanese surrender, Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7, with which Newman served, was a shore-based air-support unit.
CASUs did all the nuts and bolts work ashore and serviced and rearmed aircraft. He wasn’t here long, however, receiving his discharge in Bremerton on Jan. 21, 1946, and using his GI Bill to resume his college education, this time at Kenyon College in Ohio.
Newman generally preferred football, acting and “general all-American hellraising,” to studies, the Navy history site said, but he graduated and found his way into acting, and into history.
4) Slowest cars
1. Peel P50 Car
2. Aixam Coupe
3. Renault: Twizy Electric Car
4. Mia Electric Car
5. Tata Nano Car
6. Hindustan Ambassador Car
7. Chevrolet CMV
8. Maruti Suzuki Omni Van
9. Smart Fortwo CDI
10. Fiat Qubo: Natural Power 1.4
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1) UK WW2 Rations
This is a typical weekly food ration for an adult:
Bacon & Ham 4 oz
Other meat value of 1 shilling and 2 pence (equivalent to 2 chops)
Butter 2 oz
Cheese 2 oz
Margarine 4 oz
Cooking fat 4 oz
Milk 3 pints
Sugar 8 oz
Preserves 1 lb every 2 months
Tea 2 oz
Eggs 1 fresh egg (plus allowance of dried egg)
Sweets 12 oz every 4 weeks
2) THE BATTLE OF LA DRANG
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), also referred to as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), and was part of the Pleiku Campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War. It comprised two main engagements, centered on two previously scouted helicopter landing zones (LZs), known as LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany. The first involved the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and supporting units under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore, and took place November 14–16, 1965 at LZ X-Ray, located at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam. The second engagement involved the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment plus supporting units under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDade, and took place on November 17 at LZ Albany, farther north in the Ia Drang Valley. It is notable for being the first large scale helicopter air assault and also the first use of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in a tactical support role. Surrounded and under heavy fire from a numerically superior force, the American forces at LZ X-ray were able to hold off and drive back the North Vietnamese forces over three days of battle, largely through the support of both air power and heavy artillery bombardment, which the North Vietnamese lacked. LZ X-ray was considered an American tactical victory, as the Americans were able to exact an almost 10:1 kill ratio. At LZ Albany, the American forces were ambushed in close quarters. They were unable to use air and artillery support due to the close engagement of the North Vietnamese, the American forces were badly defeated, suffering an over-50% casualty rate before being extricated from the battle. Both sides, therefore, were able to claim victory in the battle.
The size of the clearing at LZ X-Ray meant that troops had to be shuttled in, the first lift landing at 10:48. The last troops of the battalion were landed at 15:20, by which time the troops on the ground were already heavily engaged, with one platoon cut off. Faced with heavy casualties and unexpected opposition, 1st Battalion was reinforced by B Company 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry. Fighting continued the following day when the LZ was further reinforced by A Company 2/7 and also by 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry, and the lost platoon was rescued. The last Vietnamese assaults on the position were repulsed on the morning of the 16th. As the Vietnamese forces melted away, the remainder of 2/7 and A Company of 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry arrived. By mid-afternoon 1/7 and B Company 2/7 had been airlifted to LZ Falcon, and on the 17th of November 2/5 marched out towards LZ Columbus while the remaining 2/7 and 1/5 companies marched towards LZ Albany. The latter force became strung out and, in the early afternoon, were badly mauled in an ambush before they could be reinforced and extricated.
The battle at LZ X-Ray was documented in the CBS special report Battle of Ia Drang Valley by Morley Safer and the critically acclaimed book We Were Soldiers Once... And Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In 1994, Moore, Galloway and men who fought on both the American and North Vietnamese sides, traveled back to the remote jungle clearings where the battle took place. At the time the U.S. did not have diplomatic relations with Vietnam. The risky trip which took a year to arrange was part of an award-winning ABC News documentary, They Were Young and Brave produced by Terence Wrong. Randall Wallace depicted the battle at LZ X-Ray in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson and Barry Pepper as Moore and Galloway, respectively. Galloway later described Ia Drang as "the battle that convinced Ho Chi Minh he could win".
3) MARSHAL "BOMBER" HARRIS RAF
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, GCB, OBE, AFC (13 April 1892 – 5 April 1984), commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher" Harris,[a] was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. In 1942, the British Cabinet agreed to the "area bombing" of German cities. Harris was given the task of implementing Churchill's policy and supported the development of tactics and technology to perform the task more effectively. Harris assisted British Chief of the Air Staff Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal in carrying out the United Kingdom's most devastating attacks against the German infrastructure and population, including the Bombing of Dresden.
Harris emigrated to Southern Rhodesia in 1910, aged 17, but returned to England in 1915 to fight in the European theatre of the First World War. He joined the Royal Flying Corps, with which he remained until the formation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, and he remained in the Air Force through the 1920s and 1930s, serving in India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Palestine, and elsewhere. At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Harris took command of No. 5 Group RAF in England, and in February 1942 was appointed head of Bomber Command. He retained that position for the rest of the war. After the war Harris moved to South Africa where he managed the South African Marine Corporation.
Harris's continued preference for area bombing over precision targeting remains controversial, partly because many senior Allied air commanders thought it less effective and partly for the large number of civilian casualties and destruction this strategy caused in Continental Europe.
This is a typical weekly food ration for an adult:
Bacon & Ham 4 oz
Other meat value of 1 shilling and 2 pence (equivalent to 2 chops)
Butter 2 oz
Cheese 2 oz
Margarine 4 oz
Cooking fat 4 oz
Milk 3 pints
Sugar 8 oz
Preserves 1 lb every 2 months
Tea 2 oz
Eggs 1 fresh egg (plus allowance of dried egg)
Sweets 12 oz every 4 weeks
2) THE BATTLE OF LA DRANG
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), also referred to as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), and was part of the Pleiku Campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War. It comprised two main engagements, centered on two previously scouted helicopter landing zones (LZs), known as LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany. The first involved the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and supporting units under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore, and took place November 14–16, 1965 at LZ X-Ray, located at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam. The second engagement involved the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment plus supporting units under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDade, and took place on November 17 at LZ Albany, farther north in the Ia Drang Valley. It is notable for being the first large scale helicopter air assault and also the first use of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in a tactical support role. Surrounded and under heavy fire from a numerically superior force, the American forces at LZ X-ray were able to hold off and drive back the North Vietnamese forces over three days of battle, largely through the support of both air power and heavy artillery bombardment, which the North Vietnamese lacked. LZ X-ray was considered an American tactical victory, as the Americans were able to exact an almost 10:1 kill ratio. At LZ Albany, the American forces were ambushed in close quarters. They were unable to use air and artillery support due to the close engagement of the North Vietnamese, the American forces were badly defeated, suffering an over-50% casualty rate before being extricated from the battle. Both sides, therefore, were able to claim victory in the battle.
The size of the clearing at LZ X-Ray meant that troops had to be shuttled in, the first lift landing at 10:48. The last troops of the battalion were landed at 15:20, by which time the troops on the ground were already heavily engaged, with one platoon cut off. Faced with heavy casualties and unexpected opposition, 1st Battalion was reinforced by B Company 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry. Fighting continued the following day when the LZ was further reinforced by A Company 2/7 and also by 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry, and the lost platoon was rescued. The last Vietnamese assaults on the position were repulsed on the morning of the 16th. As the Vietnamese forces melted away, the remainder of 2/7 and A Company of 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry arrived. By mid-afternoon 1/7 and B Company 2/7 had been airlifted to LZ Falcon, and on the 17th of November 2/5 marched out towards LZ Columbus while the remaining 2/7 and 1/5 companies marched towards LZ Albany. The latter force became strung out and, in the early afternoon, were badly mauled in an ambush before they could be reinforced and extricated.
The battle at LZ X-Ray was documented in the CBS special report Battle of Ia Drang Valley by Morley Safer and the critically acclaimed book We Were Soldiers Once... And Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In 1994, Moore, Galloway and men who fought on both the American and North Vietnamese sides, traveled back to the remote jungle clearings where the battle took place. At the time the U.S. did not have diplomatic relations with Vietnam. The risky trip which took a year to arrange was part of an award-winning ABC News documentary, They Were Young and Brave produced by Terence Wrong. Randall Wallace depicted the battle at LZ X-Ray in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson and Barry Pepper as Moore and Galloway, respectively. Galloway later described Ia Drang as "the battle that convinced Ho Chi Minh he could win".
3) MARSHAL "BOMBER" HARRIS RAF
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, GCB, OBE, AFC (13 April 1892 – 5 April 1984), commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher" Harris,[a] was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. In 1942, the British Cabinet agreed to the "area bombing" of German cities. Harris was given the task of implementing Churchill's policy and supported the development of tactics and technology to perform the task more effectively. Harris assisted British Chief of the Air Staff Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal in carrying out the United Kingdom's most devastating attacks against the German infrastructure and population, including the Bombing of Dresden.
Harris emigrated to Southern Rhodesia in 1910, aged 17, but returned to England in 1915 to fight in the European theatre of the First World War. He joined the Royal Flying Corps, with which he remained until the formation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, and he remained in the Air Force through the 1920s and 1930s, serving in India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Palestine, and elsewhere. At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Harris took command of No. 5 Group RAF in England, and in February 1942 was appointed head of Bomber Command. He retained that position for the rest of the war. After the war Harris moved to South Africa where he managed the South African Marine Corporation.
Harris's continued preference for area bombing over precision targeting remains controversial, partly because many senior Allied air commanders thought it less effective and partly for the large number of civilian casualties and destruction this strategy caused in Continental Europe.