"Amazing Facts Thread"

[smallieFanatic 0]

Uh Blake I said Facts Much of that last post is only theory

[Fly Tyer Guy 0]

The Cold War: It wan't very warm (Common knowledge of course! )

 

Really, it's not an answer, and don't count it as one, it was just a poor attempt at a joke.

[TitanFlies 0]

Uh Blake I said Facts Much of that last post is only theory

Hence why I included the words "believe". Everything in science is just a theory because science is nothing but a bunch of observations. The beauty of science is that the theory changes when the observations do - not the observations change and the theory doesn't. Don't worry Jan, I take away a lot from our conversations!

 

The Cold War: It wan't very warm (Common knowledge of course! )

At least not in the Communist bloc!

[smallieFanatic 0]

Cold War:

The end of the Cold War also saw the fall of the Soviet Union, which had united the countries of eastern and central Europe and much of northern Asia under communist rule. The break-up of the union changed the face of Europe and kept mapmakers busy as over twenty new countries emerged or reemerged over the next several years.

 

Next Subject: Cuban Missile Crisis (working off a similar era)

[TitanFlies 0]

Next Subject: Cuban Missile Crisis (working off a similar era)

JFK was confronted with plans for the Bay of Pigs only 2 weeks after his inauguration. About a quarter of a month later, the plan failed miserably.

 

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Napoleon Bonaparte

[Old Hat 0]

 

Napoleon Bonaparte was not a Frenchman by birth, Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio on Corsica - only just sold to France by the Italian state of Genoa - on 15 August 1769 and learned French at the school of Autun and later the military academy at Brienne. He never fully mastered French and his spelling left a lot to be desired.

 

History is a set of lies agreed upon. - Napoleon Bonaparte

 

Next Topic

Chief Joseph

[Robert M 0]

For over three months, the Nez Perce outmaneuvered and battled their pursuers traveling 1,600 miles across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. They finally surrendered 40 miles from the Canadian border.

 

 

Next subject Flint Knapping

[c-denby 0]

Only a few small groups of people in remote parts of the world still knap as part of their daily lives.

 

 

Subject: McDonald's

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

In 1955 Ray Kroc founded the McDonald’s Corporation, and 5 years later bought the exclusive rights to the McDonald’s name. By 1958, McDonald’s had sold its 100 millionth hamburger.

 

next subject: scuba diving

[Robert M 0]

130(40 meters) foot is the absolute diving limit for recreational divers. The record depth for scuba diver is 1083 ft (330 meters)

 

 

Next subject: Lemurs and coffee

[BigDaddyHub 0]

the word "lemur" comes from the latin root "lemures" meaning ghost or spirit....coffee, when introduced from the New World was used as currency and for medicinal applications to cure everything from headaches to sexually transmitted diseases...wonder how you applied it...watch out for burns..

[BigDaddyHub 0]

Next topic: Tattoos

[c-denby 0]

It is an Amazing Fact that: I have do not recall ever wanting a Tattoo or being in a Tattoo Shop, but somehow have 3 tattoos!!

 

 

ALSO--- Tattooing has been used as a way of smuggling secret messages across enemy lines in times of war.

 

 

Next topic: Clowns

 

 

[Flytyer14 0]

Some kids are scared stiff about clowns!

 

Next topic: Economics

[BigDaddyHub 0]

the newest target group of marketers is the "Nesties", young women between 24 and 32 who are preparing for or planning on families. This group spends more money on overall general consumer products than any other group. Thier income range is $34,000 to $65,000 yearly and most are in professional service industries such as nursing, or education.

 

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