I never knew that! - Page 12

Platapus · 10-25-16, 04:25 PM

The Mark 7 Naval Gun 16" 50 Calibre that was used on the Iowa class Battle ships was used against a surface ship only once in combat.

16 Feb 44, the USS Iowa fired a salvo at the Japanese Destroyer Nowaki at about 35,000 yards, but did not sink her. All other Mark 7 Shots were either training or land bombardment.

(Fischer, Brad D.; Jurens, W. J. (2006). "Fast Battleship Gunnery during World War II: A Gunnery Revolution, Part II". Warship International. Vol. XLIII no. 1.)

Jimbuna · 10-26-16, 06:59 AM

The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

Platapus · 10-26-16, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

Is that considering whether it has one zero or two.

oh

Aktungbby · 10-26-16, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

Post of the year BBY!

mapuc · 10-26-16, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Post of the year BBY!

(This is an off topic reply)

Some years ago I saw a documentary about this "number of the beast 666" and it was about how correct is this number. In this program some scholar in Biblical history said the correct number could be 616(if I remember correctly)

Markus

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Aktungbby · 10-26-16, 07:59 PM

WHERE 666 is concerned... nuthin' is too off-topic

...even in the mountains of N. Carolina

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In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of the Bible, the number of the beast is 666. In critical editions of the Greek text, such as the Novum Testamentum Graece, it is noted that 616 is a variant.

< Has the number of the beast as χιϛ, 616 from the Greco-Ptolemic period of Egyptian history.

Jimbuna · 10-27-16, 05:31 AM

Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.

Mr Quatro · 10-27-16, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

(This is an off topic reply)

Some years ago I saw a documentary about this "number of the beast 666" and it was about how correct is this number. In this program some scholar in Biblical history said the correct number could be 616(if I remember correctly)

Markus

(End of an off topic reply)

How can your reply be consdiered off topic in a thread titled: "I never knew that"

Did you know this:http://www.av1611.org/666/www_666.html

Is "www" in Hebrew equal to 666?

How to get 666 from www?

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The Hebrew and Greek alphabet does not have separate characters or alphabets for numbers and letters. Letters are also used as numbers. So each letter is a numerical value.

The Hebrew equivalent of our "w" is the letter "vav" or "waw". The numerical value of vav is 6. So the English "www" transliterated into Hebrew is "vav vav vav", which numerically is 666.

Jimbuna · 10-28-16, 06:31 AM

The Lebowski-inspired Church of the Latter-Day Dude says it has ordained over 100,000 Dudeist priests.

Eichhörnchen · 10-28-16, 02:48 PM

For UK householders: I found out today that if you don't get your chimneys swept professionally each year, and obtain a certificate from a HETAS approved sweep (and not Dick Van Dyke), your insurance company might not pay up if there's a fire.

"I never knew that!"

Platapus · 10-28-16, 03:44 PM

The last movie ever rented at a corporate Blockbuster was "This Is The End" at a store in Hawaii.

Jimbuna · 10-29-16, 10:09 AM

Dr. Ruth was trained as a sniper by the Israeli military.

u crank · 10-29-16, 11:47 AM

For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants.

Jimbuna · 10-30-16, 12:23 PM

About one in every 4 million lobsters is born with a rare genetic defect that turns it blue.

Jimbuna · 10-31-16, 11:35 AM

For $45, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing will sell you a 5-lb bag with $10,000 worth of shredded U.S. currency.

10-25-16, 04:25 PM	#166
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Mark 7 Naval Gun 16" 50 Calibre that was used on the Iowa class Battle ships was used against a surface ship only once in combat. 16 Feb 44, the USS Iowa fired a salvo at the Japanese Destroyer Nowaki at about 35,000 yards, but did not sink her. All other Mark 7 Shots were either training or land bombardment. (Fischer, Brad D.; Jurens, W. J. (2006). "Fast Battleship Gunnery during World War II: A Gunnery Revolution, Part II". Warship International. Vol. XLIII no. 1.) __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-26-16, 06:59 AM	#167
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-27-16, 05:31 AM	#172
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-28-16, 06:31 AM	#174
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Lebowski-inspired Church of the Latter-Day Dude says it has ordained over 100,000 Dudeist priests. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-28-16, 02:48 PM	#175
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,378 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Timely warning for DIY chimney sweeps For UK householders: I found out today that if you don't get your chimneys swept professionally each year, and obtain a certificate from a HETAS approved sweep (and not Dick Van Dyke), your insurance company might not pay up if there's a fire. "I never knew that!" __________________

10-28-16, 03:44 PM	#176
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The last movie ever rented at a corporate Blockbuster was "This Is The End" at a store in Hawaii. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-29-16, 10:09 AM	#177
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dr. Ruth was trained as a sniper by the Israeli military. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-29-16, 11:47 AM	#178
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

10-30-16, 12:23 PM	#179
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	About one in every 4 million lobsters is born with a rare genetic defect that turns it blue. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-31-16, 11:35 AM	#180
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	For $45, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing will sell you a 5-lb bag with $10,000 worth of shredded U.S. currency. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!