useless facts - Page 134

Platapus · 10-13-22, 03:32 PM

Dubai is home to the worlds largest picture frame. Measuring a great 150m x 93m. It stands in position as a divide so that when you look through it you can see the old and new side of the country.

Jimbuna · 10-14-22, 04:03 AM

The Twitter bird's official name Is Larry.

Platapus · 10-14-22, 04:16 PM

William Halsey Jr. earned his naval aviator rating at 52. He is the oldest person to do so in the US Navy.

I guess you can teach an old bull a new trick.

Jimbuna · 10-15-22, 02:07 PM

The longest book title contains 1,809 words.

Jimbuna · 10-17-22, 07:50 AM

You can learn the High Valyrian language from Game of Thrones with an online course.

Aktungbby · 10-17-22, 01:57 PM

/\ Bē aőha pungos rűsïr nuykeā rubber hose sönia vala!

Rockstar · 10-17-22, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

William Halsey Jr. earned his naval aviator rating at 52. He is the oldest person to do so in the US Navy.

I guess you can teach an old bull a new trick.

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I have an autographed autobiography ‘Admiral Halsey’s Story’ © 1947.

Regarding the “Bull” part. Page 1 para 2 below

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“Still, I don’t want to be remembered as “Bull” Halsey, who was going to ride the White Horse. “Bull” is a tag the newspapers tied to me. I was named for my father, so I started out as “Young Bill”; then I became plain “Bill”; more recently I suppose it is inevitable for my juniors to think of me, a fleet admiral and five times a grandfather, as “Old Bill.” Now that I’m sitting down to my autobiography, it is Bill Halsey whom I want to get on paper, not the fake, flamboyant “Bull.”

Jimbuna · 10-18-22, 08:38 AM

Some Maryland residents are taxed for the rain.

Platapus · 10-18-22, 03:51 PM

In 1952, the CIA became the first civilian agency in the US to have an Inspector General

Jimbuna · 10-19-22, 04:43 AM

Scientists have partially revived disembodied pig brains.

Platapus · 10-19-22, 04:06 PM

In Middleton Wisconsin, there is a museum dedicated to Mustard

Jimbuna · 10-20-22, 06:37 AM

Astronauts in space are exposed to the same amount of radiation as 150 to 6,000 chest x-rays.

Platapus · 10-20-22, 03:30 PM

Ramen noodles became popular in Japan due to US imports of Wheat Flower post WWII

Jimbuna · 10-21-22, 03:47 AM

Beaver bum goo is occasionally used to enhance vanilla flavorings.

Jimbuna · 10-22-22, 07:15 AM

The U.S. almost went to war with Canada over a pig.

10-13-22, 03:32 PM	#1996
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,995 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Dubai is home to the worlds largest picture frame. Measuring a great 150m x 93m. It stands in position as a divide so that when you look through it you can see the old and new side of the country. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-14-22, 04:03 AM	#1997
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Twitter bird's official name Is Larry. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-14-22, 04:16 PM	#1998
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,995 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	William Halsey Jr. earned his naval aviator rating at 52. He is the oldest person to do so in the US Navy. I guess you can teach an old bull a new trick. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-15-22, 02:07 PM	#1999
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The longest book title contains 1,809 words. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-17-22, 07:50 AM	#2000
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can learn the High Valyrian language from Game of Thrones with an online course. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-17-22, 01:57 PM	#2001
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 28,020 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	/\ Bē aőha pungos rűsïr nuykeā rubber hose sönia vala! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-18-22, 08:38 AM	#2003
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Some Maryland residents are taxed for the rain. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-18-22, 03:51 PM	#2004
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,995 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 1952, the CIA became the first civilian agency in the US to have an Inspector General __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-19-22, 04:43 AM	#2005
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Scientists have partially revived disembodied pig brains. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-19-22, 04:06 PM	#2006
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,995 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In Middleton Wisconsin, there is a museum dedicated to Mustard __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-20-22, 06:37 AM	#2007
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Astronauts in space are exposed to the same amount of radiation as 150 to 6,000 chest x-rays. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-20-22, 03:30 PM	#2008
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,995 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Ramen noodles became popular in Japan due to US imports of Wheat Flower post WWII __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-21-22, 03:47 AM	#2009
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Beaver bum goo is occasionally used to enhance vanilla flavorings. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-22-22, 07:15 AM	#2010
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,753 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The U.S. almost went to war with Canada over a pig. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)