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Jimbuna · 11-24-23, 01:10 PM

There have been people who have been sucked into a tornado and lived to tell the tale.

Platapus · 11-24-23, 05:23 PM

F. Scott Fitzgerald's full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He was named after his distant relative Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Jimbuna · 11-25-23, 08:13 AM

A tornado that originated in Oklahoma destroyed an entire motel. The motel’s sign was later found in Arkansas.

Platapus · 11-25-23, 11:15 AM

Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima for work when the first A-bomb hit, made it home to Nagasaki for the second, and lived to be 93.

Jimbuna · 11-25-23, 12:27 PM

That sure is one lucky fella.

Platapus · 11-25-23, 12:45 PM

Or unlucky

Platapus · 11-25-23, 12:56 PM

Andrew Jackson's parrot was kicked out of his funeral for swearing.

Jimbuna · 11-25-23, 01:18 PM

A tornado in Mississippi picked up an eighty-three ton train and tossed it eighty feet away from the rails.

Platapus · 11-25-23, 02:08 PM

Born in the USA was the first commercial CD made in America.

Jimbuna · 11-26-23, 06:31 AM

Once in Oklahoma, a herd of cattle was picked up by a tornado and then set down across the countryside. None of the cattle were harmed.

Platapus · 11-26-23, 07:59 AM

In 2010, Nickelback approached Dark Horse Brewery about having their beer featured in a video, which would have meant great exposure for the small Michigan brewery. They declined, however, as “none of us at the brewery really care for the band.”

Sick burn!

Jimbuna · 11-26-23, 10:09 AM

When a tsunami happens in the deepest part of the ocean, the waves are only one to three feet tall.

Platapus · 11-26-23, 02:44 PM

Female bats give birth while hanging upside down, catching the baby in their wings as it drops.

Jimbuna · 11-27-23, 06:20 AM

Right before a tsunami (up to half an hour before), the ocean will appear to recede. This is called a “drawback”.

Platapus · 11-27-23, 01:26 PM

The first operational use of the Washington-Moscow hot line was to announce the assassination of President Kennedy.

11-24-23, 01:10 PM	#3031
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There have been people who have been sucked into a tornado and lived to tell the tale. __________________ 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)

11-24-23, 05:23 PM	#3032
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	F. Scott Fitzgerald's full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He was named after his distant relative Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner." __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-25-23, 08:13 AM	#3033
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A tornado that originated in Oklahoma destroyed an entire motel. The motel’s sign was later found in Arkansas. __________________ 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)

11-25-23, 11:15 AM	#3034
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima for work when the first A-bomb hit, made it home to Nagasaki for the second, and lived to be 93. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-25-23, 12:27 PM	#3035
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That sure is one lucky fella. __________________ 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)

11-25-23, 12:45 PM	#3036
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Or unlucky __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-25-23, 12:56 PM	#3037
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Andrew Jackson's parrot was kicked out of his funeral for swearing. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-25-23, 01:18 PM	#3038
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A tornado in Mississippi picked up an eighty-three ton train and tossed it eighty feet away from the rails. __________________ 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)

11-25-23, 02:08 PM	#3039
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Born in the USA was the first commercial CD made in America. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-26-23, 06:31 AM	#3040
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Once in Oklahoma, a herd of cattle was picked up by a tornado and then set down across the countryside. None of the cattle were harmed. __________________ 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)

11-26-23, 07:59 AM	#3041
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 2010, Nickelback approached Dark Horse Brewery about having their beer featured in a video, which would have meant great exposure for the small Michigan brewery. They declined, however, as “none of us at the brewery really care for the band.” Sick burn! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-26-23, 10:09 AM	#3042
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	When a tsunami happens in the deepest part of the ocean, the waves are only one to three feet tall. __________________ 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)

11-26-23, 02:44 PM	#3043
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Female bats give birth while hanging upside down, catching the baby in their wings as it drops. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-27-23, 06:20 AM	#3044
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Right before a tsunami (up to half an hour before), the ocean will appear to recede. This is called a “drawback”. __________________ 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)

11-27-23, 01:26 PM	#3045
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The first operational use of the Washington-Moscow hot line was to announce the assassination of President Kennedy. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.