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Jimbuna · 03-08-22, 01:19 PM

An Olympic gold medal must contain 92.5 percent silver

Platapus · 03-08-22, 04:35 PM

There are 18 mules on a 20 mule team. The other two are Wheelers and are almost always horses.

Jimbuna · 03-09-22, 11:11 AM

There are 240 dots on an arcade Pac-Man game.

Aktungbby · 03-09-22, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

There are 18 mules on a 20 mule team. The other two are Wheelers and are almost always horses.

NOPE:

20 mules; any way U look at it! the marshal wouldn't allow it

mapuc · 03-09-22, 04:40 PM

My last name is part of a German city and they have their own football team.

Markus

Jimbuna · 03-10-22, 07:18 AM

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments

Platapus · 03-10-22, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

NOPE: 20 mules; any way U look at it! the marshal wouldn't allow it

Yup.

https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/histo...mule-teams.htm

2 mules as part of the "Lead Team"
10 mules as part of the "Swing Team"
6 mules as part of the "Pointer Team"
2 Horses as part of the "Wheeler Team"

Each team was especially trained for their individual contribution to the whole team.

There have been some modern reenactments that may have used 20 mules, though.

Jimbuna · 03-11-22, 07:27 AM

Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 1992.

Platapus · 03-11-22, 04:48 PM

Adult cats have 30 teeth, while kittens have 26

Jimbuna · 03-12-22, 06:33 AM

A pound of houseflies contains more protein than a pound of beef.

Platapus · 03-12-22, 09:06 AM

Contrary to popular belief, a pound of feathers is heavier than a pound of gold

Jeff-Groves · 03-12-22, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Contrary to popular belief, a pound of feathers is heavier than a pound of gold

And that is why you should ALWAYS use Troy weight when talking about the Wife's weight!

Jimbuna · 03-13-22, 06:31 AM

The U.S. military operates 234 golf courses.

Aktungbby · 03-13-22, 10:28 AM

They made a Gene Hackman movie about that!

Quote:

Knowing that his current location is too dangerous for rescue aircraft, Hambleton devises a plan to reach safer territory. He plots a course to the river which is the boundary of the target area, then communicates his intended path to Clark in a code composed of various golf courses he knows well. This will allow the rescuers to keep track of his progress, making it easier for them to pick him up.

Platapus · 03-13-22, 11:11 AM

The song "You made me love you (I didn't want to do it)" was the first song written for a movie where the focus was on a specific actor instead of the role the actor was playing in the movie.

03-08-22, 01:19 PM	#1531
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,221 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	An Olympic gold medal must contain 92.5 percent silver __________________ 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)

03-08-22, 04:35 PM	#1532
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There are 18 mules on a 20 mule team. The other two are Wheelers and are almost always horses. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-09-22, 11:11 AM	#1533
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,221 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are 240 dots on an arcade Pac-Man game. __________________ 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)

03-09-22, 04:40 PM	#1535
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,891 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	My last name is part of a German city and they have their own football team. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-10-22, 07:18 AM	#1536
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,221 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments __________________ 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)

03-11-22, 07:27 AM	#1538
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,221 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 1992. __________________ 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)

03-11-22, 04:48 PM	#1539
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Adult cats have 30 teeth, while kittens have 26 __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-12-22, 06:33 AM	#1540
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,221 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A pound of houseflies contains more protein than a pound of beef. __________________ 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)

03-12-22, 09:06 AM	#1541
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Contrary to popular belief, a pound of feathers is heavier than a pound of gold __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-13-22, 06:31 AM	#1543
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,221 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The U.S. military operates 234 golf courses. __________________ 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)

03-13-22, 11:11 AM	#1545
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The song "You made me love you (I didn't want to do it)" was the first song written for a movie where the focus was on a specific actor instead of the role the actor was playing in the movie. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.