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Jimbuna · 05-19-23, 05:12 AM

The average American looks at eight houses before buying one.

Platapus · 05-19-23, 04:14 PM

The first animals in space were fruit flies. The Americans launched them on V2 number 20 on 20 Feb 1947. They survived reentry.

Jimbuna · 05-20-23, 05:12 AM

Right handed people, on average, live nine years longer than left handed people.

Platapus · 05-20-23, 01:02 PM

The Soviet Union, inadvertently, helped the US develop satellite navigation.

A few hours after the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, Two American physicists, William Guier and George Weiffenbach, at Johns Hopkins discovered that by measuring the Doppler shift from the beeping satellite, it was possible to accurately locate the satellite.

The following year, they were tasked to reverse the analysis and locate a receiver on the Earth from a known satellite position. This they accomplished in 1958. In 1959 the US Navy's Transit program was developed. It became the first operational satellite navigation system in 1960 and helped targeting the Polaris SLBM... which was mostly targeting Soviet Union targets.

Thanks for the assist Nikita.

Jimbuna · 05-20-23, 01:35 PM

People used to answer the phone by saying “ahoy” instead of “hello.”

Platapus · 05-20-23, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

People used to answer the phone by saying “ahoy” instead of “hello.”

Well they have been doing that since comment 231.

Platapus · 05-20-23, 03:23 PM

There is only one piece of the Sputnik 1 rocket/satellite left and the US has it!!!!

The metal arming key which prevented contact between batteries and transmitter prior to launch is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

And we ain't givin it back!

Eisenwurst · 05-20-23, 06:36 PM

On August 4 2015 Kermit and Miss Piggy broke up.

Admiral8Q · 05-21-23, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eisenwurst

On August 4 2015 Kermit and Miss Piggy broke up.

Jimbuna · 05-21-23, 04:12 AM

The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items.

Platapus · 05-21-23, 05:29 AM

According to Guinness World records, the largest collection of picture frames is owned by Lara Khoury from the United Arab Emirates. As of October 2010, she had collected a whooping 2,214 empty frames since 1992.

Admiral8Q · 05-21-23, 08:08 AM

The colour orange is named after the fruit. Not the fruit named after the colour orange.
And what rhymes with orange? Door-hinge? Nah!

Jimbuna · 05-21-23, 10:57 AM

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

ZiiM · 05-21-23, 12:58 PM

In medieval times water was unsafe to drink in most of the world so they would drink mead instead of water. So everyone was always slightly drunk.

Platapus · 05-21-23, 02:42 PM

The first commonly recognized horror film was The House of the Devil made in 1896

It had bats turning into people; hunchback dwarf assistants; and the hero using a large cross to vanquish the enemy. What's not to like?

Perhaps also the first vampire movie?

05-19-23, 05:12 AM	#2581
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The average American looks at eight houses before buying one. __________________ 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)

05-19-23, 04:14 PM	#2582
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The first animals in space were fruit flies. The Americans launched them on V2 number 20 on 20 Feb 1947. They survived reentry. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-20-23, 05:12 AM	#2583
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Right handed people, on average, live nine years longer than left handed people. __________________ 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)

05-20-23, 01:02 PM	#2584
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Soviet Union, inadvertently, helped the US develop satellite navigation. A few hours after the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, Two American physicists, William Guier and George Weiffenbach, at Johns Hopkins discovered that by measuring the Doppler shift from the beeping satellite, it was possible to accurately locate the satellite. The following year, they were tasked to reverse the analysis and locate a receiver on the Earth from a known satellite position. This they accomplished in 1958. In 1959 the US Navy's Transit program was developed. It became the first operational satellite navigation system in 1960 and helped targeting the Polaris SLBM... which was mostly targeting Soviet Union targets. Thanks for the assist Nikita. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-20-23, 01:35 PM	#2585
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	People used to answer the phone by saying “ahoy” instead of “hello.” __________________ 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)

05-20-23, 03:23 PM	#2587
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There is only one piece of the Sputnik 1 rocket/satellite left and the US has it!!!! The metal arming key which prevented contact between batteries and transmitter prior to launch is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. And we ain't givin it back! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-20-23, 06:36 PM	#2588
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,607 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	On August 4 2015 Kermit and Miss Piggy broke up. __________________

05-21-23, 04:12 AM	#2590
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items. __________________ 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)

05-21-23, 05:29 AM	#2591
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	According to Guinness World records, the largest collection of picture frames is owned by Lara Khoury from the United Arab Emirates. As of October 2010, she had collected a whooping 2,214 empty frames since 1992. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-21-23, 08:08 AM	#2592
Admiral8Q Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 1,080 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The colour orange is named after the fruit. Not the fruit named after the colour orange. And what rhymes with orange? Door-hinge? Nah! __________________

05-21-23, 10:57 AM	#2593
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. __________________ 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)

05-21-23, 12:58 PM	#2594
ZiiM Bilge Rat Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 1 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	In medieval times water was unsafe to drink in most of the world so they would drink mead instead of water. So everyone was always slightly drunk.

05-21-23, 02:42 PM	#2595
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The first commonly recognized horror film was The House of the Devil made in 1896 It had bats turning into people; hunchback dwarf assistants; and the hero using a large cross to vanquish the enemy. What's not to like? Perhaps also the first vampire movie? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.