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Platapus · 08-29-23, 03:50 PM

A towboat is not called that because it tows anything, but pushes a set of barges. A set of barges lashed together is called a Tow.

Jimbuna · 08-30-23, 05:49 AM

The Andromeda Galaxy is coming towards the Milky Way at a speed of 100 to 140 kilometers a second.

Platapus · 08-31-23, 06:39 AM

Maize is not really corn.

Originally, the new crop discovered in the New World became known to European explorers as maize, based on the word ‘mahiz’ which indigenous people used to refer to the big green stalks they were cultivating.

So Maize is the plant, not the fruit.

Jimbuna · 08-31-23, 07:14 AM

Jupiter has 67 moons organized into three groups: inner moons, Galilean moons, and outer moons.

Platapus · 08-31-23, 02:32 PM

When raw, Lima Beans are toxic to humans, but not to dogs

Jeff-Groves · 08-31-23, 05:57 PM

ingesting over 20 apple cores is known to cause instant death.

I'd suppose that is over 20 at a sitting. Not over a life time.

Ostfriese · 08-31-23, 11:45 PM

The Elbe Lateral Canal (German: Elbe-Seitenkanal), which connects the Mittelland Canal (to be precise: near Wolfsburg) and the Elbe River (near Lüneburg southeast of Hamburg), was planned from 1965 and built from 1968 to 1976.

It runs in a north-south direction along the former inner German border, and from the onset was not only planned as a waterway, but also as a tank obstacle. Most of the ports are on the western bank, which also has some access roads and is relatively easily accessible, while the eastern bank has been deliberately built to be difficult to access with heavy vehicles.

All bridges used to have a "Sprengschacht", a manhole/tunnel which allowed easy access to a point where explosives could be placed to destroy the bridges. Many bridges still have these tunnels. All underpasses were equipped with tank obstacles, which also haven't been completely deinstalled yet.

Platapus · 09-01-23, 06:34 AM

During WWI, in Europe, there were 2,490 kilometers of trenches dug by both sides.

Jimbuna · 09-01-23, 06:44 AM

Jupiter doesn’t have seasons because its axis is only tilted 3.13 degrees.

Jimbuna · 09-02-23, 06:29 AM

It takes an hour or less to form a cloud.

Jeff-Groves · 09-02-23, 08:10 AM

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the largest aircraft to ever land on an aircraft carrier.

Jimbuna · 09-02-23, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the largest aircraft to ever land on an aircraft carrier.

https://www.google.com/search?q=larg...id:EERe7XEPeuM

Jimbuna · 09-03-23, 07:02 AM

People that belong to the religions Hinduism or Buddhism believe that the common Cumulus cloud is the spiritual cousin of elephants.

Platapus · 09-03-23, 10:08 AM

People don't normally eat mustard.

Mustard is the plant.

Prepared mustard is the food/condiment.

Rockstar · 09-03-23, 12:38 PM

The Most Common Ethnicity of White Americans in Every County

08-29-23, 03:50 PM	#2806
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A towboat is not called that because it tows anything, but pushes a set of barges. A set of barges lashed together is called a Tow. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-30-23, 05:49 AM	#2807
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Andromeda Galaxy is coming towards the Milky Way at a speed of 100 to 140 kilometers a second. __________________ 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)

08-31-23, 06:39 AM	#2808
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Maize is not really corn. Originally, the new crop discovered in the New World became known to European explorers as maize, based on the word ‘mahiz’ which indigenous people used to refer to the big green stalks they were cultivating. So Maize is the plant, not the fruit. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-31-23, 07:14 AM	#2809
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Jupiter has 67 moons organized into three groups: inner moons, Galilean moons, and outer moons. __________________ 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)

08-31-23, 02:32 PM	#2810
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When raw, Lima Beans are toxic to humans, but not to dogs __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-31-23, 05:57 PM	#2811
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	ingesting over 20 apple cores is known to cause instant death. I'd suppose that is over 20 at a sitting. Not over a life time. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

08-31-23, 11:45 PM	#2812
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Elbe Lateral Canal (German: Elbe-Seitenkanal), which connects the Mittelland Canal (to be precise: near Wolfsburg) and the Elbe River (near Lüneburg southeast of Hamburg), was planned from 1965 and built from 1968 to 1976. It runs in a north-south direction along the former inner German border, and from the onset was not only planned as a waterway, but also as a tank obstacle. Most of the ports are on the western bank, which also has some access roads and is relatively easily accessible, while the eastern bank has been deliberately built to be difficult to access with heavy vehicles. All bridges used to have a "Sprengschacht", a manhole/tunnel which allowed easy access to a point where explosives could be placed to destroy the bridges. Many bridges still have these tunnels. All underpasses were equipped with tank obstacles, which also haven't been completely deinstalled yet.

09-01-23, 06:34 AM	#2813
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	During WWI, in Europe, there were 2,490 kilometers of trenches dug by both sides. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-01-23, 06:44 AM	#2814
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Jupiter doesn’t have seasons because its axis is only tilted 3.13 degrees. __________________ 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)

09-02-23, 06:29 AM	#2815
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It takes an hour or less to form a cloud. __________________ 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)

09-02-23, 08:10 AM	#2816
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the largest aircraft to ever land on an aircraft carrier. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

09-03-23, 07:02 AM	#2818
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	People that belong to the religions Hinduism or Buddhism believe that the common Cumulus cloud is the spiritual cousin of elephants. __________________ 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)

09-03-23, 10:08 AM	#2819
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	People don't normally eat mustard. Mustard is the plant. Prepared mustard is the food/condiment. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-03-23, 12:38 PM	#2820
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,860 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The Most Common Ethnicity of White Americans in Every County __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.