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Er... Post a random fact here... that not everyone may know.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors.
Er... Post a random fact here... that not everyone may know.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors.
Ok, I'm bored.
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One of 2 of the most Famous Female Pirates in history, Mary Reade, was rasied as a boy, and served in the Kings Navy until her ship was captured by Pirates. She joined their crew, still in the guise of a male, until she was later discoverd to be Female by Anne Bonney, another famous female pirate serving under John Rackham, when she tried to seduce Reade, believing her a "Handsome Lad".
Mary Reade was killed in a Jamacian Prison in 1721, a year after the capture of John Rackham's ship.
Yes. I know way to much pirate history.
One of 2 of the most Famous Female Pirates in history, Mary Reade, was rasied as a boy, and served in the Kings Navy until her ship was captured by Pirates. She joined their crew, still in the guise of a male, until she was later discoverd to be Female by Anne Bonney, another famous female pirate serving under John Rackham, when she tried to seduce Reade, believing her a "Handsome Lad".
Mary Reade was killed in a Jamacian Prison in 1721, a year after the capture of John Rackham's ship.
Yes. I know way to much pirate history.
BlueDragon1981
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This may be a known fact to some but here goes...
Christopher Columbus did not think the world was flat...they knew it was round the question was the circumference. He thought it to be much smaller than some others did. Also the reason for his hard time getting the funding was that they did not think that he would make it AROUND with the small boats of that day and age. Aristotle knew the world was round...that was around 382 B.C.
Goes to show how history isn't always taught how it really happened.....and yes Techno you do seem to know a lot about Pirates but...that is okay...because I know nothing about them and I may learn something.
Christopher Columbus did not think the world was flat...they knew it was round the question was the circumference. He thought it to be much smaller than some others did. Also the reason for his hard time getting the funding was that they did not think that he would make it AROUND with the small boats of that day and age. Aristotle knew the world was round...that was around 382 B.C.
Goes to show how history isn't always taught how it really happened.....and yes Techno you do seem to know a lot about Pirates but...that is okay...because I know nothing about them and I may learn something.
American painter John Singer Sargent was NOT an impressionist. Impressionism has to do with the use and handling of "color notes" and NOT expressive brushwork as most believe. He was painting with Monet one day and ran out of black paint and asked Monet for some. Monet, as a true impressionist, did not have some (there is no colour note "black" in nature and Impressionists neutralized colours by use of their complements, not grey and black). Sargent, according to accounts told Monet that he wish he couldn't paint like the Impressionists.
MartialIntent
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Shallow breathing helps control asthma...
Carbon dioxide is not simply a waste-product of breathing. Carbon dioxide is *entirely* necessary for balanced blood acidity. And breathing too deeply as we're often encouraged to do results in losing too much CO2. CO2 defecit can result in blood alkalosis which can mean smooth-muscle constriction which in turn can lead to amongst other symptoms, bronchiole constriction ie. attempted deep breathing is BAD practice for asthmatics.
So breath shallow...
Respects!
Carbon dioxide is not simply a waste-product of breathing. Carbon dioxide is *entirely* necessary for balanced blood acidity. And breathing too deeply as we're often encouraged to do results in losing too much CO2. CO2 defecit can result in blood alkalosis which can mean smooth-muscle constriction which in turn can lead to amongst other symptoms, bronchiole constriction ie. attempted deep breathing is BAD practice for asthmatics.
So breath shallow...
Respects!
A friend of mine told me about something he was reading... a poltical novel (non-fiction)...
Said that each year roughly 6000 people are murdered in California... while 2000 (+) have died thus far since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq... yet which one gets more press?
Said that each year roughly 6000 people are murdered in California... while 2000 (+) have died thus far since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq... yet which one gets more press?
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It is widley believed that the term used for the Pirate Flag "Jolly Roger" actually comes from the french term [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Jolie Rouge which means "Jolly Red" because pirate flags of the day were actually red. (There were black ones as well, but it meant something different to fly the black or the Red flag, and the red was most common)
Also, real pirate flags were as varied as the pirates who flew them... no two alike, and not all were skull and Crossbones, in fact, many were not, like the flag pictured below, which belonged to Edward Teach... the Infamous Blackbeard. Only Edward English flew the traditional "Skull and Crossbones" banner... tho other pirates had variants like Henry Avery, whichg depicts a Skull in Profile.
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Also, real pirate flags were as varied as the pirates who flew them... no two alike, and not all were skull and Crossbones, in fact, many were not, like the flag pictured below, which belonged to Edward Teach... the Infamous Blackbeard. Only Edward English flew the traditional "Skull and Crossbones" banner... tho other pirates had variants like Henry Avery, whichg depicts a Skull in Profile.
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How about this.... The people of Pitcairn are the descendants of the Fletcher Christian and the mutineers from the 'Bounty'.
They still exists today on Pitcairn. They speak a language that is a mix of sailor talk and the native language.
How about this.... The people of Pitcairn are the descendants of the Fletcher Christian and the mutineers from the 'Bounty'.They still exists today on Pitcairn. They speak a language that is a mix of sailor talk and the native language.
Technopunk said:
When faced with danger, the octopus can wrap six of its legs around its head to disguise itself as a fallen coconut shell and escape by walking backwards on the other two legs, scientists discovered.
I'll be sure to check out all coconut looking things walking backwards next time I'm in the ocean
Newborn dolphins and killer whales don't sleep for a month, according to research carried out by University of California.
I'll be sure to check out all coconut looking things walking backwards next time I'm in the ocean
Newborn dolphins and killer whales don't sleep for a month, according to research carried out by University of California.
Rick Wade said:
*hand shoots up in the air* OH! OH-OH! MR. KOTT-EHR!
My father-in-law used to own land on the big Island that was covered in a lava flow years ago. He has *ahem* forfeited the rights to that land to the state of Hawaii. He has not been paid for it and prolly won't be.
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