Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

[Pink Biz]

This candle can burn for 144 hours!

 

[Lewkat]

 

[RadishRose]

Thousand year old rose bush.

Hildesheim, Germany

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.​

More of an out-of-control tree than the lilting flower the name might suggest, the Rose of Hildesheim, otherwise known as the Thousand-Year Rose, is thought to be the oldest living rose on the planet. It’s likely to hold that title for the foreseeable future, since not even bombs can stop it.

Growing up the side of a columnar portion of Germany’s Hildesheim Cathedral, the now-bushy flower is thought to have been planted in the early 800s, when the church itself was founded.

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[RadishRose]

rd.com,

Fact: Scotland has 421 words for snow​

Yes, 421! Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or snowing); feefle (to swirl); and flinkdrinkin (a light snow).

 

[senior chef]

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There is a movie about her WW2 career. It's name ? A CALL TO SPY. Actually a pretty good movie.

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[RadishRose]

Jonathan chills on the lawn of Plantation House, the residence of the governor of St. Helena, in October 2017. The world's oldest tortoise is celebrating what is believed to be his 190th birthday this year.
Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images

 

[Paco Dennis]

A group of people review letters sent to Santa for the Santa Claus Association at the Hotel Astor in New York City in 1914. Bain News Service, Library of Congress

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[Gary O']

Who Knew?​

You guys prolly knew this

I just found out;

The work week starts with M for Monday then T for Tuesday
the rest of the work week is WTF

 

[Bella]

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[RadishRose]

Who Knew? Some Fun Facts​

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Number 4 still makes me wonder.

 

[RadishRose]

Jacob Miller (1829-1917), Shot In The Head At Chickamauga In 1863 And Walked It Off​

Here is this Unions soldier's story-
https://medium.com/@lukebauserman/jacob-miller-a-war-scarred-survivor-a72d6d9f1093

 

[RadishRose]

An Engineer Wiring A Primitive Computer Of Ibm In 1958

 

[Pink Biz]

The Swedish warship Vasa. It sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact. Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, it's the world's best preserved 17th century ship.

 

[Pappy]

 

[palides2021]

What an amazing story!

 

[palides2021]

The Swedish warship Vasa. It sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact. Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, it's the world's best preserved 17th century ship.

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This is amazing!

 

[NorthernLight]

The Swedish warship Vasa. It sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact. Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, it's the world's best preserved 17th century ship.

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What a beauty!

 

[Lewkat]

 

[palides2021]

An Engineer Wiring A Primitive Computer Of Ibm In 1958

It looks like the computer had a bad hair day!

 

[RadishRose]

The Swedish warship Vasa. It sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact. Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, it's the world's best preserved 17th century ship.

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How amazing. I looked for other views, and here is one that is a model. I love the figures all lined up...

 

[RadishRose]

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Reading about this a classroom course in itself.....