Members Wilchbla Posted March 20, 2009 Members Share Posted March 20, 2009 The bloodiest battle in human history was The Battle of Stanlingrad. Appoximately 1.5 million killed. Out of the 90,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army that surrendered only 5,000 ever returned home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 21, 2009 Members Share Posted March 21, 2009 Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484- 425 BC) is considered the world's first historian. Oddly, he totally ignores the Jews in his writings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tired Posted March 21, 2009 Members Share Posted March 21, 2009 Washington D.C. enacted a virtual ban on handguns in 1976. Between 1976 and 1991, Washington D.C.'s homicide rate rose 200%, while the U.S. rate rose 12%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 The slowest piece of music is written by John Cage called, fittingly, As Slow As Possible. It is to be played on a German pipe organ over a period of 639 years. It took 17 months just to inflate the organ's bellows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 23, 2009 Members Share Posted March 23, 2009 In 1971 a 47 " human femur was found by Lin Ottinger in Moab, UT. This would make the human over eleven feet tall. Though all evolutionists and most creationists dismiss it off hand none have yet to prove it false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Wimbledon, a district of Greater London in England, is the site of an annual tennis tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 Ancient Sumerian is considered by most linguists to be the earliest known written language in the world though it is now a dead language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tired Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 27, 2009 Members Share Posted March 27, 2009 Peter Waldo was the founder of the Waldensians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 Three bizarre facts today. 1) Most lipstick contains fish scales called "Pearl Essence". 2) Most hot dogs and other processed meats contain Sodium Erythorbate which is earth worms. 3) A common ingredient found in cigarettes, ear wax removal , shampoo and cosmetics is Urea. Urea is a compound of urine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 The first White House wedding was performed on March 29, 1812. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted March 30, 2009 Members Share Posted March 30, 2009 The fairy tale "Cinderella" can be traced back to 1st century BC Greece where her name is Rhodopis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 George Whitefield was a major player in the American Great Awakening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 2, 2009 Members Share Posted April 2, 2009 Moe, Curly and Shemp were brothers in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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