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nivek

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World’s fattest man in 1890 was large enough to be considered a “freak show” in the circus.
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There is a replica of Noah's ark made to bible measurements in Kentucky !
 

nivek

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Calvin Graham was the youngest known American to serve in the U.S. Military during World War II, managing to enlist in the Navy at the age of 12. Calvin went on to earn a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his bravery and actions during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. After being severely wounded in that battle, his mother revealed his true age to the military, who promptly threw him in the brigs for three months which resulted in him losing his disability benefits. 45 years later, then President Reagan had them restored along with back pay.

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nivek

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A historical moment when a news station switch from black and white to color TV on air… BTW, this happened on April 14, 1967… It's the first TV news color broadcast for that station (WMT-TV), not the first TV show in color. Color TV was introduced to the public in 1954 but at that time less than 1% of TV owners actually owned one so it's not that weird to still have had a Black and White TV in 1967.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKpSNmi2oa0


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nivek

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In 1663, the partial fossilised skeleton of a woolly rhinoceros was discovered in Germany. This is the “Magdeburg Unicorn”, one of the worst fossil reconstructions in human history.


 

The shadow

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Rabbits and carrots.
Carrots and other root vegetables are full of sugar, which rabbits are unequipped to digest. Rabbits typically eat grass, hay and dark leafy greens.

While a domesticated rabbit can eat a carrot, it is a bad idea to feed carrots to your pet bunny regularly. It is akin to you being force-fed candy daily; you may appreciate the treat, but it is doing nothing positive for your health
 

wwkirk

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J.S. Bach, Street Fighter!

Johann Sebastian Bach didn’t like students much. Unfortunately for him, the church in Arnstadt where he first worked had a student choir and orchestra. There was no mention of the ensemble in his contract, but it turned out he was expected to conduct them anyway.

He resented the job, partly because he wasn’t getting paid for it, but mostly because they weren’t very good. Discipline was another problem. Bach was only 20, and many of the students were older. Few were inclined to follow his orders, and so the relationship steadily grew worse.

One evening, Bach was returning home with his cousin Barbara Catharina. As they crossed the market square, they saw a group of students sitting in a corner. One of them ran to catch him up. Bach turned, and to his horror saw the man towering over him brandishing a large stick. The student’s name was Geyersbach. He was a bassoonist in the student orchestra and had a bone to pick.

"Why have you been making abusive remarks about me?" Geyersbach demanded. Bach, immediately on the defensive, replied that he had not, and even if he had, no one could prove anything.

"You may not have insulted me," Geyersbach fumed, "but you insulted my bassoon. Anybody who insults my bassoon insults me!"

Bach didn’t like the way this was going. His disgruntled student was getting more and more angry.

Finally Geyersbach yelled, "You dirty dog," and began hitting the composer with his stick.


Given Bach’s unpopularity with the students, he was quite used to verbal assaults. He had taken to carrying a dagger in his belt in case things got out of hand. He reached down for it, but Geyersbach saw what he was doing, dropped the stick and wrestled him to the ground.


The two rolled around the market place exchanging blows. Eventually, the other students caught them up and forcibly pulled them apart. Bach got to his feet and brushed himself down. When he had regained his composure, he and his cousin continued on their way. The students restrained Geyersbach until the composer was out of sight, for fear of a second attack.



Epilogue

Bach wasn’t going to let the matter rest. He appealed to the church court, demanding Geyersbach be disciplined. At the hearing, Bach’s cousin was able to confirm his version of the evening’s events. But when Geyersbach was called, it turned out the composer had indeed called him a "nanny-goat bassoonist" at a rehearsal, much to the amusement of the other performers. The council ruled that no punishment was necessary, and advised Bach to try harder to get on with his students.
 

pigfarmer

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Calvin Graham was the youngest known American to serve in the U.S. Military during World War II, managing to enlist in the Navy at the age of 12. Calvin went on to earn a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his bravery and actions during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. After being severely wounded in that battle, his mother revealed his true age to the military, who promptly threw him in the brigs for three months which resulted in him losing his disability benefits. 45 years later, then President Reagan had them restored along with back pay.

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Sitting next to that cool hat he has. My brother had it when we were kids, got it surplus somewhere. Might be Luftwaffe. Teeny tiny though - it'd fit that kid or maybe a pinheaded Nazi
 

nivek

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There are exactly 6 years, 6 months, 6 weeks, 6 days between the dates of the two unusual American Total Solar Eclipses of 2017 & 2024.



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nivek

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That’s actually the head of the slain Swedish king Karl XII, killed in 1718 by an unknown projectile while leading his troops during a siege in Norway. This photo was taken during a 1917 autopsy.

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nivek

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In the year 1945, a group of Soviet school children presented a US Ambassador with a carved US Seal as a gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for 7 years before discovering it contained a listening device. The existence of the bug was discovered accidentally in 1951 by a British radio operator at the British Embassy who overheard American conversations on an open Soviet Air Force radio channel as the Soviets were beaming radio waves at the ambassador's office.

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nivek

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Blue Babe is a perfectly preserved Steppe Bison, found completely by chance in Alaska in 1979. The animal died some 36,000 years ago, and was so well preserved that researchers were able to cook and eat a part of its neck muscle. The meat was described as “tough” and the taste “earthy & delicious”.



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