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I bet you didnt know that

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As people here work in various jobs / professions they might know things from work or study no one here knows yet. this is what this topic is about.

what do you know that we have never heard of?

Eg: you don't need to be great at maths to be an architect

this is obvious to me but everyone says to me "i wanted to be an architect but i was bad at math,i can barely add"

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Cartouche

There was a third Apple founder. Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $800 in 1976.

feargale

King William of Orange departed the Netherlands on11th November 1688 to invade England, and arrived in England 6 days earlier on 5th November 1688, just in time for an ould Guy Fawkes knees-up.

And if you think that's cool, listen to this:

There was a young fellow called Knight
Whose speed was much faster than light.
He set out one day
In a relative way
And returned the previous night.

Yourself isit

DuMorph wrote: »

People aren't native to Ireland; they arrived on the boats that brought the cattle and sheep.

The bears also walked in a few years previous

Robineen

Can't quote yet but knew about the Lillo Brancato thing. Now, do people know that Robert Iler, who played AJ in the Sopranos (I was reminded because Lillo Brancato has a small part in the Sopranos) was given probation for robbing two Brazilian tourists when he was 16?

Another one. Before he was famous, celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo served time in the late 90s for his part in the burglary of the home of 80s popstar Paul Young.

DuMorph

People aren't native to Ireland; they arrived on the boats that brought the cattle and sheep.

Cartouche

There was a time when transport by tram around Dublin wasn’t restricted to two bizarrely unconnected routes, when tramlines extended miles in every direction, spreading from O’Connell Street outwards like arteries from a heart to Dublin’s rapidly expanding suburbs.

Three companies operated the trams initially, the Dublin Tramways Company, the North Dublin Street Tramways Company, and Dublin Central Tramways. These companies united in 1880, forming the Dublin United Tramways Company, with 137 trams running routes which totaled over 32 miles. The last horse tram ran in January 1901, by which time Dublin had completely electrified it’s system, now with 66 miles of track, of which nearly 50 were owned by the DUTC.

CINCLANTFLT

alchemist33 wrote: »

The imported rabbits killed off our wolves and bears? Jaysus!

https://youtu.be/TPRauTrYi2g

Buford T. Justice XIX

Deedsie wrote: »

Ireland is a metric country since the 1970's. Some people don't seem to realise.

But we're getting there, inch by inch.

alchemist33

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Wolves and bears were all killed off.

Rabbits aren't native here.

The imported rabbits killed off our wolves and bears? Jaysus!

Capt'n Midnight

maudgonner wrote: »

Cattle & sheep are not native to Ireland.

Wolves & bears are (or were, I don't think there are that many left hanging around these days. Except in Leitrim).

Wolves and bears were all killed off.

Rabbits aren't native here.

Capt'n Midnight

Deedsie wrote: »

Ireland is a metric country since the 1970's. Some people don't seem to realise.

Irish mainline railways have been using 1600 mm since 1843.

Needless to say today the Luas uses 4 feet 8 1⁄2 inches because :rolleyes:

Cartouche

John F. Kennedy was dating Miss Denmark in the 1940's, and when they stayed at Summer House in Charleston the FBI bugged their room because they thought she may be a Nazi spy. Turns out they didn't hear a lot of conversation, but instead a lot of NSFW time. Tapes are in the Library of Congress

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Can you give a little bit more info please?

Malin Head is in The South i.e. not in The North.

Yourself isit

The earliest sunset is about December 12th not the 21st. There's a stretch in evenings by the 21st.

somesoldiers

Cartouche wrote: »

As people here work in various jobs / professions they might know things from work or study no one here knows yet. this is what this topic is about.

what do you know that we have never heard of?

Eg: you don't need to be great at maths to be an architect

this is obvious to me but everyone says to me "i wanted to be an architect but i was bad at math,i can barely add"

I have heard people use that excuse because they can't do Sudoku

alchemist33

LexieOnRale wrote: »

You cut a little square from the teabag paper, you use a tiny little piece of nail glue to stick it like a bandaid over the broken part of the nail, and you use a gentle file/buffer over it to blend it into the natural nail. Paint over it with a coat of two of base coat/top coat/colour

But its going to break again the second you bit it with a hammer.

Allinall

LexieOnRale wrote: »

You cut a little square from the teabag paper, you use a tiny little piece of nail glue to stick it like a bandaid over the broken part of the nail, and you use a gentle file/buffer over it to blend it into the natural nail. Paint over it with a coat of two of base coat/top coat/colour

Just to add to this- Malin Head is in Donegal.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

How?

Can you give a little bit more info please?

You cut a little square from the teabag paper, you use a tiny little piece of nail glue to stick it like a bandaid over the broken part of the nail, and you use a gentle file/buffer over it to blend it into the natural nail. Paint over it with a coat of two of base coat/top coat/colour

Fr_Dougal

LexieOnRale wrote: »

You can fix a broken nail using a teabag

How?

Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: »

The most northerly point in Ireland is in the South.

Can you give a little bit more info please?

maudgonner

Elemonator wrote: »

1. That in common law countries (former British Empire), a lot of law is based on and developed by precedents decided before hand, as many already know. In civil law countries (the remainder, Europe) they legislate every possible situation before it can happen.

2. Some sections of the Magna Carta is still in effect in Ireland.

Early Irish laws are interesting. No fault divorce. A man could beat his wife, but if he left a mark she was entitled to compensation. The highest rank of poet had the same status as bishops and kings.

My favourite is one that describes how a king spends his week:

Sunday is for drinking ale, Monday is for judging, Tuesday is for playing fidchell, Wednesday is for watching hounds hunt, Thursday is for sexual union, Friday is for racing horses, and Saturday is for judging (a different word from Monday, but the distinction is unclear).

Much better than Craig David!

Cartouche

US law forbids renting of vinyl records

Elemonator

1. That in common law countries (former British Empire), a lot of law is based on and developed by precedents decided before hand, as many already know. In civil law countries (the remainder, Europe) they legislate every possible situation before it can happen.

2. Some sections of the Magna Carta is still in effect in Ireland.

drunkmonkey

Full fat Milk is a low fat drink.

People who drink full (whole) milk have a 46% less chance of diabetes than people who drink low fat/skimmed milk.

Del2005

Deedsie wrote: »

Ireland is a metric country since the 1970's. Some people don't seem to realise.

The USA is also a Metric country, their armed forces use Metric.

RobertKK

While around 10% of Irish people have red hair (ginger) 46% of Irish people carry the red hair genes.
If both parents carry red hair genes, their offspring have a 25% of having red hair.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The most northerly point in Ireland is in the South.

The_Valeyard

This our version of TIL?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

You can fix a broken nail using a teabag

Turtyturd

Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: »

Apples have more genes than a Human.

This could go on for years.......

But more humans are named Gene than apples.

KERSPLAT!

maudgonner wrote: »

Cattle & sheep are not native to Ireland.

Wolves & bears are (or were, I don't think there are that many left hanging around these days. Except in Leitrim).

Leitrim isn't a real place.