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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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Red Kev

There used to be a Shepherd on the Munich equivalent of the M50 (the A99). It worked out cheaper than a company with lawn mowers and strimmers. The cars are doing 120 Km/h within a few metres of them.

This was in the early 2000's when I was working there, not sure if he's still used.

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eisenberg1

valoren wrote: »

At Google's headquarters at Mountain View, CA, they do not use lawnmowers to maintain the lawns.
They rent a herd of 200 goats instead as part of a carbon free approach to maintenance.

Commendable, but how do the goats get to the lawns? If it entails a couple of 40 ft trucks over say 20 miles, once per week it's probably much the same thing. Though I'm sure they gave it some thought.

[Deleted User]

There is a tribe of people on Tanna island in the archipelago of Vanuatu, who believe that Prince Philip is the reincarnation of their long lost Mountain God, after he visited the island a couple of times in the early seventies. They were less impressed by the Queen.

The Kastom people call themselves the Prince Philip Movement and it appears to be related to similar a neighbouring islands cult - The John Frum Cargo Cult - who believe that a chap called John Frum will one day arrive with gifts of insight and wads of cash.

Every night, the Prince Philip Movement have prayers and services for his return while getting off their faces on fermented Kava juice. One of the things he'll do, apart from making the villagers immortal is have the fish leap ashore and control the weather to their benefit.

Esel

Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: »

And 4636228756 is people with their heads in washing machines.

Any codes for gas ovens?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

neonsofa wrote: »

I don't know if this was said already and the boards search function is not the best especially on mobile- so apologies if it was!

If you Google image search the number 241543903 you will see loads of pictures of people with their head in a freezer.

And 4636228756 is people with their heads in washing machines.

neonsofa

Esel wrote: »

That's chilling!

Gave me goosebumps

Kat1170

Esel wrote: »

They chilling!

FYP

Esel

neonsofa wrote: »

I don't know if this was said already and the boards search function is not the best especially on mobile- so apologies if it was!

If you Google image search the number 241543903 you will see loads of pictures of people with their head in a freezer.

That's chilling!

neonsofa

I don't know if this was said already and the boards search function is not the best especially on mobile- so apologies if it was!

If you Google image search the number 241543903 you will see loads of pictures of people with their head in a freezer.

valoren

At Google's headquarters at Mountain View, CA, they do not use lawnmowers to maintain the lawns.
They rent a herd of 200 goats instead as part of a carbon free approach to maintenance.

Chancer3001

Whatsapp was sold to Facebook for over 19 billion dollars. Despite not making any money because they haven't figured out how to make money with it yet (they don't want ads or service charge anynore)

For a 19billion dollar company they have 49 employees....

MonkieSocks

Easy Eddie O’Hare was one of Al Capone’s lawyers.

For reasons still disputed, Eddie wanted to do the right thing

He met with Frank J. Wilson of the treasury department and agreed to help the government convict Capone of tax evasion.

His testimony however was enough for Capone to be convicted and sentenced to 11 years at Alcatraz Penitentiary in 1933.

On November 8, 1939 the once pristine hood of a Lincoln-Zephyr was crushed upon impact at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Rockwell Street in Chicago.

What they found was a car riddled with bullets.

Inside was the body of Eddie O’Hare

O’Hares son had joined Annapolis Naval Academy in Maryland.

Here Edward picked up the nickname “Butch”.

On February 20, 1942, Butch was given what seemed like an impossible mission. Japanese bombers were swarming like flies around the navel carrier the USS Lexington.

Low on fuel and ammunition, Butch made four passes directly through the Japanese formation under heavy gunfire.

The Japanese bombers were scattered and Butch made it back to the carrier.

He not only saved the day but had shot down five Japanese planes and for his valor he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

He also was the first U.S. serviceman in World War II and the first pilot ever to be decorated with the Medal of Honor.

Butch, son of a Capone lawyer, became an instant celebrity.

Though uncomfortable with all the fuss, parades and accolades followed him wherever he went.

Sadly, in 1943, Butch led a squadron of night fighters and never returned home.

At age 29, he died a hero serving his country.

Butch’s father Easy Eddie, would have been proud.

So the next time you fly in or out of Chicago’s largest airport think about this story.

Why?

Because Easy Eddie’s famous son was named Edward “Butch” O’Hare and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport bears their family name!

evolving_doors

Type ' use the force luke ' into youtube.

fiachr_a

If you type Ctrl D in MS Excel it inserts the value from the cell directly above.

blastman

Captain_Crash wrote: »

It doesn't even need to be a clear day, there are two Diomede islands, Little and Big. The larger of the two is Russian territory and nicknamed Tomorrow Island by the locals on Little Diomede, because its timezone is 24 hours ahead, despite it being swimming distance to the west.

Apparently because of locally defined timezones, Big Diomede is only 21 hours ahead of Little (which is nicknamed Yesterday Isle)

Oh, and travel between the two islands is illegal despite the fact it is (theoretically) possible to walk between them in winter as an ice bridge forms connecting them.

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fiachr_a wrote: »

If you win money from gambling (in Ireland) they're not legally obliged to pay you the winnings.

Yes, it's one of those "contrary to public policy" type exemptions to the usual rules of contract, they cannot be used to underpin gambling.

The way to get to them is to object to the bookmaker's licence at annual licensing Court.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bookie-loses-his-licence-in-dispute-over-bet-25922664.html

tomwaterford

Ben Sliney

The man who ordered all aircraft in the US to be ground in America on September 11th.

Was his first day on the job

[Deleted User]

The 1908 Olympic games were held in London, but the Russian team didn't show up until 12 days after the opening ceremony.

The Russians hadn't yet changed from the Julian calendar and hadn't thought to check the date of the games on the Gregorian calendar.

New Home

BrianBoru00 wrote: »

No , its considered a "gentlemans bet". There is no legal obligtion or contract formed

Now, that's the pits. I could, at a stretch, accept that they're not legally obliged to pay me my winnings, but why should they be entitled to keep the money I bet in the first place?!

BrianBoru00

New Home wrote: »

Are they obliged to give you your money back, at least?

No , its considered a "gentlemans bet". There is no legal obligtion or contract formed

New Home

Are they obliged to give you your money back, at least?

Captain_Crash

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I have a friend who fell foul of this a few years back - he "won" I think it was 5 or 6 grand on an accumulator bet, bookie told him he'd given him the wrong odds so he'd only pay him 6 or 700. Mate went to a solicitor who told him take the 700 - he doesn't even have to give you that if he doesn't want to!:mad:

I heard of a case on the news only this morning of a bloke who won €11k in a casino in Dublin and took it to court to enforce the payment, where he lost.

sbsquarepants

Candie wrote: »

At 3rd level, some of the time.

It's one of those paradox thingies isn't it.
Full time = some of the time:D

fiachr_a wrote: »

If you win money from gambling (in Ireland) they're not legally obliged to pay you the winnings.

I have a friend who fell foul of this a few years back - he "won" I think it was 5 or 6 grand on an accumulator bet, bookie told him he'd given him the wrong odds so he'd only pay him 6 or 700. Mate went to a solicitor who told him take the 700 - he doesn't even have to give you that if he doesn't want to!:mad:

valoren

Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: »

And they maintain it saved thousands of jobs. Some jobs! Pumping gas.

Fuel Injection Engineers to be precise. :pac:

Captain_Crash

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

You can also see Russia on a clear day from the Diomede islands in the Bering Sea

It doesn't even need to be a clear day, there are two Diomede islands, Little and Big. The larger of the two is Russian territory and nicknamed Tomorrow Island by the locals on Little Diomede, because its timezone is 24 hours ahead, despite it being swimming distance to the west.

Capt'n Midnight

Candie wrote: »

Lots of students and part timers would be grateful for those jobs tho!

The reason they were grateful was because back then those jobs paid enough to put you through college.

Nowadays a pilot with a regional airline in the US might be on food stamps.

fiachr_a

If you win money from gambling (in Ireland) they're not legally obliged to pay you the winnings.

hungry hypno toad

Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: »

And they maintain it saved thousands of jobs. Some jobs! Pumping gas.

They get to clean windscreens too.

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Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: »

And they maintain it saved thousands of jobs. Some jobs! Pumping gas.

Lots of students and part timers would be grateful for those jobs tho!