Meanaspie wrote: » I picked it up somewhere over the years that it was Napoleon himself that changed it as he was left handed and wished to pass people on the opposite of the road with his weapon hand closest to them
Carry wrote: » Yeah, that was the anecdote, because Napoleon etc., but as with many an anecdote.... In fact it was the government of Robespierre that decreed right-hand traffic. Napoleon just adopted it afterwards for his campaigns. A little fact I came across: There are around 29 million kilometers of roads in the world, only on 8 million kilometers people drive on the left side.
BaZmO* wrote: » And 7 million kilometres of that are back roads in Ireland.
Realt Dearg Sec wrote: » Yeah but people only drive on the left on the straight parts, from what I can tell they take the bends on the right.
Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: » 65% of the world population is lactose intolerant. With some countries coming in at near 100% rates. Ireland has a rate of 4%, the joint least with Denmark in the world. I have no idea if this is a good or bad thing. But it is remarkable enough nonetheless. Source: About 2/5's down this page. *Ireland has a range of prevalence of 0-8, with Denmark 0-9. So you can make an argument that Ireland is the least lactose intolerant country in the world.
BailMeOut wrote: » To grow a seedless fruits you need to stop bees getting to the flowers when growing which means the fruit crops need to be covered in huge nets if grown outside.
Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: 65% of the world population is lactose intolerant. With some countries coming in at near 100% rates.
RiderOnTheStorm wrote: » Dont know if its true, but sounds true....that humans are the only mammal that drinks milk as an adult. Maybe we shouldn't be drinking it if we aren't designed for it.
Sciprio wrote: » "The majority of trainee primary school teachers are white, Irish and Catholic and do not reflect our diverse population"
Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: » In Pakistan?
jmayo wrote: » Ehh you forgot to mention then the majority would also be female or would that not suit the political point you are trying to make.:rolleyes:
mzungu wrote: » The polar bear and the Kodiak brown bear are the worlds largest land predators.
Anders Shy Aircraft wrote: » Not at all. Seedless fruit varieties are obtained from grafted species selected for a genetic mutation that stops the protective coating forming on the seed. If a conventional flowering fruit plant is prevented from it's flowers being pollenated then no fruit will form at all.
Resnick’s billions rely on his ability to master water, sun, soil, and even bees. When he first planted seedless mandarins in the valley 17 years ago, the bees from the citrus orchards around him were flying into his groves, pollinating his flowers, and putting seeds into the flesh of his fruit. He told his neighbors to alter the flight of the bees or he’d sue them for trespassing. The farmers responded that the path of a bee wasn’t something they could supervise, and they threatened to sue him back. The dispute over the “no fly zone” was finally resolved by the invention of a netting that Resnick sheathes around his mandarins each spring. The plastic unfurls across the grove like a giant roll of Saran Wrap. No bee can penetrate the shield, and his mandarins remain seedless.
Fourier wrote: » polar bears are racist.
Sciprio wrote: » It's actually just a joke taking on the other current thread.https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057915186
BailMeOut wrote: » just read a very long article about the largest pomegranate producer in world, Stewart Resnick who is also the biggest farmer in the United States in California who also produces a lot of seedless mandarin oranges. They talked a lot of about they have huge nets to stop the bees so the oranges would have no seeds. Made sense when reading but I guess article could be wrong.
BailMeOut wrote: » just read a very long article about the largest pomegranate producer in world.
Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: » From 1864 to 1870, Paraguay fought a war against Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It was a disaster- "almost 70% of its adult male population died
Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: » From 1864 to 1870, Paraguay fought a war against Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It was a disaster- "almost 70% of its adult male population died, according to some counts, and it was forced to cede territory to Argentina and Brazil. According to some estimates, Paraguay's pre-war population of 525,000 was reduced to 221,000, of which only 28,000 were men."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguayan_War
Capt'n Midnight wrote: » A fact that has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that the vast majority of primary schools were setup by Catholic or Protestant churches with predictable biases. Also back in the day primary school teachers weren't allowed to vote. Because dealing with so many children on a daily basis would affect their judgment.
