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Post up facts and things that hardly anyone knows...... (for entertainment purposes only. NO need to fact check)

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Unkle Krusty said:
The best place to search, and or find, the Americas Cup, is Auckland NZ.
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When it comes to the America's Cup .... the only people allowed to touch it are the members of the victorious team.
 
A penny is English. The U.S. has a cent.

That's what the coin nerds say. Ask them about U.S. wheat pennies and see what they say.
 
Recently found out the difference between a Solar Day and Sidereal Day.
One 360-degree rotation of the Earth (Sidereal Day) takes about 23 Hours and 56 minutes.
A Solar Day, the Earth rotates almost 361 degrees (360.98561 degrees) in 24 hours.
The extra degree of rotation in the Solar Day is because of the progression on the Earth orbit takes that extra degree to align with the Sun.
 
The UK turned metric but still kept Pounds and pence as currency - same name, but a different way of counting.

The horse-racing fraternity still use the term 'guinea' as in currency - equivalent to 21 shillings or One pound and 5 pence in modern money.
 
The first sextant was made in 1759 by John Bird, one of the most famous craftsman of mathematical instruments. His early sextant designs were made from a heavy mahogany and ivory construction before being streamlined later on by other instruments makers to lighter wooden frames, and then in the nineteenth century they were crafted from fine brass.
 
  • The critical temperature for hydrogen is 33 K (-240°C), and the critical pressure is 1.29 MPa (12.8 bar).

  • Above the critical temperature, no amount of pressure will keep hydrogen in a liquid state; it will behave as an ideal gas.
 
DeltaV said:
  • The critical temperature for hydrogen is 33 K (-240°C), and the critical pressure is 1.29 MPa (12.8 bar).

  • Above the critical temperature, no amount of pressure will keep hydrogen in a liquid state; it will behave as an ideal gas.
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Triple point?
 
kiwigtx said:
The UK turned metric but still kept Pounds and pence as currency - same name, but a different way of counting.

The horse-racing fraternity still use the term 'guinea' as in currency - equivalent to 21 shillings or One pound and 5 pence in modern money.
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The term guinea has a whole different meaning here in the states...
@eldubb440
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Don Frelier said:
Sponsored by Dubai?
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A major airline down here....and probably my choice to fly with - friendly staff and always on time....unlike our national carrier, which is rife with wokeness now.
 

Stamping Bread​

Just before putting bread in the oven, ancient Roman bakers would often place a bronze stamp on top of the dough, which would leave an indent as it baked. The symbol it left behind would identify the baker behind the loaf, similar to a maker’s mark on fine ceramics. Bakers at the time typically shared ovens — in-home ovens were a fire hazard — so using a stamp helped bakers keep track of their products and pick up the right loaf once the bread was done. It was important to keep track of your bread not just for professional reputation, but for legal reasons, too. Bread was strictly regulated in ancient Rome, and government officials would inspect the weight, size, and cost of the finished products to prevent fraud.
 
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