Ralphie ★ Posted January 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 14, 2015 I never would have guess that Southern Tier Brewing Company was in upstate NY. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Tier (Those bastards make a pretty darn nice double milk stout. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 14, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 14, 2015 I didn't know that one of largest electric railways in the country stretched across upstate NY. In order to get enough power to run all the engines, a company built this dam around 1900 pretty much for the sole purpose of powering that railroad and constructed power lines for about 100 miles across the state At least I didn't know any of this stuff until a Ray of Sunshine sent me a CD about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 14, 2015 Share #3 Posted January 14, 2015 I did not know that half of the worlds pigs live in China. I thought they all were in Louisiana and Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 14, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 14, 2015 There is actually a pill out there that can make your farts smell like chocolate! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/26/christian-poincheval_n_6227404.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted January 14, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 14, 2015 Bomb Island on Lake Murray South Carolina each spring and summer is the home of a very unusual event. Each year thousands of Purple Martins return to this island to roost for the summer. The island has been declared a bird sanctuary and it is quite a sight to watch these birds return to Bomb Island each day around sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 14, 2015 Share #6 Posted January 14, 2015 Every year purple martins drop an average of 43.6 metric tons of 'bird bombs' on Bomb Island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted January 14, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 14, 2015 Saturn (the mythological being) ate his child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted January 14, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 14, 2015 Coal ash puts 100 times more radiation into the atmosphere than nuclear power plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 14, 2015 Share #9 Posted January 14, 2015 I did not know that the Texas Archery Academy could train BSA leaders. Just found that out today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted January 15, 2015 Share #10 Posted January 15, 2015 On 23 April 2010, Peter Frampton became the all-time celebrity champion of the trivia game called No Apparent Reason, with five correctly answered questions on the nationally syndicated Mark and Brian Radio Program originating from KLOS Los Angeles. However, on 5 May 2010, Frampton was reduced to second place after only two short weeks by Luke Perry's answering six questions correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted January 15, 2015 Share #11 Posted January 15, 2015 There are more than 250,000 kilometres of roads in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. If you were to drive at a steady speed of 90 kilometres an hour, it would take just under 116 days to travel that distance. This does not allow for any fuel stops, meal stops or washroom breaks along the way. If you had started that journey on Jan. 1, as soon as the new year had begun, you would be driving nonstop until April 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 15, 2015 Share #12 Posted January 15, 2015 (Those bastards make a pretty darn nice double milk stout. ) Never had that, but anything else that I've had from them is -meh-. The Southern Tier of NY is more like "North Pennsylvania" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 15, 2015 Share #13 Posted January 15, 2015 At least I didn't know any of this stuff until a Ray of Sunshine sent me a CD about it. ....and a couple of rare pieces of railroad history.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 15, 2015 Share #14 Posted January 15, 2015 A handful of Revolutionary War veterans lived long enough to have daguerreotypes taken:http://lightbox.time.com/2013/07/03/faces-of-the-american-revolution/#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 15, 2015 Share #15 Posted January 15, 2015 ....and a couple of rare pieces of railroad history.... Yeah, I admit you got me on that one! But then again, how many people can claim to be the proud owner of decades-old electric railroad third rail ceramic insulators? A handful of Revolutionary War veterans lived long enough to have daguerreotypes taken:http://lightbox.time.com/2013/07/03/faces-of-the-american-revolution/#1 I did not know that! Already added two books to my 'want list' to learn more about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted January 15, 2015 Share #16 Posted January 15, 2015 There are more than 250,000 kilometres of roads in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. If you were to drive at a steady speed of 90 kilometres an hour, it would take just under 116 days to travel that distance. This does not allow for any fuel stops, meal stops or washroom breaks along the way.If you had started that journey on Jan. 1, as soon as the new year had begun, you would be driving nonstop until April 26. I question whether this is true! Unless there are no dead ends in Saskatchewan then to drive all 250,000 kilometers will undoubtedly require some backtracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 15, 2015 Share #17 Posted January 15, 2015 Unless there are no dead ends in Saskatchewan then to drive all 250,000 kilometers will undoubtedly require some backtracking. It's circular...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 15, 2015 Share #18 Posted January 15, 2015 How many people can claim to be the proud owner of decades-old electric railroad third rail insulators? <shrug> I can.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 15, 2015 Share #19 Posted January 15, 2015 Coal ash puts 100 times more radiation into the atmosphere than nuclear power plant. It also real eases more mercury into the atmosphere causing sickness in people and animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted January 15, 2015 Share #20 Posted January 15, 2015 Unless there are no dead ends in Saskatchewan then to drive all 250,000 kilometers will undoubtedly require some backtracking. Hmm. Good point. Does someone want to rearrange Saskatchewan's roads so there are no more dead ends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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