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There is a glacier called "Blood Falls" in Antarctica that regularly pours out red liquid, making it look like the ice is bleeding. (It's actually oxidised salty water.)
The word "Sheriff" is derived from a combo of "Shire" and "Reeve". Learned that in Criminal law class.
I had an English professor suddenly stop in the middle of class and tell us where the word marshall came from. I had to google it again for spelling but it's marah, for horse, and scalc, for servant. He said it meant the keeper of the horse.
Also, in 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by rabbits. "The emperor had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. His chief of staff set it up and had men round up reportedly 3,000 rabbits for the occasion. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the hunt was ready to go."
*The radio was invented by a Kentuckian named Nathan B.
Stubblefield of Murray, Ky., in 1892. It was three years before Marconi made his claim
to the invention.
* Kentucky has more resort parks than any other state in the
nation.
*Middlesboro, Ky. is the only United States city built inside a meteor
crater.
Lake Cumberland, Ky., has more miles of shoreline than the state of
Florida
I had an English professor suddenly stop in the middle of class and tell us where the word marshall came from. I had to google it again for spelling but it's marah, for horse, and scalc, for servant. He said it meant the keeper of the horse.
Also, in 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by rabbits. "The emperor had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. His chief of staff set it up and had men round up reportedly 3,000 rabbits for the occasion. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the hunt was ready to go."
When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.
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Originally Posted by LTU2
Never heard that one, but it might entice me to moonlight more, knock off some pounds, ha.
Follow the moon young man!
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