Interesting Wikipedia articles?
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omgus said:
SpeckledJim said:
Can you go away please?
Don't feed it. Anyone who needs attention enough they troll the PH Wiki thread is not worth bothering about. omgus said:
SpeckledJim said:
Can you go away please?
Don't feed it. Anyone who needs attention enough they troll the PH Wiki thread is not worth bothering about. If you are ever down Dover way, this is worth a wander around.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Western_Heights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Western_Heights
A few interesting tales off this one: List of airline flights that required gliding
For the benefit of those posting links about football goalkeeps and obscure radio stations:
Interesting
ˈɪnt(ə)rɪstɪŋ/
adjective
1.
arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention.
"an interesting debate"
synonyms:absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting, gripping, compelling,compulsive, spellbinding, captivating, engaging, enthralling,entrancing, beguiling;
Interesting
ˈɪnt(ə)rɪstɪŋ/
adjective
1.
arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention.
"an interesting debate"
synonyms:absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting, gripping, compelling,compulsive, spellbinding, captivating, engaging, enthralling,entrancing, beguiling;
Mr Will said:
A few interesting tales off this one: List of airline flights that required gliding
My propulsion lecturer at uni said he saw one of the engine soon after the 1982 Jakata and there was no obvious damage to it, they'd chocked on the ash but as it cooled it had all come off again.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Fligh...
Gotta love the captain though with quotes like
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress"
and
"a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse."
Tempting as it is to list all the space probe pages I'm going to go with this one, awesome stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons
Launched in 2006, due to arrive in July 2015 but only in May 2015 will it's images surpass those of Hubble. I think that says things about how fast it is travelling and just how good Hubble is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons
Launched in 2006, due to arrive in July 2015 but only in May 2015 will it's images surpass those of Hubble. I think that says things about how fast it is travelling and just how good Hubble is.
Old School Marines - film star Lou Diamond Phillip's Grandfather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Diamond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Diamond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
Hollywood accounting (also known as Hollywood bookkeeping)[1] refers to the opaque accounting methods used by the film, video and television industry to budget and record profits for film projects
'Stan Lee, co-creator of the character Spider-Man, had a contract awarding him 10% of the net profits of anything based on his characters. The movie Spider-Man (2002) made more than $800 million in revenue, but the producers claim that it did not make any profit as defined in Lee's contract, and Lee received nothing. He has filed a lawsuit against Marvel Comics'
Hollywood accounting (also known as Hollywood bookkeeping)[1] refers to the opaque accounting methods used by the film, video and television industry to budget and record profits for film projects
'Stan Lee, co-creator of the character Spider-Man, had a contract awarding him 10% of the net profits of anything based on his characters. The movie Spider-Man (2002) made more than $800 million in revenue, but the producers claim that it did not make any profit as defined in Lee's contract, and Lee received nothing. He has filed a lawsuit against Marvel Comics'
craggers said:
Old School Marines - film star Lou Diamond Phillip's Grandfather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Diamond
I don't think they were related, just named in honour.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Diamond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penmanshiel_Tunnel
An incident occurred on 17 March 1979 when, during improvement works, a length of the tunnel collapsed. Two workmen were killed, and 13 others managed to escape. Later it was determined that the ground was not stable enough to excavate and rebuild the tunnel, so it was sealed up...
An incident occurred on 17 March 1979 when, during improvement works, a length of the tunnel collapsed. Two workmen were killed, and 13 others managed to escape. Later it was determined that the ground was not stable enough to excavate and rebuild the tunnel, so it was sealed up...
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