Interesting Wikipedia articles?
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lufbramatt said:
TTwiggy said:
OpulentBob said:
I went kayaking off the coast of Kent earlier in the year. It's surprisingly easy to get close to, for such a dangerous wreck!
My understanding is that if it were to 'go off', most of Thanet would go with it (some might say this would be beneficial). So you may as well get a front row seat! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmdale
Air battle over the United States. Very formidable foe....
Air battle over the United States. Very formidable foe....
ZOLLAR said:
Looks so desolate on google maps
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.0411733,-100.831...
Love dropping the pin on random places around the world on google maps and seeing what the area is like!
Ha, I always see that and just try to imagine who the hell would live therehttps://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.0411733,-100.831...
Love dropping the pin on random places around the world on google maps and seeing what the area is like!
21 Sikh soldiers against 10,000 Afghans!
Makes the story of 300 Spartans sound tame!
The Battle of Saragarhi was fought before the Tirah Campaign on 12 September 1897 between British Indian Army and Afghan Orakzai tribesmen. It occurred in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).
The British Indian contingent comprised 21 Sikhs of the 36th Sikhs (now the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment), who were stationed at an army post attacked by around 10,000 Afghans. The Sikhs, led by Havildar Ishar Singh, chose to fight to the death, in what is considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands.[9] The post was recaptured two days later by another British Indian contingent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saragarhi
IceBoy
Makes the story of 300 Spartans sound tame!
The Battle of Saragarhi was fought before the Tirah Campaign on 12 September 1897 between British Indian Army and Afghan Orakzai tribesmen. It occurred in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).
The British Indian contingent comprised 21 Sikhs of the 36th Sikhs (now the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment), who were stationed at an army post attacked by around 10,000 Afghans. The Sikhs, led by Havildar Ishar Singh, chose to fight to the death, in what is considered by some military historians as one of history's great last-stands.[9] The post was recaptured two days later by another British Indian contingent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saragarhi
IceBoy
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ZOLLAR said:
Looks so desolate on google maps
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.0411733,-100.831...
Love dropping the pin on random places around the world on google maps and seeing what the area is like!
Doesn't look too bad.https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.0411733,-100.831...
Love dropping the pin on random places around the world on google maps and seeing what the area is like!
$67 million for losing a pair of trousers.
Seems reasonable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_v._Chung
Seems reasonable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_v._Chung
FredClogs said:
A four line wikipedia entry for what is possibly the most important piece of software in existence, certainly the most valuable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(BlackRock)
Are you familiar with Aladdin? It is not systemically critical at all.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(BlackRock)
Essentially it started out as an internal crossing engine (or dark pool) which eventually got opened up to 3rd parties and is now basically just another MTF. The ancillary pre and post-trade tools don't make it particularly valuable or systemically important either.
As for value, probably worth in the $4-6bn range max.
Bloomberg's probably worth 10 times that
A persecuted minority, for reasons which no one knows, and who are now all but lost to history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagot
Magog said:
A persecuted minority, for reasons which no one knows, and who are now all but lost to history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagot
Weird but typical human behaviour, we're never more happy than when we've got a common enemy to scapegoat and pick on.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagot
FredClogs said:
Magog said:
A persecuted minority, for reasons which no one knows, and who are now all but lost to history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagot
Weird but typical human behaviour, we're never more happy than when we've got a common enemy to scapegoat and pick on.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagot
".. they were typically required to live in separate quarters in towns, called cagoteries, which were often on the far outskirts of the villages"
I assume this is the origin of categories? to separate into sections/quarters?
The large ruby (that isn't actually a ruby, apparently) set in the front of Lizzie's imperial state crown, was worn by Henry V at Agincourt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Prince's_Ruby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Prince's_Ruby
sealtt said:
ZOLLAR said:
Looks so desolate on google maps
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.0411733,-100.831...
Love dropping the pin on random places around the world on google maps and seeing what the area is like!
Ha, I always see that and just try to imagine who the hell would live therehttps://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.0411733,-100.831...
Love dropping the pin on random places around the world on google maps and seeing what the area is like!
A seriosuly remote lake in the himalayas, at 16,500 feet, with over 300 9th century skeletons scattered in and around it.
Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
mrtwisty said:
A seriosuly remote lake in the himalayas, at 16,500 feet, with over 300 9th century skeletons scattered in and around it.
Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
That is mental, great find! I was all smug and thought I knew the answer but was thinking of Lake Nyos which may have already been mentioned.Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos
glazbagun said:
mrtwisty said:
A seriosuly remote lake in the himalayas, at 16,500 feet, with over 300 9th century skeletons scattered in and around it.
Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
That is mental, great find! I was all smug and thought I knew the answer but was thinking of Lake Nyos which may have already been mentioned.Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos
Interesting article.
Yes Lake Nyos was mentioned quite early on in the thread, no less an interesting read though
SpamCan said:
glazbagun said:
mrtwisty said:
A seriosuly remote lake in the himalayas, at 16,500 feet, with over 300 9th century skeletons scattered in and around it.
Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
That is mental, great find! I was all smug and thought I knew the answer but was thinking of Lake Nyos which may have already been mentioned.Can you guess what killed them before you read the article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos
Interesting article.
Yes Lake Nyos was mentioned quite early on in the thread, no less an interesting read though
"When disturbed, the larvae can launch themselves for distances up to 15 cm (6 in). Some people clear the larvae from the cheese before consuming while others do not."
Putrid cheese
Yummy.
Putrid cheese
Yummy.
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