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Cool ship, purpose built for the CIA by Howard Hughes to lift a Russian Sub from the sea bed. It had a massive under waterdock and lifting gear recover the sub. Proper James Bond stuff!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian
Another cool ship. During my days in the RN we came across this ship while heading to the US, we detoured so we could catch up with it and take a look. Its not often you see a ship with a couple of huge parabolic dishes on the deck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmonaut_Yuri_Gagari...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian
Another cool ship. During my days in the RN we came across this ship while heading to the US, we detoured so we could catch up with it and take a look. Its not often you see a ship with a couple of huge parabolic dishes on the deck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmonaut_Yuri_Gagari...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandau_Prison
German prison which housed Nazi war criminals until the last (Rudolf Hess) committed suicide in 1987. Run on a rotation basis by US, UK, and USSR and France.
German prison which housed Nazi war criminals until the last (Rudolf Hess) committed suicide in 1987. Run on a rotation basis by US, UK, and USSR and France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealand
The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized entity, located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Redonda
"In 2007, the Wellington Arms pub in Southampton, England, attempted to declare themselves an embassy of the "nation" of Redonda, in order to gain diplomatic immunity from a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed workplaces, including pubs."
...Clever!
The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized entity, located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Redonda
"In 2007, the Wellington Arms pub in Southampton, England, attempted to declare themselves an embassy of the "nation" of Redonda, in order to gain diplomatic immunity from a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed workplaces, including pubs."
...Clever!
Edited by Heskey on Friday 22 July 16:25
black pipebandit said:
WOW! 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_Murder_Incident
[i]The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea.
The incident is also known as the hatchet incident and the poplar tree incident because the object of the conflict was a poplar tree standing in the JSA. [/i]
[i]The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea.
The incident is also known as the hatchet incident and the poplar tree incident because the object of the conflict was a poplar tree standing in the JSA. [/i]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Day_%28Quebec%...
Moving Day in Quebec. Leases for properties by law used to finish on May 30th. so everyone moved on the same day!
Moving Day in Quebec. Leases for properties by law used to finish on May 30th. so everyone moved on the same day!
Project C said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Day_%28Quebec%...
Moving Day in Quebec. Leases for properties by law used to finish on May 30th. so everyone moved on the same day!
It still happens, it's the 1st July now. I know this because I almost had to pay $1000 to move into my new Condo on that weekend.Moving Day in Quebec. Leases for properties by law used to finish on May 30th. so everyone moved on the same day!
greeneggsnsam said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_Murder_Incident
[i]The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea.
The incident is also known as the hatchet incident and the poplar tree incident because the object of the conflict was a poplar tree standing in the JSA. [/i]
This is the bit that I always remembered about this....[i]The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea.
The incident is also known as the hatchet incident and the poplar tree incident because the object of the conflict was a poplar tree standing in the JSA. [/i]
"Several of the special forces men also had Claymore mines strapped to their chests with the firing mechanism in their hands, and were shouting at the North Koreans to cross the bridge"
Nutters.
Pele wasn't even the best Brazilian, never mind the greatest ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha
Although Garrincha did allegedly lose his virginity to a goat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha
Although Garrincha did allegedly lose his virginity to a goat.
Edited by weezb on Saturday 30th July 20:44
SkinnyBoy said:
Thanks for the link, that's a really interesting story!Lefty said:
SkinnyBoy said:
Thanks for the link, that's a really interesting story!http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lead-1970s-us-skyjacking-...
South African Airlines 295 which crashed due to an on board fire, not without it's conspiracy theories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airways...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airways...
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