Interesting Wikipedia articles?
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Wildcat45 said:
I was on holiday in Douglas with my parents at the time that happened, its's certainly not forgotten by me, the smell was horrendous and i was in Summerland the day before.TTmonkey said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Leakey
Only living recipient of a VC during Afghan conflict. Amazingly, a relative also won a VC during WW2. I find that link fascinating.
Tremendous stuff.Only living recipient of a VC during Afghan conflict. Amazingly, a relative also won a VC during WW2. I find that link fascinating.
A few clicks away and I found this bloke: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Cyril_Jacks...
andym1603 said:
And now she has the ultimate honour of having a Wetherspoons named after her.A magic box that can locate just about anything, from crims on the run to golf balls, simply by inserting a photograph of what you've lost. A snip at just $8000!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadro_Tracker
You can see why so many American police departments bought one of these - invaluable!
Or possibly not...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadro_Tracker
You can see why so many American police departments bought one of these - invaluable!
Or possibly not...
mrtwisty said:
A magic box that can locate just about anything, from crims on the run to golf balls, simply by inserting a photograph of what you've lost. A snip at just $8000!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadro_Tracker
You can see why so many American police departments bought one of these - invaluable!
Or possibly not...
I remember something very similar to that being sold into Iraq after the gulf war in order to locate mines and unexplored bombs. Resulted in a number people getting killed after it obviously didn’t do what it was meant to. Some people have disgusting morals.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadro_Tracker
You can see why so many American police departments bought one of these - invaluable!
Or possibly not...
The original Vesper James Bond cocktail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_(cocktail)
and Christine Keeler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Keeler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_(cocktail)
and Christine Keeler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Keeler
Came across this again - not the first time I've read it but I can't remember if it was from here though, so sorry if a repost.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island_mystery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island_mystery
May have found the holy grail of this thread chaps...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_...
p1stonhead said:
May have found the holy grail of this thread chaps...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_...
well that's just killed this thread https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_...
ZOLLAR said:
p1stonhead said:
May have found the holy grail of this thread chaps...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_...
well that's just killed this thread https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_...
cuprabob said:
ZOLLAR said:
El stovey said:
And the productivity of many PHers.
Currently reading about all the different replicas of the Eiffel Tower she pays tax to herself
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monowi,_Nebraska
A skyscraper with a highway that goes through it!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Tower_Buildin...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Tower_Buildin...
Not on Wiki, but an interesting biography :
Douglas Barnett, from US military sharpshooter & medic to Star Wars prop technician and electric car builder :
http://elections.pacifica.org/candstmt/cand_page.p...
stumbled upon i after finding out that Frank Sinatra part-owned a Titanium factory in interesting times,
maybe he was involved in SR 71 supply ?
Douglas Barnett, from US military sharpshooter & medic to Star Wars prop technician and electric car builder :
http://elections.pacifica.org/candstmt/cand_page.p...
stumbled upon i after finding out that Frank Sinatra part-owned a Titanium factory in interesting times,
maybe he was involved in SR 71 supply ?
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