Astonishing Facts....
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First in a series of astonishing facts.... might not get very far or it might be an octo-volume thread.
So here goes...
John Tyler, America’s tenth president, was born in 1790. He has two living grandchildren.
Yes, grandchildren.
1. John Tyler was 63 when his son Lyon was born (1853).
2. Lyon was 71 when Lyon Jr. was born (1924), and 75 when Harrison was born (1928).
3. Both sons are still alive.
So here goes...
John Tyler, America’s tenth president, was born in 1790. He has two living grandchildren.
Yes, grandchildren.
1. John Tyler was 63 when his son Lyon was born (1853).
2. Lyon was 71 when Lyon Jr. was born (1924), and 75 when Harrison was born (1928).
3. Both sons are still alive.
The last USA Civil war widow died in 2008 (there may be some older, but not publicly recognized):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudie_Hopkins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudie_Hopkins
One of the crew members of HMS Queen, in the Crimean war during the bombardment of Sevastopol(1854-55), died in 2004**.
\**May have been a tortoise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(tortoise)
\**May have been a tortoise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(tortoise)
TsutomuYamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business trip for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on August 6, 1945, when a U.S. B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on the city.
He suffered serious burns to his upper body as well as temporary blindness and spent the night in the city.
He then returned to his hometown of Nagasaki, about 190 miles to the southwest, which suffered a second U.S. atomic bomb attack just three days later.
He died in 2010, aged 93.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi
He suffered serious burns to his upper body as well as temporary blindness and spent the night in the city.
He then returned to his hometown of Nagasaki, about 190 miles to the southwest, which suffered a second U.S. atomic bomb attack just three days later.
He died in 2010, aged 93.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi
Only one person remains alive who was born in the 19th century. Nabi Tajima.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabi_Tajima
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabi_Tajima
Thankyou4calling said:
227bhp said:
Americans don't have kettles, certainly not electric ones anyhow. They also don't have instant coffee or drink tea.
Why not keep to facts. You know this isn’t a fact.- In general.
blinkythefish said:
The last USA Civil war widow died in 2008 (there may be some older, but not publicly recognized):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudie_Hopkins
She marred an 86 year old man...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudie_Hopkins
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
Digger said:
Regarding kettles, it is a fact. Surprised me as well! Must be to do with the voltage.
I'm afraid it isn't a fact. My American friends (in America) have a US made electric kettle.
Digger said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
Digger said:
Regarding kettles, it is a fact. Surprised me as well! Must be to do with the voltage.
I'm afraid it isn't a fact. My American friends (in America) have a US made electric kettle.
Yes i'm currently waiting for the pan on the hob to boil. This morning it boiled over when I turned my back, what kind of backward society is this? It probably includes Canada and certainly Mexico too, big business opportunity for someone there I think....
Digger said:
mybrainhurts said:
My arse itches...
Next...
Don’t worry, Yipper will be along to give you some surprise bum sex....Next...
It'll tell you - via two second Google search - that reaming out an octogenerian's hoop is perfectly normal and acceptable.
You'll be fine, MBH............
Digger said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
Digger said:
Regarding kettles, it is a fact. Surprised me as well! Must be to do with the voltage.
I'm afraid it isn't a fact. My American friends (in America) have a US made electric kettle.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff