summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
George Wendt was 34 when he first played Norm in Cheers.
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deipnosophist
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
The origins of “in the limelight,” which refers to being the focus of public attention, are linked to a type of stage lighting that was popular in the 19th century. The “lime” in limelight has nothing to do with the green citrus fruit but rather with a chemical compound, calcium oxide, also known as quicklime. In the early 1820s, English inventor Goldsworthy Gurney, improving on the work of earlier scientists, developed a blowpipe that burned hydrogen and oxygen to create an extremely hot flame. When Gurney heated calcium oxide in the flame it produced an intense white light, dubbed limelight.
It was also incredibly dangerous and a number of theatres across the states burned down before its use was discontinued.
It was also incredibly dangerous and a number of theatres across the states burned down before its use was discontinued.
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The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes. Fought between Britain and Zanzibar it took place on August 27 1896. It was over the ascension of the next Sultan of Zanzibar and resulted in a British victory.
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French cultural theorist Guy Debord's book Memoires had a sandpaper cover. So it would destroy other books placed next to it.
Based.
Based.
In addition (specialist subject alert), they were first introduced (Freddie to Brian May and Roger Taylor) in the Flying Picket on Hardman Street.
And famous scouse music person Ken Testi was the first person to put Freddie on stage. At his first gig, he was so shy he sang with his back to the audience.
Was actually rather reserved off stage. I assume you all know he lived in The Dovedale Towers on Penny Lane for a while? Should be a blue plaque imo.
Queen were huge in Merseyside and Cornwall before anywhere else. The famous baseless microphone look was because, at a gig in St Helens college, he tried to pick the mic up and the base fell off.
And for years the band held their fan club conventions in Southport - they even arranged for the very first screening of Highlander to be shown in Merseyside at one such gathering, before the official premier.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
There are 93 penises depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.
That's less than on GOT.
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woodsyni
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Is this true? Some coincidence if it is.
woodsyni
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Ok, googled it. Still a great fact!
The Great Pyramid’s location isn’t as spooky as this post makes out - Full Fact
A line of latitude going through the Great Pyramid in Egypt does match the speed of light, but about 20,000 other lines go through the pyramid as well.
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If it isn't a coincidence, then the Ancient Egyptians discovered the spherical form of the earth and invented the Metre Four thousand years early.