Category: Omnibit

The word “gun” comes from Gunilda which was a woman’s name back in 14th century England.

Gunilda — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-2-16

A photon takes 170,000 years to travel from the core of the sun to the surface but then only eight minutes to go the rest of the way to earth.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-31-16

James Garner, James Arness and Dan Blocker all played notable television cowboys. What else did they have in common? All were wounded in battle and received the Purple Heart.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-30-16

1923 was not the year to be born in the Soviet Union. Eighty percent of all males born that year died in World War II.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-28-16

The richest company in history was The Dutch East India Co. which was in 1637 the equivalent of $7.4 trillion in today’s money. It lost a lot of its value that year, however, because it over-invested in tulip bulbs. It easily survived, though, and remained in business until 1800. The richest company today is Saudi Aramco with a value of $3.6 trillion.

 

Richest company — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-27-16

How do you say snake in Portuguese? Cobra. So if your guest from Brazil screams “cobra” when he see the garter snake in your lawn, don’t laugh at him too much.

Portuguese Cobra — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-26-16

Obaysch the Hippopotamus arrived at the London Zoo on May 25, 1850. He was the first zoo hippo in modern history. He attracted 10,000 daily visitors and inspired the Hippopotamus Polka, which was a hit back then.

Here is what it sounds like:

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-25-16 Hippopotamus Polka

That jar lid keeps sliding and you can’t get a grip? Wrap some rubber bands around it. The slipping stops and the jar gets open.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-24-16

Who was Ivan IV Vasilyevich? He was the first Russian czar. He is better known to Russians as Ivan Grozny which means Ivan the Formidable. He is better known to us as Ivan the Terrible. It’s a bad translation thing.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-23-16

Shrews are poisonous. The southern short-tail shrew has enough venom in its bite to kill 50 mice.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-21-16