Category: Omnibit

What is the middle day of the year in a non-leap year? July 2, so come tomorrow we are halfway through 2017.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 7-1-17

William Durant, founder of General Motors, had a $8 million deal to buy Ford in 1909, but the bankers turned him down and GM’s board of directors dismissed him.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-30-17

The purest gold ever produced was by the Perth Mint in 1957. It was 999.999 percent gold.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-29-17

Brit-hating Irish revolutionaries can be credited with causing the invention of the modern submarine. They financed John Phillip Holland in his quest to build an undersea warship and he made them the Fenian Ram.

However, a dispute about money occurred which led to the revolutionaries stealing the ship. Fortunately or not depending on one’s politics, the Fenians didn’t know how to work the ship and Holland wouldn’t tell them.

Holland would eventually build the U.S. Navy’s first modern sub, the USS Holland, and ironically, the Royal Navy’s first sub.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-28-17

Legionary vs Legionnaire — So what’s the difference between “legionary” and “legionnaire”? Nothing significant. Legionary is an English word of Latin origin that means serving in a legion. Legionnaire is a French of Latin origin that means serving in a legion that English speakers often apply to members of the French Foreign Legion and the American Legion.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-27-17 Legionary vs Legionnaire

California condors were kept as pets by miners during the California Gold Rush.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-26-17

Most gold coins are 91.6 — or 22 karat — percent gold.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-24-17

No Anthony, the Romans did not call Scotland “Scoti”. They called Scotland “Caledonia”. They called Ireland “Scoti”.

William Lawrence Sr Omnbit 6-23-17

The B-17, the legendary World War II bomber,  was flown by the Brazilian Air Force until 1968.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-22-17

The summer solstice — what we Americans consider to be the start of summer — has historically been called midsummer.

 William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-21-17

Midsummer