Five days after the Titanic sank, filming began for the silent movie Saved from the Titanic. It starred then famous actress Dorothy Gibson, who had just literally been saved from the Titanic.
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Mice are color blind.
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About 90 percent of people who use housekeepers and babysitters cheat on their taxes.
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What was Operation Pastorius? It was a plan by the Nazis to blow up Horseshoe Curve in Blair County, Pa. during World War II. It also called for blowing up other things as well.
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The White Star Line built just three Olympic-class luxury class ocean liners. The RMS Olympic suffered a major collision with the cruiser HMS Hawke months after its maiden voyage in 1911 but survived to have a long career. The RMS Titanic, well, was the RMS Titanic. The RMS Britannic was turned into a hospital ship for World War I. It sank in 1916 after hitting a German mine. Violet Jessop was there for all three disasters — as a stewardess on the Olympic and Titanic when it sunk, and as a nurse on the Britannic. She died in 1971.
Violet Jessop William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-15-16
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Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey had a ticket for the Titanic. Business matters made him cancel at the last minute, however.
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The largest kremlin in Russia is not in Moscow but in Smolensk. Kremlin means castle in Russian.
Largest kremlin — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-13-16
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Semi vs Hemi — “Semi” and “hemi” are respectively Latin and Greek prefixes meaning “half”. The word “circle” is of Latin origin, so semicircle gets the Latin prefix. The word “sphere” is of Greek origin, so hemisphere gets the Greek prefix.
Semi vs Hemi Latin vs Greek William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-12-16
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More than a million pounds of mushrooms a week are produced in Kennett Square, Pa.
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Who was Myllarguten? He was a legendary Norwegian fiddle player. So, who was Ole Bull? He was a legendary Norwegian violin player. What’s the difference? Ole played fancy music and Myllarguten played folk music. Also, Ole dressed nicer. They were still friends though.
Here’s an example of what he played. We think.