Category: Omnibit

Greenland sharks can live up to 500 years.

Greenland sharks William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-18-21

A helepolis was what the Greeks used to capture walled cities. It was a wheeled tower 130 feet high. It weighed 320,000 pounds and took 3,400 men to move it.

Helepolis William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-6-20

Head hurt today? The average American drank 90 bottles of whiskey a year in the nineteenth century.

Average American drank William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-1-21

Bruce Lee played Pip in a Chinese version of Great Expectations as a teenager.

No karate, though.

Karate and Dickens, now that’s a concept worth considering for aspiring visual artists.

Bruce Lee played Pip William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-30-20

So Anthony, what’s a bematist? A bematist is a person highly trained to measure distance by counting his steps. The Ancient Greeks and Egyptians used them. Yes, they were accurate.

Bematist William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-18-20

Indian sitarist Ravi Shanker, who was a powerful influence on the Beatles, performed with a dance troupe as a youth in 1930s New York City.

Indian sitarist Ravi Shanker Willliam Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-17-20

The largest snowflake recorded fell on Fort Keogh, Montana on Jan. 28, 1887. It was 15 inches across and 8 inches thick.

Largest snowflake William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 12-16-20

San Marino is the oldest country in Europe. It was founded in 301 A.D. by St. Marinus.

Oldest country in Europe William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-14-20

Miles Rutherford Browning served as Chief of Staff to Admiral Raymond Spruance on the USS Enterprise during the Battle of Midway. He was said to be “largely responsible for the rout of the Japanese feet.” He never became particularly celebrated, however, because he was not a very good man. He had an affair with another officer’s wife, drank too much, ignored drowning sailors and was rude to the secretary of the Navy.

He was the maternal grandfather of once famous actor/comedian Chevy Chase.

Miles Rutherford Browning William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-11-20

Craven coward is a redundancy. Craven means coward.

Craven Coward Omnibit By William Lawrence Sr 12-9-20