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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-12-15
American cheese was originally a yellow cheddar made in early years of the United States and exported to England. It’s now by law required to be made of at least two kinds of cheeses, and sometimes not even allowed to be called a “cheese”.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-11-15
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man-made thing in the world for 3,800 years. Then in 1311 the Lincoln Cathedral was built and that surpassed it.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-10-15
The westernmost state is Alaska. And so is the easternmost state. Some of the Aleutian Islands are on other side of the International Date Line.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-9-15
Movies made in Cantonese Chinese must be dubbed for those who speak Mandarian Chinese.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-8-15
The last person killed in a duel in England was Frederic Cournet in 1852, a French refugee. His opponent was Emannuel Barthelemy, another French refugee, who would be convicted of manslaughter for the deed. Barthelemy served but seven months.
Three years later, however, he shot and killed his boss along with another man. For this he was hanged.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-7-15
The Japanese built the largest aircraft carrier in World War II. It was the Shinano and she was 290 yards long and displaced 65,800 metric tons. She was launched on on Oct. 8, 1944. She was ready for sea on Nov. 19. She was sunk 10 days later by the submarine USS Archerfish.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-5-15
Who was Wimund? He was bishop of Isle of Skye back in 12th century. When he wasn’t performing his ecclesiastic duties he was a pirate. He was eventually captured after which he was blinded and castrated. He spent the rest of his life at the monastery of Byland Abbey.
William Lawrence Sr Bonus Omnibit 12-4-15
Ever hear of Franz Mesmer? He was the Austrian physician who in the 1700s became a pioneer in the practice of hypnotism. H “mesmerized” a number of his patients, which was frowned upon by his medical colleagues who considered him a fraud. He probably was.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-4-15
Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975. They squelched it though fearing it would harm film sales.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-3-15
In the NFL rule book is an offense called “a palpably unfair act” in which an illegal action an indisputably deprived a team of a score. It’s entirely up to the referees as to when such a vile thing occurs. The penalty has never been called in NFL.