Category: Omnibit

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-18-15

No Anthony, the first car built on an assembly line was not the Ford Model T but the Oldsmobile Curved Dash in 1901.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-17-15

The average US woman will spend $15,000 on makeup in her lifetime.

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-16-15

After the Nazis took power in Germany, but before World War II started the British heard rumors that they had a “death ray” capable of destroying whole towns. They felt it imperative to make their own. They sent radio waves at solid objects. They soon learned a death ray was a pretty stupid concept. The radio waves, however, were just peachy at detecting things and determining their range. Hence R(adio)A(nd)D(etection)A(nd)R(anging) came about. The Nazis, ironically, never matched the Allies with regard to radar.

Nazi death ray report led to radar

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-14-15

Adolph Hitler shot himself with a Polizeipistole Kriminalmodell made by Walther Arms better known as the Walther PPK. It was the same kind of gun James Bond would carry.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-13-15

12 million mugs shots are taken annually in America.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-12-15

Wild Bill Hickok’s original nickname was “Duck Bill”. He didn’t like it.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-11-15

After the bombing of Dresden in World War II only one statue remained intact — the Allegory of Justice.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-10-15

America’s longest traffic light  is at Route 23 and Clinton Road in New Jersey. Motorist have been known to sit at the light for up to five minutes.

William Lawrence Sr Omnbit 11-9-15

Maximum darkness is the complete absence of photons. This can only happen at absolute zero.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-7-15

Martin Luther actually watched Michelangelo as he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.