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William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 10-10-15
Finnish sniper Simo Hayha killed 542 Soviet soldiers in 100 days when the USSR was invading his country in 1939-1940.
He wore camouflage that let him blend in perfectly with the snow and was known by the enemy as “The White Death.”
The enemy tried to kill him numerous times with counter-sniper teams and artillery, and did manage to blow off half his face.
He lived, however, to the age of 96 dying in 2002.
Hat tip Bob Small
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-9-15 
Wild Bill Hickok shot Phil Coe in Abilene, Kansas on Oct. 5, 1871. Coe, the owner of the Bull’s Head Tavern, had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of his building as an advertisement. Townsfolk objected and demanded that Hickok, the town marshal, do something. So he painted it over infuriating Coe. This led to Coe plotting his demise. The plot was not successful.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-8-15
The Great Peshtigo Fire destroyed several towns in Wisconsin and Michagan and killed at least 1,500 persons. The Great Michigan Fire destroyed Port Huran and killed at least 50 persons. The fires occurred Oct. 8, 1871, the same date as the more famous Great Chicago Fire.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-7-15
The United States tried to buy Greenland for $100 million in 1946. The Danes wouldn’t sell.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-8-15
Marinades don’t tenderize meat unless they are yogurt based.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-5-15
Shower curtains move towards the water because the spray creates a miniature hurricane. David Schmidt of the University of Massachusetts Amherst determined this in 2001 on his home computer.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-2-15
Robert Sherwood, the playwright, failed to pass freshman English at Harvard. His professor is probably still blushing. Sherwood, after going out into the real world, won three Pulitzer Prizes for drama in six years.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-30-15
New Orleans, La. is named after the Roman emperor Aurelian. Sort of.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-29-15
A mile, for a very long time, was equal to 1000 double steps of a Roman legionary. Then Good Queen Bess came along and added enough distance to make it equal to eight furlongs.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-28-15
Have you ever heard of Jigaro Kano? He was a little Japanese fellow who did not like being pushed around by big bullies. Them might have kicked sand in his face. Stuff like that. So, in the 1880s, he invented judo.