Category: Omnibit

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-17-15

The hardest substance in the human body is tooth enamel. But you knew that, didn’t you?

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-16-15

Ever hear of Hans Longeth? He was a Norwegian who died in 1927. During his lifetime, he grew the longest beard — 17.5 feet — known to man. The beard was preserved and turned over to the Smithsonian Institute in 1967. Next time you are there, look for it.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-15-15

The lowest body temperature ever recorded on a live human was 56.6 F in 1999. Anna Bagenholm was the human.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-14-15

Bastille Day did not became a national holiday in France until 1880. The oldest military parade in Europe is held in Paris on it. France’s national bird is a chicken. Really.

Bastille Day and France’s national bird

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-13-15

Camels have three eyelids.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-11-15

Chimpanzees eat children, it has been reported. The animals apparently get drunk off of alcohol snatched from rural brewing operations and mistake the children for the red colobus monkey that is one of their favorite meals.

Chimpanzees eat children

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-10-15

The first successful appendectomy was performed in Iowa in 1885.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-9-15

Rain barrels are illegal in Colorado.

Actress Farrah Fawcett inspired Midnight Train to Georgia. The song’s writer Jim Weatherly called his friend Lee Majors who was then dating Farrah and it was she who answered the phone. As they talked, she mentioned she was taking “the midnight plane to Houston” to visit her mother. Inspiration came.  Weatherly wrote “Midnight Plane to Houston” and sent it to a producer. The producer demanded the mode of transportation be change to train and that the destination be Georgia. They were the only changes made to the song.

Jim Weatherly, Farrah Fawcett, Midnight Train

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-7-15

The German gunboat Jaguar was the first naval vessel to ever be attacked by a carrier based airplane. It was the Japanese that did the attacking. It happened during World War I.