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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-27-15
What’s the connection between Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid? Curly Bill Brocius who was famously sent to Boot Hill by Earp was partners with Robert Martin. Martin for a time ran with the Jesse Evans gang known as “The Boys”. The Kid was also a member of this group.
Or you can just cite the movie Easy Rider in which the protagonists took their names from Wyatt and Billy.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-26-15
Yes Miranda, it takes up to six months for scurvy to develop in healthy people after vitamin C is removed from the diet. Even then only a tiny daily amount is enough to keep a person healthy. Something to consider the next time you sail the South Seas.
The South won the first, Fort Sumter, and last, Palmito Ranch, battles of the Civil War.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch near Brownsville, Texas, occurred May 12-13, 1865 more than a month after Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House. Historians today are still confused as to why it was fought. Union Private John J. Williams of the 34th Indiana is believed to have been the last man killed in combat.
The final Confederate unit to surrender was the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles stationed in Doaksville Indian Territory and commanded by Brigadier General Stand Watie. They did it on June 23, 1865
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-23-15
Raquel Welch is half Bolivian.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-22-15
Police in ancient Egypt patrolled with trained baboons.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-21-15
The International Space Station is .1 second younger than it would have been if it stayed on Earth.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-20-15
Daniel Boone was a man. He died from indigestion at age 85 in Warren County, Mo. after eating too many sweet potatos. His descendents include Pat Boone, Debby Boone and Richard “Have Gun Will Travel” Boone.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-19-15
Marion Mitchell Morrison’s stage name comes from Radnor Pa. resident “Mad” Anthony Wayne. However, the Hollywood honchos thought Anthony sounded too Italian so they made him change it to John.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-18-15
Latitude 86.71 Longitude 61.29 is where one is closest to the center of the Earth. It’s in the Arctic Ocean. Where one is farthest from the center is on Mount Huascaran in Peru — not Mount The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-16-15
Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic.