Category: Omnibit

The maximum electrical current an average man can grasp and release is .0016 Amps.

Current an average man William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-4-20

The Swiss use the abbreviation “CH” on their coins and license plates and such. It stands for Confœderatio Helvetica in Latin. The Helvetii is what the Romans called the tribes that lived in what is now Switzerland. The Swiss have German, French, Italian and Romansh as official languages and they reference the nation as Schwiz, Suisse, Svizzera and Svizra respectively. Picking a lable based on one of those terms would have set most noses out of joint there

Confœderatio Helvetica William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-3-20

About 2 million tons of cat litter lands in landfills in America annually. Yes Anthony, most of it is not biodegradable or renewable.

Cat litter lands in landfills William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-2-20

June kicked off in 1831 with the discovery of the Magnetic North Pole by James Clark Ross.

James Clark Ross William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 6-1-20

What’s faster the spine-tailed swift — a.k.a the white throated needletail — or the peregrine falcon? Well, the falcon may win in a dive hitting 200 m.p.h. but the swift is almost twice as fast in horizontal flight reaching 106 m.p.h. versus the falcon’s 56 m.p.h.

Spine-tailed swift William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-30-20

About 35.5 million Americans move every year.

Americans move every year William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-29-20

That’s right Miranda, Miranda warnings don’t need a specific wording. They merely must cover the principles that one has the right to silence; that what one says may be used against one in court; that one has a right to an attorney before speaking to police and during any questioning; and that an attorney will be provided if one can’t afford one.

Note that the right to silence doesn’t mean you can refuse to identify yourself, only that that you can refuse to answer questions that might be used against you in a trial.

Miranda warnings William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-28-20

The single-shot Martini-Henry rifle of Zulu fame was used against the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Afghan tribesmen despite the rifle entering service in 1871.

Martini-Henry rifle William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-27-20

Between 200,000 and 300,000 American homes are demolished annually. Of course, construction starts on between 1.1 million and 1.6 million homes per month.

Homes are demolished annually William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-26-20

Thirty thousand Canadians fought in Vietnam, even though that nation never entered the war. They came to the United States specifically to do so with 110 dying in the war and seven being listed as missing in action.

One of them, Peter C. Lemon, was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Canadians fought in Vietnam William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-25-20