Category: Omnibit

Yes in Latin William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-12-20

Yes in Latin? No in Latin? Words that correspond to “yes” and “no” are not found in Latin. Si in the Romance languages of Italian and Spanish come from the Latin sic which means thus.

Yes in Latin William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-12-20
Yes in Latin William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-12-20

Highest posted speed limit William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-11-20

The nation’s highest posted speed limit is 85 mph on a 41-miles section of Texas State Highway 130 which runs between San Antonio and Austin.

Highest posted speed limit William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-11-20
Highest posted speed limit William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-8-20

Average streetlight William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-9-20

The average streetlight is but 80 watts.

Average streetlight William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-9-20
Average streetlight William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-9-20

Clara Hirschfield William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-8-20

Clara Hirschfield is so famous you probably never heard of her. As a little girl she was called Tootsie. Her father, Leo, was a candy maker. Yes Miranda, the Tootsie Roll created in 1896 and the first penny candy to be individually wrapped is named for her.

Clara Hirschfield William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-8-20
Clara Hirschfield is so famous you probably never heard of her. As a little girl she was called Tootsie. Her father, Leo, was a candy maker

Spur-winged goose William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-7-20

The spur-winged goose is no silly bird. It is the largest goose in the world; the largest water-fowl in Africa; and can fly at 88 mph. It also has nasty spurs on its wings that can be poisonous if the critter had happened to have been dining on blister beetles. 

Spur-winged goose William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-7-20
Spur-winged goose William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-7-20

Morel mushroom reproduces William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-6-20

Scientists don’t entirely understand how the morel mushroom reproduces.

Morel mushroom reproduces William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-6-20
Morel mushroom reproduces William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-6-20

Screw steamer William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-5-20

No Anthony, the ship prefix SS does not mean sailing ship but screw steamer as in a vessel propelled by a screw propeller. If the motion was driven by a paddle wheel it would be called a PS or paddle steamer.

Screw steamer William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-5-20
Screw steamer William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-5-20

Goes Nowhere Does Nothing Omnibit 5-4-20

Conduits can be seen on the Starship Enterprise marked G.N.D.N. They stand for Goes Nowhere Does Nothing.

Goes Nowhere Does Nothing Omnibit 5-4-20
Goes Nowhere Does Nothing Omnibit 5-4-20

Abraham Crijnssen William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-2-20

The Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was trapped in what is now Indonesia when the Japanese over the then colony in 1942. The slow lightly armed vessel disguised itself as an island and successfully escaped.

Abraham Crijnssen William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-2-20
Abraham Crijnssen William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-2-20

BJ Ryan William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-1-20

Baltimore’s BJ Ryan didn’t throw a pitch against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2003 and ended up recorded as the winner. With the Orioles behind in the 7th he came on in relief of Pat Hentgen and picked off Omar Infante to end the inning. In the top of the 8th the Birds scored three to take the lead which they would not surrender and Buddy Groom replaced Ryan to pitch the 8th.

BJ Ryan William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-1-20
BJ Ryan William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-1-20