Category: Omnibit

As of 2016, 93,200 switchboard operators were employed in the United States.

Switchboard operators William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-26-20

Joan Crawford was cited as an icon of the 1920s by no less than F. Scott Fitzgerald when she was a pretty young thing breaking through and remains acclaimed today for her Oscar-winning performance in Mildred Pierce while middle-aged. She ended her storied career with Trog, a low-budget British horror flick from 1970.

Joan Crawford William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-25-20

The Russian Navy submarine salvage ship Kommuna was launched in 1913 and remains in service. It is the oldest navy ship in active service.

Kommuna William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-24-20

Astronaut John Young brought a corned beef sandwich with him on the Gemini 3 spaceflight on March 23, 1965. He had to smuggle it on. It was a big no no.

Gemini 3 William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-23-20

Four of Henry VIII’s six wives died of natural causes. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were the ones beheaded.

Six wives William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-21-20

Actor Errol Flynn famed for playing Robin Hood and other swashbucklers was a Tasmanian.

Actor Errol Flynn William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-20-20

Beauty tip of the day: Whiten teeth with urine. That’s what the Romans did. Urine has ammonia which whitens. Not so sure about any kissing afterwards.

Whiten teeth with urine William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-19-20

Ayaskimew in the Montagnais tongue means she who laces snowshoes. It is where we get the word Eskimo from. At least according to some. Others say it comes from Algonquian word askamiciw which means “he eats it raw”.

Ayaskimew William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-18-20

Regarding Irish names, the prefix Mc means son and the prefix O means grandson.

McLeary means son of the cattle keeper while O’Leary means his grandson, or his descendent anyway.

It’s a concept, though, that should no longer be treated literally.

Irish Names Mc Vs O

What happens when you give boys at heart a nuclear bomb and an unlimited budget? You get Pascal B which is when the U.S. military put a bomb in a 500-foot shaft and covered it with a 2-ton steel plate. On Aug. 27, 1957 they set it off. Why? Why not?

One frame of a high speed camera caught the plate going upward at an estimated speed of 150,000 mph. It was never found. Most think it was vaporized by atmospheric friction. Some, however, think it was the first man-made object to be sent into space and is in orbit somewhere.

Pascal B William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-16-20