Category: Omnibit

The last documented bow and arrow battle occurred in 2009 in Kenya between the Kisii and Kalenjin tribes. Four people died.

Bow and arrow battle William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-5-19

Next time you are in Austria have a meal at Saint Peter’s Stiftskeller. It’s thought to be the oldest restaurant in the world. It opened in 803 A.D.

Stiftskeller William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-4-2019

Here’s something you wouldn’t have expected: Of the 10 tallest men who have ever played in the NBA, none are African American.

One, Manute Bol, is African — at 7-6.5 he is the second tallest — but none are African American. Actually only three — Chuck Nevitt, Shawn Bradley and Mark Eton — are native-born Americans. Yao Ming is Chinese. The rest are European including Gheorghe Muresan of Romania who at 7-7 is the tallest to have played in the NBA.

The tallest basketball player is Sun Mingming who is 7-9. He, however, has never played in the NBA. He is Chinese. I guess you wouldn’t have expected that either.

Tallest Men William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-3-19

The Indians of the Great Plains and woodlands are believed to have gotten the bow and arrow from the Eskimos. The Eskimos had been using since 3,000 B.C., after all. The southern tribes didn’t pick it up until about 200 A.D.

Bow and arrow William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-2-19

The Poles celebrate April 1 as Prima Aprilis which is Latin for April 1 and hold that every word said that day is a lie. This was a problem when the anti-Turkish alliance was signed in 1683. It had to be backdated to March 31.

Prima Aprilis William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-1-19

The Netherlands sounds like a place in Lord of the Rings where bad things dwell. How did it get it’s name? In Dutch the word literally means “low countries” and that’s because half the land their is about 3 feet above sea level with 17 percent actually below sea level.

Regarding Holland, that’s just a region of The Netherlands, technically not the whole country. Holland derives from the Old Dutch word holtlant which means woodland.

Netherlands William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-30-19

The children’s song Ring Around O Rosie does not involve the Black Death. Scholars have their reasons for rejecting the crazy theory that came about circa 1951 regarding the centuries old children’s game which until circa 1951 nobody thought had anything to do with plague.

Ring Around O Rosie William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-29-19

Ever hear of the coqui? If you were in Puerto Rico you would certainly hear it. An expression on the island is Soy de aqui, como el coquí which means “I am here like the coqui.”

Some say the tiny frog is the loudest amphibian in the world. Others say no, it’s the bullfrog.

We’ll stay out of the argument.

Coqui William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-28-19

None of the top 10 best selling record albums are by The Beatles. The Eagles, however, are represented by two. Go figure.

Beatles William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-27-19

J Fred Muggs, the chimpanzee famed for his ubiquity in the 1950s Golden Age of Television, is still alive as of March 26, 2019.

J Fred Muggs William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-26-19