Category: Omnibit

Fartes of Portingale was a great delicacy of the Middle Ages. No, it didn’t involve beans. Fartes means “force meat” which is a meat stuffing. This one was made of lamb. Here is the recipe.

Fartes of Portingale William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-16-17

Bald eagles have been seen in Ireland.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-14-17

Karat vs Carat — Karat is a measure of purity unlike carat which is a measure of weight. 24-karat is considered to be perfectly pure. It’s not of course. U.S. law allows gold to be labeled 24 karet if it’s but 99.95 percent pure.

Karat vs Carat William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-12-17

The French cooked up an imaginative scheme to populate Louisiana when they ruled it in 1720. Prisoners were offered freedom if they would emigrate there upon the condition they marry a prostitute and take her with them. The newlyweds were then chained together and taken to ship for their honeymoon voyage.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-11-17

All snowflakes have six sides.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-9-17

Military children whose fathers hold high rank seem inclined to successful musical careers.   Kris Kristofferson’s father was an Air Force major general and Jim Morrison’s dad was a rear admiral. Musician John Denver’s father was a lieutenant colonel who is  in the U.S. Air Force Hall of Fame for setting speed records.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-8-17

Honolulu, HI’s original name was Fair Haven.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-7-17

The, the U.S.S. Langley,  first U.S. aircraft carrier had a compartment for carrier pigeons.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-6-17

Shanghai, China is the world’s busiest container port with 36,516  twenty-foot equivalent units containers per year as of 2015.

Take that Paulsboro, N.J.

Busiest container port William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-5-17