soutxed
Champion Member
Posts: 5,179
|
Post by soutxed on Apr 16, 2022 8:28:34 GMT -5
April 16, 2012 The trial of Anders Behring Breivik begins in Oslo.
The right-wing extremist had killed 77 people, mostly teenagers, in Oslo with a car bomb and at a youth camp on Utøya island. After doubts about his mental health emerged before the trial, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
|
|
|
|
Post by sandipaws on Apr 16, 2022 11:27:32 GMT -5
Who Knew??? Each year on April 16th, National Orchid Day recognizes one of the world’s diverse and widespread flowering plant families.
The orchids’ often colorful and fragrant blooms grow in abundance around the world.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species.
Not only are they prolific, but they range in size from the 2.1 mm wide Platystele jungermannioides to broad-bloomed Grammatophyllum speciosum.
|
|
|
|
Post by MidnightSun on Apr 16, 2022 22:47:44 GMT -5
Tomatoes Contain Nicotine. While we've all heard that fruits and vegetables are packed with nutrients you probably weren't aware that tomatoes also contain…nicotine? In fact, studies have shown that eating nicotine-rich things like tomatoes and peppers can actually help reduce your chances of getting Parkinson's disease. Oh, have you ever seen people standing outside an office building eating fruit?
Who Knew?
|
|
|
|
Post by johnmori on Apr 17, 2022 7:51:00 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 17, 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
|
|
|
|
Post by sandipaws on Apr 17, 2022 10:45:46 GMT -5
Who Knew???
Easter is observed on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox. Considered Christianity’s most important holy day, it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Depending on which calendar a church follows, some will celebrate the holiday earlier than others.
|
|
|
|
Post by MidnightSun on Apr 17, 2022 22:36:39 GMT -5
Paul Revere Never Shouted "The British Are Coming!". You've heard the story a thousand times. During Paul Revere's famous ride, the patriot shouted "The British are coming!" at the top of his lungs to warn the colonial militia of the approaching enemy. But historians agree that such shouting would have been dangerous and foolish. As History.com explains, "The operation was meant to be conducted as discreetly as possible since scores of British troops were hiding out in the Massachusetts countryside. Furthermore, colonial Americans at that time still considered themselves British; if anything, Revere may have told other rebels that the 'Regulars' — a term used to designate British soldiers — were on the move."
Who knew?
|
|
|
|
Post by BillG on Apr 18, 2022 6:44:13 GMT -5
Who Knew??? April 18th is "National Animal Crackers Day".
 
|
|
|
|
Post by johnmori on Apr 18, 2022 7:16:33 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 18, 1831
The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
|
|
soutxed
Champion Member
Posts: 5,179
|
Post by soutxed on Apr 18, 2022 7:53:49 GMT -5
April 18, 1923, the first game was played at the original Yankee Stadium in New York; the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1.
|
|
|
|
Post by sandipaws on Apr 18, 2022 9:53:34 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Lineman Appreciation Day on April 18th honors the men and women who work around the clock to keep the power going.
If the power is on where you are reading this article, you likely have a lineman to thank.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post by MidnightSun on Apr 19, 2022 2:23:38 GMT -5
Humans Are the Only Animals with Chins. "If you're looking across all of the hominids, which is the family tree after the split with chimpanzees, there [are] not really that many traits that we can point to that we can say are exclusively human," Duke University's James Pampush told NPR. "Those animals all walked on two legs. The one thing that really sticks out is the chin." While other animals have jaws, no others besides humans have the little section of bone on the lower jaw that juts past the teeth.
Who knew?
|
|
|
|
Post by BillG on Apr 19, 2022 6:29:09 GMT -5
Who knew??? The Antonov An-225 Mriya (a six engine, strategic heavy lift cargo transport aircraft designed and manufactured by the ADB of Ukraine) was the heaviest fixed wing aircraft in the world. It could carry up to 250,000 kg (550,000 lb) internally. The iconic airplane was destroyed at Gostomel Airport during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022.
 
|
|
|
|
Post by johnmori on Apr 19, 2022 7:54:56 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 19, 2021
The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.
|
|
soutxed
Champion Member
Posts: 5,179
|
Post by soutxed on Apr 19, 2022 8:06:15 GMT -5
April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; about 80 people, including two dozen children and sect leader David Koresh, were killed.
|
|
