Did You Know?

Misafir · **19-01-2007**

...that Creobroter (pictured) is a praying mantis that uses ant mimicry as a juvenile and flower mimicry as an adult?
...that Sharon Sayles Belton was the first female and first African-Americanmayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota?
...that the Short Sturgeon started life as a high-performance torpedo bomber, became a target tug, then a naval reconnaissance bomber, and finally an anti-submarine aircraft, before failing altogether?
...that Arthur William Hodge may have been the first white person in the Americas to be executed for killing a black person?
...that the largest wave of Russian settlers in Bulgaria, the White Guards, arrived following the events surrounding the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War?
...that Colonel Frederick Gough was the first person to receive the Royal Aero Club Parachutist Certificate?

Misafir · **20-01-2007**

...that the Soviet pilot Sergey Gritsevets (pictured), twice awarded the honorary title of Hero of Soviet Union, is credited with downing 42 enemy planes?
...that the Knoxville Campaign ended with a Union Army victory even though the final battle of the campaign at Bean's Station had resulted in a Confederate victory?
...that Camp Cuddly Pines: Power Tool Massacre is the first adult film to be released in the HD DVD format?
...that Hawayo Takata, a Nisei fluent in the language and culture of both JapanUnited States, introduced Reiki to the Western World? and the
...that the Ajacan Mission, a failed attempt by Spanish Jesuit priests to bring Christianity to the Native Americans of the Virginia Peninsula, predated the establishment of Jamestown by about 36 years?
...that Japanese writer Naoki Sanjugo (literally "Naoki 35") changed his pen-name four times, once per year, to match his age?

Misafir · **22-01-2007**

...that Ernest "Boots" Thomas, one of the U.S. Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima (pictured), was able to enlist in spite of being color blind by memorizing the results of another man's test?
...that Junqueirópolis, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, is nicknamed "Acerolaagriculture? Capital" for its
...that Seb Clover, who sailed the English Channel solo at age 11, set a world record at age 15 when he raced against his father in an Atlantic Ocean crossing?
...that Target for Tonight was a 1941 documentary filmed, acted, and written by the Royal Air Force?
...that fewer than 100 of 500 colonists in the Virginia Colony survived the Starving Time during the winter of 1609-1610?
...that the Blohm und Voss Bv 144 was an attempt by Nazi Germany to develop an advanced commercial airliner for post-war service?
...that a Jacksnipe is a two-man racing sailing dinghy created in 1968 by prolific boat designer Jack Holt?

Misafir · **24-01-2007**

...that poet and playwright Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, known as the Polish Sappho, discussed topics such as abortion, extra-marital affairs, and incest?
...that the female Smith's blue butterfly has only seven days to feed, court, mate, and lay eggs?
...that John Freke was the first ophthalmic surgeon?
...that the Ryuho was the only major warship damaged in the Doolittle raid, and the last Japanese aircraft carrier to make a war-time voyage outside the Home Islands?
...that the Gouin Reservoir in Quebec, Canada is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of lakes with highly irregular shapes?
...that cock throwing was a popular blood sport in England for centuries?

Misafir · **25-01-2007**

...that William Hogarth's Four Times of the Day shows a sign for a pie shop with a picture of the severed head of John the Baptist and the words "Good Eating"?
...that the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland of 1815, considered among the most liberal constitutions of its time, was increasingly disregarded by the Polish government, leading to the November Uprising of 1830?
...that Robert Spear Hudson used paintings by professional artists for advertising before Pear's Soap and Lever Brothers?
...that the Department of Food Science at Purdue University was created during Bernard J. Liska's tenure as Dean of Agriculture in 1983?
...that Tom Chick is a prolific games journalist and Hollywood actor who has a degree in divinity from Harvard Divinity School?
...that James Palacio of the HBO series Oz was an empress of the Imperial Court System?
...that the first German U-boat sunk by the United States Navy in World War IIwas U-656, sunk on 1 March 1942?

19-01-2007	#21 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that Creobroter (pictured) is a praying mantis that uses ant mimicry as a juvenile and flower mimicry as an adult? ...that Sharon Sayles Belton was the first female and first African-Americanmayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota? ...that the Short Sturgeon started life as a high-performance torpedo bomber, became a target tug, then a naval reconnaissance bomber, and finally an anti-submarine aircraft, before failing altogether? ...that Arthur William Hodge may have been the first white person in the Americas to be executed for killing a black person? ...that the largest wave of Russian settlers in Bulgaria, the White Guards, arrived following the events surrounding the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War? ...that Colonel Frederick Gough was the first person to receive the Royal Aero Club Parachutist Certificate?

20-01-2007	#22 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that the Soviet pilot Sergey Gritsevets (pictured), twice awarded the honorary title of Hero of Soviet Union, is credited with downing 42 enemy planes? ...that the Knoxville Campaign ended with a Union Army victory even though the final battle of the campaign at Bean's Station had resulted in a Confederate victory? ...that Camp Cuddly Pines: Power Tool Massacre is the first adult film to be released in the HD DVD format? ...that Hawayo Takata, a Nisei fluent in the language and culture of both JapanUnited States, introduced Reiki to the Western World? and the ...that the Ajacan Mission, a failed attempt by Spanish Jesuit priests to bring Christianity to the Native Americans of the Virginia Peninsula, predated the establishment of Jamestown by about 36 years? ...that Japanese writer Naoki Sanjugo (literally "Naoki 35") changed his pen-name four times, once per year, to match his age?

22-01-2007	#23 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that Ernest "Boots" Thomas, one of the U.S. Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima (pictured), was able to enlist in spite of being color blind by memorizing the results of another man's test? ...that Junqueirópolis, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, is nicknamed "Acerolaagriculture? Capital" for its ...that Seb Clover, who sailed the English Channel solo at age 11, set a world record at age 15 when he raced against his father in an Atlantic Ocean crossing? ...that Target for Tonight was a 1941 documentary filmed, acted, and written by the Royal Air Force? ...that fewer than 100 of 500 colonists in the Virginia Colony survived the Starving Time during the winter of 1609-1610? ...that the Blohm und Voss Bv 144 was an attempt by Nazi Germany to develop an advanced commercial airliner for post-war service? ...that a Jacksnipe is a two-man racing sailing dinghy created in 1968 by prolific boat designer Jack Holt?

24-01-2007	#24 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that poet and playwright Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, known as the Polish Sappho, discussed topics such as abortion, extra-marital affairs, and incest? ...that the female Smith's blue butterfly has only seven days to feed, court, mate, and lay eggs? ...that John Freke was the first ophthalmic surgeon? ...that the Ryuho was the only major warship damaged in the Doolittle raid, and the last Japanese aircraft carrier to make a war-time voyage outside the Home Islands? ...that the Gouin Reservoir in Quebec, Canada is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of lakes with highly irregular shapes? ...that cock throwing was a popular blood sport in England for centuries?

25-01-2007	#25 (mesaj-linki)
Misafir	Cvp: Did You Know... ...that William Hogarth's Four Times of the Day shows a sign for a pie shop with a picture of the severed head of John the Baptist and the words "Good Eating"? ...that the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland of 1815, considered among the most liberal constitutions of its time, was increasingly disregarded by the Polish government, leading to the November Uprising of 1830? ...that Robert Spear Hudson used paintings by professional artists for advertising before Pear's Soap and Lever Brothers? ...that the Department of Food Science at Purdue University was created during Bernard J. Liska's tenure as Dean of Agriculture in 1983? ...that Tom Chick is a prolific games journalist and Hollywood actor who has a degree in divinity from Harvard Divinity School? ...that James Palacio of the HBO series Oz was an empress of the Imperial Court System? ...that the first German U-boat sunk by the United States Navy in World War IIwas U-656, sunk on 1 March 1942?