Fullerene Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Joey Ramone and Pol Pot were both born on the 19th of May and both died on the 15th of April. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Eminem used a sample from Chas and Dave im without me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, Willie adie said: Eminem used a sample from Chas and Dave im without me Are you confusing this with the fact they played on the Labi Siffre song that was sampled in "My Name Is"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Abraham Lincoln died on 15th April 1965 - the day after he created the Secret Service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 The Titanic sank on the 15th April 1912 after hitting an iceberg that was older than it was. One month later the entire iceberg was gone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Abraham Lincoln died on 15th April 1965 - the day after he created the Secret Service. Well, they certainly kept that a secret! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 50 minutes ago, Willie adie said: Eminem used a sample from Chas and Dave im without me Chas and Dave were originally going to call themselves "The Rolling Stones" but decided against it. Left it open for some other lot to grab the name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 6 hours ago, TxRover said: Funny that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Fullerene said: Abraham Lincoln died on 15th April 1965 - the day after he created the Secret Service. Making that the worst first week on the job ever until Steven Naismith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Are you confusing this with the fact they played on the Labi Siffre song that was sampled in "My Name Is"? Co written by Chas from Chas and Dave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 April 15 is Federal Tax Payment Deadline in the U.S., although since the District of Columbia celebrates Emancipation Day on April 16, when April 15 and/or April 16 is on a weekend, it may delay the actual deadline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Before becoming a novelist, Conn Iggulden was a teacher. One of his pupils was Fearne Cotton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Yonks ago, maps were commonly drawn with east at the top (ie not north) due to that being where the sun first appears. The word 'orientate' originates from this as folk would orientate their maps to make it so (cf. places in the east being referred to as The Orient). I just learned that today. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB93 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 04/08/2023 at 11:05, Hedgecutter said: Yonks ago, maps were commonly drawn with east at the top (ie not north) due to that being where the sun first appears. The word 'orientate' originates from this as folk would orientate their maps to make it so (cf. places in the east being referred to as The Orient). I just learned that today. Fun fact thread back with a bang here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 04/08/2023 at 11:05, Hedgecutter said: Yonks ago, maps were commonly drawn with east at the top (ie not north) due to that being where the sun first appears. The word 'orientate' originates from this as folk would orientate their maps to make it so (cf. places in the east being referred to as The Orient). I just learned that today. Mediaeval maps had Jerusalem in the middle as that was the Holy City. If you think about it cosmologically there's no reason why North should be "up" and South "down" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 11 hours ago, tamthebam said: If you think about it cosmologically there's no reason why North should be "up" and South "down" You've no idea how that simple comment is now messing up my mind as I think about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 04/08/2023 at 11:05, Hedgecutter said: Yonks ago, maps were commonly drawn with east at the top (ie not north) due to that being where the sun first appears. The word 'orientate' originates from this as folk would orientate their maps to make it so (cf. places in the east being referred to as The Orient). I just learned that today. I assume you’ve just watched the latest episode of Map Men. Will post for others. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Soapy FFC said: You've no idea how that simple comment is now messing up my mind as I think about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 13 hours ago, tamthebam said: If you think about it cosmologically there's no reason why North should be "up" and South "down" https://youtu.be/qsqJBxYV1sk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On a complete Mercator projection the north and south poles would be infinitely big which means that the areas of all the countries would effectively be zero and thus equal Making it the most equitable projection available 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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