I just thought that it would be a cool idea to share useless bits of information, in case one of us wants to go on jeopardy one day... /:D" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt=":D" /> I like knowing little stuff that may 1 out of 100 people can tell you, should you happen to ask them randomly...Maybe less than that...
Feel free to use these facts and subjects to impress your date...
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The Post of Aviation Facts..!
Question: Who is Army Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge...?
The first person ever killed from an airplane crash...Selfridge was a passenger of Orville Wright's when one of the propellers cracked at 150 feet in the air, sending the biplane nose first into the ground...
Question: Who is Blanche Scott..?
The first American woman to fly a plane solo....
Question: There would never be a such thing as "The Blue Angels" if it wasn't for....
Lincoln Beachey..! This pioneer aviator died when his plane plunged into the San Francisco Bay at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, March 14, 1915... Beachey broke new ground by flying his plane upside down, performing loops, even picking up a handkerchief from the ground with his wing tip...
Question: Who is the biggest college drop out in aviation history...?
William Boeing...His fascination with aviation lead to the creation of his own airplane manufacturing business, Pacific Aero Products Company. The following year he renames it the Boeing Airplane Company. Over the next several decades, the company would evolve into the world's largest commercial airline manufacturer...
Question: What is the longest word you can type with a single hand in the traditional "home-row" key postion..?
Stewardesses (It really is...)...And talk about setting rules..! The first stewardess was Ellen Church, a registered nurse...In addition to being nurses, the first eight stewardesses had to be single, younger than 25 years old; weigh less than 115 pounds; and stand less than 5 feet, 4 inches tall....
Question: Been around the world in......
4 days, 19 hours, and 36 minutes...That's how long it took pilot Wiley Post to complete the 15,596 mile voayge around the world July 23, 1933, on the dolo, making him the first pilot to do so...
Question: Who was responsible for the first commercial flight..?
I think that with some people, and definitely exceptional minds, passion is all you need...William Boeings model 707 entered commercial service in 1958 when Pan Am flew it from New York to Paris in eight hours and 41 minutes - twice as fast as a propeller plane. Mounted with four engines - each able to produce 13,000 pounds of thrust - the production model 707 boasted a cruising speed of 575 miles an hour...
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The first person ever killed from an airplane crash...Selfridge was a passenger of Orville Wright's when one of the propellers cracked at 150 feet in the air, sending the biplane nose first into the ground...
Question: Who is Blanche Scott..?
The first American woman to fly a plane solo....
Question: There would never be a such thing as "The Blue Angels" if it wasn't for....
Lincoln Beachey..! This pioneer aviator died when his plane plunged into the San Francisco Bay at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, March 14, 1915... Beachey broke new ground by flying his plane upside down, performing loops, even picking up a handkerchief from the ground with his wing tip...
Question: Who is the biggest college drop out in aviation history...?
William Boeing...His fascination with aviation lead to the creation of his own airplane manufacturing business, Pacific Aero Products Company. The following year he renames it the Boeing Airplane Company. Over the next several decades, the company would evolve into the world's largest commercial airline manufacturer...
Question: What is the longest word you can type with a single hand in the traditional "home-row" key postion..?
Stewardesses (It really is...)...And talk about setting rules..! The first stewardess was Ellen Church, a registered nurse...In addition to being nurses, the first eight stewardesses had to be single, younger than 25 years old; weigh less than 115 pounds; and stand less than 5 feet, 4 inches tall....
Question: Been around the world in......
4 days, 19 hours, and 36 minutes...That's how long it took pilot Wiley Post to complete the 15,596 mile voayge around the world July 23, 1933, on the dolo, making him the first pilot to do so...
Question: Who was responsible for the first commercial flight..?
I think that with some people, and definitely exceptional minds, passion is all you need...William Boeings model 707 entered commercial service in 1958 when Pan Am flew it from New York to Paris in eight hours and 41 minutes - twice as fast as a propeller plane. Mounted with four engines - each able to produce 13,000 pounds of thrust - the production model 707 boasted a cruising speed of 575 miles an hour...
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Omg...I have too much to add to this! I'll get in on this when I get back home from Thanksgiving. Well, I guess I could give you a litte taste of my nonsense knowledge...
George Washington was not the first president of the United States of America in fact John Adams was. John Adams was sworn into office hours before Washington and the Constitution simply states that if ever there is not a president, by death, resignation or whatever the reason, then the Vice President shall take the title. So, for all y'all who grew up under the impression that George Washington was the first president of the USA...you were misled...John Adams was.
George Washington was not the first president of the United States of America in fact John Adams was. John Adams was sworn into office hours before Washington and the Constitution simply states that if ever there is not a president, by death, resignation or whatever the reason, then the Vice President shall take the title. So, for all y'all who grew up under the impression that George Washington was the first president of the USA...you were misled...John Adams was.
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Cause he was the President...just hadnt been sworn in yet...did you not get that part?
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Thomas Edison, inventor of the telephone, proposed to his second wife in Morse Code.
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Yes...but his duties as VP include filling in for/becoming president when there is no president, so since there was no president (not sworn in atleast) at the time Adams was, he had the role as our first president.
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cats and dogs aren't completely colorblind...cats can distinguish wavelenght in light. Most humans have three types of color receptors, dogs however, have only two.
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