Groucho's Fact Hunt

[summerisle]

 

[ToffeeDoug]

In 1865, France and Germany contested a cricket match! Unsurprisingly though, both teams were mostly comprised of English amateur ex-pats.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

In 1865, France and Germany contested a cricket match! Unsurprisingly though, both teams were mostly comprised of English amateur ex-pats.

The first known international cricket match was between USA and Canada in 1844

 

[summerisle]

John Ratzenberger, Cliff in Cheers, helped construct the stage at Woodstock.

 

[summerisle]

 

[tadao]

The worlds 1st steel frame 'glass curtain wall' building (forerunner of skyscrapers in Chicago and New York etc), was built in 1864 in Liverpool - Oriel Chambers.

 

[deipnosophist]

John Ratzenberger, Cliff in Cheers, helped construct the stage at Woodstock.

A couple of years back I visited the site of Woodstock... it was an almost spiritual experience...one of the best tourist experience visits I've ever had.

 

[deipnosophist]

The worlds 1st steel frame 'glass curtain wall' building (forerunner of skyscrapers in Chicago and New York etc), was built in 1864 in Liverpool - Oriel Chambers.

I thought a Philadelphia building was first...when I was there, that's what my tour guide told me anyway

 

[tadao]

The worlds 1st steel frame 'glass curtain wall' building (forerunner of skyscrapers in Chicago and New York etc), was built in 1864 in Liverpool - Oriel Chambers.

I thought a Philadelphia building was first...when I was there, that's what my tour guide told me anyway

Subjective, but although wiki isn't always reliable, it does have value for providing links to other 'stuff' i.e. 16 Cook Street allows links to other buildings -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Cook_Street

from there you go to -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wellborn_Root

 

[ricardobee]

The Hyoid bone is the only bone not connected to another bone in the body

The Hyoid bone's connected to the ....


Now hear the word of the Lord

 

[deipnosophist]

Subjective, but although wiki isn't always reliable, it does have value for providing links to other 'stuff' i.e. 16 Cook Street allows links to other buildings -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Cook_Street

from there you go to -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wellborn_Root

I'll have a squiz...cheers

 

[deipnosophist]

The Hyoid bone's connected to the ....


Now hear the word of the Lord

lol

 

[summerisle]

http://www.historyextra.com/qa/power-hungry

 

[summerisle]

 

[summerisle]