Daily Archives: August 29, 2021
25 Interesting Facts About Meteorites
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Meteorites. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Meteorites 1. Fantasy author, Sir Terry Pratchett had his own sword forged out of iron ore than he dug out and several pieces of meteorites, when he was knighted. He also forged the sword himself. He hired an expert to tutor him through it,…… Read More »
25 Interesting Facts About Iron and Steel
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Iron and Steel. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Iron and Steel 1. There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulfide as a skeletal material. – Source 2. There is a mountain in Russia, called Magnitogorsk…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – How Can Fish Magically Appear In Bodies Of Water?
Leona Woods was the only woman physicist…
Leona Woods was the only woman physicist on the team which built the world’s first nuclear reactor as part of the Manhattan Project. She became a mother during the Project but hid her pregnancy as not to miss work. Afterwards as a professor, she authored >200 papers in physics and astrophysics. The post Leona Woods… Read More »
The ceremonial handguns carried…
The ceremonial handguns carried by Sentinel NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are highly unique and customized SIG SAUER M17s of which 4 exist. Made with nods to history such as grips made from wood off the USS Olympia, the ship that transported the original Unknown back in 1921. The post The ceremonial… Read More »