The ISS is only weightless because it’s in orbit (therefore constantly falling) not because of its distance from the earth. An airplane at the same altitude, under its own power would have 89% as much gravity as the earth’s surface. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #754 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 340, click here. 1. British soldiers after their release from Japanese captivity in Singapore, 1945. 2. A boy and his owl, 1933. 3. 59 years ago, Soviet space mission Vostok 6 was launched with Valentina Tereshkova onboard, who became the 1st woman in space! This is…… Read More »
Fairy dust was not mentioned in the original version of Peter Pan, but the author added it as a necessity to enable the children to fly because “so many children tried [to fly] from their beds and needed surgical attention.” The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #753 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 339, click here. 1. An Atlanta Boy’s High School basketball player shooting a free throw against Tech High School in 1921. 2. Homosexual prisoners at the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, Germany, wearing pink triangles on their uniforms on 19 December 1938. 3. The Ethiopian Negus Menelik…… Read More »
In the 1700s, oysters were so overly abundant and popular in New York City that the discarded shells were repurposed into mortar paste to aid NY’s building boom. Trinity Church is an example of a building built with oyster shells. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #751 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
In 2013, an angler won £800 in a fishing completion with a 13lb Bass, he then sold it to a fishmonger. However he had stolen it from a local aquarium, another competitor recognized it, and tipped off the police. He was arrested and admitted to theft and fraud. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 338, click here. 1. Children in front of the world’s largest log cabin in Portland, Oregon, USA, 1938. It was built in 1905 and burned down in 1964. 2. A “victorious” Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returns from Germany and declares “peace for our time” after Hitler…… Read More »