Total Trivia

[hdlynnette]

Jeff Beck turned 65 years old today.

 

[fire_breeze]

June 24th is Midsummer (also known as St. John's Day)

The 24th of June is a throwback to the old Julian calender when the summer solstice usually fell on that day. Midsummer is also sometimes referred to by Neopagans and others as Litha, stemming from Bede's De temporum ratione in which he gave the Anglo-Saxon names for the months roughly corresponding to June and July as "se Ærra Liþa" and "se Æfterra Liþa" (the "early Litha month" and the "later Litha month") with an intercalary month of "Liþa" appearing after se Æfterra Liþa on leap years. The fire festival or Lith- Summer solstice is a tradition for many pagans.

he celebration of Midsummer's Eve was from ancient times linked to the summer solstice. People believed that mid-summer plants, especially Marigold had miraculous healing powers and they therefore picked them on this night. Bonfires were lit to protect against evil spirits which were believed to roam freely when the sun was turning southwards again. In later years, witches were also thought to be on their way to meetings with other evil powerful beings, though this is not the case today.
In Sweden, Mid-summer celebration originates from the time before Christianity; it was celebrated as a sacrifice time in the sign of the fertility
The solstice itself has remained a special moment of the annual cycle of the year since Neolithic times. The concentration of the observance is not on the day as we reckon it, commencing at midnight or at dawn, but the pre-Christian beginning of the day, which falls on the previous eve. In Sweden, Finland and Estonia, Midsummer's Eve is considered the greatest festival of the year, comparable only with Walpurgis Night, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve.

As Christianity entered pagan areas, midsummer celebrations were often incorporated by the people into new Christian holidays, often resulting in celebrations that mixed Christian traditions with traditions derived from pagan Midsummer festivities.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Moon landing trivia

Present location of the Apollo 11 capsule: National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, DC.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Moon landing trivia

Crew of Apollo 11:
Neil Armstrong ,commander
Michael Collins, command module pilot
Edwin Aldrin, lunar module pilot

 

[MSH2]

The cellular structure of mushrooms isnt in fact Cellulose, like most plants. Its in fact Chitin, the same stuff as the exoskeletons of insects. Which is why mushrooms have very little nutritional value and arent on the diets of most creatures. They simpkly dont supply enough nutrients to make eating them worthwhile

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The cellular structure of mushrooms isnt in fact Cellulose, like most plants. Its in fact Chitin, the same stuff as the exoskeletons of insects. Which is why mushrooms have very little nutritional value and arent on the diets of most creatures. They simpkly dont supply enough nutrients to make eating them worthwhile

Hey, but sprinkle them with garlic and cheese then roast and they are to die for

 

[MSH2]

Hey, but sprinkle them with garlic and cheese then roast and they are to die for

Or get some of the big ones, turn them upside down, take out the stalks, and some of that flaky brown stuff and put in a little of that tube double strength tomato paste, smear liberally, filling of your choice, Ham works brilliantly, top with cheese, sprinkle lightly wqith garlic and cayenne pepper, bake till the cheese crusts. Devour

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Moon landing trivia

Apollo 11 was launched 40 years ago on July 16, 1969 – 13:32:00 BST (09:32 a.m. EDT) from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

The first manned lunar landing took place on July 24, 1969 at 12:50:35

The ascent from the lunar surface began at 21 hours and 36 minutes after the lunar landing.

# The name of the Lunar Module was Eagle.
# The name of the Command and Service Module was Columbia.
# Landing site: Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility)

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

INN AND PUB SIGNS OF BRITAIN

Britain has a unique heritage in its inn signs: a record of its history and the people who made it.

The origin of inn signs goes back to the Romans. The 'Tabernae' would hang vine leaves outside to show that they sold wine but in Britain, as vine leaves are rare, small evergreen bushes were substituted. One of the first Roman tavern signs was the 'Bush' - as depicted in the cockney song "The Old Bull and Bush"

The naming of inns and pubs became common by the 12th century. With pub names came pub signs - as the majority of the population could not read or write.
In 1393, King Richard II passed an Act making it compulsory for pubs and inns to have a sign in order to identify them to the official Ale Taster. Ever since then, inn names and signs have reflected, and followed, British life at that time.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

More moon landing trivia

The command module of Apollo 11, Columbia, splashed down in the Pacific on July 24th 1969, eight days. three hours and 18 minutes after lift-off.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Boasting nearly 30 brewery locations, Nigeria has emerged as the largest beer-producing country in Africa. The continent's 8,000-year brewing history began with ancient Egyptian commercial brewing dynasties and still includes handmade tribal beers.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The largest stained-glass window in the world is at Kennedy International Airport in New York City. It can be seen on the American Airlines terminal building and measures 300 feet long by 23 feet high.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In the Abbott and Costello "Who's on First" routine, the pitcher's name was Tomorrow.

 

[fire_breeze]

The Four Vedic Sanskrit texts (1500 B.C.E) may contain the the first mention of a kiss in writing.

 

[fire_breeze]

The Romans created three categories of kissing: (1) Osculum, a kiss on the cheek, (2) Basium, a kiss on the lips, and (3) Savolium, a deep kiss.

 

[fire_breeze]

The Kama Sutra lists over 30 types of kisses, such as “fighting of the tongue.”

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The B-2 Stealth Bomber is designed to fly undetected by radar. However, it has been known to show as visible on radar systems when it was wet or when the humidity was high. It is also susceptible when the bomb bay is open just before delivering a bomb.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The largest city on the Mississippi River is Memphis, Tennessee.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Sibling-less: Notables who were the only child in their families include Ansel Adams, Hans Christian Andersen, Carol Burnett, Raymond Chandler, Eric Clapton, Linda Ellerbee, Louis Gossett, Jr., Robert Englund, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones, Ted Koppel, Ivan Lendl, Barry Manilow, Maria Montessori, Jack Nicholson, Flannery O'Connor, Al Pacino, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Robert Edwin Peary, Lisa Marie Presley, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jean-Paul Sartre, Frank Sinatra, Robin Williams, and Tiger Woods.

 

[BradBigBrain]

Apollo 11 was launched 40 years ago on July 16, 1969 – 13:32:00 BST (09:32 a.m. EDT) from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

The first manned lunar landing took place on July 24, 1969 at 12:50:35

The ascent from the lunar surface began at 21 hours and 36 minutes after the lunar landing.

# The name of the Lunar Module was Eagle.
# The name of the Command and Service Module was Columbia.
# Landing site: Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility)

The first manned lunar landing took place on the 20th of July....if you believe they put a man on the moon.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The first manned lunar landing took place on the 20th of July....if you believe they put a man on the moon.

Thank you, I just checked another website which confirms your statement.

On July 20, 1969, the human race accomplished its single greatest technological achievement of all time when a human first set foot on another celestial body.

Six hours after landing at 4:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (with less than 30 seconds of fuel remaining), Neil A. Armstrong took the “Small Step” into our greater future when he stepped off the Lunar Module, named “Eagle,” onto the surface of the Moon, from which he could look up and see Earth in the heavens as no one had done before him.

This just goes to prove that you should never believe everything you copy and paste

 

[mrtnmoon]

The first manned lunar landing took place on the 20th of July....if you believe they put a man on the moon.

all I know is ain't nobody puttin' a man on this moon.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

all I know is ain't nobody puttin' a man on this moon.

LOL @ mrtnmoon

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The first manned lunar landing took place on the 20th of July....if you believe they put a man on the moon.

By the way... yes! I believe

 

[BradBigBrain]

By the way... yes! I believe

I do, too.