Time restraints and watching too much of the world cup in Brazil are to blame.
But not to worry, it’s back today with a vengeance with another twenty brain teasers for you.
Some easy and some quite difficult.
But remember, if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which way does water go down the drain, clockwise or counter-clockwise?
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Q. 2: He starred along side Clint Eastwood in the 1978 movie ‘Every Which Way But Lose’ and in the 1980 sequel ‘Any Which Way You Can’ and he never said a word in either of them. Who was he?
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Q. 3: What percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War II?
a) 20% b) 40% c) 60% d) 80%
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Q. 4: I’m sure just about everybody in the world has heard of the dreadful USA Patriot Act, but did you know the name was possibly the most unnecessary acronym ever devised? Five points if you can tell me what it stands for.
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Q. 5: Who was with Sir Edmund Hilary when he first climbed Mount Everest?
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Q. 6: What soccer player made headline news when he was banned from the Brazil 2014 World Cup for biting an opponent? (Bonus points if you can also name the team he played for and their opposition on that day.)
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Q. 7: On which sea does Croatia stand?
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Q. 8: What is the name of the Islamic terrorist organization currently involved in the conflict in Iraq?
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Q. 9: The famous Wimbledon tennis tournament is currently underway, but who won the Men’s and the Women’s Singles title in 2013? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 10: What car company built the classic 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe?
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Q. 11: What were the names of the three stars of the 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western movie “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly”?
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Q. 12: What team has won the most Super Bowls?
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Q. 13: What was the name of the woman who married Adolph Hitler shortly before they both committed suicide?
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Q. 14: This one is a famous city in Brazil and the former capital city of Portugal between the years 1808 and 1821, what is it’s name?
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Q. 15: Which beats faster, a woman’s heart or a man’s?
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Q. 16: Where in California were “Doritos” invented?
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Q. 17: Now a chance to add significantly to your points score, name the seven actors who played the original western movie “The Magnificent Seven”? (Bonus points if you can also name the characters they played.)
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Q. 18: What US President’s face is on the seldom seen $100,000 bill?
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Q. 19: In what state is the Western-most point of the contiguous United States located?
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Q. 20: Who was “A Rock” and “Homeward Bound” during the 1960s?
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Q. 1: Which way does water go down the drain, clockwise or counter-clockwise?
A. 1: Counter-clockwise (unless you happen to be south of the equator).
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Q. 2: He starred along side Clint Eastwood in the 1978 movie ‘Every Which Way But Lose’ and in the 1980 sequel ‘Any Which Way You Can’ and he never said a word in either of them. Who was he?
A. 2: His movie name was ‘Clyde’ and he was an orangutan.
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Q. 3: What percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War II?
a) 20% b) 40% c) 60% d) 80%
A. 3: The correct answer is d), approximately eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War II.
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Q. 4: I’m sure just about everybody in the world has heard of the dreadful USA Patriot Act, but did you know the name was possibly the most unnecessary acronym ever devised? Five points if you can tell me what it stands for.
A. 4: USA Patriot Act stands for ‘Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism’. You see even the name is dreadful.
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Q. 5: Who was with Sir Edmund Hilary when he first climbed Mount Everest?
A. 5: Sherpa Tensing Norgay. (You can also take a point if you just said ‘Sherpa Tensing’.)
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Q. 6: What soccer player made headline news when he was banned from the Brazil 2014 World Cup for biting an opponent? (Bonus points if you can also name the team he played for and their opposition on that day.)
A. 6: His name is Louis Suarez and he played for Uruguay. The opposing team on that day was Italy.
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Q. 7: On which sea does Croatia stand?
A. 7: The Adriatic sea.
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Q. 8: What is the name of the Islamic terrorist organization currently involved in the conflict in Iraq?
A. 8: It is called ‘ISIS’.
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Q. 9: The famous Wimbledon tennis tournament is currently underway, but who won the Men’s and the Women’s Singles title in 2013? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 9: Andy Murray and Marion Bartoli respectively. Murray was the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936..
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Q. 10: What car company built the classic 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe?
A. 10: Mercedes.
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Q. 11: What were the names of the three stars of the 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western movie “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly”?
A. 11: They were Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles respectively.
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Q. 12: What team has won the most Super Bowls?
A. 12: The Pittsburgh Steelers, with six championships.
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Q. 13: What was the name of the woman who married Adolph Hitler shortly before they both committed suicide?
A. 13: Eva Braun.
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Q. 14: This one is a famous city in Brazil and the former capital city of Portugal between the years 1808 and 1821, what is it’s name?
A. 14: Rio de Janeiro.
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Q. 15: Which beats faster, a woman’s heart or a man’s?
A. 15: A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.
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Q. 16: Where in California were “Doritos” invented?
A. 16: Doritos were first made at the Casa de Fritos at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Using surplus tortillas, the company-owned restaurant cut them up and fried them (as in traditional Mexican chips called totopos) and added basic seasoning, resembling the Mexican chilaquiles, but in this case being dry.
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Q. 17: Now a chance to add significantly to your points score, name the seven actors who played the original western movie “The Magnificent Seven”? (Bonus points if you can also name the characters they played.)
A. 17: The Magnificent Seven were Yul Brynner as “Chris Adams”, Steve McQueen as “Vin”, Horst Buchholz as “Chico”, Charles Bronson as “Bernardo O’Reilly”, Robert Vaughn as “Lee”, James Coburn as “Britt”, and Brad Dexter as “Harry Luck”.
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Q. 18: What US President’s face is on the seldom seen $100,000 bill?
A. 18: Woodrow Wilson’s face is on the $100,000 bill; these bills were mainly designed for trade between between Federal Reserve banks, but fell out of use with the invention of the wire transfer.
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Q. 19: In what state is the Western-most point of the contiguous United States located?
A. 19: The Western-most point in the contiguous United States is located at Cape Alava, Washington.
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Q. 20: Who was “A Rock” and “Homeward Bound” during the 1960s?
After a couple of festive mega quizzes it’s back to normal this week with a standard sized offering to test your knowledge.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating please!
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Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
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Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
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Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
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Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?
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Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
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Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day
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Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
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Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
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Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
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Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
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Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story
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Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?
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Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
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Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
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Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
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Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?
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Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?
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Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
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Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
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Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?
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Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
A. 1: b) Elias.
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Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
A. 2: New York in 1984 (December 1 to be precise).
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Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
A. 3: 1983.
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Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?
A. 4: A department store.
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Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
A. 5: b) Kazakhstan.
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Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day
A. 6: Hogmanay is celebrated on b) New Year’s Eve.
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Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
A. 7: Maryland.
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Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
A. 8: a) quesadilla.
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Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
A. 9: Autocracy.
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Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
A. 10: a) Jackal.
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Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story
A. 11: c) Toy Story.
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Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?
A. 12: Montreal.
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Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
A. 13: Jupiter.
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Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
A. 14: Scranton.
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Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
A. 15: The Rankine scale measures temperature.
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Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?
A. 16: Mozart.
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Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?
A. 17: He plays the part of a TV weatherman.
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Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
A. 18: c) Sea.
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Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
A. 19: c) France.
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Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?
As most of you know, the main focus of this blog is on the stupidity of the politicians and bureaucrats who do all that they can to make our lives less enjoyable and free than they could be without such unwanted and idiotic interference.
Occasionally, however, I like to feature quite the opposite, things and people who are exceptional in their chosen field, whether that be science, sport, engineering, music or whatever.
Today’s post is one of the latter and is a wonderful selection of caricatures that I received in a recent email. Unfortunately I don’t know the names of the exceptional artists who did these drawings, otherwise I would be more than happy to acknowledge them. Nonetheless I think as wide an audience as possible deserves to be able to view their work and what follows I hope will be a small part of that.
Enjoy, I think you will. And if you feel the urge please let me know you favorite or favorites.
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(Copyright to all drawings belong to the original artists)
Okay, this week’s significant number was either going to be 44 or 45, but, rightly or wrongly, the American people voted for Barack Obama and so the number is 44 – hard luck Mitt.
So here we go, and just like President Obama we’re not sure exactly where.
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44 Forty-four
In politics
In the U.S. presidential election of 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt won reelection over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey, becoming the only U.S. president elected to a fourth term.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
A few days ago Barack Obama was elected to his second term as the 44th US President.
Barack Obama 44th President of the United States of America
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In mathematics
44 is a tribonacci number, a happy number, an octahedral number and a palindromic number.
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In science
44 is the atomic number of ruthenium
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In space
STS-44 was the 44th Shuttle mission. It was cut short after one of its three navigational units failed.
Messier object M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, is a magnitude 4.0 open cluster in the constellation Cancer,
Messier object M44
44 is the Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on April 30, 1448 BC and ended on June 7, 168 BC . The duration of Saros series 44 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on October 1, 1363 BC and ended on March 27, 153 . The duration of Saros series 44 was 1514.5 years, and it contained 85 lunar eclipses.
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In sport
44 is the retired number for former baseball players Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey and Reggie Jackson; the number is sometimes considered to be a “hitter’s number”.
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In the NFL 44 was the number of Floyd Little (Denver Broncos) and Pete Retzlaff (Philadelphia Eagles)
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In the NBA 44 was the number of Dan Issel, (Denver Nuggets); Jerry West (L.A. Lakers); Paul Westphal (Phoenix Suns); Sam Lacey (Sacramento Kings); and George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs).
Dan Issel
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A number of football legends at Syracuse University also wore 44, most notably by Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, and Rob Konrad. Although the number was officially retired in 2005, the legend of 44 remains an important part of the identity of Syracuse University.
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In WWII
1944 was arguably the most interesting year of World War II. Incidents of note included:
The Fosse Ardeatine massacre in Rome when 335 Italians are killed, including 75 Jews and over 200 members of the Italian Resistance from various groups.
The real “Great Escape” (as opposed to the famous movie version) when 76 Royal Air Force prisoners escape by tunnel “Harry” from Stalag Luft III. Only three made it back to the UK, and of those recaptured, fifty were executed.
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was the code name for one in a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place on Slapton Sands or Slapton Beach in Devon.
The first practice assault took place on the morning of 27 April. H-hour was set for 7:30 am, and was to be preceded by a live firing exercise to acclimatize the troops to the sights, sounds and even smells of a naval bombardment. During the landing itself, live rounds were to be fired over the heads of the incoming troops by forces on land, for the same reason. This followed an order made by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, who felt that the men must be hardened by exposure to real battle conditions.
The British heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins was to shell the beach with live ammunition, from 6:30 to 7:00 am, giving the beachmasters half an hour to inspect the beach and declare it safe.
However, several of the landing ships for that morning were delayed, and the officer in charge decided to delay the bombardment until 8:30am. This message was received by HMS Hawkins, but not by a number of the landing craft, with the result that troops were landing on the beach at the same time as the bombardment was taking place. This unfortunate mix-up resulted in a “friendly fire” incident with 946 American servicemen losing their lives.
The incident was under the strictest secrecy at the time due to the impending invasion, and was only nominally reported afterward. As a result it has been a largely “forgotten” disaster of WWII.
On June 6 Operation Overlord, or the D-Day landings, took place, when 155,000 Allied troops shipped from England land on the beaches of Normandy in northern France.
It was the largest amphibious military operation in history and was the beginning of the liberation of France and the other countries in Europe invaded by Nazi Germany.
D-Day Landings
Also in 1944, on July 20 there was an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler led by Claus von Stauffenberg.
Führerhauptquartier, Stauffenberg, Hitler
At the beginning of August 1944 the Warsaw Uprising began and lasted until October 2, when it was finally ended by Nazi troops.
Warsaw Uprising Symbol
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Also in August of that year, the Gestapo, acting on a tip off from a Dutch informer, sealed-off an area in an Amsterdam warehouse and captured Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family.
They were placed on the last transport train from Westerbork to Auschwitz, and on October 30, Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Anne Frank diary
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The .44 Remington Magnum or .44 Special are popular large-bore cartridge calibres. Originally designed for revolvers, a their introduction, they were quickly adopted for carbines and rifles as well.
44 calibre ammo
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However many people mistakenly believe that the Smith & Wesson (S&W) .44 calibre revolver heavily featured in numerous Hollywood movies, particularly Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry is called the .44 Magnum (the most powerful handgun in the world), neither of which are true. The revolver used in those movies is actually the Smith & Wesson Model 29, a six-shot, double-action revolver chambered for the .44 Magnum cartridge. It comes in a variety of models with 3″, 4″, 5″, 6″, 6½”, 8″ and, later, 10″ barrel lengths.
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StG 44
The StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) is an assault rifle developed in Nazi Germany during World War II that was the first of its kind to see major deployment and is considered by many historians to be the first modern assault rifle.
It is also known under the designations MP 43 and MP 44 (Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 respectively).
Sturmgewehr StG44
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Pzf 44
Panzerfaust 44 “Lanze” (or Pzf 44 in short) is an antitank weapon. Development of this weapon commenced circa 1960, with grenade and launcher developed by German company Dynamit-Nobel AG.
The Pzf 44 entered German service during mid-sixties and in several modifications served until mid-eighties, when it was replaced by moremodern Panzerfaust 3 (Pzf 3) weapon.
It is a .44 Magnum carbine with a synthetic stock and stainless steel fittings. In common with many Ruger carbines it uses a rotary magazine which holds 4 rounds and fits inside the stock under the breech.
Panzerfaust 44 “Lanze” Pzf 44
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DL-44
The BlasTech Industries DL-44 heavy blaster pistol was a powerful sidearm from the time of the Galactic Civil War (yes, a little bit of sci-fi talk here). The DL-44 is described as a powerful, highly modifiable and accurate blaster pistol.
BlasTech Industries DL-44 heavy blaster pistol – tech drawing
However, in outward design it is uncannily like the (real) German “Broomhandle” Mauser C96 pistol, used by both its German creators and the Ottoman Empire during World War I, and wound up in the hands of such notable figures as T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and Winston Churchill, and also saw service among various revolutionary movements throughout the world following the First World War.
“Broomhandle” Mauser C96
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T-44
The T-44 was a medium tank first produced towards the end of the Second World War by the Soviet Union. It was the successor to the famous T-34. Fewer than two thousand T-44s were built, but the design became the basis for the T-54/55 series of main battle tanks, the most-produced tank of all time.
Soviet T44 tank
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TKX
The TKX is a relatively new Japanese tank with a 120mm gun, costing approximately $7 million and weighing in at 44 tons weight.
Japanese Army TKX 44 ton tank
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A-44
Sometimes known as the ‘mystery tank’, the A-44 was developed as T-34 modernization program in 1941. 29-30 tonns, Hull front armour – up to 75 at 60 degrees, sides – 60mm, 76.2mm and 57mm cannons, 600hp enqine. Only paper project.
A-44 ‘mystery’ tank
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XB-44
One B-29A was handed over to Pratt & Whitney to be used as a testbed for the installation of the new Wasp Major 28-cylinder engines in the B-29. They came up with the XB-44 variant.
XB-44-1 variant of the B-29A
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X-44 MANTA
The Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) was a conceptual aircraft design that has been studied by NASA and the U.S. Air Force. It was intended to test the feasibility of full yaw, pitch and roll control without tailplanes (horizontal or vertical), attitude manipulation relying purely on 3D thrust vectoring. The aircraft design was derived from the F-22 Raptor and featured a stretched delta wing and no tail surfaces.
The Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft)
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T-44A
The T-44A “Pegasus” aircraft is a twin-engine, pressurized, fixed-wing monoplane, manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, whose mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots.
The T-44A “Pegasus”
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Cities on the 44th parallel include, Minneapolis, Simferopol (Ukraine), Bordeaux (France), Belgrade and Šabac (Serbia), Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada), Bucharest (Romania), Pierre (South Dakota), Augusta (Maine), and Montpelier (Vermont).
Cities on the 44th line of longitude include, São Luís (Brazil), Sana’a (Yemen), Baghdad (Iraq), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Hargeisa (Somalia), Arbil (Iraqi Kurdistan), Yerevan (Armenia), and Tbilisi (Georgia).
44 is the international direct dial code for phone calls to the United Kingdom;
Interstate 44 is the freeway that runs from Texas to Missouri;
U.S. Route 44, is the highway that runs from New York to Massachusetts;
In Pennsylvania Route 44(PA 44), is the long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
The name of a mysterious savior of Poland was prophesied by the Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz in his masterpiece dramatic poem Dziady (Forefathers). In scene 5 of act 3, the priest Piotr announces a “reviver of the nation” who is to bring back the lost freedom of Poland, and describes him as: “Born from a foreign mother, his blood of ancient heroes, And his name will be forty and four.”
44 is the name of a variant of the card game poker.
+44 is the name of a band that includes Blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
A blues song, Forty-Four, also known as “44 Blues”
Vicks Formula 44 is a cough suppressant
The 44 Cent Cure is the cost of treatment of intestinal worms that affect 400 million children in various arts of the world and leads to stunted physical and mental development in both boys and girls. They also cause nausea and diarrhea and in severe cases, they kill.
44 is the largest number for which Wolfram Alpha offers a visual representation.
Wyoming was the 44th state to join The United States of America.
There are 44 candles in a box of Hanukkah candles.
An agent in the American Television series Get Smart goes under the title of 44, usually assigned to small, enclosed, unexpected spots, to meet Maxwell Smart, agent 86.
On January 15 1944 An earthquake hits San Juan, Argentina, killing an estimated 10,000 people in the worst natural disaster in Argentina’s history.
In 1944 meat rationing ends in Australia.
On March 4, 1944 in Ossining, New York, Louis Buchalter, the leader of 1930s crime syndicate Murder, Inc., was executed at Sing Sing, along with Emanuel Weiss, and Louis Capone.
In 1944 IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
On September 14, 1944 the ‘Great Atlantic Hurricane’ makes landfall in the New York City area.
And on October 20 an LNG explosion destroyed a square mile of Cleveland, Ohio.
If you were ever in any doubt, let me assure you that when you elect morons to positions where they can legislate for the rest of us then you are assured that they will spend their time and our money making stupid laws, rules and regulations.
It happens in every country and in every state in every country. Such is the horrendous scale of the problem that I would be blogging forever if I tried to highlight worldwide stupidity, so as an example let’s look at some of the lesser known laws that govern citizens in the United States of America (I will list them state by state alphabetically. Part one today is A to L).
Enjoy (or cringe, perhaps).
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. ALABAMA
It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake mustache that could cause laughter in the church.
A voter spending more than four minutes in a voting booth can be asked to hurry up.
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ALASKA
No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.
A clumsy or unknowledgeable person may not use a ski-lift.
Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops.
It is a crime to deceive a machine.
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ARIZONA
Hunting camels is prohibited.
It is illegal to buy a human egg in order to clone yourself.
You may not leave a fishing pole unattended.
Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
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ARKANSAS
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. (Ridiculous idea!)
Dogs may not bark after 6 PM. (How about a “woof”?)
It is against the law to own a dangerous cat.
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CALFORNIA
The Shell Egg Advisory Committee must have seven members.
City Council order reads: “No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.” (A little bit of role reversal there.)
In Chino, testing a nuclear device within the city limits is prohibited.
Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood took the chair – as mayor, I mean)
If you are selling your house you must warn potential buyers if the house is thought to be haunted.
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COLORADO
It is illegal to permit ones llama to graze on city property. (I’m so cross I could spit!)
It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor. (Quite right too, let them wallow in their filth and bring the whole neighborhood image down.)
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CONNECTICUT
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
Selling a spool of thread without first stating its length is subject to a penalty of up to three months in prison.
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. (And just plain dumb to do it in daylight.)
It is illegal to sell milk from skinny cows.
You may not educate dogs. (Or legislators, it seems!)
It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
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DELAWARE
No person shall pretend to sleep on a bench on the boardwalk. (But actually sleeping is okay?)
One may not whisper in church. (But if we talk loudly won’t it disrupt the Service?)
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FLORIDA
Doors of all public buildings must open outwards. (Pushist legislation if ever I saw it.)
It is illegal for female hot dog stand attendants to wear G-strings.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
In West Palm Beach it is a crime to hang a carpet in public.
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. (And bloody dangerous I would imagine!)
You may not kiss your wife’s breasts. (But someone else’s wife is okay?)
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GEORGIA
It is a crime to sell your child off to a circus.
The term “sadomasochistic abuse” is defined so broadly, that it could possibly be applied to a person handcuffing another in a clown suit.
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office. (FFS, oops!)
No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday. (Don’t they mean “a Sundae”?)
One is not permitted to noodle a fish. (I don’t know what this means but it sounds a bit pervy.)
Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs. (There it is again, what’s going on?)
All citizens must own a rake. (Leaf us alone!)
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HAWAII
All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat. (Canoe believe this one?)
In Maui County building an atomic bomb is subject to a fine.
Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears. (They’ll have to make change here.)
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IDAHO
It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
You may not fish on a camel’s back. (I take the hump at that rule.)
Cannibalism is prohibited unless under life threatening situations.
Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back. (They’ve got some neck on them!)
It is a crime for anyone who is not blind to use a white cane.
A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face. (Another good reason for reading the fasab blog!)
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ILLINOIS
You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person. (The buck stops here.)
The English language is not to be spoken. (That’s becoming more and more true of a lot of states in the US)
In Minooka it is illegal to “suffer any bitch or slut”.
One may not pee in his neighbor’s mouth. (Just how much of this was going on that they thought they needed a law against it? Or is someone just taking the piss??)
Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. (The hell with that.)
In Joliet the word “Joliet” must be pronounced properly, with the accent on the first syllable.
It is illegal to give a dog whiskey. (What a waste, I wouldn’t dream of it.)
In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb. (There goes a good night out!)
It is against the law to sell a smelly mattress.
Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays. (I guess I’ll have to take a bath Saturdays in Illinois.)
Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.
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INDIANA
Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide. (Even for single beds?)
Stupefying fish is against the law.
The value of Pi is 3. (No it isn’t.)
It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public. (That a hard one – to enforce I mean!)
Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March. (Definitely have to remember to stay out of Illinois then.)
Possessing a weapon of mass destruction is against the law.
It is against the law to pass a horse on the street. (Even if it is coming from the other direction?)
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IOWA
A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
It is illegal to catch more than 48 frogs in one day.
One-armed piano players must perform for free.
Within the city limits of Ottumwa, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.
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KANSAS
Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights. (How illuminating.)
It is against the law to modify the weather without a permit.
No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.
If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed. (That law will get us nowhere.)
No one may sing the alphabet on the streets at night. (What’s the penalty for lettering?)
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KENTUCKY
One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.
One may not receive anal sex. (No problem.)
Nudist colonies must make themselves available for inspection by the local sheriff.
A woman may not buy a hat without her husband’s permission. (So that’s why they went out of fashion.)
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LOUISIANA
It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol. (Okay, if I ever do that I’ll use a real gun.)
Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault”. (If you have no teeth can you just give them a big suck?)
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