Little known trivia that is interesting

[All Tell]

In light of the earlier references to The Monkees — loved the TV show, by the way — they were at the top of the bill for one of the oddest musical pairings in history when in 1967 they toured with Jimi Hendrix opening for them.

 

Michael Nesmith actually had some musical talent prior to the Monkees gig, and is a well-respected roots-rock songwriter.

 

His mother invented Liquid Paper.

[Bengal Maniac]

Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Haley's Comet in 1835 and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910.

[Bluegrasscard]

The first commercial (non-government) computer installation was at GE Appliance Park in 1954.

 

First-Hand:The First Commercial Computer Application at General Electric - GHN: IEEE Global History Network

 

The first sale of the Univac I was to the US Census Bureau in 1953 to help process the 1950 census data. The first commercial sale of the Univac I was to General Electric in 1954 to use in its brand new Major Appliance Division plant in Louisville, Kentucky. GE had designed this state of the art factory with the most modern manufacturing facilities to produce washers and dryers, dishwashers and disposers, refrigerators and freezers and electric ovens and ranges. As part of its plan to automate its production facilities and make Louisville a showcase location, GE decided to use a computer not only to process payrolls and other accounting applications but also to consider using the Univac I for manufacturing control and planning functions.

 

https://wiki.cc.gatech.edu/folklore/index.php/UNIVAC_1:_The_First_Mass-Produced_Computer

 

In 1953, General Electric became the first non-government entity to order a UNIVAC I, receiving the eighth one built. The seventh had been installed at the Remington Rand sales office in New York City. In those days when a suburban house could be bought for $5000, purchase of a $1 million computer was not a decision to take lightly. General Electric hired the consulting firm Arthur Andersen to do a feasibility study and analysis. The study took from April to July of 1953 and recommended the UNIVAC I over a prototype of the IBM 702 computer. In the area of punched card tabulating equipment, IBM had the upper hand over Remington Rand, and many people looked on Remington Rand with scorn. John Swearingen of GE remembered that when his boss Roddy Osborn accepted the Arthur Andersen recommendation there was uproar. People asked: "How could you go with that outfit? How did you not pick IBM?" IBM pressured GE's top management to reverse the decision, but management supported ! Osborn, and Remington Rand began installing the UNIVAC at GE's appliance factory in Louisville in January 1954.

 

Kentucky is the birthplace of commercial computing.

[Hellbird]

Richmond Ky was almost chosen to be the nation's capital, but it lost out to Washington, D.C. due to lack of nearby seaports.

[I4C]

Fathom this: The blue whale's average penis size is 8-10 feet in length and a 12-14 inch girth

Now you all know why the ocean is salty!!!:woot:

[Michael Corleone]

A roadrunner's top speed is 20 mph. A cyote can run 43 mph.

[mimi]

29th President Warren Harding once lost the entire set of White House china in a poker game

[ThrillVille Cardinal51]

A roadrunner's top speed is 20 mph. A cyote can run 43 mph.

 

That's obviously false.

[Godot]

In 1908 the Russian team turned up 12 days late to the Olympics because they had yet to start using the Gregorian calendar.

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

3M manufactures ALL of their "Post-it" notes in Cynthiana, KY.

 

I'm shocked I had never heard that before. Good stuff...

[TAC]

You can't fold any piece of paper in half more than 7 times.

[Jumper_Dad]

You can't fold any piece of paper in half more than 7 times.

 

I wonder how many are going to try that? :lol2:

[Godot]

You can't fold any piece of paper in half more than 7 times.

 

I used to use that in class when I was teaching

 

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[ESPNdeux]

And he had a losing record

 

Only in his first season... Only losing season he ever had as a coach I believe.... 6-11 I'm thinking?

[All Tell]

You can't fold any piece of paper in half more than 7 times.

 

Actually Mythbusters busted that one. It took a piece of paper the size of a football field and a fork lift but the folded it more then 7 times.