Poor people beating each other senseless has always been popular. Gloves make it more dangerous and were introduced for dramatic effect and to create more crowd pleasing knockouts. Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of a fight because he had a dream that he was going to kill his opponent in the ring. After a priest and minister convinced Robinson to fight, Robinson went into the ring and killed his opponent.
Ingvar Kamprad was an active member of the Swedish Nazi Party. He started IK-EA when he was 17. IKEA operates as a tax exempt not for profit company.
Based on Florida data: - People with tattoos are more likely to commit crimes than people without; particularly theft, robbery and drug-related crimes. - People with tattoos are less like to commit murder except if they have white supremacist, tear drop, three dots (between thumb and forefinger) or Latin Kings gang tattoos in which case they are more likely to be murderers. - People with face tattoos are less likely to be jailed for robbery or murder, but are more likely to be jailed for drugs. - People with Christian tattoos are less likely to be jailed for assault, robbery or murder, but are more likely to be jailed for theft or drugs.
Hobart INTERNATIONAL airport is 500 meters short for a jumbo jet to land. But for $37 million they are going to extend it.....Thanks to Tony Abbott, I think...
500 ml tomato paste in glass jar at Woolies cost $1.25 (Coles $1.30) https://www.woolworths.com.au/Shop/...&name=essentials-tomato-paste&productId=34004
With a standardised work start time, a location that experiences sunset one hour earlier will experience, on average 5% more wages earned, than a location that has sunset one hour later. (an argument against daylight saving - less sleep = less earnings)
Speaking of 'DM' ... When in the champagne aisle, you will notice, that all the 'vintage' bottles are all dated 2008. This is because the optimum drinking age for French Champagne is eight years.
Mr Magoo's animator John Hubley was on the Hollywood blacklist during the Red Scare, refusing to name names in the House Committee of Un-American Activities, tarnation!.
If an airline pilot did not use the rudder as well as the flaps to initiate a turn, all the passengers would be flung to the outside of the turn (think "corners" when you were a child). Thanks tech crew for giving us a comfortable ride.
Doesn't "orange" Apparently there is a word "chilver" that means female lamb. I worked on a sheep station during Uni holidays for a few years and never heard the word though.
