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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Monday, February 17, 2020
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE "SCHIENENZEPPELIN"?
The Schienenzeppelin in Berlin, 1931
(colorized picture)
Original Photograph by George Pahl | Colorized by Jecini
Article from the TwistedSifter website
In this colorized photo by Jecini, we see the Schienenzeppelin in Berlin in June of 1931. A train on the way to Hamburg passes the newly arrived ‘rail zeppelin’ at Spandau main station.
The Schienenzeppelin or rail zeppelin was an experimental railcar
which resembled a Zeppelin airship in appearance. It was designed and
developed by the German aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg in 1929.
Propulsion was by means of a pusher propeller located at the rear: it
accelerated the railcar to 230.2 km/h (143 mph) setting the land speed
record for a petrol powered rail vehicle. Only a single example was ever
built, which due to safety concerns remained out of service and was
finally dismantled in 1939. [source]
Sunday, February 16, 2020
DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT - MARK TWAIN?
"The more I know about people, the more I like my dog."
(Mark Twain)
Mark Twain was one of America’s most brilliant minds. His witticisms
still charm readers today, and he was a major advocate for domesticated
animals, especially the world’s canine population. It’s telling that one
of the few poems that Twain ever attempted was written for his deceased
dog Burns. Shortly after the dog’s passing Twain wrote the simple lines: “She lived a quiet harmless life in Hartford far from madding strife.”
Throughout
his life Twain had a large collection of pets, many of them with
ridiculous names that only he could dream up. His animals went by names
like Pestilence and Famine, Sackcloth, Billiards, and Prosper.
Source: The History Daily.org web site
Source: The History Daily.org web site
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Friday, February 14, 2020
OH, MY ACHING BRAIN - CAN YOU SOLVE THIS?
Create an equation using the below numbers
and mathematical symbols.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT THE KIOWA?
Kiowa girl with a lovely smile in 1894.
When you think of Native Americans living in teepees and hunting
bison, you're thinking of the Kiowa. By the early 19th century the Kiowa
people were living full time in the Great Plains after generations of
traveling from the states like Colorado and western Montana. The name
Kiowa is believed to be a take on the group’s name for themselves, the Kai-i-gwu, which means “principal people.”
They
were definitely an important group in the social structure of
indigenous people, specifically when it came to forming relationships
with tribes that have gone down in history for being aggressive. The
Kiowa were close friends with the Comanche, Arapaho, and Southern
Cheyenne, and since the late 1800s they’ve shared reservation space with
the Comanche.
Source: The History Daily. Org
Source: The History Daily. Org
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
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