Odd factoids

[Drago]

Otto Glass invented the 4 stroke engine.

 

[classic33]

The windshield wiper was actually invented in 1903 by a woman named Mary Anderson. She was in New York City on a cold day and noticed that a trolly car could not keep the falling snow off the windshield, so she applied for and was granted a patent for an early version of the windshield wiper in 1903.

 

[classic33]

Michael A. V Ward patented a variable cycle three-stroke engine internal combustion engine, US patent 5454352 dated Oct 3, 1995.

 

[Drago]

Michael Ward was also the Father of Burt Ward, none other than Batman himself.

 

[Dave7]

The windshield wiper was actually invented in 1903 by a woman named Mary Anderson. She was in New York City on a cold day and noticed that a trolly car could not keep the falling snow off the windshield, so she applied for and was granted a patent for an early version of the windshield wiper in 1903.

Actually the windshield wiper was invented by Paddy Mac Anderson.
5 years later Mary Anderson invented the windshield.

 

[Drago]

Eccentric, one legged Jethro Tull frontman, Ian Anderson, invented music.

 

[classic33]

Actually the windshield wiper was invented by Paddy Mac Anderson.
5 years later Mary Anderson invented the windshield.

On November 10, 1903, the United States Patent Office awarded Anderson patent number 743,801 for her Window Cleaning Device.

https://www.npr.org/2017/07/25/5368...traffic-in-1902-invented-the-windshield-wiper

 

[Profpointy]

Think water comes in just liquid, ice and gas? ... Think again, water can exist in four different states, either as a solid, liquid, vapour or plasma.

Umm, can water really exist as plasma?

 

[Profpointy]

Otto Glass invented the 4 stroke engine.

just before he pattentend a new design of bicycel - wait for it... the Otto cycle

 

[Dirk]

Otto Glass invented the 4 stroke engine.

His mates called him 'Ott'.
He also invented an air balloon.

 

[classic33]

Umm, can water really exist as plasma?

https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-just-discovered-a-second-state-of-liquid-water

 

[Profpointy]

https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-just-discovered-a-second-state-of-liquid-water

Interesting indeed, but it ain't plasma for all that. Good linky for all that

 

[NorthernDave]

Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale is the daughter of the pioneering nurse, Florence Nightingale.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale is the daughter of the pioneering nurse, Florence Nightingale.

Anne Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square.

 

[Seevio]

Michael Ward was also the Father of Burt Ward, none other than Batman himself.

This is clearly nonsense. Burt Ward was Robin. Bruce Wayne was Batman