Punkawallah
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‘Borders’. Normal lines’. Giggle.
Really TRUE odd factoids
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markemark
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Thank you. I didn't get passed A Level further maths but I did read an interesting article about this topic.
I get that it is not a fractal as it is not an ever repeating shape. I also understand than that there are bigger infinites (ie 2 circles has more sides than one when they both have an infinite number of sides). However I am not sure you can ever get to a definitive length as we simply don't know how far we can subdivide particles. My understanding is that we just don't know whether we get to discrete objects or ever divisible objects(?) as we simply do not know how the universe is made up.
matticus
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It's a really interesting place. Most of its residents and all of its economy is based on rocket launches!
(probably a bit like the Gold Rush towns, or the Aberdeen area being mostly owned by senior US oil engineers etc ... )
Joey Shabadoo
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In Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night.
Chris S
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Presumably the grooms were used to having sex with men then?
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Punkawallah
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I imagine the wedding night would have been a disappointment for some, had that been the case.
Chris S
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Walt Disney periodically packed his testicles in ice to increase his sperm count.
classic33
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John Tyndall, he who described why the air was blue, and Capt. Myles W. Keogh, of the battle of the Little Bighorn, came from the same town in County Carlow, Ireland.
John Tyndall was known for his research into what is now termed the Greenhouse Effect, amongst other work.
Capt. Myles W. Keogh is remembered for his horse "Comanche", the only survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Also known for being the only officer not mutilated by Sitting Bull's warriors.
John Tyndall was known for his research into what is now termed the Greenhouse Effect, amongst other work.
Capt. Myles W. Keogh is remembered for his horse "Comanche", the only survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Also known for being the only officer not mutilated by Sitting Bull's warriors.
Chris S
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- Birmingham
Wales isn't represented in the flag of the United Kingdom because it's a principality not a kingdom.
Alex321
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No, it is because at the time the flag was designed St George's cross was for both England and Wales (which at the time as part of the Kingdom of England).
This was in 1801.
The current Welsh Flag wasn't officially adopted by government until 1959, though it had been in use informally since 1807 (still 6 years after the Union Flag was designed).
Chris S
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Yes - Wales didn't have a separate flag because it was a principality not a kingdom.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
It is nothing to do with it being a principality.
Wales is STILL officially a principality, but it most definitely has its own flag.
classic33
Leg End Member
The first design(1606 - 1801) didn't include the Cross of St. Patrick(Ireland). Only St. Andrew's Cross and St. George's
Cross being used in its design.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
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Yes. The 1801 design was following the Act of Union which brought Ireland into the UK.
