garfield
Jun 24th, 04, 10:29 PM
Strange History You didn't get in High School
According to most recent report isssued from http://www.strangecosmos.com
776 B.C. - The world's first known money appears in Persia. Worlds first known counterfiet appears in Persia the very next day
410 B.C. - Rome ends the practice of enslaving debtors, removing biggest single obstacle to the development of the credit card.
214 B.C. - Tens of Thousands of Chinese people complete 1,500 mile long Great Wall, a wall thought to be impregnable. Neighbors dog gets through within hours of completion
1 B.C. - Calendar manufacturers argue over what to call next year
1456 A.D. - English judge reviews Joan of Arc's case and cancels her death sentence of 1431
1642 A.D - The first nine students to receive Bachlorate of Arts degrees in America, discover that there are no jobs availiable for a kid with a Liberal Arts education
1859 A.D - Charles Darwin writes "Origins of the Species". Containing same general plot as :Planet of the Apes", it fails to gross as much money.
1985 A.D - American astronauts go into space and find it difficult to write using standard ink pens. NASA starts a multi-million research and development program to produce the perfect pen. A Space Age pen costing one million dollars each that can write in any type of enviroment. Soviet Cosmonauts had the same problem..and solved it with a 5 cent pencil
1995 A.D - American and Soviet scientist use most advanced math known to man to send robotic probes to almost every planet in the solar system, yet using the same math have also proved that it is physically impossible for a Bumblebee to be able to fly
Quote for Today: Be thankful for the fools of the world, for it is they who give power to the Media - Mark Twain
According to most recent report isssued from http://www.strangecosmos.com
776 B.C. - The world's first known money appears in Persia. Worlds first known counterfiet appears in Persia the very next day
410 B.C. - Rome ends the practice of enslaving debtors, removing biggest single obstacle to the development of the credit card.
214 B.C. - Tens of Thousands of Chinese people complete 1,500 mile long Great Wall, a wall thought to be impregnable. Neighbors dog gets through within hours of completion
1 B.C. - Calendar manufacturers argue over what to call next year
1456 A.D. - English judge reviews Joan of Arc's case and cancels her death sentence of 1431
1642 A.D - The first nine students to receive Bachlorate of Arts degrees in America, discover that there are no jobs availiable for a kid with a Liberal Arts education
1859 A.D - Charles Darwin writes "Origins of the Species". Containing same general plot as :Planet of the Apes", it fails to gross as much money.
1985 A.D - American astronauts go into space and find it difficult to write using standard ink pens. NASA starts a multi-million research and development program to produce the perfect pen. A Space Age pen costing one million dollars each that can write in any type of enviroment. Soviet Cosmonauts had the same problem..and solved it with a 5 cent pencil
1995 A.D - American and Soviet scientist use most advanced math known to man to send robotic probes to almost every planet in the solar system, yet using the same math have also proved that it is physically impossible for a Bumblebee to be able to fly
Quote for Today: Be thankful for the fools of the world, for it is they who give power to the Media - Mark Twain