Post an obscure and pointless fact

[cowboyec]

over the course of his Dallas career...Cowboys RB Herschel Walker led the Cowboys in Rushing('86-'88)...Receiving('86 & '87) and in Kick-Returns('96 and '97).

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[cowboyec]

vs the Commanders on 12/9/72...RB Walt Garrison finished the game with an impressive 12.1 avg. per carry....he ran for 121yds on 10att.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Edgar Allen Poe served in the Army under the name Edgar A. Perry. He also lied about his age, claiming to be 22 when he was only 18.

 

[CouchCoach]

Edgar Allen Poe served in the Army under the name Edgar A. Perry. He also lied about his age, claiming to be 22 when he was only 18.

And he was always accompanied by his pet bird, Nevermore.

 

[DallasEast]

And he was always accompanied by his pet bird, Nevermore.

Ravens.

Can't live 'em.

Can't join the Army without 'em.

 

[Ranched]

No word in the English language rhymes with month, silver, purple & orange.

 

[Xelda]

No word in the English language rhymes with month, silver, purple.

I think orange is another one.

Here's something I found: Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy told his friends "If you cry at my funeral, I will never speak to you again."

 

[Ranched]

I think orange is another one.

Here's something I found: Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy told his friends "If you cry at my funeral, I will never speak to you again."

Lol. I went back to edit my post to add orange but you were faster.

 

[Xelda]

Lol. I went back to edit my post to add orange but you were faster.

I am notorious for editing my posts. Sorry to beat you, DABZ.

 

[SlammedZero]

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.

 

[Xelda]

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.

No way! I never think of Cleopatra and the Moon landing even remotely close together. I sort of thought of her sipping lemonade and watching them build the pyramids.

 

[cowboyec]

Elvis released only 3 "LIVE" songs as singles during his life-time...all during the 70's:
•The Wonder of You...recorded LIVE in vegas in Feb of 1970...made bilboard top 10.
•An American Trilogy...recorded LIVE in vegas in 1972...made the bilboard top 100 but became an instant fan-favorite to this day...(including yours truly).
•Steamroller...recorded LIVE in Jan of '73 during the historic satellite broadcast from Hawaii...made bilboard top 20.

3 stand-alone classics that rank among the best "Live" performances he ever gave.

 

[Melonfeud]

Are you saying that the migrant hunters from Asia killed off the native horses? If so, I don't believe that to be true. The horses had already spread into Asia (like the wolves) probably millions of years earlier and most of the ones still in North America got demolished by a catastrophic event (like all of the other megafauna in North America like the Wooly Mammoth, Giant ground sloth, Wooly Rhinoceros, Sabre-toothed Lions, etc.) around 11K years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesis

. For the migrants to wipe out all of the animals in North America through hunting would've been just mathematically hard to do. And if they had (wiped them out from coast to coast) then there would've been settlements found on the east coast. From my understanding (which is admittedly limited), the several waves of Asian migrants moved down the west coast of North America, Central America and then, finally, South America (all ile stlaying somewhat close to the coastal areas).

.that's the key ,,,,"coastal area" for if sea levels were lowered to a point in time(s) for a land bridge to be a freeway of foot traffic,it's obvious to consider most of first world civilization evidence is submerged off of presently defined coastlines

vs the Commanders on 12/9/72...RB Walt Garrison finished the game with an impressive 12.1 avg. per carry....he ran for 121yds on 10att.

I'm certain I enjoyed watching that game& grinding sparks off my Commanders fan Father,,,

 

[roughneck266]

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.

Mastodons still roamed the earth during the building of the pyramids.

 

[Melonfeud]

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.

I saw on that " Ancient Origins" website the other day where someone found a stash of coins with one being minted to commemorate her & Marc Anthony's something or other ,,,

 

[FineFan]

 

[Londonboy]

In 1667, The British traded the tiny Island of Run (which was a rich source of Nutmeg) to The Dutch for Their Colony of New Amsterdam.
The British re-named the Colony New York.

 

[Runwildboys]

In 1667, The British traded the tiny Island of Run (which was a rich source of Nutmeg) to The Dutch for Their Colony of New Amsterdam.
The British re-named the Colony New York.

And it's been a cesspool ever since.

 

[Londonboy]

The Inhabitants of Hartlepool (a Town on the NE Coast of England) are colloquially called "Monkey Hangers".
The nick-name stems from an incident that occurred during the Napoleonic Wars.
A french ship foundered off the coast during a storm, with only 1 survivor, the ship's pet Monkey dressed in a military uniform.
Given that invasion hysteria was gripping England at the time, the Townsfolk concluded that the ship was a scout for a french invasion force.
As satirical cartoons of the period often depicted the french as gibbering Monkeys, the Townsfolk assumed that the Monkey was a french spy, a trial was held, the "Spy" offered no intelligible defence and was duly hung.
Hartlepool FC's official mascot is called H'Angus the Monkey (not a real Monkey, just a Bloke in a costume), in 2002 He stood for election as Town Mayor and Won, He was re-elected twice (despite failing to deliver on His one and only campaign promise : free bananas for schoolchildren).

 

[Aviano90]

Gonna read ths thread and go see if I can win Bar Trivia.