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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (vintage racer)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (street gang)
Real members of the Peaky Blinders street gang based in Birmingham, England that was active in the late 1800s to 1910s. As we have seen happen in the impoverished inner-city area of the U.S., extreme economic hardship in urban settings can lead to street gangs. Such was the case in Birmingham, England in the 1880s.Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (street gang)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (waterspout)
Gigantic waterspout heading towards Tampa, Florida, 2013 Check out this massive waterspout swirling towards Tampa, Florida back in 2013! While it may look kind of cool, waterspouts are basically water-tornados, and while they are often weaker than land-based tornados, they are still terrifying. Thankfully, the spouts don’t usually last too long (five or ten minutes)Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (waterspout)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (centipede)
A Vietnam Soldier holding a jungle centipede in Vietnam, 1967 As if being at war and away from your family wasn’t bad enough, soldiers had to share the jungle with these unreasonably sized arthropods. For those who don’t know, centipedes are highly venomous and often inject their victims with a paralyzing venom There is neverContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (centipede)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (WW1)
German soldier, Oskar Hilner, sitting in a large cooking pot with an MG08 machine gun, 1916, WWI. (colourized) This might look like a scene from a Monty Python movie, but it is actually a colorized photo from World War I. It shows the resourcefulness of the German soldiers. To protect themselves and accomplish their missions,Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (WW1)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (first cell phone pic)
On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn’s daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Federico Faggin)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (F1 steering wheel)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Las Vegas 1955)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 