Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down10
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·edit-223 hours agoAnd the bobsled was invented by Robert S. Ledd. He was roomates in college with James Nasium.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoHe always had the smoothest floors.
minus-squarefinallymadeanaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd the French Tickler was invented by Jacques Littledick.
minus-squareMycatiskai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoJaques Petitcoq was his name you anglo-sized it.
minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day ago you anglo-sized it. How big is an anglo?
minus-squareMycatiskai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoDepends on if it is SAE or Imperial.
And the bobsled was invented by Robert S. Ledd. He was roomates in college with James Nasium.
Good ol Jim!
He always had the smoothest floors.
And the French Tickler was invented by Jacques Littledick.
Jaques Petitcoq was his name you anglo-sized it.
How big is an anglo?
Depends on if it is SAE or Imperial.