Mildly interesting

[jon-nyc]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Mildly interesting:

The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire

I thought it originated in the San Fernando valley in the 1970s.

[Mik]

Life finds a way.

The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’

Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients

The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss

Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik That is interesting. Almost like a Siamese twin.

[Copper]

@Mik said in Mildly interesting:

They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn

Kind of like a president who has no brain and his staff.

[Aqua Letifer]

[LuFins Dad]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

:blink:

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Here's a guy with a truly unique perspective on armies and life.

[George K]

@Mik said in Mildly interesting:

Here's a guy with a truly unique perspective on armies and life.

"If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all."

[George K]

[mark]

@George-K very cool! What a brave and daring person.

[89th]

IIRC (not that I was there) she did this trick during air shows.

[George K]

@89th said in Mildly interesting:

IIRC (not that I was there) she did this trick during air shows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Ingle

[89th]

Died at 82, guess this means she was good at her job!

[George K]

Wrong place, wrong time:

[Mik]

Bad luck.

[mark]

[Copper]

Link to video

[Copper]

Could that happen in today's NHL?

[Mik]

The German Kaiser-class dreadnought battleship SMS Prinzregent Luitpold being towed back to Rosyth, keel uppermost.

This is one of many German ships sunk by her crew in Scapa Flow in 1919 after the fleet had surrendered in November 1918.

Although they were scuttled to prevent Allied Forces from using the vessels, some were salvaged and used for scrap metal to manufacture British armaments.