Mildly interesting
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wrote on 10 Dec 2024, 14:02 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
Birthplace of the top 100 10,000m runners.
I am reminded of the old joke about the fastest creature in the world being the Ethiopian chicken.
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For how much time was X territory part of Poland.
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wrote on 12 Dec 2024, 14:10 last edited by
The Gold Hoard:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1867208348514271286.html
The 'Trier Gold Hoard' was the largest Roman gold hoard ever discovered. Comprising of 2516 gold coins weighing 18.5kg, found in Trier, Germany, in September 1993, during construction works; nearly 1800 years after it was hidden.
The discovery of the Gold Hoard in Trier in 1993 caused quite a sensation. On 9 September 1993, an excavator unearthed and ripped apart a bronze cauldron during excavations for an underground parking garage. Part of cauldron and some coins went to a dump site, initially unnoticed. After the first coins were detected at the excavation site, treasure hunters also began to search the earth at the dump site.
An amateur archaeologist, Erich Eixner went back to the excavation site at night and found the larger part of the bronze cauldron, containing 560 coins and an additional lump of 1500 coins, using his metal detector. He informed the authorities of his discovery and received about 20,000 DM, a fraction of the estimated worth. Greater inspection revealed that it was not simply someone's personal fortune but most likely an official treasury. Treasury had been carefully administered and had grown over time. Hoard equated to the annual salary of around 130 Roman soldiers. The aurei (gold coins) feature a total of 27 emperors, empresses and members of the imperial family, and some are still considered unique to this day.
According to researchers; the hoard was hidden for the first time in 167 AD, probably because of the Antonine Plague. The last time it was probably buried in a cellar, dring civil war, while Augusta Treverorum was beleaguered by Clodius Albinus, since latest coins were struck 196 AD, under Septimius Severus. Clodius Albinus had caused a revolt against Emperor Septimius Severus when he appointed his son Caracalla as successor to the throne instead of Albinus. The former administrator of the hoard presumably took the knowledge of the secret stash with him to grave.
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wrote on 12 Dec 2024, 14:20 last edited by
Just looking at the pile of coins it seems like it should be worth more than $1.6MM.
I mean the gold itself. Surely the historical value increases it greatly.
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wrote on 13 Dec 2024, 03:29 last edited by jon-nyc
Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System (2015).
Interesting that the heaviest flow seems to be from Chicago to Cleveland on I90.
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All The Bars In France That Primarily Serve Alcohol
https://brilliantmaps.com/bars-in-france/
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Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System (2015).
Interesting that the heaviest flow seems to be from Chicago to Cleveland on I90.
wrote on 14 Dec 2024, 18:57 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System (2015).
Interesting that the heaviest flow seems to be from Chicago to Cleveland on I90.
I think the 35/37 corridor in Texas is a little busier.
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wrote on 14 Dec 2024, 19:04 last edited by
Everything in Texas
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All The Bars In France That Primarily Serve Alcohol
https://brilliantmaps.com/bars-in-france/wrote on 14 Dec 2024, 19:33 last edited by@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
All The Bars In France That Primarily Serve Alcohol
https://brilliantmaps.com/bars-in-france/I wanna party with the Bretons.
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The seven City Gates into Medieval London
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wrote on 15 Dec 2024, 13:00 last edited by
@Mik in the upper right hand corner is "And Gate."
https://spywrite.com/2021/02/24/where-is-slough-house-located/
Google map search
Not sure if it's the same location, though.
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wrote on 15 Dec 2024, 13:04 last edited by
There is a real Slough House? Cool!!!!
One of my very favorite shows.
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wrote on 15 Dec 2024, 13:08 last edited by
@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
There is a real Slough House? Cool!!!!
One of my very favorite shows.
The books are a ton of fun. Herron's style is a bit awkward until you get used to it. I've done 5 of them so far.
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wrote on 15 Dec 2024, 13:51 last edited by
Dang. Slough House is not real.
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wrote on 15 Dec 2024, 15:17 last edited by
I have stayed in a couple different hotels in Slough, it is out near Windsor Castle and Heathrow.
