Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by p38arover

There was a US frigate called the USS Harold E Holt. I found that out when I saw a model of it in a ship chandler's window in the USA.

USS Harold E. Holt - Wikipedia

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Pic from Wikipedia

She was my era. We played few times during Rimpac 86 and 88 I think She went out in a blaze of Missile and gun fire "The ex-Harold E. Holt hulk was sunk as a target during RIMPAC 2002" They used a AGM-114 Hellfire and RGM-84 Harpoon to see her off.

Bikes have been used in wars for well over 100 years. A history plus the changes. eBikes are interesting as some Farmers using them or eQuad bikes for lambing to be quieter than ICE motorbikes.


Quiet is good if not wanting to be seen. ISO day 3 bored. Back to Tax!

Saint Clare of Assisi is the Patron Saint of televisions and computer screens.

It is illegal in Oz. applying for Brankruptcy protection might give a little breathing space to a USA/Canadian company?

"Voyager Digital Ltd. is a fast-growing, publicly traded cryptocurrency platform in the United States founded in 2018 to bring choice, transparency, and cost efficiency to the marketplace. Voyager offers a secure way to trade over 100 different crypto assets using its easy-to-use mobile application, and earn rewards up to 12 percent annually on more than 40 cryptocurrencies." (Voyager | Investor Relations | Overview)

The one thing the Investor relation page neglects to mention is they are bankrupt or applying for protection

"News that customers of bankrupt broker Voyager Digital likely won’t get all their money back has struck a new kind of fear into those already whipsawed by the sector’s swift declines."

It will be surprising to me if they survive at all. Oddly they seem to be still happy to take your money today. "Buyer Beware" and a 'Fool and his money is soon parted' fit this mess possibly. ‘I’m done with crypto’: Voyager bankruptcy rocks true believers

In 2000 during the printing of the latest edition of the Melway street directory, an ant wandered onto the plate-making apparatus and has been forever enshrined on map 1A.

Whereabouts? I could not spot it with a quick look?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

In 2000 during the printing of the latest edition of the Melway street directory, an ant wandered onto the plate-making apparatus and has been forever enshrined on map 1A.

Which Melways...............Brisbane?

Was the ant called Wally?

DL

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Whereabouts? I could not spot it with a quick look?

Could it have been so im pressed with the directions that it found its way out?