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[Smartie]

Hector Nicol supported St Mirren.

[Radium]

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Hector Nicol supported St Mirren.

Sang a good tune though




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[lord bunberry]

This song is where the James Bond theme came from

https://youtu.be/ElFRXFKgGZo

[Caversham Green]

In the 'Greenest club in Scotland' thread one poster stated that beavers are not fish. The thread was locked before I got the chance to comment so I'll do it here:

In the 17th century beavers were classified as fish by the Catholic Church so that their meat could be eaten on Fridays. So were capybaras.

[Caversham Green]

Pirates wore eyepatches so that when they went below deck out of bright sunshine they could lift the eyepatch and have one eye already accustomed to darkness.

[Hibrandenburg]

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Pirates wore eyepatches so that when they went below deck out of bright sunshine they could lift the eyepatch and have one eye already accustomed to darkness.

Same reason that cabin lights are dimmed at night and on bright during the day with window blinds open on an aircraft.

[danhibees1875]

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Pirates wore eyepatches so that when they went below deck out of bright sunshine they could lift the eyepatch and have one eye already accustomed to darkness.

I always thought it was in case their ship was attacked in the night!

[Mibbes Aye]

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I always thought it was in case their ship was attacked in the night!

‘Thaaaaar ship’, not ‘their ship’

[RyeSloan]

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Same reason that cabin lights are dimmed at night and on bright during the day with window blinds open on an aircraft.

Few planes have different deck levels though!

Cabin lights are dimmed in an aircraft at dusk / night to allow you to see the emergency lights on the floor easier.

Window blinds are opened for landing to allow the cabin crew to see outside.

Both are basic emergency situation prep.

[Caversham Green]

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I always thought it was in case their ship was attacked in the night!

I think it's the other way round - if they were attacking ships in daylight they needed to be able to identify enemies as soon as they went down to darker, lower decks.

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‘Thaaaaar ship’, not ‘their ship’

And that reminded me of another one. Pirates didn't necessarily talk like pirates until Robert Newton played Long John Silver in a 1950s film of Treasure Island. They came from all over the place and would have talked in many different accents.

[danhibees1875]

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I think it's the other way round - if they were attacking ships in daylight they needed to be able to identify enemies as soon as they went down to darker, lower decks.



And that reminded me of another one. Pirates didn't necessarily talk like pirates until Robert Newton played Long John Silver in a 1950s film of Treasure Island. They came from all over the place and would have talked in many different accents.

That makes more sense as if it were night time anyway your other eye would have adjusted by then.

Right you aaaarrrrrre.

[Hibrandenburg]

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Few planes have different deck levels though!

Cabin lights are dimmed in an aircraft at dusk / night to allow you to see the emergency lights on the floor easier.

Window blinds are opened for landing to allow the cabin crew to see outside.

Both are basic emergency situation prep.

Lights are dimmed at night to ensure passengers and crews eyes have adjusted to the light conditions outside should they have to evacuate. Blinds are opened for landing for the same reason and to allow the fire brigade to look inside the cabin in an emergency. Trust me on this

[RyeSloan]

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Lights are dimmed at night to ensure passengers and crews eyes have adjusted to the light conditions outside should they have to evacuate. Blinds are opened for landing for the same reason and to allow the fire brigade to look inside the cabin in an emergency. Trust me on this

Well I suppose all the scenarios stated make make sense!

As for pirates I’m disappointed to hear they didn’t all speak English in a pirate accent...life ain’t gonna be the same now!

[Caversham Green]

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Well I suppose all the scenarios stated make make sense!

As for pirates I’m disappointed to hear they didn’t all speak English in a pirate accent...life ain’t gonna be the same now!

The notorious Cap'n Kidd was a Dundonian.

[RyeSloan]

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The notorious Cap'n Kidd was a Dundonian.

He was not a pirate! He is Sir Kidd to you and I

[Northernhibee]

If you liked a tipple of a single malt during prohibition, you could legally obtain a bottle of Laphroaig. Due to its smell reminiscent of antiseptic it was mistakenly given a medicinal license, so you could go to your doctor and get him to prescribe you a bottle from the chemist.

[Sudds_1]

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He was not a pirate! He is Sir Kidd to you and I

🤣🤣👍👍👍👍

[Peevemor]

The Eiffel Tower is painted 3 different shades of brown, changing from dark at the bottom to light brown at the top. This gives the impression that it's a uniform colour.

[DH1875]

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The Eiffel Tower is painted 3 different shades of brown, changing from dark at the bottom to light brown at the top. This gives the impression that it's a uniform colour.

Always thought it was a grey/blue colour......and I've been TWICE lol.

[Peevemor]

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Always thought it was a grey/blue colour......and I've been TWICE lol.

I've been too but in my head it's (wrongly) the same colour as the Forth Bridge.

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-...g-eiffel-tower

[Lancs Harp]

The Hibs team in the 1958 cup final against Clyde didnt contain any players 6'0 or above in height.

[Pretty Boy]

There is no recorded case of someone who was born blind developing schizophrenia. However someone who loses their sight at a later stage in life is at a slightly increased risk of developing it.

[Radium]

Zero is an even number


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[danhibees1875]

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Zero is an even number


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I was ready to disagree with that, but Google says you're right.

[CropleyWasGod]

Annie Nightingale was 80 yesterday. 😱

(ask your parents)

[Hibby Bairn]

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Annie Nightingale was 80 yesterday. 😱

(ask your parents)

😳😳😳

[Killiehibbie]

I always imagined her to be much younger. Don't think i've ever seen her

[brianmc]

The Boer War doesn't seem that long ago...

[Just_Jimmy]

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The Boer War doesn't seem that long ago...

First or second?

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[Fuzzywuzzy]

De ja vu is information bypassing the short term memory to the long term making you think you've seen it before

When dying, life flashing before your eyes is meant to be the brains reaction to an unfamiliar situation trying to find solution to whether we've been in the predicament before