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Post by lordb on Aug 21, 2021 11:09:37 GMT
Bit of a gruesome one. William The Conqueror's body "exploded" at his funeral. William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later. As priests tried to stuff William into a stone coffin that proved too small for his bulk, they pushed on his abdomen, causing it to burst under the pressure. Mourners supposedly ran for the door to escape the putrid stench. Similarly Henry The Eight's body apparently also ruptured and leaked in his coffin prior to his funeral. Tywin Lannister-tastic
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 21, 2021 11:43:56 GMT
Bit of a gruesome one. William The Conqueror's body "exploded" at his funeral. William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later. As priests tried to stuff William into a stone coffin that proved too small for his bulk, they pushed on his abdomen, causing it to burst under the pressure. Mourners supposedly ran for the door to escape the putrid stench. Similarly Henry The Eight's body apparently also ruptured and leaked in his coffin prior to his funeral. Before I got to your last line there, Dees, I was preparing to do a response saying that 'Henry VIII's corpse also exploded when in his coffin' through a build-up of gases - he was massively obese, had syphilis and other STDs, and his legs were covered with ulcers that stank so badly that people could smell him two or three rooms away. I don't know how much truth there is in the following theory, but it's thought that the STDs he had were a major reason preventing him from getting his wives pregnant easily - yet he of course always blamed them in his manic desire to have a male heir. One cheery thought is the recorded fact that after this monster died and later exploded, his bodily fluids seeped out of the bottom edges of his coffin and were licked at by many of the dogs around the place - but only for one or two licks! Then, presumably, they went like THIS >
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2021 11:52:03 GMT
Bit of a gruesome one. William The Conqueror's body "exploded" at his funeral. William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later. As priests tried to stuff William into a stone coffin that proved too small for his bulk, they pushed on his abdomen, causing it to burst under the pressure. Mourners supposedly ran for the door to escape the putrid stench. Similarly Henry The Eight's body apparently also ruptured and leaked in his coffin prior to his funeral. Before I got to your last line there, Dees, I was preparing to do a response saying that 'Henry VIII's corpse also exploded when in his coffin' through a build-up of gases - he was massively obese, had syphilis and other STDs, and his legs were covered with ulcers that stank so badly that people could smell him two or three rooms away. I don't know how much truth there is in the following theory, but it's thought that the STDs he had were a major reason preventing him from getting his wives pregnant easily - yet he of course always blamed them in his manic desire to have a male heir. One cheery thought is the recorded fact that after this monster died and later exploded, his bodily fluids seeped out of the bottom edges of his coffin and were licked at by many of the dogs around the place - but only for one or two licks! Then, presumably, they went like THIS > Yes, I was going to post that info about Good King Hal as well Murph, but thought it was a bit too gory for lunchtime . Apparently he weighed around 400 lbs - big lad !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2021 11:58:45 GMT
Bit of a gruesome one. William The Conqueror's body "exploded" at his funeral. William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later. As priests tried to stuff William into a stone coffin that proved too small for his bulk, they pushed on his abdomen, causing it to burst under the pressure. Mourners supposedly ran for the door to escape the putrid stench. Similarly Henry The Eight's body apparently also ruptured and leaked in his coffin prior to his funeral. Before I got to your last line there, Dees, I was preparing to do a response saying that 'Henry VIII's corpse also exploded when in his coffin' through a build-up of gases - he was massively obese, had syphilis and other STDs, and his legs were covered with ulcers that stank so badly that people could smell him two or three rooms away. I don't know how much truth there is in the following theory, but it's thought that the STDs he had were a major reason preventing him from getting his wives pregnant easily - yet he of course always blamed them in his manic desire to have a male heir. One cheery thought is the recorded fact that after this monster died and later exploded, his bodily fluids seeped out of the bottom edges of his coffin and were licked at by many of the dogs around the place - but only for one or two licks! Then, presumably, they went like THIS > Good job they didn't have Naked Attraction in those days. I doubt the Henster would have got many takers.
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 21, 2021 11:58:53 GMT
Before I got to your last line there, Dees, I was preparing to do a response saying that 'Henry VIII's corpse also exploded Then, presumably, they went like THIS > Yes, I was going to post that info about Good King Hal as well Murph, but thought it was a bit too gory for lunchtime . Apparently he weighed around 400 lbs - big lad ! He really was an arrogant, self-centred, disgusting creep. Pity his poor wives!
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 21, 2021 11:59:13 GMT
Before I got to your last line there, Dees, I was preparing to do a response saying that 'Henry VIII's corpse also exploded when in his coffin' through a build-up of gases - he was massively obese, had syphilis and other STDs, and his legs were covered with ulcers that stank so badly that people could smell him two or three rooms away. I don't know how much truth there is in the following theory, but it's thought that the STDs he had were a major reason preventing him from getting his wives pregnant easily - yet he of course always blamed them in his manic desire to have a male heir. One cheery thought is the recorded fact that after this monster died and later exploded, his bodily fluids seeped out of the bottom edges of his coffin and were licked at by many of the dogs around the place - but only for one or two licks! Then, presumably, they went like THIS > Yes, I was going to post that info about Good King Hal as well Murph, but thought it was a bit too gory for lunchtime . Apparently he weighed around 400 lbs - big lad ! Living to the ripe old age of 55 which sounds pretty young but the then life expectancy of males was estimated to be 30-40 yrs old.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2021 12:02:06 GMT
Yes, I was going to post that info about Good King Hal as well Murph, but thought it was a bit too gory for lunchtime . Apparently he weighed around 400 lbs - big lad ! He really was an arrogant, self-centred, disgusting creep. Pity his poor wives! To be fair he did pull the bird who played Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 21, 2021 12:13:14 GMT
Before I got to your last line there, Dees, I was preparing to do a response saying that 'Henry VIII's corpse also exploded Then, presumably, they went like THIS > Good job they didn't have Naked Attraction in those days. I doubt the Henster would have got many takers. I've never watched it, Jeezy, but I gather it's like an identity parade for dating???? In 'Ennery's case the person doing the choosing would no doubt have had several palace guards wielding pikes standing behind them and giving them a bit of a poke with the sharp ends if they looked in danger of 'forgetting' the prior instruction "pick out the obese one with the stinking, ulcerated legs - OR ELSE".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2021 12:15:46 GMT
Good job they didn't have Naked Attraction in those days. I doubt the Henster would have got many takers. I've never watched it, Jeezy, but I gather it's like an identity parade for dating???? In 'Ennery's case the person doing the choosing would no doubt have had several palace guards wielding pikes standing behind them and giving them a bit of a poke with the sharp ends if they looked in danger of 'forgetting' the prior instruction "pick out the obese one with the stinking, ulcerated legs - OR ELSE". Never seen either to be honest. More a Deal or No Deal person where folk aren't tackle out doing their stuff
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 21, 2021 12:18:25 GMT
Yes, I was going to post that info about Good King Hal as well Murph, but thought it was a bit too gory for lunchtime . Apparently he weighed around 400 lbs - big lad ! Living to the ripe old age of 55 which sounds pretty young but the then life expectancy of males was estimated to be 30-40 yrs old. Yep. He was also over 6 feet tall when the average height for men was about 5'6". What a guy! NOT!
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Aug 23, 2021 10:10:55 GMT
Bit of a gruesome one. William The Conqueror's body "exploded" at his funeral. William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later. As priests tried to stuff William into a stone coffin that proved too small for his bulk, they pushed on his abdomen, causing it to burst under the pressure. Mourners supposedly ran for the door to escape the putrid stench. Similarly Henry The Eight's body apparently also ruptured and leaked in his coffin prior to his funeral. As part of Police training I was sent to a couple of post mortems at Hartshill morgue. Fascinating to see the surgeon trying to ascertain cause of death....two memories....the awful smell and the unexpected colours inside the human body.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Aug 23, 2021 10:14:12 GMT
Of Karl Marx's seven children, only 3 survived childhood......two of those went on to commit suicide, the other dying of cancer in her mid thirties.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:24:08 GMT
New York was briefly called New Orange. Before it was the Big Apple, it was New Orange. When the Dutch captured New York from the English in 1673, they renamed it New Orange in honour of William III of Orange. The following year, the English regained control and ditched the "Orange."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:27:18 GMT
Competitive Art used to be in the Olympics ! Between 1912 and 1948, the Olympic Games apparently awarded medals in sculpture, music, painting, and architecture. After a heated debate in the post-war years, the competitions were scrapped. John Copley of Britain won one of the final medals: At 73, he would be the oldest medallist in Olympic history if his silver, awarded for his 1948 engraving Polo Players, were still counted.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Aug 23, 2021 10:27:23 GMT
Of Karl Marx's seven children, only 3 survived childhood......two of those went on to commit suicide, the other dying of cancer in her mid thirties. Similarly, Shakespeare's line was extinct within two generations. He had four grandchildren, none of whom produced any offspring.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 23, 2021 10:32:39 GMT
The CIA operation to invade Cuba and take down Castro was called “Operation Castration“
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Post by mrcoke on Aug 23, 2021 10:51:55 GMT
Of Karl Marx's seven children, only 3 survived childhood......two of those went on to commit suicide, the other dying of cancer in her mid thirties. Queen Anne beats that; at least 16 pregnancies, only 3 survived to childhood when they died, leaving her no immediate heir.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Aug 23, 2021 13:01:27 GMT
Of Karl Marx's seven children, only 3 survived childhood......two of those went on to commit suicide, the other dying of cancer in her mid thirties. Queen Anne beats that; at least 16 pregnancies, only 3 survived to childhood when they died, leaving her no immediate heir. Centuries of marrying your cousin and in-breeding does result in that eventually, (along with having nonce tendencies, apparently).
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 24, 2021 7:23:57 GMT
Queen Anne beats that; at least 16 pregnancies, only 3 survived to childhood when they died, leaving her no immediate heir. Centuries of marrying your cousin and in-breeding does result in that eventually, (along with having nonce tendencies, apparently). Yep. Spot on, RnWnB. Same with the ancient Egyptians. Tutankhamun's line similarly ended with him, but that was no surprise as his lot were so extreme at inter-owsyerfatherin' that he nearly ended up marrying himself. His wife, Ankhesenamun, was from a similar 'family' background and it's often said that her grandfather was also her father, so work that one out, folks. The marriage of Tut and Ank produced two daughters but both babies died prior to birth, probably as a result of the deformities they each had - (there y'go - caused by inbreeding) - and were mummified like tiny bundles and placed in Tut's tomb.
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 24, 2021 7:35:16 GMT
New York was briefly called New Orange. Before it was the Big Apple, it was New Orange. When the Dutch captured New York from the English in 1673, they renamed it New Orange in honour of William III of Orange. The following year, the English regained control and ditched the "Orange." For similar reasons New York was nearly called New Amsterdam, Dees! (In fact it might have been for a while... (CBBLIU ) They also, at the same time (ish), had a Governor (ish) called Peter Stuyvesant (?sp). I used to love his ciggies! As you can see, I'm not in the mood for fact checking this morning, Dees, & am relying on my memory. Famous last words.)
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Post by murphthesurf on Aug 24, 2021 7:42:34 GMT
Of Karl Marx's seven children, only 3 survived childhood......two of those went on to commit suicide, the other dying of cancer in her mid thirties. Similarly, Shakespeare's line was extinct within two generations. He had four grandchildren, none of whom produced any offspring. When Shakespeare died, in his will he left his wife, Anne Hathaway, 'his second-best bed'. Wonder who got the best one......
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Post by pretzel on Aug 28, 2021 14:58:26 GMT
The Sutherland Brothers' hit 'Lying in the arms of Mary' was originally written as 'Walking in the hills of Gamrie'.
Their biggest selling hit 'Sailing', made famous by Rod Stewart, was written in a farm overlooking Stanley Pool (fact credited to Cheeesfreeex)
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Aug 28, 2021 17:23:47 GMT
Similarly, Shakespeare's line was extinct within two generations. He had four grandchildren, none of whom produced any offspring. When Shakespeare died, in his will he left his wife, Anne Hathaway, 'his second-best bed'. Wonder who got the best one...... If you watch the film All Is True, (recommended, you don't need to be into Shakespeare at all), the reasoning for this is potentially explained (and quite romantic). I won't spoil it!
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Aug 28, 2021 19:03:15 GMT
New York was briefly called New Orange. Before it was the Big Apple, it was New Orange. When the Dutch captured New York from the English in 1673, they renamed it New Orange in honour of William III of Orange. The following year, the English regained control and ditched the "Orange." For similar reasons New York was nearly called New Amsterdam, Dees! (In fact it might have been for a while... (CBBLIU ) They also, at the same time (ish), had a Governor (ish) called Peter Stuyvesant (?sp). I used to love his ciggies! As you can see, I'm not in the mood for fact checking this morning, Dees, & am relying on my memory. Famous last words.) Along similar lines - under the Treaty of Breda the Dutch swapped Manhatten Island with the British for Suriname. Through the prism of history most people view this as a dumb trade - however having spent time in both give me Suriname any day of the week.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2021 19:12:36 GMT
Actor River Phoenix was actually named River Bottom. River Jude Bottom
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2021 19:49:32 GMT
Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Aug 29, 2021 10:09:51 GMT
Bit of a gruesome one. William The Conqueror's body "exploded" at his funeral. William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later. As priests tried to stuff William into a stone coffin that proved too small for his bulk, they pushed on his abdomen, causing it to burst under the pressure. Mourners supposedly ran for the door to escape the putrid stench. Similarly Henry The Eight's body apparently also ruptured and leaked in his coffin prior to his funeral. As part of Police training I was sent to a couple of post mortems at Hartshill morgue. Fascinating to see the surgeon trying to ascertain cause of death....two memories....the awful smell and the unexpected colours inside the human body. I remember going through that experience at Westminster morgue BJ strange (or not) how that particular day and associated smells and images tend to not leave your memory in a hurry. Cause of death of the guy stabbed by his wife was pretty straightforward to work out.
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Aug 31, 2021 18:12:28 GMT
Rachmaninov's piano pieces are notoriously difficult to play - reason being that he had enormous hands with a 12 key finger span which he exploited to the full in his compositions.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2021 16:51:53 GMT
The moon is (slowly) slowing the Earth's rotation. Every one hundred years, the moon adds approximately 1.4 milliseconds to a day. While this may be minuscule, it does add up: When dinosaurs roamed the planet, days were 23 hours long, according to NASA.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 1, 2021 17:44:59 GMT
The moon is (slowly) slowing the Earth's rotation. Every one hundred years, the moon adds approximately 1.4 milliseconds to a day. While this may be minuscule, it does add up: When dinosaurs roamed the planet, days were 23 hours long, according to NASA. Does that mean I’ll live longer or shorter Dees?😉
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