Post #12ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayIn 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead.He suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horsecrossed the line for a 20 to 1 outsider victory.
Must be where the saying (carrying dead weight) comes from.
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RE: Fact Of The DayThe king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
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Post #14ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayA mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.
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RE: Fact Of The DayA car uses 1.6 ounces of gas idling for one minute. Half an ounce is used to start the average automobile!
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Post #16ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayThe electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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RE: Fact Of The DayThe toy Barbies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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RE: Fact Of The DayPolice horses have been used in peacetime law enforcement since the 17th century and the first official mounted police unit was established in 1805. This London-based unit was a massive success, and in a few years, both Australia and America had adopted the idea.
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Post #19ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayDuring your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants.
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RE: Fact Of The DayBelmont Stakes winner Man o' War (1920) sired three horses who also won the race:
American Flag (1925),
Crusader (1926)
and Triple Crown winner War Admiral (1937).
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Post #21ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayHorses have better memories than elephants.
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