I've been slowly adding an old encyclopedia to the web, reading it as I go along, and occasionally stumbling on interesting tidbits.
For instance:
- Did you know that "Captain Bligh ... betrayed a singular capacity for making himself disliked by his subordinates." Oh, you did know that.
- I like James Brindley's method of solving problems.
- Did you know that a French engineers' report concluded that it would be virtually impossible to build the the Panama Canal?
- Did you know Sunday School had an inventor?
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