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Does Anybody rember when Niagra Froze?

Posted: Mar 20, 2007 1:23 pm
by Jackson74
Just a couple of old photographs I thought to share, in case someone would like to save them.
The date was 1911.[/img]

Posted: Mar 21, 2007 8:02 pm
by thy
Welcome to the forums, hope you will enjoy :D


Cold :frosty: :frosty: :frosty:

But sure is beautiful

How does it look like a normal vinther day ?

My son was there 16 years ago.. stayed 2 month by a very friendly Toronto family :wink:

Pia

Posted: Mar 24, 2007 10:35 am
by Linda P
Welcome to the forums!
My grandma remembered that, and talked of it when I was a child. It seemed impossible to me then, and still does. I've never been there, but can't imagine that much water freezing.
Linda P

Posted: Mar 27, 2007 12:18 pm
by eastwood2007
Cool pics, Jackson. Thanks for sharing those!!! :D :D :D

Posted: Mar 27, 2007 2:06 pm
by Mary Ann
I don't think we have anyone here that remembers 1911, but according to this source, it also froze in 1932. Read on so you'll Know Everything . . . .



SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?


"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)


No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.


"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". (Are you doubting this?)


Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.


The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)


The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.)




There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)


There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say . a e i o u)


TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)


A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.


A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about what my memory span is)


A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.


A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.



A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.)


Almonds are a member of the peach family.


An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.


Babies are born without kneecaps They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.


February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.


In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.


If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.


Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.


Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!


Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.


The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.


The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.


The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that)

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.


There are more chickens than people in the world.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.


Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Now you know everything!

Posted: Mar 27, 2007 4:10 pm
by eastwood2007
I have a question, Mary Ann, do you think any know-it-alls read your post? :lol: :lol: :lol: Or do you think they know it all all ready! :lol: :lol: I guess I am off the hook from that title as I read, and enjoyed, each one! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mar 27, 2007 4:28 pm
by Mary Ann
Sure, Charla, it's the know-it-alls who always want to know even more. :D

Posted: Mar 28, 2007 12:13 am
by eastwood2007
Mary Ann...what are you trying to say???? :roll: :roll: :D :D :D

Posted: Mar 30, 2007 9:55 pm
by thy
Think Mary Ann are in line with Socrates: the only thing I know is I do not know anything

But they do not know the Danish æ,ø and å :lol:

Thanks for the funny informative list

Pia