Actually the first practical solar panel was in 1954- The History and Evolution of Solar Panels - Building For Humanity
Here's today's offerings- 3,500-year-old Town Found Near Alexandria, Egypt Dismembered Pregnant Woman Found in Ecuador Suggests El Niño Ritual...
A brief explanation. The Gregorian Calendar Britain didn't immediately adopt the Gregorian calendar because it came from the Vatican; remember,...
Used to be January 12th in Scotland originally. In England, it was 25th March from 1155-1751. Both would have changed in 1752 when the Gregorian...
Coal is just peat that's been underground for considerably longer. Folks still dig up peat to use for fuel, in the places it isn't banned yet anyway.
Absolute pleasure, old boy. Love Status Quo, me. :pipesmoke:
There's a Scottish joke in that song- "Holding Bobby's Boaby (manhood) next to mine"...:D:p Mates of mine who played in a club band years ago used...
"Wing Commander Jack Harris, who has died aged 104, flew 37 bombing operations as the pilot of a Lancaster, being awarded the DFC; he later served...
"Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died. She was 102. France's...
Yeah, been following that story. It's interesting. I remember my granny used to blame bad weather on the Apollo moonshots though.
UK Government hit everybody's phone with an automatic severe warning alert at 1800 tonight. Only caught it because I saw my phone screen brighten,...
