3 Comments TIL that about 50,000 British criminals were “transported” to the American colonies for either 7 or 14 years as punishment in leiu of the death sentence. It ended with the American Revolution. UK jails then became overcrowded until they created the new colony of Australia and the practice restarted by whatilearned January 26, 2022, 2:35 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL: In 1972 the death of Harry Truman forced the closure of all federal offices as part of a national day of mourning. Vietnam draftees scheduled to be inducted on this date had their induction delayed until 1973. In 1973 the draft was not restarted, preventing this group from ever being inducted. by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 4:48 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL of the Burnden Park Disaster, a crowd crush at a football match in Bolton, England in 1946 in which 33 people were killed. 30 minutes after the crush, with the dead laying at the side of the pitch, the game restarted. by whatilearned October 7, 2021, 7:11 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL in 1984 javelin thrower Uwe Hohn threw a distance of 104.8m and became the first and only athlete in history to break the 100m barrier. Shortly afterwards some changes in the design of javelins were implemented and the records had to be restarted, turning his mark into an “eternal world record”. by whatilearned September 15, 2021, 3:22 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL after flying through a cloud of volcanic ash over Indonesia in 1982, a 747 lost power in all 4 engines. After gliding for 14 minutes, all 4 engines were restarted, and the plane landed safely. The pilot subsequently founded a group for survivors of the flight: The Galunggung Gliders Club by whatilearned June 16, 2021, 4:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
24 Comments People that have restarted in a new city, what are your tips? by QuestionGuy March 22, 2021, 3:00 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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