Showing posts with label history channel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history channel. Show all posts

Sunday, November 7, 2010

FAMOUS JUNK AND CAMELTOE THROUGHOUT HISTORY


Just trying to do my small part to help history come alive. Any textbook companies interested in this unique approach I am totally willing to sit down. 

#1: KHAKI CAMELTOE
- First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
- Went missing in 1937 en route to Howland Island
- One of the 1st supporters of the equal rights amendment


#2: MILITARY OVERALLS JUNK
- Help defeat Britain in the Revolutionary War
- Die in 1799 at age 67
- Originally a farmer



#3: CHAIN METAL CAMELTOE
- Born in 1412
- One of the first female military leaders
- Won the battle of Orleans



#4: CAPRI JUNK
- Ruled France & Italy from 1805 – 1814
- Military Strategist
- Stood only 5’ 5” tall

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Monday, August 9, 2010

6 THINGS I’M 72.8% SURE YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT PAWN SHOPS



#1- The very first pawn shops were thought to have existed in china 3000 years ago.



#2- Centuries ago (in the province of Lombardy, Italy) pawnbrokers used to hang three golden spheres on their shop doors – a symbol that is still used by pawn shops today.

#3- Ray Charles played a pawn shop owner in the 1980 film THE BLUES BROTHERS.


#4- In 2001 a Super Bowl ring (worn by Patriot Brock Williams) was sold at a pawn shop for $60,000.

#5- The average pawn shop employee salary is approximately $23,000 a yr.

#6- The usual time limit given to pay back a pawn shop monetary loan is 30 days.

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