ES - Imperial Roman Chariot and Solid Rocket Booster Specification

[Paul Mitchell]

Galen here...

Interesting as this is, the Elfsea list is not
the place to post interesting trivia.  Please
don't re-circulate to the Elfsea list all those 
neat internet facts/stories/jokes/warnings that
float around the internet.  Most of us have seen
them several times before.

Thanks!

- Galen
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John 20:21-23

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>From: forvalaka at juno.com
>To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
>Subject: ES - Imperial Roman Chariot and Solid Rocket Booster Specification
>Date: Mon, Nov 1, 1999, 9:49 PM
>

> useless fact (with a twist) about technology:
> 
>The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4
>feet 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number.
> 
>Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in
>England, and English expatriates built the US railroads.

<snip>
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