TheLemonChiffonPie
TheLemonChiffonPie t1_iz4rokt wrote
Reply to comment by BobBelcher2021 in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
Nobody drags out a civil engineering project like us Brits! Budget? What’s that?
TheLemonChiffonPie t1_irvhm6b wrote
Reply to comment by CranstonBickle in TIL about Operation Bernhard. During WWII, Germany attempted to bring about the collapse of the British economy by forging ≈£130 million in British bank notes. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, and are very difficult to differentiate from legitimate notes. by rkadeYT
His book ‘Prisoners of Colditz’ is another great read! 📖
TheLemonChiffonPie t1_jdgupw5 wrote
Reply to comment by CasualObserverNine in This supermarket in Hong Kong has a mini Ikea in the back by BaguetteOfDoom
If no one has demanded a divorce I’m there yet then it’s not a proper IKEA!