Same with PA, MA, and KY and I think one more.
Oh, and my fact:
Koreans consume more alcohol per capita than any nation on the planet. Not alcoholic beverages; alcohol – they drink whiskey like the French drink wine.
Sorry guv, you’re wrong! :eek:
Yes, the lone King can blunder into a checkmate against the King and two knights. But it can’t be** forced**. (in your position, ask yourself what the King’s last move was - he could have moved away from the corner, and avoided mate.)
And one knight and king cannot achieve any checkmate.
Ah, but did you know that King, rook and bishop can force mate against a King and two knights?!
From the best defensive position, it takes 223 moves to win one knight. :eek:
Well, now, I guess it isn’t! Thanks for the info (and those before you who posted it.)
My knowledge of this has always come from friends and family from the Rio de Janeiro area (cariocas), stating their common Brazilian knowledge (i.e. lots of Japanese near São Paulo) without clearly stating the cause. Never been to São Paulo, though, and the topic has never come up with the paulistas I know.
Julia Child was a World War II spy.
My biggest bit of musical theatre trivia (I’m a walking encyclopedia on the subject) is that a 1975 London show called “Hulla Baloo” was set in a “loo” and featured contributions from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The show was so bad that the two gentlemen don’t even mention it in their bios. The “Plays and Players” British theatre magazine that featured the review for the show (February 1976) also reviews “I and Albert” a show that marked the West End Debut of Sarah Brightman, who became the second Mrs. Lloyd Webber. That has to be the first mention of the two in the same place.
Told you I was a walking encyclopedia.
Pilfer.
There are only two foodstuffs which themselves are kosher, but are produced by a creature which is not itself kosher.
Honey and (Mother’s) Breastmilk
That’s what 5 years of teaching in a Jewish school taught this goyim.
Grim ;j
In this thread scr4 said,
And as I read this, I am currently sitting near Cobo, and can see Canada off to the south.
Loved that book.
Sticking with the hometown.
Before cars, the product Detroit was known for was the stove.
This is why rockets powered by liquid hydrogen are somewhat bigger and fatter than rockets powered by RP-1 (kerosene). Liquid hydrogen has a higher energy per unit mass, but a much lower mass per unit volume. So overall, you need a bigger tank to hold the same amount of potential energy.
The hydrogen-powered rocket at the leftmost here has the same diameter payload section (the “top”) as this kerosene-powered rocket here, but you can see that the bottom of the Delta 4 is fatter than the payload section, whereas the bottom of the Atlas V is skinnier than the payload section.
My Fav geography facts:
Reno, Nevada is further west than Los Angeles, California.
Atlanta, Georgia is further west than all of South America.
The entry to the Panama Canal from the Carribean Sea is further west than it’s exit into the Pacific Ocean.
So you’re saying that threatening to jam your bishop up your opponent’s nostril if he doesn’t move his king into the corner isn’t acceptable chess strategy?
I stand humbly corrected. 
However their name, Knickerbockers, was taken from the crazy pants the Dutch wore back in the day.
The Mexican Consulate in Raleigh, N.C. is built on the former location of a Taco Bell.
I think that’s the Great Pyramid of Gizeh. The Gaza Stroke is in Palestinia.
Also, the Ulmer Muenster has a higher tower than the Cologne Cathedral (161 meters compared to 154 meters) and it’s tower was completed in 1854 (even though the cathedral itself wasn’t complete until 1890) so many people consider it the tallest man-made structure until the Washington Monument and then the Eiffel Tower came along.
Since I still haven’t addressed the OP, here’s one of mine (also associated with Brazil):
There’s a colony of folks in Brazil who are direct descendents of the Confederacy, and they have parties and such celebrating their heritage, complete with Confederate flags and all. I like to think of this as the deep deep South.
Apparently, their customs and heritage have come under fire in recent years as has happened in the South, with Confederate flags being removed and their history being recognized more and more as one of racism.
A book on the subject
An article describing the modern issues
People Posting Words With No Rhymes -
It’s been done already:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300970&highlight=rhyme
As I’ve said before, there should be some special pages on the SDMB consisting of non-rhyming words, collateral adjectives, etc.
What’s a collateral adjective? (Examples: cat - feline; rain - pluvial)
Hmmmmmmmm let’s try that link again:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300970&highlight=rhyme
Maybe my getting “fancy shmantzy” with the colors messed it up.
I’ve stuck with the same old white-on-blue license plate for almost 13 years, but I solemnly swear that the first time they offer a “fungus among us” special one, I am sooooo going for it!!!
Thanks for posting that link, wolf_meister. I missed that thread the first time around. Funny stuff in there!
sigh. I miss living in MI.