What did you learn today?

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Along the same lines as 'what did you buy today', 'what did you do today', what did you learn today?
I learnt that some of the earliest missionaries to Africa, in the mid 16th century, were Portuguese Christian missionaries.
They went to Africa to convert the African Christians to their version, .i.e Portuguese, version of Christianity.

Apparently, the majority of Ethiopians were already Christians, but they had adapted Christianity to a more African viewpoint, i.e. their Jesus was black, there was some disagreements about symbols such as crosses and crucifixes, and disagreements about singing, chanting and dancing.

So the Portuguese missionaries wanted to convert the African Christians to the Portuguese version of Christianity.

Is that some kind of pedantry?
I hope St Peter, when he's waiting at the pearly gates to welcome Christians, is not too bothered about which version of Christianity is believed.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

 

[transam]

I learnt today that I can get a turn key chevy 540 cubic inch engine from the states for 9 thousand dollars

 

[conny]

I learnt today that a Suffolk farmer in 1942 unearthed the greatest Roman Treasure Trove ever found in this country.
The hoard of plates, dishes, goblets and cutlery was unearthed by a farmer called Butcher in a field near Mildenhall. He had been sub-contracted by another farmer, called Ford, to deep plough a field for yet another farmer as Ford was too busy. When the wooden plough peg sheared Mr Butcher investigated the cause and found the edge of a piece of metal, which had a bluish - green tinge to it, 12" into the ground at the front of the plough blade. He went and asked Mr Ford to come and help him remove it and between them they discovered it was a 24" diameter metal dish. They kept digging and unearthed a total of 34 items which Ford told Butcher was a load of old rubbish and Butcher should get home out the cold as it was starting to snow heavily. The story goes that Butcher told his wife of the find and that it wasn't worth anything, however, unknown to them Ford was a collector of artefacts and suspected what they were. He spent the next 2 years cleaning all the items and realised they were solid silver Roman artefacts. If he had declared them when they first found them, and before cleaning them, both he and Ford would have shared the true value of them which could have been over a million pounds. Because they didn't declare them they were lucky not to be charged with theft under the Treasure Trove Laws. After an inquest was held they were declared trasure trove and belonged to the crown. Ford and Butcher were each given £1,000 compensation for the find. Butcher was very pleased with his £1,000 but Ford rued the day he tried to cheat Butcher by not declaring the find and losing out on at least half a million each.

Roald Dahl wrote a short story about it and it piqued my interest as to it's authenticity. He does take a bit of authors licence in his story but the majority of the story runs true to the event.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Today I learnt that Himmy is just as boring as yesterday, and tomorrow he'll be tedious all over again.

 

[transam]

Blimey just had an email

I can have 632 cubic inch engine

825 hp for 11 thousand dollars

Dunno what cc that is

But doubt u would get off the drive way before running out of fuel

 

[Stivino]

Dunno what cc that is

About 10,000cc

 

[durhamplumber]

Approx 150 bodies are on Everest.Too dangerous to bring them down.Hugh Laurie rowed in the boat race,and is an atheist.Cheers is much better than BBC 1 breakfast news,or Friends.(most over rated crap ever)

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Today I learnt that Himmy is just as boring as yesterday, and tomorrow he'll be tedious all over again.

Yet you can't help being drawn to my comments.

 

[bernardgreen]

isopropyl alcohol can remove some of the purple "ink" from the new £20 notes

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Them were the days! I haven't seen a £20 note for ages.
Come to think about it, I haven't seen any £X notes at all for ages.

 

[transam]

Hot dogs in China are as the name suggests

 

[Notch7]

liechtenstein is the worlds leading centre for......dental implants.

 

[noseall]

for 11 thousand dollars

You could buy a decent engine for that. Audi make some great power units that would piZz all over that Yank tat.

 

[Brigadier]

You could buy a decent engine for that. Audi make some great power units that would piZz all over that Yank tat.

I prefer the dirty, dirty, sound of the Mercedes or Jaaaag.