Obscure Fact Request

[colcifer]

C'mon, where are the war buffs when you need 'em?

 

[nutso42]

I do World War 1, the Crusades, and anything to do with navies that had wooden ships.

I'm a kinda war buff, but not Russian. Sorry.
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[fmoore200]

What month of the year do Australians drink more than Canadians?

Smarch?

 

[colcifer]

I do World War 1, the Crusades, and anything to do with navies that had wooden ships.

I'm a kinda war buff, but not Russian. Sorry.
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Thanks anyway.

 

[Jim Nazium]

Does anybody know the desertion rate of the Russian army in WWI BEFORE Nicholas appointed himself commander in chief?

In pre-soviet Russia, army deserts you.

 

[rr5025]

I think relic is your man

 

[hover]

If it was Nicholas CAGE, I'd wager almost instantaneously...

that guy is NUTS.

 

[Truktek2]

warm water freezes faster than cold water.

Actually that's not true, hotter water will have more heat energy to give up initially, but once it cools to the same temperture as the cooler water, both will freeze at the same rate. ......and snapple is NOT made from the best stuff on earth.

 

[Richland123]

It is better to bait a mouse trap with peanut butter than cheese.

I can attest to this fact. I switched to using peanut butter on mouse traps years ago and it works much better than cheese.

 

[1SHOT1HIT]

I can attest to this fact. I switched to using peanut butter on mouse traps years ago and it works much better than cheese.

Second this fact.

Cheese sucks , peanut butter gets their tiny little heads right where you want em.

I admittedly do always feel bad for a minute after I hear the snap. Poor little guy. Awwww.
Then I throw em in a zip lock and toss em in the trash. Proper burial and all, ya know?

I tried the humane traps last year and how do they repay me, the little boogers chew right back in.

 

[colcifer]

I think relic is your man

It occurred to me. Perhaps he'll drop in.

 

[1958Bassman]

Second this fact.

Cheese sucks , peanut butter gets their tiny little heads right where you want em.

I admittedly do always feel bad for a minute after I hear the snap. Poor little guy. Awwww.
Then I throw em in a zip lock and toss em in the trash. Proper burial and all, ya know?

I tried the humane traps last year and how do they repay me, the little boogers chew right back in.

That still doesn't answer the question. Who provides the crackers?????????

 

[matante]

According to this chart (http://www.womansday.com/sex-relationships/sex-tips/8-sexy-ways-to-burn-calories-110923), 144 calories/half hour, per person. If the guy has any staying power (and, assuming he cares if she gets off), it should go on for about an hour. According to this Calory-Watt/hour chart ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]), it's not enough to worry about.

This has more real-world info (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_1000_calories_in_watts).

An hour???!!!

That's like 58 minutes longer than my record!

 

[yodedude2]

Does anybody know the desertion rate of the Russian army in WWI BEFORE Nicholas appointed himself commander in chief?

there seems to be a dearth of data to help answer that question. must have been a tough time for the recordkeepers....

 

[1SHOT1HIT]

That still doesn't answer the question. Who provides the crackers?????????

I'm trying to kill it, not feed it or wine & dine it.

 

[pflash4001]

42.

Isn't that the meaning of Life, The Universe, and Everything?

 

[nortonrider]

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times,
when Knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

 

[Munjibunga]

Does anybody know the desertion rate of the Russian army in WWI BEFORE Nicholas appointed himself commander in chief?

One per capita of deserters.

 

[Earache]

Does anybody know the desertion rate of the Russian army in WWI BEFORE Nicholas appointed himself commander in chief?

1801 Alexander I, ascended to the throne.

1825 Alexander died of typhus. The army swore allegiance to his oldest brother, the Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich. Constantine, however, following Alexander's choice of successor, swore allegiance to his younger brother, Nicholas I.

1855 Nicholas I died. His son, Alexander II, became tsar.

1881 Alexander II was assassinated. His son, Alexander III, becomes tsar.

1894 Alexander III dies. His son, Nicholas II succeeds him as tsar.

Nicholas II was in power from 1894 - 1917. WWI began in 1914 when Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary.

The timeline of your question is confusing.

 

[middlebit]

1801
Nicholas II was in power from 1894 - 1917. WWI began in 1914 when Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary.

The timeline of your question is confusing.

"In power" means as Emporer of Russia. The OP is referring to when he assumed role as Commander in Chief of the military, which happened in the fall of 1915.