78 – Ringo Lingo

Mooning

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:18:20 +0000

Mooning is the act of displaying your? bare buttocks at another person.? It should come as no surprise that this crude gesture is? intended to express disrespect of another.? Though the act of exposing buttocks is thought? to date back to the middle ages,? the term mooning is probably much more modern.? In fact the term is believed? to have entered into common slang during the 1960s,? when the gesture became? more popular among students in the USA.

The Shortest War Ever

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:24:47 +0000

In 1896, the Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought? between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.? This one sided conflict resulted from the appointment of? a new Sultan who the British government didn’t like.? To ensure the appointment of a Sultan who? would be more supportive of British interests,? the British started a war with Zanzibar that lasted? for somewhere between 38 and 45 minutes.? On the Zanzibar side, there were about 500 casualties,? while the British suffered a single injury.? Up until the year 2020, this remains the shortest war ever.

Superman

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:18:30 +0000

Superman is a superhero who first appeared in? DC Comics and has gone on to appear in many films.? Superman was born on the planet of Krypton and? his parents sent him to earth when their world was destroyed.? The superhero was found and raised? by a couple who named him Clark Kent.? As an adult he worked as a journalist? for the Daily Planet newspaper.? His best known enemy is Lex Luthor,? a dangerous scientist and businessman.

Most T-shirts Worn at Same Time

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:07:25 +0000

It may come as a surprise to learn that there is an? official world record for the most t-shirts worn at the same time.? On May 22, 2010, the Croation Krunoslav Budiseli? claimed the record by wearing a total of? 245 t-shirts simultaneously.? The t-shirts had a combined weight of 68kg and the world record holder? reported that he started to struggle around the 120th t-shirt.? The previous record was held by a Swede who wore 238 t-shirts.