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Discussion in 'Portsmouth' started by devonFRATTONiser, May 17, 2011.

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  1. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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    You should have left 5 minutes earlier and you'd have caught it, Dev.
     
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    Don't worry I will elaborate. The 741 has a high current output (~1A) which makes it useful for driving low impedance output devices like a speaker. It only has one device per chip though. Oh, you're not reading this.

    745 - Constantinople got the plague, gave it to everyone else, and killed half of Europe.
     
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    746 - Byzantine forces regain Cyprus from the Arabs.
     
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  4. Wooperts_duck

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    747 - The Boeing 747 is a widebody commercial airliner and cargo transport, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies.
     
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    748 - The Ducati 748 was the smaller version of the Ducati 916, an Italian sports motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1994 to 2002
     
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  6. Wooperts_duck

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    749 - Golan earthquake of 749
     
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    750 - James Bond's BMW 750iL from the film 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.
     
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    Meccano Dinky diecast No.751 Lawn Mower you can £50 - £60 for one in good nick.
     
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    What sort of "lawn" could you mow with that?
     
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  10. Leading Fish in Hants

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    AD752 - Romulus, first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over the Caeninenses, following the Rape of the Sabine Women. This being only 1 year after ...
     
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    AD753 - Rome was founded by Romulus and (according to myth) his brother Remus.
     
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    754 - 754 BC—Latins move into Italy
     
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    <doh> Sorry folks - I of course meant 752 and 753 BC.
     
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    755 - In 1976, Major League Baseball player Hank Aaron ended his career with a(then) Major League record 755 home runs
     
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    756. A confused Pompey hooligan.
     
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    757 - Boeing 757
     
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    758 - The 758th Tank Battalion was formed in 1941 and served in Italy during World War II. It was the first United States Army armored unit to be made up of African American soldiers.
     
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    759 - USS Jefferson City (SSN759) Submarine.
     
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    760 - In this year, The Kailash Temple is built on the orders of Krishna I of the Rashtrakutas.
     
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    It took a long time as well, Krishna had to repeatedly ask them to Hare up.
     
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