Peterd1900
Peterd1900 t1_j1vtekx wrote
Reply to comment by jetloflin in Til Boxing day in the UK has to do with a tradition of boxing up presents to give to the poor and has nothing to do with boxing the sport by Jasong222
The traditional Boxing Day sales in the United Kingdom were never as large an event as the Black Friday sales are in the United States
Peterd1900 t1_j1vqxx7 wrote
Reply to comment by jetloflin in Til Boxing day in the UK has to do with a tradition of boxing up presents to give to the poor and has nothing to do with boxing the sport by Jasong222
I suppose they are both known for their sales
Peterd1900 t1_ixw7t5x wrote
Reply to TIL that despite it being illegal to smoke on any part of an airplane, airlines are legally required to provide ashtrays as a way to dispose of lit cigarettes. by Your-username-must-b
Just because commercial flights are smoke-free doesn't mean every flight is smoke-free
Peterd1900 t1_iu9fnjj wrote
Reply to comment by VikKarabin in British Royal Navy ship sinks smugglers' boat carrying £24m of cocaine in Caribbean by skeggy101
What do the British do in Caribbean?
The thing about ships is that you can sail them anywhere that has water
This ship is based in the Caribbean. There is British territory in the region
Peterd1900 t1_iu93z5o wrote
Reply to comment by xpen25x in British Royal Navy ship sinks smugglers' boat carrying £24m of cocaine in Caribbean by skeggy101
Maybe read the article or does noone actually bother to do that?
Peterd1900 t1_jdoqb31 wrote
Reply to comment by substantial-freud in TIL that Australia's longest serving aircraft carrier never fired a shot in anger during her service, but did kill over 150 Allied soldiers in two separate accidental ramming incidents by nyckidd
Aircraft carriers are actually armed with guns, some are even armed with missiles