Keel M. Posted February 20, 2013 #676 Share Posted February 20, 2013 AD 676 Æthelred of Mercia invades Kent and Cuthbert of Lindisfarne skips town to become a hermit. (embellishment mine cuz skipping town sounds more better than withdrawing as Wikipedia put it) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 20, 2013 #677 Share Posted February 20, 2013 In 2001, two Japanese airliners carrying a total of 677 people narrowly avoided a mid-air collision, passing within 200 feet of each other 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 20, 2013 #678 Share Posted February 20, 2013 In 678 AD St.Agathon became the Pope. Since he was 100 years old, three years of his papacy could be seen as unexpectedly long term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 20, 2013 #679 Share Posted February 20, 2013 679 Artists is a record label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Winds Posted February 20, 2013 #680 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) // Edited February 20, 2013 by Razer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 20, 2013 #681 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Razer, go to the banned thread and have yourself banned for 680 times for messing the numbers. *shakes tentacle in the air* There’s 681 reason why OCD is not a disorder, it is those who are not obsessive-compulsive that are disorderly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastLazyGun Posted February 20, 2013 #682 Share Posted February 20, 2013 In 682, Jarrow Priory, a twin-foundation English monastery, located on the River Wear, at Monkwearmouth, and the River Tyne, at Jarrow, was founded it what was then the Kingdom of Northumbria. Jarrow became the centre of Anglo-Saxon learning in the north of England, producing the greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar, Bede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 20, 2013 #683 Share Posted February 20, 2013 683 square kilometres of my country are still officially mine fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastLazyGun Posted February 20, 2013 #684 Share Posted February 20, 2013 In 684, Halley's Comet was first recorded as being sighted in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 20, 2013 #685 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Quoting Wiki: K-278 Komsomolets was the only Project 685 Plavnik nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The boat sank in 1989 and is currently resting on the floor of the Barents Sea, one mile deep, with its nuclear reactor and two nuclear warheads still on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 20, 2013 #686 Share Posted February 20, 2013 686 is a palindromic number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanicneversank Posted February 21, 2013 #687 Share Posted February 21, 2013 687. Form I-687 is an application for the status of temporary resident of the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastLazyGun Posted February 21, 2013 #688 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) In 688, King Caedwalla of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex abdicates the throne and goes on a pilgrimage to Rome. Edited February 21, 2013 by TheLastLazyGun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted February 21, 2013 #689 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) In 688, King Caedwalla of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex abdicates the throne and goes on a pilgrimage to Rome. And apparently the next year, AD 689 the poor bloke dies. Edited February 21, 2013 by Lady Kasey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 21, 2013 #690 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) GeForce GTX 690 graphics card combines dual Kepler GPUs for the ultimate in performance! So there. Edited February 21, 2013 by schizoidwoman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 21, 2013 #691 Share Posted February 21, 2013 There are exactly 691 water fountains in the Pentagon. Shouldn’t that be classified or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanicneversank Posted February 22, 2013 #692 Share Posted February 22, 2013 692 is the country dialling code for Marshall Islands, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. K. Posted February 22, 2013 #693 Share Posted February 22, 2013 http://iaff-local693.org/ is the address of the website for the IAFF Local 693 of Ann Arbor, Michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 22, 2013 #694 Share Posted February 22, 2013 It takes 694 snowflakes to tip the scales at just over 11 grams, which is how heavy an average blue tit (yes, a bird) is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 22, 2013 #695 Share Posted February 22, 2013 The Porsche 695 is a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 22, 2013 #696 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Ducati Monster 696 is not a car. Ha! And it can land you in the hospital faster than a Porsche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 22, 2013 #697 Share Posted February 22, 2013 The 697 will get you from Keighley to Bradford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen of Annoy Posted February 22, 2013 #698 Share Posted February 22, 2013 United Methodist Hymnal no.698 is God of the Ages and the site I found it on implies there are more of those. Hymnals, not gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanicneversank Posted February 23, 2013 #699 Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) 699. DD-699, named USS Waldron, was an American destroyer launched in 1944. She survived the war, was decommissionned and placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in 1950, and sold to Colombia in 1973. She was scrapped in 1986. Edited February 23, 2013 by Titanicneversank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted February 23, 2013 #700 Share Posted February 23, 2013 700 people participated in a community food initiative in Sleaford last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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