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[houstonscott]

She was quite the lady. But first only in Canada. While most people think of Amelia Earhart, there were actually other female pilots before her. The first woman that we know about to earn a pilot's license was******* ********, back in 1911. And the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license was Bessie Coleman, in 1922. On Night Witch's I should have said in WW2. Hope that helps.

Who cares who the first African-American anything was, not sure why it's mentioned. HS

 

[turnkey4099]

check this out.

Aviation - The Night Witches

Thanks for that. Very interesting read.

Harry K

 

[k0ua]

Thanks for that. Very interesting read.

Harry K

I always learn stuff when we go off on these tangents. I had never heard of the Night Witches.. but sure seems like a brave bunch of women.

 

[crash325]

What makes the "Hope Diamond" blue???????

 

[k0ua]

What makes the "Hope Diamond" blue???????

I will take a guess.. small amounts of cobalt in the diamond matrix?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

What makes the "Hope Diamond" blue???????

Being too long in the proximity of an Aretha Franklin album? :laughing: I'll have to go along with the previous poster, that it must contain some impurities that impart a blue hue to the stone. Another possibility is that the cut of the diamond refracts the light in a specific manner that emphasizes the blue.

 

[k0ua]

OK it is not cobalt.

 

[crash325]

Yep it is NOT Cobalt. Though sometimes called cobalt blue.

Hint Atlantic Richfield at one time added it to their gasoline

What are the earliest eating utensils???????

 

[Jstpssng]

Yep it is NOT Cobalt. Though sometimes called cobalt blue.

Hint Atlantic Richfield at one time added it to their gasoline

What are the earliest eating utensils???????

I could give you the answer to the first question... But I had to Google it and that make's me rather borong.

My guess for the second is chop sticks, since you used the plural tense.

 

[k0ua]

Yep it is NOT Cobalt. Though sometimes called cobalt blue.

Hint Atlantic Richfield at one time added it to their gasoline

What are the earliest eating utensils???????

I looked up the diamond. I would think the first eating hardware would be a knife.