2/26/2011

One of the beautiful things about ChaCha is that you learn things, whether you want to or not. Tonight I got a question about when Casimir Pulaski Day is in 2011. Offhand, I had nothing so I began to search the net and surprisingly found the answer right away. It turns out that Casimir Pulaski was a war hero from the US Revolutionary War. He was born in Poland and contributed mightily to our victory by training our soldiers and cavalry. As a result of his heroics the first Monday of each March is designated as Casimir Pulaski Day in the state of Illinois. This year it was celebrated on March 7th.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

2/19/2011

Got a question tonight about what it means when a military statue has a horse with both front hooves up off the ground. This one totally blew my mind! I had no idea that there would be meaning in such a minute detail such as this but there is actually a TON of meaning in it. If a statue has a horse with booth front hooves off the ground it means the person depicted in the statue died during battle. If the horse only has one hoof in the air it means the person was wounded in battle. If both front hooves are on the ground then the rider died died during peaceful times. These rules appear to apply mostly to statues of figures from the American Civil War.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged