The-Last-Dog
The-Last-Dog t1_iuf97ax wrote
Reply to comment by AmnesiaInnocent in TIL of WT Stead a pioneering journalist and editor, who led investigations into underage prostitution and Jack The Ripper before eventually dying on the RMS Titanic (whose sinking he had predicted) after giving up his seat in a lifeboat. by NotAGoodDayAhead
His last words were, "I told you so"
His second to last words were "Hey Red, there's room for two on that door"
The-Last-Dog t1_j7e2t5i wrote
Reply to comment by duncan345 in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
If you have ever seen the description of a USATF certified race course, segments and turns are described as "x feet from the nail." That nail is those metal surveyor markers.