Did you know........? A thread full of useless facts

[Man of Harveys]

"Ketchup" is the only word of Indonesian origin that has made its way into the English language.

 

[JJ McClure]

despratefan3 has pinched me flamin' avatar!

 

[CHAPPERS]

If you start rotating your right foot in a clockwise direction (under the table), then draw a number six in the air with your right hand, your foot will disobey you and go anti-clockwise

I wonder how many people have made themselves look like right lizards trying that. I know i did when you told me a couple of weeks ago.

My fact: If you stretched your intestines out not only would they reach around the world but it is most likely that you would die.

 

[Safeway]

100% of all non-smokers die.

 

[The Large One]

The reason the Downs are so named is because is a derivation of the Anglo-Saxon word 'dun' meaning 'hill'.

Which basically means that 'Dunhill' means hill hill.

 

[The Large One]

Hove did not come into being as a town until 1892.

 

[MRRF 10]

luxembourg doesnt have a king, instead it has a grand duke

 

[Sonic]

The inventor of the bra was Otto Titsling.
The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper.

Both true, and probably where the words tits and crap are derived from.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

On the island of Jersey it's against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season

In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant

Salt Lake City, Utah, has a law against carrying an unwrapped ukulele on the street.

 

[watsongooal]

Breast are the only part of the female anatomy that produce milk

 

[Brighton Breezy]

mine just twitched . . . . .but Im a leftie

a pigs orgasm lasts over 1/2 an hour

So do most women Ive been with...

 

[Tom Bombadil]

The Inland Taipan Or Fierce Snake from Australia is the worlds most venomous snake

 

[MRRF 10]

in chester on a sunday afternoon if a welsh person is in your back garden you can shoot them with a cross bow, i think it applies with other border towns

 

[Icy Gull]

There are no snakes on the island of Ibiza

 

[Barnet Seagull]

The eyesight of a Polar Bear is so poor that they jump and try to attack helicopters over 200m away.

(and they're all left handed)

 

[Marc]

It snow's in the sahara desert....at night (sometimes)

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I dont know what you mean by rotate, if it means keep your heel on the floor and move the toe end round like a hand from a clock then mine only goes 90 degrees and stays going same direction..someone please help me.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

After the death of her husband, poet Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) kept his heart wrapped up in silk until she died.

 

[The Large One]

The official language of the Patagonian region of Argentina is... Cymraeg. That's Welsh to you.

 

[The Large One]

Despite being the oldest County cricket club in the world (est. 1839), Sussex have never won the county championship...