Interesting FACTS you have learned recently...

[paulharvey]

tHEY DO

 

[Bwian]

tHEY DO

But not him....should have been more specific

 

[Braders]

peanuts are one if the ingrediants for dynamite



the longest one syllable word in the English language is "screeched"

 

[Bwian]

All polar bears are left-handed

Ants don’t sleep

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie."

 

[Braders]

for every ww1 pilot killed in action , two crashed and died in training

the greek national anthem has 158 verses

 

[Everest]

You should never ever say "please stay off the pitch" before the game has ended.

 

[SussexSpur]

The annoying Disney trio Huey, Dewey and Louie were farmed off to Donald after setting off a firecracker which hospitalised their dad, one of Daisy Duck's brothers. Their mum was Donald's sister, Della. In Croatia, they're know as Hinko, Dinko i Vinko. In Denmark, Rip, Rap og Rup. In France, Riri, Fifi et Loulou. In Germany. Tick, Trick und Track. In Iceland, Ripp, Rapp og Rupp. In the Czech Republic, Bubik. Dulik a Kulik. In Sweden, Knatte, Fatte och Tjatte. And in Spain, Jorgito, Juanito y Jamito.
A few cartoons add a fourth brother, called Phooey.

:thud:

 

[Pevenseagull]

the word 'Auschwitz' means nothing at all to 60% of under 35s in the UK


on a lighter note


the world record for a chicken maintaining airbourne through sheer effort on a level piece of ground is 5 seconds (with a favourable head wind). The longest (survived) chicken 'flight' is 13 secs.


too much punctuation

 

[SussexSpur]

[the greek national anthem has 158 verses [/B]

And I assumed it was just their football tactics which wore all opponents down on their way to winning Euro 2004...

Hmm. Ingenious. Surely our turgid anthem offers similar potential, if given an appropriate number of new verses...?

 

[pasty]

When a fan of a team we are about to play comes on here and posts "thanks for the three points Brighton", it guarantees us not losing.

 

[Brixton Seagull 2]

13% of American women don't know whether panties go over or under tights. They so dumb. But still kinda cute.

 

[Dover]

Norton motorcycles are now made in America:thud:

 

[Digweeds Trousers]

Childrens program Bagpus was based on the childhood of the authors grandaughter and was set in Arundel.

 

[Gazwag]

Some lobsters are born blue



At least that what it says on my penguin bar

 

[FamilyGuy]

Re: Re: Re: Interesting FACTS you have learned recently...

It ain't bollocks .. hovering in one place uses shed loads of water, the 'ballet' at airshow is clever because the manouvers actually use less water ... I know cause I spent two years mending the poxy things ... we used to refer to them as 'plastic pigs' or 'Robin Reliants' ... it is impresive though.

Wow! - thanks for that, and it is bloody impressive to watch

 

[Gazwag]

There are no english words that rhyme with orange or silver



Bookkeeper is the only english word with three consecutive double letters

 

[El Presidente]

A peanut is not a nut, it is a legume

 

[El Presidente]

The British royal family changed their surname (last name) from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917.

However Chas, Harry and Wills are likely to try to get tickets for the home end at the World Cup next year

 

[Cian]

There are no english words that rhyme with orange or silver

Err, Salver rhymes with Silver.

 

[Gazwag]

There no "il" sound in salver



Posh spice is a slapper
She like to wear her silver
And when shes shagging Beckham
They do it on a salver


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