Fact of the day 31-5-6

[surrey jim]

Fact of the day 31-5-6

"The turkey was named after what was wrongly thought to be its country of origin"

FACT

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The Panama hat was also named after Panama, by mistake as the Americans got confused. The Panama hat actually originates from Ecuador.

I bought one and it blew off my head on the way home from Pan..Ecuador

FACT.

 

[Everest]

I went to pick someone up from Gatwick last night and who was on the same flight back from Tenerife? None other than a certain Mr B Zamora and his bit of stuff. FACT

 

[Man of Harveys]

The French word for a turkey - "Dinde" - comes from the fact they thought turkeys came from the Indies, "d'Inde". FACT

 

[Franks Wild Years]

My family in Hungary live in a village called Bugyi which in Hungarian means panties. Fact.

 

[Lammy]

The "snood" is the fleshy projection just above the bill on a turkey.

FACT

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I went to pick someone up from Gatwick last night and who was on the same flight back from Tenerife? None other than a certain Mr B Zamora and his bit of stuff. FACT

Shhhh. We are not allowed to talk about Zamora.

What was his bit of fluff like? (we can talk about her).




Musical instrument shops must pay an annual royalty to cover shoppers who perform a recognisable riff before they buy, thereby making a "public performance".

FACT.

 

[Everest]

I would.

 

[Trufflehound]

And the Dutch word for turkey, kalkoen, stems from the fact that they believed it came from Calicut, in India. FACT.



What a bunch of ignorant buffoons 16th century chefs were...

 

[Trufflehound]

The Panama hat was also named after Panama, by mistake as the Americans got confused. The Panama hat actually originates from Ecuador.

And the finest can be rolled up, passed through a signet ring, and unrolled again without damage. FACT.

 

[captainmorganrum]

Musical instrument shops must pay an annual royalty to cover shoppers who perform a recognisable riff before they buy, thereby making a "public performance".

FACT.

I hope that is true - I'm gonna drive my local music shop outta business.
Just for the hell of it.


mwaaaaahahahahahahaha

 

[Lammy]

In the name of art, Chris Burden arranged to be shot by a friend while another person photographed the event. He sold the series of pictures to an art dealer. He made $1750 on the deal, but his hospital bill was $84,000.

FACT

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Thin Lizzy are the greatest rock band to have ever graced this planet.

FACT

 

[surrey jim]

In the name of art, Chris Burden arranged to be shot by a friend while another person photographed the event. He sold the series of pictures to an art dealer. He made $1750 on the deal, but his hospital bill was $84,000.

FACT

 

[Knightsworld]

Shhhh. We are not allowed to talk about Zamora.

What was his bit of fluff like? (we can talk about her).

Have a butchers at her in todays Sun.

 

[dougdeep]

Thin Lizzy are the greatest rock band to have ever graced this planet.

FACT

You don't spell Led Zepp like that. FACT!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

You don't spell Led Zepp like that. FACT!

 

[surrey jim]

You don't spell Led Zepp like that. FACT!

 

[tedebear]

how stupid are facts!! I like untruths!!

 

[Beeercan]

Peter Crouch Is a Legend - FACT