An interesting (but useless) fact......

[gert biggens]

Ducks are so named because they are the only species of bird able to lower their heads to avoid obstacles.

[gert biggens]

Two schoolteachers were housebound during a wet walking holiday, and one made a bet with the other that the couldn't devise a language with no vowels. Their subsequent efforts form the basis of the Welsh language.

[gert biggens]

The well-known comic actor Jim Carrey owns the smallest badger in the world. It weighs 45 grams, and lives in one of his pockets.

[gert biggens]

In an attempt to improve their green credentials, the Ford motor company recently unveiled a prototype of an environmentally friendly car with no wheels. It has a 12cc paraffin engine and is unable to move under its own power.

[gert biggens]

Before his success with Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise formed less well-known comedy partnerships with Olga Korbut, Rod Stewart, and a young Harold Wilson.

[gert biggens]

The first ukelele was made in England in the 18th century from leather, following complaints from minstrels that lutes were too heavy. The name was a mispronunciation of the phrase "you-can-play-me".

[stitched]

Bananas are naturally radioactive

[PoleDriver]

stitched said:

Bananas are naturally radioactive

That's from a naturally occurring isotope of Potassium... radioisotope 40K.

[227bhp]

From Earth we only ever see one side of the moon, if you want to see the other side you have to physically go round there for a look.

[TorqueDirty]

227bhp said:

From Earth we only ever see one side of the moon, if you want to see the other side you have to physically go round there for a look.

Pink Floyd were aware of this

[Dr Jekyll]

Iggy Pop's 'Lust for Life' was originally written for the Ukulele.

[anonymous-user]

TorqueDirty said:

227bhp said:

From Earth we only ever see one side of the moon, if you want to see the other side you have to physically go round there for a look.

Pink Floyd were aware of this

[bearman68]

dreamz said:

"Carrots improve your vision" was propaganda put out by the British military during WWII, to explain why the RAF was capable of seeing Nazi bombers at night. Really, it was the radar technology they'd developed, but the British didn't want the Nazis to know that.

Carrots are very good for you, but they won't actually give you the ability to see in the dark.

No, but carrots contain Vitamin A, and a lack of Vit A will cause poor eyesight.

[Willy Nilly]

Jim Davidson invented the adjustable spanner and Bernhard Manning invented mole grips.

[Wacky Racer]

Jimmy Recard said:

Wacky Racer said:

The first FA cup final where players wore numbers on the back of their shirts was in 1933


Everton 3 Man City 0

You told us this in July 2009!

Interesting (but useless) fact no 2.

Jimmy Recard has a photographic memory.....

[Wacky Racer]

Willy Nilly said:

Jim Davidson invented the adjustable spanner and Bernhard Manning invented mole grips.

Willy Nilly can't spell Bernard.

And he talks bks.

[glenrobbo]

TorqueDirty said:

227bhp said:

From Earth we only ever see one side of the moon, if you want to see the other side you have to physically go round there for a look.

Pink Floyd were aware of this

They were not alone...

[PoleDriver]

glenrobbo said:

They were not alone...

1+1=1

[majordad]

Friendly fire can kill you too !

[LLR270]

New Zealand was the last country in the world where humans settled