Astonishing Facts....

[GTO-3R]

Russian Troll Bot said:

Ayahuasca said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

Oh, and Christopher Columbus never discovered or even set foot in America. He discovered what is now Haiti and the Bahamas

Wrong - on his 4th voyage he landed in what is now Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, all of which are in America.

Wasn't mainland America though

Yes they are.

[V40TC]

The First cash point was installed at Barclays Bank
Enfield Town (where Reg Varney first used it)

[RizzoTheRat]

I had to Google this one after someone mentioned it at the weekend, and it appears to be true.

After 9/11 a combination of fear of flying, and the extra hassle of getting through airports, led to more people driving long distances rather than flying. In the year after 9/11 this resulted in around 1600 extra road deaths in the US, or a further 50% on top of those killed on 9/11.

[RicksAlfas]

S6PNJ said:

I call fake on that one. The highest point in Malvern Hills is Worcestershire Beacon, one of the highest points in Moscow is Sparrow Hills and the profile between them is:

Ooo. I like that gadget.

[S6PNJ]

RicksAlfas said:

S6PNJ said:

I call fake on that one. The highest point in Malvern Hills is Worcestershire Beacon, one of the highest points in Moscow is Sparrow Hills and the profile between them is:

Ooo. I like that gadget.

Link to said gadget/website!

[RicksAlfas]

S6PNJ said:

Link to said gadget/website!

Thanks! I've been on it. In a straight line between my house and Moscow, the highest point...is my house.
It's a fact!

[Antony Moxey]

RicksAlfas said:

S6PNJ said:

Link to said gadget/website!

Thanks! I've been on it. In a straight line between my house and Moscow, the highest point...is my house.
It's a fact!

It isn’t. Your house isn’t between your house and Moscow, once you leave your house and travel towards Moscow that’s what’s in between. Possibly.

[The Vambo]

djc206 said:

Aluminum was the name chosen by Humphry Davy for the element, he was British. Most Americans used Aluminium throughout the 19th century although -um gained popularity and in 1925 the American Chemical Society adopted -um in preference to our -ium.

Personally, I hate the way aluminum sounds but it makes perfect sense (see platinum, molybdenum etc).

Hmm, that isn't the version I was taught.

Humphrey Davies originally named Al Alumium, then he renamed it Aluminum, the Americans stuck with that and he then finally settled on Aluminum.

Either way, the Americans call it neither the original nor the finally decided name so are entirely wrong on this one.

[djc206]

The Vambo said:

Hmm, that isn't the version I was taught.

Humphrey Davies originally named Al Alumium, then he renamed it Aluminum, the Americans stuck with that and he then finally settled on Aluminum.

Either way, the Americans call it neither the original nor the finally decided name so are entirely wrong on this one.

They’re not though. It makes perfect sense that it’s called Aluminum given the name of the oxide is alumina not aluminia. I would never of course say that in front an American.

[Blatter]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Ayahuasca said:

In Iceland there are more horses than people.

Australia has more camels than any other country.

Australia is also the only country in the world with feral herds of camels

[Frank7]

GTO-3R said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

Ayahuasca said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

Oh, and Christopher Columbus never discovered or even set foot in America. He discovered what is now Haiti and the Bahamas

Wrong - on his 4th voyage he landed in what is now Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, all of which are in America.

Wasn't mainland America though

Yes they are.

When Ayauasca said it was not the mainland, my guess is that he meant not the U.S.A., which is as we know America, but Russian Troll Bot is technically right about Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama being part of the American mainland, as it’s all the American Continent, from the top of Cape Columbia, N.W. Territory, Canada, to Cape Horn, Chile, or Tierra Del Fuego.

[StevieBee]

Halmyre said:

...and it all came from outer space...

Each year, 1 tonne of gold is landfilled (contained in electrical items)

[RC1807]

StevieBee said:

Each year, 1 tonne of gold is landfilled (contained in electrical items)

To be mined again in 10,000 years time?

[wiggy001]

h0b0 said:

julian64 said:

227bhp said:

Mexican hens eggs always have white shells.

all hens eggs are made white. The pigment is only applied to the surface just before they are ejected.
bit like cars on a conveyor belt only getting painted just before they leave the factory.

That's why if you get the egg just as its produced by the hen you can have a go at rubbing the pigment off.

White chickens......white eggs
Brown chickens......brown eggs

Mexico has mostly white chickens. In fact, the US until recently had almost all white eggs and brown ones were mostly free range which the Americans did not buy into. Over the last 10 years US eggs have been shifting to brown.

Edited by h0b0 on Monday 15th January 20:37

My dad mentioned a while ago that eggs were mostly white when he was a kid, but brown eggs were thought to be healthier (like brown bread I assume) so became more prevalent.

[Ayahuasca]

Frank7 said:

GTO-3R said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

Ayahuasca said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

Oh, and Christopher Columbus never discovered or even set foot in America. He discovered what is now Haiti and the Bahamas

Wrong - on his 4th voyage he landed in what is now Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, all of which are in America.

Wasn't mainland America though

Yes they are.

When Ayauasca said it was not the mainland, my guess is that he meant not the U.S.A., which is as we know America, but Russian Troll Bot is technically right about Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama being part of the American mainland, as it’s all the American Continent, from the top of Cape Columbia, N.W. Territory, Canada, to Cape Horn, Chile, or Tierra Del Fuego.

Hey, it is me who says they are on the American mainland, and Russian TB who maintains that they are not.

[gord115]

Helen worth who plays Gail Tilsley in Corry is only 8 years younger than Sue Nichols who plays her mum (Audrey)

[The Dangerous Elk]

wiggy001 said:

My dad mentioned a while ago that eggs were mostly white when he was a kid, but brown eggs were thought to be healthier (like brown bread I assume) so became more prevalent.

My chickens eggs are blue....

[227bhp]

The Dangerous Elk said:

wiggy001 said:

My dad mentioned a while ago that eggs were mostly white when he was a kid, but brown eggs were thought to be healthier (like brown bread I assume) so became more prevalent.

My chickens eggs are blue....

Do your chickens quacks echo?

[Jonboy_t]

(I think this is right...)

Humans are the only beings that will follow your finger if you point at something. All other animals will just look at the end of your finger

[Zoobeef]

Jonboy_t said:

(I think this is right...)

Humans are the only beings that will follow your finger if you point at something. All other animals will just look at the end of your finger

My old dog used too. New ones are stupid.