Share Your Interesting But Not Very Useful Facts

[Saleen836]

You can't buy a vibrator in Alhabama! Or any sex toy that is designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs

[Dr Jekyll]

The US state closest to Africa is Maine.

[Doofus]

Some people can't spell Alabama.

[AngryPartsBloke]

The Moon is moving slowly away from the earth by 1.5inches each year. Eventually it would move to the point of being locked in one position, the only thing preventing this from happening is the Sun becoming a red giant first and destroying both earth and the moon.

[nonsequitur]

coppernorks said:

Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter a hit for Hermann's Hermits was written by Trevor Peacock,
Trevor also played Jim Trotter in The Vicar Of Dibley.

No, no, no, yes he did.

[eldar]

The USA has 202,500km of railway track. At its peak it had 408,833km.

[coppernorks]

eldar said:

The USA has 202,500km of railway track. At its peak it had 408,833km.

Yet Phoenix , 5th most populous US city, has no rail passenger service.

[anonymous-user]

Lavatory Attendants were called ‘Gongscourers’ in the Middle Ages.

[eldar]

Porters at Smithfield Meat market, were, and still are, known as Bummarees. The name is thought to be of Indian origin around the 17th century.

[RATATTAK]

The replica Fuchs wheels on a Porsche 997 Sport Classic were made in Italy

[Morningside]

eldar said:

Porters at Smithfield Meat market, were, and still are, known as Bummarees. The name is thought to be of Indian origin around the 17th century.

Or Smoothfield. Oddly, I've been watching Jules Guides on YouTube this morning.

[ottovonskidmark]

davhill said:

Big-Bo-Beep said:

We managed to squeeze 4 adults, two kids [ and maybe a dog ] and loads of holiday luggage into one of these babies, all the way up the
old A9 to The Black Isle, we need a return of the front bench seat.

This isn't a competition but...

Me, my mum, my Auntie Nancy, two girl cousins and little boy cousin, all in one of these.

Edited by davhill on Monday 23 March 15:13

And a bucket of vindaloo😀

[67Dino]

Recently learnt that in March 2017 Brian Cox appeared in Postman Pat. For some reason this makes me happy.

[nonsequitur]

67Dino said:

Recently learnt that in March 2017 Brian Cox appeared in Postman Pat. For some reason this makes me happy.

A first class post, Dino.

[Dr Jekyll]

There is a Bank of England in Arkansas


https://www.bankofengland-ar.com/

[anonymous-user]

Brass was used for door handles and knobs due to it being recognised it had anti bacterial and anti viral properties. Particularly in Hospitals.

[RATATTAK]

V6 Pushfit said:

Brass was used for door handles and knobs due to it being recognised it had anti bacterial and anti viral properties. Particularly in Hospitals.

Linoleum is the same in that respect

[Doofus]

RATATTAK said:

V6 Pushfit said:

Brass was used for door handles and knobs due to it being recognised it had anti bacterial and anti viral properties. Particularly in Hospitals.

Linoleum is the same in that respect

I've never seen a lino door knob.

[RizzoTheRat]

I've never seen a lino door either, but that's no reason to call him a knob!

[105.4]

AS Monaco is the only football club whose grounds are located in two separate countries, (the car park is partly in France IIRC).