Share Your Interesting But Not Very Useful Facts

[Roofless Toothless]

Doofus said:

Milkyway said:

Re Confectionary: The lines along the top of a Mars Bar represents the veins of a male organ.
( Ex Mars employee)

This isn't a fact, it's bullst.

Absolutely!

[Silver Smudger]

The first ever sci-fi convention was held at the Royal Albert Hall. The event was also pivotal in the marketing of Bovril

In 1891

[matchmaker]

The first ever international football match was played on a cricket ground. Scotland -v- England, 1872, played at the Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. Another fact about the game - the whole Scottish team was made up of players from Queens Park.

[Milkyway]

June 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 26th July 22:22

[tertius]

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 26th July 21:41

First speeding offence as well then.

[Milkyway]

tertius said:

First speeding offence as well then.

Apparently, he was very wary of being caught... so must have wellied it in a few places.

[Doofus]

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Define 'car'

Richard Trevithick drove his London Steam Carriage from Paddington to Bloomsbury and back in 1803.

[Doofus]

The Royal Mail shipping line had, in its history, three ships called Amazon.

[Tin Hat]

Norwich is the city that’s furthest away from any other city in the UK

[Nethybridge]

Tin Hat said:

Norwich is the city that’s furthest away from any other city in the UK

Not far enuff [ tumbleweed ]

Seriously, what about Inverness ?

[Milkyway]

Nethybridge said:

Tin Hat said:

Norwich is the city that’s furthest away from any other city in the UK

Not far enuff [ tumbleweed ]

Seriously, what about Inverness ?

Inverness is a long way from Norwich.

[eldar]

Nethybridge said:

Not far enuff [ tumbleweed ]

Seriously, what about Inverness ?

Yup, Inverness.

[paua]

Milkyway said:

Nethybridge said:

Tin Hat said:

Norwich is the city that’s furthest away from any other city in the UK

Not far enuff [ tumbleweed ]

Seriously, what about Inverness ?

Inverness is a long way from Norwich.

It's a long way to Tipperary.

[Milkyway]

paua said:

Milkyway said:

Nethybridge said:

Tin Hat said:

Norwich is the city that’s furthest away from any other city in the UK

Not far enuff [ tumbleweed ]

Seriously, what about Inverness ?

Inverness is a long way from Norwich.

It's a long way to Tipperary.

Yarp... it’s a long way to go.

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 27th July 00:30

[mko9]

tertius said:

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 26th July 21:41

First speeding offence as well then.

We’re Gatso around then? Predates the invention of RADAR or LASER

[GliderRider]

Milkyway said:

June 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Since he was starting this epic journey from Micheldever, one would think the Hon. Evelyn Ellis might at least have treated himself to a set of tyres.

[Fermit]

Doofus said:

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Define 'car'

Richard Trevithick drove his London Steam Carriage from Paddington to Bloomsbury and back in 1803.

My understanding is that the first car was a Benz, in 1885.

[Doofus]

Fermit said:

Doofus said:

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Define 'car'

Richard Trevithick drove his London Steam Carriage from Paddington to Bloomsbury and back in 1803.

My understanding is that the first car was a Benz, in 1885.

As I said, define 'car'.

The Benz was the first self-propelled vehicle using an internal combustion engine, whilst Trevithick used steam, but does the engine make it a car? If so, what's an EV?

[paua]

Doofus said:

Fermit said:

Doofus said:

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Define 'car'

Richard Trevithick drove his London Steam Carriage from Paddington to Bloomsbury and back in 1803.

My understanding is that the first car was a Benz, in 1885.

As I said, define 'car'.

The Benz was the first self-propelled vehicle using an internal combustion engine, whilst Trevithick used steam, but does the engine make it a car? If so, what's an EV?

Horseless carriage, surely covers the entire field?

[98elise]

paua said:

Doofus said:

Fermit said:

Doofus said:

Milkyway said:

July 5th 1895: The first recorded car journey in the UK.
Micheldever Station ( Nr Winchester) to Datchet (Windsor).

45mls In 8hrs 15mins...

Speed limits:
Town: 2mph
Country: 4mph

Define 'car'

Richard Trevithick drove his London Steam Carriage from Paddington to Bloomsbury and back in 1803.

My understanding is that the first car was a Benz, in 1885.

As I said, define 'car'.

The Benz was the first self-propelled vehicle using an internal combustion engine, whilst Trevithick used steam, but does the engine make it a car? If so, what's an EV?

Horseless carriage, surely covers the entire field?

I would agree. The type of engine/motor doesn't matter. Any self propelled carriage would be part of the cars evolution.