Odd factoids

[Threevok]

The Tardis was made bigger on the inside than the outside, because the original Dr Who actor - William Hartnell was claustrophobic

 

[Dave7]

Where can I get these super cheap cartridges?

Available in any "poor farming community".

 

[Threevok]

Britney Spears was born without eyes.

Because of this, all publicity photos of her use other people's eyes, cut from copies of Vogue and stuck over her face - just like a badly designed ransom note

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The military salute comes from medieval knights raising their visors to see each other.

 

[classic33]

Beer is one of your five a day.

 

[gaijintendo]

Orange Juice goes right through kids apparently

 

[Dirk]

If you drink 12 pints of Guinness in a night you end up pooing rabbit droppings for a week.*




*DAMHIK

 

[Threevok]

If you drink 12 pints of Guinness and then eat a Phall, you turn into a pressure cooker

 

[classic33]

The Guinness Book of World Records was made to settle a pub argument.

 

[bruce1530]

Despite being named after a Belgian city, Brussels Sprouts were actually invented in Holland. Hollandaise Sauce was invented in Denmark.
Danish Pastries were invented in Belgium. The three countries have been in diplomatic stalemate for over 100 years, trying to resolve these mis-attributions.

 

[Profpointy]

And "Cor Anglais" is always written in French. And for that matter the modern style French horn is really the German pattern

 

[Dirk]

The French have no equivalent word for entrepreneur.

 

[Profpointy]

The French have no equivalent word for entrepreneur.

Didn't Pres Dubbya actually say that? Of course with him you never quite know if he was trying to be funny

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Battle of the Bulge was the first mention of diets in the 20th Century.

 

[Grant Fondo]

MS Uno was a total commercial failure for Bill Gates in 1976, although its successor went on to be installed in millions of PC's around the world.