Odd factoids

[Beebo]

The jockey that won the Welsh grand national this year was only 3 years older than the horse.
The jockey was 16, the horse was 13.

 

[classic33]

The 1908 Grand National was won by a three-year old plough horse.

 

[bruce1530]

Gerry Anderson’s thunderbirds characters would often be seen moving around on Hoverboards. This futuristic travel method was conceived by Anderson because it was very difficult to animate the characters walking.

(This is true!)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Virgil appears on a hover board in back to the future.

 

[Profpointy]

Gerry Anderson’s thunderbirds characters would often be seen moving around on Hoverboards. This futuristic travel method was conceived by Anderson because it was very difficult to animate the characters walking.

(This is true!)

and the clean cut Tracy boys were seen smoking and drinking at the end of each episode relaxing after a hard day's rescuing.

Also true

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

If you drop a coin from the Eiffel Tower, it is statistically more likely to hit a Man Utd supporter than any other club.

 

[Drago]

If you drop a coin edgeways off the Eiffel Tower it will penetrate the Earth's crust to a depth of 20 miles.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If you drop the Eiffel Tower sideways off a coin it will create an incredible mess.

 

[bruce1530]

Paris and it’s twin city Blackpool planned to build identical towers to demonstrate their close bond and cultural ties. However, due to an unfortunate mix-up between imperial and metric units, the French version is substantially larger.

 

[roadrash]

Queen Victoria was born Cyril, but following the gender transition surgery she took a name inspired by her favourite penknife.

queen swiss army ??

 

[NorthernDave]

Top 90's TV presenter Carol Smilie is actually notoriously grumpy off camera.

 

[bruce1530]

Carol Smillie’s real surname is “Smellie”

 

[classic33]

The lifts in Blackpool Tower travel around 3,500 miles every year –that’s more than the distance between Blackpool and New York!
Hmm…New York or Blackpool?
Tough one.

 

[classic33]

queen swiss army ??

Cheese.
Which is why you're supposed to say it when having your picture taken. Mimicking what Queen Victoria said when asked what she wanted on her bread, forgetting what was happening.

 

[Drago]

Upset the Krays and they'd give you a Carol Smilie.