Odd factoids

[Racing roadkill]

Lego figures have the little holes in their head, in case a child swallows them, and it gets struck in their throat. The hole allows the child to keep breathing.

 

[Threevok]

Hadrian's Wall wasn't built by Hadrian, but by a bloke called Kevin

As it was a "cash in hand" affair, Kev let someone else take the credit, as a tax dodge

 

[Threevok]

Lego figures have the little holes in their head, in case a child swallows them, and it gets struck in their throat. The hole allows the child to keep breathing.

Which is why it's impossible to choke on a Dolphin

 

[raleighnut]

Lego figures have the little holes in their head, in case a child swallows them, and it gets struck in their throat. The hole allows the child to keep breathing.

Lego bricks were invented as a burglar deterrent to be scattered where they might walk, unfortunately not long after boots were invented but the old cons derided those who wore them and questioned their masculinity leading to this popular 'folk song'


View: https://youtu.be/5mpy_L-p398

 

[classic33]

Well come on folks is Dave's chocolate induced hallucination correct or was the Terry Cotter army designed by an Englishman (Damn wheres that St Georges Cross Emoji when you need it)

Win Fan Dung, the Emperors wife showed what happened when she had some thrown at her.

Terry Cotter invented the chocolate orange. An idea that Willy Wonka thought was too daft to catch on. He ended up starting a rival company, having been humiliated by Willy.

Terry Cotter had the last laugh though. When was the last time you saw a Wonka Chocolate Apple on sale?

 

[Drago]

Ben Sherman invented the tank after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Americans were later to name a model of tank in his honour.

 

[raleighnut]

Ben Sherman invented the tank after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Americans were later to name a model of tank in his honour.

All we got in Britain were his old shirts.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Terry Cotter invented the Cotterpin. He was said to be a bit cranky.

 

[classic33]

Terry Cotter invented the Cotterpin. He was said to be a bit cranky.

He'd every right to be cranky, W. Wonka laughing at his orange.

 

[classic33]

The M4-Sherman was one of the first tanks to use a gyroscopic stabilizer on its main gun. This allowed for incredible accuracy, for the time.

The stabilizer would allow the gun to be in motion, as much as 15 miles per hour, and keep the main gun incredibly accurate.

 

[Chris S]

I used to know an Irish lesbian who was married to a man.

 

[classic33]

Sigurd The Mighty, a ninth century Norse Earl of Orkney, was killed by an enemy he had beheaded hours earlier.

His leg was grazed by a protuding tooth as he rode home, with the head tied to the saddle. He died due to the infection caught.

 

[Fonze]

Stilton can cause odd vivid dreams ..
Edam doesn't go off, it just hardens ..

 

[Ming the Merciless]

SpaceX Falcon 10 is the most powerful rocket since Saturn 5 last launched in 1973.

 

[Fonze]

Most expensive 'material' on Earth is
Antimatter at $62.5 trillion per gram ..
Oooooooffff