Odd factoids

[Drago]

Spacehoppers were originally made from the scrotum of elephants, but the elephant scrotum shortage of 1975 put paid to the original design.

 

[bruce1530]

If you connect an original series Spacehopper to a high pressure air line, it will extend to a diameter of 3.7 metres before exploding

 

[classic33]

In October 2015 a mammoth 10 miles was covered in 24 hours on a space hopper.

There has been no recorded time for the 100m though.

 

[bruce1530]

In October, 20000 BC, a mammoth covered 10 miles in 24 hours on a space hopper.

 

[NorthernDave]

Despite the name, no space hopper has ever actually been into space.

Similarly, there are no records of a Mars Bar ever making it to Mars.

Although Yorkies were made in York for a time.

 

[roadrash]

Despite the name, no space hopper has ever actually been into space.

Similarly, there are no records of a Mars Bar ever making it to Mars.

Although Yorkies were made in York for a time.

what about these..

 

[NorthernDave]

what about these.. View attachment 410578

All known Milky Ways are to be found in the Milky Way, because that's where our solar system is....

 

[classic33]

what about these.. View attachment 410578

Standard on the ISS.

 

[roadrash]

how about..

 

[classic33]

All known Milky Ways are to be found in the Milky Way, because that's where our solar system is....

Proof that Galaxy is getting larger, whilst the Milky Way is shrinking

 

[Seevio]

The colour orange was named after the fruit and not the other way round. One of the first known mentions of the fruit comes from 314 while the earliest mention of the colour in English comes from 1512. This means that for about 1200 years people were eating oranges without knowing what colour they were.

 

[Tim Hall]

The colour orange was named after the fruit and not the other way round. One of the first known mentions of the fruit comes from 314 while the earliest mention of the colour in English comes from 1512. This means that for about 1200 years people were eating oranges without knowing what colour they were.

Colour blind people still have this problem.

 

[classic33]

Lemons are a hybrid between a sour orange and a citron.

 

[Drago]

Citroen cars take their name from the fruit Citroen, the skin of which is used to this day to make their bodywork.

 

[bruce1530]

The first Citroen car was made from an upturned pram.