Odd factoids

[twentysix by twentyfive]

A baby whale will drink 150 gallons of whalesmilk a day to sustain its dramatic growth.

Whale oil beef hooked (aka whaleoilbeefhooked)

 

[MiK1138]

A baby whale will drink 150 gallons of whales milk a day to sustain its dramatic growth.

Due to the devastation caused by the whaling industry, this milk used to be delivered by humans. This is why we have Milk Floats

 

[Threevok]

Contrary to popular belief, whale song isn’t music at all, but attempts by the animal to pronounce Welsh place names, whilst not sounding like Stuart Barnes trying to say Llanelli

 

[roadrash]

its a well known fact that the Welshman responsible for all road works in wales is named ….Dai version

 

[Dave7]

its a well known fact that the Welshman responsible for all road works in wales is named ….Dai version

And the guy responsible for closing so many public loos is Mr Dai Arear

 

[Threevok]

Wales is currently pioneering a new online service, to trace the owners of lost property.

The site is called WhosCoatIsThisJacket.com

 

[classic33]

Drinking too much water can be fatal.

Water intoxication is a potentially fatal disturbance that is caused by consuming too much water during a short time. The normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits when too much water floods the system.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tourists were last seen in Birmingham in 1066.

 

[bruce1530]

Birmingham, a city in the midlands of England, was named in honour of Birmingham, Alabama.

Birmingham, Alabama, is the most important city in the US bacon trade, with a large number of smokehouses. Abraham Lincoln once commented that “every time I go there, I can always smell Burning Ham”, and the name stuck.

 

[david k]

Jeremy clarkson drives an electric car and uses only electric generated through solar panels

 

[Drago]

Jeremy Clarkson is the son of the crooner Kelly Clarkson. He has a rare disease that causes him to age prematurely and to be really annoying

 

[classic33]

An online petition, in 2008, was posted on Number 10's website to 'Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister', with nearly 50,000 signatures. An opposing petition titled 'Never, Ever Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister' attracted just 87.

 

[classic33]

If it wasn’t for Birmingham there wouldn’t be Karaoke.

That essential Karaoke ingredient of on-screen text was known in media circles as ‘Astons’, named after the firm who pioneered the technology, Aston Micro-Electronics Ltd who were based in –that’s right –Aston.

Now you know.

 

[Drago]

Karaoke is named after a its inventor, Gary Oakley.

 

[colly]

Sunglasses were invented around 1250 BC.
By a chap called R A Masses.

His first attempt was unsuccessful but his 2nd design was much better and set the standard for years.
He sold them via the very first MLM scheme
Later known as pyramid selling.