Odd factoids

[Tribansman]

Mars bars' role as a phallus shaped treat was taken over by Boost, then Mr Big and finally - to target those of a kinkier persuasion - the Curly Wurly. For a brief period in the early 2000s, a limited edition Fudge was marketed at gay men

 

[Drago]

In the 1970's one had to be very careful when asking for a finger of fudge. Many a private schoolboy discovered that the local lay by was not a place to ask for such a treat.

Fortunately, the passage of time has erased the trauma that was the Mars Fister bar, and the Rowntrees Cottaging Delight.

 

[Tribansman]

Fortunately, the passage of time has erased the trauma that was... the Rowntrees Cottaging Delight.

But harrowingly, cottage cheese lives on 🤢

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The curly wurly was made from the left over bits from a finger of fudge. Nobody tried to consume a finger of fudge and curly wurly at same time.

 

[Threevok]

Cadbury introduced the Fudge, in an attempt to slip smaller bars in via the back door

 

[ClichéGuevara]

It's obviously become gentrified over the years, with the addition of a higher class of drugs, but the original bicycle races were initiated by people suffering deprivation through unemployment in the hope of getting a few extra quid. Hence many being named the gyro, and others the Milk Race due to the riders being those that were eligible for a third of a pint of warm school milk.

 

[bruce1530]

The “Milk Race” was originally sponsored by Cadbury’s Milk Tray, and all of the cyclists competing were obliged to wear black polo neck jerseys.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Dinosaurs burrowed for food, but as it became more scarce, they had to dig deeper and deeper. Eventually they dug so deep that they were unable to get out and starved.

That's why their bones are found so deep underground.

 

[Drago]

The “Milk Race” was originally sponsored by Cadbury’s Milk Tray, and all of the cyclists competing were obliged to wear black polo neck jerseys.

The original Milk Race was indeed a milk race, with entrants racing to see who could milk a cow the quickest. Unsurprisingly, rampant onanists took the title year after year, while the restrained religious types came last.

Fortunately the great cow cull of 1904, when Lord Lucan murdered every cow in the land for cheating at cards, meant the competition had to adopt a new format using bicycles. Indeed, to honour the origins of the race it was traditional for a man dressed as Lucan to chase the pack with a meat cleaver, which also ensured they got off the line smartly.

 

[Tribansman]

The d'youthinkhesaurus was actually the first animal know to suffer from cataracts.

 

[Tribansman]

Treks offer the shortest stem length of any bicycle at only 21mm. A decision made in homage to the famously short-armed dinosaur that was the inspiration for the company name

 

[ClichéGuevara]

The first stage comedian was Stanley Dupres from Cleckheaton.

Stan Dup's career didn't last long, as the microphone stand had yet to be invented, so the audience just thought he was continually staring at his watch.

 

[slow scot]

The d'youthinkhesaurus was actually the first animal know to suffer from cataracts.

I think Nile crocodiles were the first animals to suffer from cataracts.

 

[PeteXXX]

Crocodile rock wasn't a song. It was a long cylindrical stick of sugar sold by the seaside.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

You can differentiate an alligator from a crocodile by timing when you see them. If you see it later it's the former, and if you see it in a while, it's the latter.