Odd factoids
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Drago
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Radio 4 is thus named because it has 4 listeners. Corbyn, Starmer, Trotsky and Ki, Jong Un. Indeed, the shipping forecast remains on long wave so the North Koreans can enjoy it.
roubaixtuesday
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Long wave radio is actually transmitted by semaphore.
It's called long wave because the guy transmitting it looks like he's waving for a very long time.
It's called long wave because the guy transmitting it looks like he's waving for a very long time.
Ming the Merciless
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John Craven sued Madonna when Like a Virgin came out. Claiming he hadn’t come out as a virgin yet and it had destroyed his life. He lost the case and it got buried by the powers at BBC and ITV.
ClichéGuevara
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The Beatles initially regretted releasing the Yellow Submarine, as they felt it was ridiculous, especially when they realised if it had been green, it would have been sublime.
Drago
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It is widely known that the saintly Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced with a doppelganger. The real Paul would never have married Heather Mills, mainly because she kept mistaking his Hofner violin bass for her prosthetic leg.
roubaixtuesday
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Thunderclounds, cumulonimbus, are often called "anvil clouds". This is mistakenly believed to be because of their shape:
The real reason is the number of deaths caused by anvils dropping out of them, drawn up from local blacksmiths by the tremendous winds.
The real reason is the number of deaths caused by anvils dropping out of them, drawn up from local blacksmiths by the tremendous winds.
ClichéGuevara
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Cum ulus clouds need no explanation.
Drago
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King Dong was not, as is popularly believed, named for his enormous schlong. No, he was named because instead of going uo the chimneys aged 5 he instead got a part time job as a clapper in a church bell. Metal was scwrce and expensive in 1998, somitmwas common otactice tomuse small children instead, as they were cheap and expendable.
ClichéGuevara
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King Richard III of England (aka Dick the shoot of Ireland) is claimed to have bestowed the 5th leg on a stallion when he wished for a King Dong for his horse. The reasons are open to speculation.
Drago
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There were actually 3 x king Richards, hence the III. As part of the job share one would do Monday, wednesday, Friday, the second tuesday, thursday and saturday.
The other was part time and did only sundays but for double time. Thisnis because he was on day release from prison (for murdering his nephews) on a Sunday.
The other was part time and did only sundays but for double time. Thisnis because he was on day release from prison (for murdering his nephews) on a Sunday.
Ming the Merciless
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King Kong was the ruler over the whole of the USA in the early 20th century. Occasionally some upstart would challenge him and they’d do battle on the Empire State Building. Kong remained undefeated.
Well they share the same hobby.
Drago
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Nintendo were successfully sued when it became apparent that Super Mario was not at all super. The court ruled that he ran on regular unleaded, so could not be super.
