Odd factoids

[srj10]

Farting through a foghorn is a recognised sport in Finland and will be included in the 2024 summer Olympics as a demonstration event.

 

[PeteXXX]

German motorways actually have signposts to where they are allowed to produce flatulence and how many can be 'released' at any given time.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Sports scientists have now recognised that consuming 60-90g of fibre per hour is optimal for fartlek performance. A new sports powder made from Brussel spouts is now being promoted as a supplement for your water bottles.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

A new sports powder made from Brussel spouts is now being promoted as a supplement for your water bottles.

This supplement has been banned as performance enhancing for pole vaulters.

 

[PeteXXX]

The Durex sponsored F1 car almost won a Grand Prix but had a puncture on the last lap. Also, the driver wore a purple helmet.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Formula one is in fact an old recipe by Fanny Craddock. The winner of each F1 race gets to eat the result, when away from the cameras.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Formula one is in fact an old recipe by Fanny Craddock. The winner of each F1 race gets to eat the result, when away from the cameras.

Should be on YouTube

 

[Chris S]

Brian Connolly had a successful career as lead singer of The Sweet before becoming a TV personality.

 

[Chris S]

Tim Westwood's standing within the gangsta rap community has gone up following allegations of sexual misconduct.

 

[bruce1530]

King's Cross Station was so named because King George IV had a residence adjacent to the station, and the noise of the steam trains kept him awake at night and made him very angry.

 

[Tribansman]

In the worst days of British Rail, Waterloo station was renamed Waterpoo for a few months in 1986 due to persistantly blocked toilets in the main concourse

 

[Threevok]

The latest UK train designs feature upstairs toilets.

Wetherspoons have already submitted a tender for bars below them

 

[PeteXXX]

This will be in tandem with Carlsberg's flavour policy.

 

[bruce1530]

Anne Summers sponsor a specialist squad that visits every house in the country after a sudden death is reported. They work in partnership with funeral directors, removing unexpected items from bedside cabinets to save family embarrassment when the relatives are clearing the house.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

When receiving payment in gold coins, pirates used to verify their purity by biting into them

This is the origin of the trend for modern criminals to accept payment in bit coins.