Odd factoids

[ClichéGuevara]

The new £10 note came about after investigations found that John 'inky' MacGregor was producing fake notes that were better and cheaper than the originals.

It's being kept quiet, but inky now makes all the official notes in his kitchen in Kilburn.

 

[Drago]

Before he became an MP, Eric Pickles worked as a tellytubby impersonator at children's parties. He didn't charge money, preferring to be paid in Birthday cake

 

[classic33]

Half of all coin tosses give the wrong answer.

You're asking the wrong question!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

If you are buying something in a shop and declare: "I am buying this product in the name of the crown" then the shop, by law, has to give you the product for free.

 

[TVC]

If you are buying something in a shop and declare: "I am buying this product in the name of the crown" then the shop, by law, has to give you the product for free.

I'll let you know how I get on.

 

[classic33]

Victory in death
Frank Hayes, a trainer and one time jockey, has gone down in history as being the only dead man to win a horse race. His first and only win as a jockey too.

The unconventional win took place on June 4, 1923, at Belmont Park in New York State. Frank Hayes was a 35 year old horse trainer, stableman and part time jockey who had never had a win in his life riding horses in races. This is a record that he technically kept, as he was not alive at the finishing post.

 

[Drago]

In one variation of the traditional ditty, "Hitler has only got one ball", the lyrics make reference to Rommel having 4 or 5, such was the regard of the British for both his military skills and gentlemanly sense of fair play.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Stephen Hawking can count to 1,000,000 in 12 minutes 46 seconds.

 

[TVC]

There is one amazing trick to work out if you had PPI.

 

[winjim]

The Swedish village of Ytterby has four chemical elements named after it.

 

[TVC]

The Swedish village of Ytterby has four chemical elements named after it.

See, there you go being all intelegent and everything.

 

[bruce1530]

The Sausage Roll is so named because it was invented in Sauchiehall St, Glasgow.

 

[classic33]

A survey showed 29% of adults say they have been splashed or scalded by hot drinks while dunking biscuits.

Ortharexia Nervosa is an eating disorder where the sufferer is obsessed with eating healthy food.

 

[Fonze]

Blue diamonds are the rarest ..

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The London Underground was actually the world's first particle accelerator. Large cannonballs were set in motion at Angel Station. Because the underground slopes downwards at 1.8 degrees along it's entire length, the cannonballs kept accelerating to sub-light speeds.