Odd factoids

[Drago]

Ant McPartlains strange hairline is a consequence of his aggressive combover technique, whereby he combs hairs from his bum crack, up his back, and just manages to tease them across the back of his head.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I love it. An argument over whether or not birds fart is exactly what Time Berners-Lee had in mind.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn are considered the fathers of the Internet.

 

[jefmcg]

I love it. An argument over whether or not birds fart is exactly what Time Berners-Lee had in mind.

To be fair, the internet has been debating bird farts since before Berners-Lee got involved.

Ugh, can't find a reference that predates TBL, but found one that predates the first web browser

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!s...e/alt.folklore.urban/wgR3HkwN3IY/jO9KWVAAexQJ

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Adolf Hitler invented the blow up doll.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Without Jupiter being in its current position Earth would be under heavy bombardment.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space.

 

[Tim Hall]

No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space.

I think the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Some parrots suffer from a strange genetic disorder that causes a pirate shaped growth to develop from the soles of their feet.

 

[Tin Pot]

If you feed bicarb to seagulls, because they can't fart or burp, they explode.

Similarly, rice.

I do so wish this were true. Visiting Eastbourne beach would become a joy once more.

 

[Dave7]

I think the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one.

And still they come.

 

[Drago]

Adolf Hitler invented the blow up doll.

Ah, yes, the Butyl Braun. Tres sexy.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Chew Me was the name of a naked women in the film "The man with the golden gun"

 

[Drago]

The man with the golden gun was in fact a woman.

 

[classic33]

More photo's have been taken in the last two minutes than were taken in the entire 19th century.