One of my favourite facts is

[colly]

The most dense element is Osmium, approximately twice the weight of lead.


Edited to include
And: A cube of gold 14" on a side weighs about a tonne.

 

[stoatsngroats]

Cyclictop is not a naturally occurring phenomenon!

 

[bonj2]

the most valuable chemical element is rhenium.
a 14" cube of it would weigh 945kg but could cost up to 11 MILLION dollars.

 

[Ashtrayhead]

Dubai can't get The Flintstones on tv, but Abu Dhabi do.

 

[Saddle bum]

If all the girls in Essex were laid, end to end, no-one would be surprised.

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Al Gore did not invent GORE-TEX(R), shame really.

 

[ianrauk]

Mike Nesmith's mum (he of the Monkees) invented Tippex

 

[Haitch]

Mike Nesmith's mum (he of the Monkees) invented Tippex

Not quite, Tipp-Ex is a German invention dating from the late 1950s. Mike's mum invented a similar product that she called Liquid Paper, first known as Mistake Out, at about the same time.


Picasso's real name was: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso.

 

[yello]

Picasso's real name was: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso.

As true as this undoubtedly is, most (all?) Spaniards can boast similarly long names... if they wish. Their surnames are literally the family tree! Though in common practice, they don't cite in beyond a generation or two.

 

[GentleBenn]

Whales cannot look behind themselves !

 

[xpc316e]

'Strengths' is the longest word with only one vowel in the English language.

 

[xpc316e]

Another car fact: the Austin Allegro was more aerodynamically efficient reversing than going forward.

 

[yello]

Another car fact: the Austin Allegro was more aerodynamically efficient reversing than going forward.

Probably designed by an Italian.

 

[ianrauk]

didn't it also have a square (ish) steering wheel?

Another car fact: the Austin Allegro was more aerodynamically efficient reversing than going forward.

 

[quidditys_shore]

a 10" pizza is better value per square inch than a 12" or 16"

this is something my brother (very tight! squeeks when he walks!) actually did before ordering! now we take the mickey all the time