Really TRUE odd factoids
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classic33
Leg End Member
They, Pizza Hut, once delivered a pizza to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro
In an incredible PR stunt, Pizza Hut delivery men hiked six hours to bring a pie to the highest point in Africa — the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, reported CNN.
They set a record for the highest-altitude pizza delivery on earth.
In an incredible PR stunt, Pizza Hut delivery men hiked six hours to bring a pie to the highest point in Africa — the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, reported CNN.
They set a record for the highest-altitude pizza delivery on earth.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I bet it was cold by the time they got it up there!
classic33
Leg End Member
"The guides and Pizza Hut employees chose a pepperoni pizza for the occasion, which they kept heated throughout the six days thanks to a battery-powered heater."I bet it was cold by the time they got it up there!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I bet it was... going off by the time they got it up there!
classic33
Leg End Member
They ate it at the top.I bet it was... going off by the time they got it up there!
Doesn't say if they all came back down though.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
The Kray twins were the last people to be imprisoned in the Tower of London (not sure if it was before or after conviction).
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
Weird. That seemed so improbable I googled it. Apologies for doubting. Why in the world did they do that? It's not like London's short of prisons.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
If my memory serves me correctly, Marcus Sergeant (fired blanks during trooping of the colour) was held in the Tower briefly.
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
If I recall, it was pre gang days, something to do with walking out of National Service, they were held there pre court-martial.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I was aware of that. I am developing puzzle game apps in which good colour vision would have been needed. I have added extra detail to make it possible for people with poor colour vision to play.
There is a useful colour blindness simulator HERE.
Another interesting factoid is that accessibility software can make it possible for blind people to work with GUIs like Windows.
Many years ago a blind person came to our company to explain what changes we needed to make to our software in order for operators like her to be able to use it. She used a screen reader program to read text off the screen to her. We added a status bar into which we fed important information - 'Warning - reactor #2 cooling system failure', 'Reactor #2 core temperature exceeding safe limits', 'Leave Ukraine NOW!!!' - that kind of thing...
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Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
I found it hard to believe aswell! It's a cracking quiz question.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
Thanks for that, the book I read it in didn't mention how or why they were there, so I presumed it was something to do with their trial.
classic33
Leg End Member
Until 1994 there were no "Road"s in the City of London, and now there's only one, Goswell Road, which became part of the Square Mile in 1994 after boundary changes. There are plenty of Lanes, Streets, and Ways, but public paths weren't generally referred to as roads until the 16th century.
