Really TRUE odd factoids

[Chris S]

I'm no longer sure which my parents had - they may have had both at different times, but I was too young to remember them.

The one I was thinking of has a curved front panel which opens up as a door.

Possibly a Berkeley?

 

[Dave7]

Just looked it up. You are of course correct.

That is a completely different car to the one I was thinking of. But it wasn't the Morgan either.

The one I was thinking of has a curved front panel which opens up as a door.

Which looking up further was probably the Isetta (bubble car).

I'm no longer sure which my parents had - they may have had both at different times, but I was too young to remember them. I do remember them talking of the bond bug, but I have seen photos of the bubble car.

Fiat 500? I recall a friend had one in the late 60s

 

[Alex321]

Possibly a Berkeley?

Fiat 500? I recall a friend had one in the late 60s

No, it was definitely something like the Isetta bubble car that they had photos of.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

The collective noun for bees is 'a bike of bees'.

The word “bike” is an old English word meaning a colony, nest, or swarm.

 

[Chris S]

A pint of lager only has 50% more calories than a bag of crisps.

 

[T4tomo]

The 21 founder members of the RFU (founded 152 years ago today) would have been 23, except the Wasps representative was sent to the wrong venue at the wrong time for the inaugural meeting, and the Ealing representative, who knew where he was heading, stopped at a pub on the way and never made it.

 

[Legs]

The Britney Spears song Toxic may have been written about the Supervet, Noel Fitzpatrick.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Cannondale did actually sell this in 1980.

 

[Beebo]

Cannondale did actually sell this in 1980.
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The marketing team dropped the ball on that one.

 

[sevenfourate]

Cannondale did actually sell this in 1980.
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Was the smaller child version named “Little Bugger” ?

 

[classic33]

Bike theft is the most common crime in Amsterdam

Nearly 10,000 bicycles are reported stolen per year in Amsterdam. In 2018, 11290 police reports had been made about stolen bikes.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Bike theft is the most common crime in Amsterdam

Nearly 10,000 bicycles are reported stolen per year in Amsterdam. In 2018, 11290 police reports had been made about stolen bikes.

My Bakfiets has a microchip inside and a wheel lock built in, but when I bought it in Ansterdam the shop told me to make sure I had at least two more locks if I left it unattended, or not to let it out of my sight until I was well out of the city.

 

[Tenkaykev]

My Bakfiets has a microchip inside and a wheel lock built in, but when I bought it in Ansterdam the shop told me to make sure I had at least two more locks if I left it unattended, or not to let it out of my sight until I was well out of the city.

Amazing eyesight Andy 😉

 

[Andy in Germany]

Amazing eyesight Andy 😉

All due to carrots.

 

[Beebo]

All due to carrots.

Camberwell carrots? We know what you’re doing in Amsterdam? 😀