Really TRUE odd factoids

[Mad Doug Biker]

There's an opposite of "Déjà Vu " called " Jamais Vu " where frequent repetition of writing / saying the same word over and over will make the word become nonsense in our perception.

What, like 'Near Miss'?


Oh, no wait, that has not made any sense... Ever... But all you idiots still say it instead of ''Near Hit'.

Why the heck is wrong with you all?

 

[PeteXXX]

Mick Jagger is older than Donald Trump.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Sharks are older than land vertebrates, older than trees, older even than the rings of Saturn.

 

[classic33]

Because the Gregorian calendar is not quite in perfect symmetry with the Earth's orbit, the autumn equinox will very occasionally fall on September 24. This last happened in 1931 and will next happen in 2303.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Not as grand scale as most of these, but today our boss announced that our six charity shops in a fairly rural region return an estimated 1800 tonnes of furniture and clothing into circulation each year, that would otherwise be thrown away.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Germany hasn't had a census since 1987, partly because the population protested and boycotted it saying it was an invasion of privacy.

As a result the government has no idea how many Jedi Knights are in the country.

 

[Chris S]

Charlie Harper, the lead singer of the UK Subs, is Cesar Romero's nephew.
https://web.archive.org/web/2018071....com/2007/11//pick-of-the-week-events/uk-subs

 

[Dave7]

LIverpool's Chinatown is the oldest in Europe. It can be dated to mid 1830s when 'we' started to bring silk and spices etc in. The Blue Funnel line employed lots of Chinese and many of them chose to stay.

 

[Tenkaykev]

LIverpool's Chinatown is the oldest in Europe. It can be dated to mid 1830s when 'we' started to bring silk and spices etc in. The Blue Funnel line employed lots of Chinese and many of them chose to stay.

There's quite a large Portugese community in Bournemouth.

 

[T4tomo]

On a similar theme there is large population of Korean's in New Malden, Surrey, such that Koreans make up circa 1/3 of the New Malden total population, and it also accounts for the vast majority of Koreans living in the UK.

This can be traced back to the old Racal Avionics business having a joint venture the Koreans in the 1950's which in turn led to the South Korean embassy being located their, and later Samsung set up their UK HQ there too.

I worked in New Malden at one point and was initially surprised to find Korea supermarkets etc, beforeI knew the above, but delighted to find Korean Sushi for lunch!

 

[Legs]

There's quite a large Portugese community in Bournemouth.

Check out the Latvian population of Guernsey… 😁

 

[classic33]

People with red hair actually have a higher pain tolerance on average than others. At least, that's what the studies have shown over the years. These studies looked at pain associated with stabbing, shocks, and sharp pains to determine whether redheads could handle more.

 

[colly]

Ten municipalities meet at the summit of Mount Etna, producing a “decipoint” and one of the most complex arrangements of political boundaries outside Antarctica.

 

[Beebo]

Ten municipalities meet at the summit of Mount Etna, producing a “decipoint” and one of the most complex arrangements of political boundaries outside Antarctica.

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That must make the general management of the mountain extremely difficult as routes cross various jurisdictions.

 

[Windle]

Dusty Hill, the late bass player with legendary 'lil 'ol band from Texas ZZ Top, wasn't even Texan. He was in fact a native Scot, originally fae Auchenshoogle. His real name was Stoorie Brae.