Really TRUE odd factoids

[classic33]

As a kid I had a "black sambo" moneybox. It had big lips that you put a penny in.... it was then sort of swallowed into the collection.

A "Little Joe" iron money box?

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[Dave7]

A "Little Joe" iron money box?

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Very similar.

 

[matticus]

Was it something like the skeleton hand that dragged your coin it on the ‘grave’?

Now they WERE cool! I never had one, but remember admiring a few ...

 

[simongt]

"as dim as a Toc H lamp".

Similarly that Joseph Lucas was known as 'The Prince of Darkness' among cyclists & motor cyclists many years back due to the slightly suspect quality of his products - !

 

[simongt]

In Italy between 1879 - 1920, a religious marriage wasn't recognised by the state.
Odd for a very Catholic country .

 

[Chris S]

I'd have thought horses would have been far worse - unless falling off them doesn't count

Probably not, you could hardly blame the horse for that.

 

[Chris S]

'Citroen' is French for lemon.
(the spelling is slightly different but the pronunciation is the same)

 

[Dave7]

Goldfish need between 8 and 12 hours sleep per day/night.
Apparently, according to Mr Google, they sleep in a normal upright position.

 

[simongt]

Certainly up to and including WW2, all British Army officers up to the rank of Lt. Col. had to be proficient riders of motor cycles.

 

[Chris S]

Certainly up to and including WW2, all British Army officers up to the rank of Lt. Col. had to be proficient riders of motor cycles.

Wrong thread.

 

[Chris S]

Rastafarians and Free Presbyterians both believe that the Pope is the anti-Christ.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Swiss law designates guinea pigs as social creatures; under article 13 of Switzerland’s Animal Protection Ordinance (resource in German), social animals must be given adequate social contact with animals of the same species.

In short you can't have just the one Guinea Pig as a pet in Switzerland.

Does that mean if one dies you have to kill the other one? If not, once you get Guinea Pigs, are you stuck with owning at least two forever?

Maybe they have a matchmaking site for single Guinea pigs?

 

[classic33]

Does that mean if one dies you have to kill the other one? If not, once you get Guinea Pigs, are you stuck with owning at least two forever?

Maybe they have a matchmaking site for single Guinea pigs?

They do...
https://www.thepotteriesguineapigrescue.co.uk/guinea-pig-dating

 

[Chris S]

Drinking too much beer can give you man boobs. Beer contains powerful compounds called 'phytoestrogens' that mimic the effect of estrogen in the human body.

 

[Tenkaykev]

The magnetic North Pole is a South Pole