Really TRUE odd factoids

[Chris S]

Not only when she played Mrs Robinson, she was 6 years older than him during the entire time they were both alive.

Yes - but she was playing a much older woman. Her daughter was supposed to have been about his age.

 

[Chris S]

There are no bridges over the River Amazon.

 

[Tenkaykev]

There are no bridges over the River Amazon.

I've just been listening to the radio too👍

 

[Seevio]

There are no bridges over the River Amazon.

This one is interesting as it depends on what is meant by the River Amazon. According to wikipedia, the Amazon was initially known by Europeans as the Marañón, and the Peruvian part of the river is still known by that name. If you follow the river upstream, you will see it changes name in Peru although it is still the same river. So while it is true that there are no bridges over the part that bears the Amazon name, there are bridges over the same river much further upstream.

A similar argument can be made in saying there are no bridges over the River Thames in Oxford as at that point the river is known as The Isis.

 

[T4tomo]

That's not that surprising, (Amazon not Isis🤣) for a lot of it's length it's flowing thru jungle where there are no roads or railways etc that would need to be bridged over it. The river is the primary means of transport in that area.
Further down river, nearer civilisation it's so flipping wide* it.would be very difficult to bridge it, Ferries are far more cost effective to cross it.

*up to 30 miles wide in the wet season, and much much wider near the estuary

 

[Chris S]

A similar argument can be made in saying there are no bridges over the River Thames in Oxford as at that point the river is known as The Isis.

If it's the Isis then it's not the Thames!

 

[T4tomo]

If it's the Isis then it's not the Thames!

Christ on a bike, that is literary what he said.

 

[Chris S]

Christ on a bike, that is literary what he said.

Don't you think it's a bit odd that a river over 4,300 miles long doesn't have any bridges over it? How long is the 'Isis'? A few miles?

 

[Chris S]

And just for the record there are bridges over the 'Isis' in Oxford.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bridges_in_Oxford

 

[Chris S]

The Mundari tribe in South Sudan wash their hair under urinating cows.

 

[classic33]

Heinz are that fed up with restaurants filling old Heinz bottles with cheaper own brand ketchups, that they developed a new label for their bottles. The red border on the label EXACTLY matches the red of Heinz tomato ketchup.
If the sauce in the bottle doesn't match the red on the label ..it's not Heinz.

 

[classic33]

Nicole Smith-Ludvik, Emirates Airlines stewardess and professional skydiver, performed an impressive feat by climbing the antenna of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, to film a commercial. Standing on a small 1-square-metre platform with a stunning view, Nicole posed confidently as an Airbus A380 plane made 11 turns around her to get the perfect shot. The scene, although difficult to believe due to its level of risk, was completely real and showed her bravery and professionalism at one of the most challenging heights on the planet.
Credits: Conocimientum

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Australia is wider than the moon

 

[T4tomo]

Australia is wider than the moon

yet it would only cover about 37% around the moon's equatorial circumference....apples and apples and all that....

 

[Beebo]

Young Boys FC are in the Champions League tonight.
They play in the Wankdorf stadium.
Fnaar fnaar.