Really TRUE odd factoids

[classic33]

And the winner?

Harvey Wallbanger, by a head.

 

[kynikos]

Harvey Wallbanger, by a head.

As this is the 'really true' thread I must protest - Harvey came third.

 

[Alex321]

As this is the 'really true' thread I must protest - Harvey came third.

That depends which race you are talking about. It raced several times, sometimes winning, sometimes not.

This one, it won, against two horses

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE4cRj62-c8


This one, it came 2nd, again against two horses.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbT2txhnJgk


This one it won again, this time against three horses

View: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2049411175146780

 

[classic33]

As this is the 'really true' thread I must protest - Harvey came third.

In a two horse race!
Or more precisely a one horse, one buffalo race.

 

[Beebo]

He had 93 starts winning 71 times.

He’s quick over the 100m, but blows out fast.

 

[Beebo]

Longest straight line swim.


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/6yqQ2N7Yy1Q?si=gaVy9kdbj0ZTzcKG


You wouldn’t believe it unless you see the globe at the end.

 

[classic33]

Tom Cruise divorced all three of his ex wives when they were 33 years old. Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes. Each was 11 years years younger than the last.

 

[T4tomo]

On March 4, 1989, a racing buffalo named Harvey Wallbanger made his debut at Golden Gate Fields in California, marking the start of his unusual and impressive career. The buffalo, owned, trained, and ridden by T.C. Thorstenson, was pitted against a quarter horse named Two Eyed Burt, who was ridden by "Cowboy" Jack Kaenel, in a thrilling 110-yard sprint down the stretch.

A quarter horse has only one leg presumably??

 

[kynikos]

The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of 1⁄4 mi or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph. The development of the Quarter Horse traces to the 1600s.

 

[PeteXXX]

The word “facetious” is one of only two words in the English language that has every vowel of the alphabet in it, in the order they appear in the alphabet, A,E,I,O,U. Another word is “facetiously” and it has the optional “y”

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Edit: There are only LOTS of words in the English language that has every vowel of the alphabet in it, in the order they appear... 😂

 

[Tenkaykev]

The word “facetious” is one of only two words in the English language that has every vowel of the alphabet in it, in the order they appear in the alphabet, A,E,I,O,U. Another word is “facetiously” and it has the optional “y”

That took me down the rabbit hole of when " & " was the 27th letter of the alphabet 🤔

 

[DaveReading]

The word “facetious” is one of only two words in the English language that has every vowel of the alphabet in it, in the order they appear in the alphabet, A,E,I,O,U. Another word is “facetiously” and it has the optional “y”

There are a few dozen words in English that feature the 5 vowels in order, albeit most are pretty obscure.

The one other that's commonly-cited is abstemious.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

There are a few dozen words in English that feature the 5 vowels in order, albeit most are pretty obscure.

The one other that's commonly-cited is abstemious.

I try not to use that one

 

[Alex321]

The word “facetious” is one of only two words in the English language that has every vowel of the alphabet in it, in the order they appear in the alphabet, A,E,I,O,U. Another word is “facetiously” and it has the optional “y”

Actually 35 such words according to this https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_words_that_use_all_vowels_in_alphabetical_order. THat does include 5 which are just adding a 'y' to the end of another, so arguably 30 distinct words.

Only 4 of which I can recall actually having seen used - the two already mentioned plus anterior and adventious

 

[PeteXXX]

See upthread... 👍 😂