Amazing facts

Just thinking does anyone have any genuine (from their own heads) amazing facts ?

Here's one for starters

What does POSH as in "oooo you look to posh to go there " stand for ?

Its a sailing term for rich people sailing with the sun shining on them all of the trip,

Port Out Starboard Home
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Kev

Here's another !!

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

Kev

I have lots of 'useful' information in my head, but can't think of any at the moment!

Great thread by the way!

Erm....
There are many Earthquakes every day, or sometimes even every few hours, but we cannot feel most here in Britain.

Is that a good'un or what?

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.

Coke- Green!
I'll never drink it ever again!

Yes but the best bit is it was made as a medicine and not just a drink !!

Kev

Some good facts here!
If I start talking, I don't know what'll come out
I'll get one for later- something that'll make you'll go 'Wow'!

You wait.

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.

Cool. Are they scared of mice?

Nice one Trish!

This is one of my favourite pieces of useless information !!

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."


Kev

Ha, ha that is odd.

The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

Thats a good one !!!

Kev

This is a good one .

The sum 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 equals 12,345,678,987,654,321

and the best part of it is i bet you have just looked for a calcaulator to make sure !!!

Kev

shorty wrote:This is a good one .

The sum 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 equals 12,345,678,987,654,321

and the best part of it is i bet you have just looked for a calcaulator to make sure !!!

Kev

I couldn't resist - had to check!!

Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

can't you see blue then ? Tee hee

Very good fact that !!

Kev

This is turning out to be a very informative topic indeed!
I don't really have anything worth knowing.
It is fantastic about the owl!

What about this.

In many of the milk ads that are shown, a mix of thinner and white paint is used instead of milk

Tasty ?

Kev

does anyone remember the milk advert with the milkman and dancing milk bottles?
the black and white cat that runs into the catflap was my brothers cat

johog wrote:does anyone remember the milk advert with the milkman and dancing milk bottles?
the black and white cat that runs into the catflap was my brothers cat

I vaguely remember it - famous family cat eh?

Just given me an idea for a fun thread!

cool
that cat was a pain in the backside,it used to bite your toes while you were sleeping

I don't think I can remember that advert Don't really watch much T.V.
But that cat sounds like a right character!