I'm Brian Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Larry the Downing Street cat has actually been trained by MI5 to spy on visiting politicians and dignitries, and reports back to spymasters on a weekly basis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1875 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Spain has one more day every month than anywhere else in the world ^ Actually managed to get quite a few people to believe it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbert Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 There is an area of land on the east coast of India which was previously owned by one of Queen Victoria's children. He lost it to a foreign digniatary in 1895, who declared it part of his own country's empire. To this day, the town which was built on it is technically part of Belgium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyarabnuts Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 snorting icing sugar gives a similar but longer reaction than crack cocaine and heroin combined 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyarabnuts Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 The culinary oil, olive oil was introduced to britain in the 14th century by the italian sailor Popeii 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Ben Macdui overtakes Ben Nevis as the highest point in the British Isles if the centre of the Earth is used as the reference point rather than mean sea level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Ben Macdui overtakes Ben Nevis as the highest point in the British Isles if the centre of the Earth is used as the reference point rather than mean sea level. Actually true when talking about the point furthest away from the centre of the earth - it's not Mt Everest but someplace in Chile(?). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hermann Goring ate up to 3 pepperoni pizzas a day and invented the pizza wheel. Spanky's Rosy Bottomed Whale is the worlds rarest mammal. Pitlochry has the highest concentration of professional flutists in Europe and is sometimes known as 'Fluteopolis'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Shirley Manson was awarded a ScotVec Certificate in Car Maintenance . This followed a stint at Jewell & Esk College, Edinburgh in 1992. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmeister Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Basildon is named after Basil Brush and Don Estelle, the two most famous people to come from there. The "Fosbury Flop" was invented accidentally by Dick Fosbury when he tripped over his shoe laces just as he attempted to clear the bar in the High Jump. Debbie Does Dallas is an adult entertainment film about a magician's assistant and a one time Scottish Referee. Key scenes include the Early Bath, hand ball and the toss up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The ancient Celtic language of ogham inspired Gottfried Leibniz to develop the modern binary system in 1679 after the history enthusiast visited Scotland and noticed the patterns on various Pictish stone circles. As a result, the Picts helped play a pivotal role in developing the electronic world in which we all live in today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The Easter Bank Holiday was first observed in AD 440 when Atilla the *** gave his empire's bank workers a well deserved break. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyarabnuts Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Dale winton is the secret love child of shirley temple and liberace Edited April 18, 2014 by rustyarabnuts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Brusch Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Atilla the *** PC gone mad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The entire original cast of Eastenders were born within an 800 mile radius of Dunfermline, hence the name 'East Enders'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 PC gone mad This ***es one ***dred. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've got a publishing company interested in publishing these made up facts as a stocking filler for christmas I figured the profits could go to P & B or a nominated charity once we have "500 crazy facts" (working title) would people be cool with that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've got a publishing company interested in publishing these made up facts as a stocking filler for christmas I figured the profits could go to P & B or a nominated charity once we have "500 crazy facts" (working title) would people be cool with that? Let's talk money. *not made up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've got a publishing company interested in publishing these made up facts as a stocking filler for christmas I figured the profits could go to P & B or a nominated charity once we have "500 crazy facts" (working title) would people be cool with that? I'd be cool as long as all contributors got invited to a Soho nightclub for the launch party. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The ancient Carboniferous 'forest' at Glasgow's Fossil Grove is actually a Victorian collection of fossil tree stumps which were removed from (now SSSI) sites in Fife and Ayrshire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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