Facts you made up

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

21 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said:

Eureka  is Greek for 'f**k that's hot',

Archimedes did not shout it due to suddenly discovering displacement but due to the fact he had just burnt his arse as his slave had overheated his bath water.

He also sacked a slave for tearing his best toga, that slave was called Euripides.

[Hedgecutter]

The terms Uptown & Downtown originate from Dundee, with Dundonian expats introducing the term to New York. 

Additionally, although the district of Harlem is falsely assumed to be named after the Dutch town of Haarlem, it was actually originally known as Harlam prior to a large influx of Dundonians. 

[banana]

New Arbroath changed it's name to Bosstown in 1975 in reverence of Bruce Springsteen, but was controversially changed a year later to Boston to celebrate the band Boston's acclaimed new album, Boston.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

The town of Keith is not one town but three small villages which amalgamated in 1753. Keith to the East, Fife Keith to the West and Normantebbet to the south.

[Tony Ferrino]

36 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

The town of Keith is not one town but three small villages which amalgamated in 1753. Keith to the East, Fife Keith to the West and Normantebbet to the south.

The word "Keith" is derived from the word Sheith, an early spelling of Sheath :- relating to a weapon, or acting in a weaponised manner.

Other theories relate to condoms and the desire to stop Keiths reproducing.

 

[dee_62]

The Brahan Seer prophesies during the 17th century confirmed that Keith Place in Dundee would be the birth place of either Adolf Hitler or Boris Johnson.

[Fullerene]

A recent survey discovered there are more signs pointing to Keith than people who actually want to go there.
 

[banana]

The infamous 1979 Japanese tourist boom that brought Keith's infrastructure to its knees was a priceless case of 'lost in translation' springing from sudden Cheggers Plays Pop mania across the East Asian island chain.

Edited September 9, 2018 by banana

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Spiky haired twisted fire starter and esrtwhile tunnel dweller Keith Flint’s mum was called Gladys Keith. And his dad was called Flint Fochabers.

Neither of them are aware of the Keith triumvirate mentioned above.

[GordonD]

11 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

The terms Uptown & Downtown originate from Dundee, with Dundonian expats introducing the term to New York.

On a related note Petula Clark's sixties hit 'Downtown' was written after she played the Caird Hall.

Ewan MacColl was similarly inspired after appearing there - he came up with 'Dirty Old Town'.

[topcat(The most tip top)]

French people wear blue cornflowers as opposed to red poppies on Armistice day as deliberate insult to dead British soldiers for not trying hard enough at the Somme.

[RadgerTheBadger]

@TheGrassIsGreener has kissed a girl and seen a breast

[John Lambies Doos]

The town of Keith is not one town but three small villages which amalgamated in 1753. Keith to the East, Fife Keith to the West and Normantebbet to the south.

He's a good footballer

[RadgerTheBadger]

@Bairnardo isn’t a VL

Edited September 9, 2018 by RadgerTheBadger

[banana]

The word 'virgin' comes from the Greek vira (dry) + gine/gino (vagina/cock).

[Hedgecutter]

No reigning Scottish / British monarch has ever set foot on a Scottish island. Although Queen Lizzy 2 has toured the Isles, she has only ever seen them from a yacht.

The single exception was Mary Queen of Scots, only because she was imprisoned in a castle out in the middle of Loch Leven.

[kennysmassiveego]

Prince Charles was born a women but the establishment needed a male heir so she/he underwent gender reassignment as it’s called now 

Then it was called getting yer balls cut off and a manicure ,which when you look at the Windsor’s would be close enough 

Edited September 9, 2018 by kennysmassiveego

[bishopburn boy]

Or maybe , having a pair attached , what used to be called a “Stickadicktame”

[banana]

Thanks to the recent death of Eric Bristow, Liz Hurley moved into the top 100 in line for throne.

[Hedgecutter]

During his early 30s, Prince Andrew was a background member of 90s dance group Cappella and is credited with producing the riff and lyrics "bara pappa pappa pap baam" for #2 hit 'U Got 2 Let The Music'.