Facts you made up

[Gaz]

The Smiler, Alton Towers' newest rollercoaster, is so called because it was partly designed by Carol Smillie, patron of the UK Rollercoaster Authority.

[Enigma]

The Pope hasn't always been a catholic. The first catholic pope was Victor II in 1055.

[Ebanda's Handyman Services]

1) Stephen King's IT was inspired by the day King's father, who had forgotten to book entertainment for King's 9th birthday, panic booked a mentally handicapped hobo to dress up as a clown and f**k about at the would be author's party for half an hour. The hobo lost it and tried to bite some of King's friends.

IT is an abbreviation of Ill of Thought.

2) Dogs can't eat bananas.

[nelsjfc]

For every single moment in history, there is at the least one mentalist who believes "it was the Masons".

[Johnny van Axeldongen]

Sniffing your own farts increases the risk of spontaneous human combustion.

[wunfellaff]

In the same way "nylon" was named (after new york/london), when the monks decided to put a brand on their tonic wine, they chose the two places the bulk of their output went to. BUCKingham palace and BelFAST .

[weirdcal]

For every single moment in history, there is at the least one mentalist who believes "it was the Masons".

And another mentalist to ask 'who are these people?'

And thousands of mentalists to reply 'we are the people'

[TheScarf]

Former ICT midfielder and current Cove Ranger Roy McBain was a child star in the 70's in America. He had 2 albums released under the Capitol Records label alongside Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. They were titled 'For Admin Use Only' and 'Delaware, Delaware'.

[Hedgecutter]

Alex Salmond is eligible to play for England as his grandfather on his mother's side was born in Penrith.

[a1974h]

The word "con" can mean the same swindle but only when it's used out of context.

[banana]

'Rambling' got its name from an incident in the winter of 1969 whereby a light aircraft transporting several hundred newly pressed copies of Led Zeppelin II had to ditch it's load which landed near a walking enthusiasts annual great walk around Loch Lomond.

Edited August 26, 2013 by banana

[Hedgecutter]

13% of the world's blackberries end up in Ribena whilst 21% get destroyed / are thrown out uneaten.

The name 'Greenock' is derived from the Gaelic for 'Hill looking over the misty bank upon the brackish sea'.

[Gaz]

The Star Wars character "Han Solo" was named after a habit George Lucas developed to combat writers' block when writing the first film, often slipping away to the toilet for a "hand solo".

[BigRubberFist]

The Saharan Tern is the only bird capable of flying backwards. It does so to prevent sand getting in its eyes.

All pygmies are capable of self-fellatio.

Serge Gainsbourg was once on the books at PSG.

After Scotland, the world's second-largest market for Buckfast is Zimbabwe.

The first-ever episode of Countdown finished 0-0.

Edited August 26, 2013 by BigRubberFist

[Albino Rover]

In 1962 Gary Player won the PGA Championship using only two clubs: a 1 iron and a putter.

[BigRubberFist]

In Germany, a bidet is referred to as a 'Krappendouche'.

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

Jeffrey Archer is Edith Bowman's uncle.

[banana]

It is impossible to cut a pencil in half.

[BigRubberFist]

R. White's lemonade can be used to remove Red Bull stains.

UK postage stamps are legal tender in all Commonwealth countries.

The Austrian village of Fcuking is twinned with Intercourse, Alabama.

Eating 21 200g bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut is equivalent to one portion of your five a day.

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Stefan Effenberg is now an airline pilot.

[Seymour Skinner]

Maurice Malpas is technically still married to Cliff Richard's grandfather, after a marriage and then unofficial divorce whilst on holiday in Uruguay.