Useless information

Norwich, at least in the 1960s when I was at art school there, had 52 medieval churches (one for every Sunday) and 365 pubs (one for every day)

I love that title by Steve Wright, Factoids.
Brilliant thread I have learnt a lot the trouble i won't retain this new knowledge as I get brain overload.

A pertinent one for last Thursday. Someone who was born on 29th February 1940 celebrated their 21st birthday on Thursday
Also, people in Iceland drink more Coca Cola per person than anyone else in Europe.
Finally, Welsh is spoken in Patagonia.

Grammaretto

Norwich, at least in the 1960s when I was at art school there, had 52 medieval churches (one for every Sunday) and 365 pubs (one for every day)

This is true. As does Chester.

Namsnanny Many blocks of flats have their own sauna and lots of toilets have a handheld spray, I don’t know about hamburgers though, not a nice mix.

A Pringle is so full of fat/oil that if lit it will burn slowly like a candle. And yes, I have tried it.

Musicgirl

Grammaretto

Norwich, at least in the 1960s when I was at art school there, had 52 medieval churches (one for every Sunday) and 365 pubs (one for every day)

This is true. As does Chester.

the two are linked, as being a place of pilgrimage, needing hostelries;
see also st albans, etc.

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You can't hum and hold (pinch) your nose at the same time.

The 60's, what a fantastic era to be a teenager in. Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, the list goes on. If I had a time machine I would be there in seconds.

Archerfish spit at you

Polar bear fur isn't white it's translucent. And their skin is black. Learned that at a children's museum in Canada.

For me that's useless information

According to QI ….water isn’t wet!

Saggi

According to QI ….water isn’t wet!

That sounds rather like the question "If a tree falls in a forest and there is no-one there to hear it, then does it make a sound" 😃

Everyone knows the name of the first man on the moon is Neil Armstrong but how many people know the name of the last man on the moon.
Eugene Cernan.

Abraham Lincoln said once, "I don't like that man very much. I must get to know him better." Think about that -- I don't like him, that means I don't know him well enough."

I never knew if this was Urban Myth or not, but supposedly your cremated ashes weigh the same as your birth weight

HousePlantQueen

Urmstongran

Indeed HPQ It blew my mind a couple of years ago when I read it.
I’ve used it occasionally in conversation to illustrate the magnitude of difference.
I seem to have an empty seat next to me quite often these days.
Funny that…
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As do I as I sit musing, looking at the scampo on the end of my fork ....longing for someone to come along and ask what I am eating

That really made me laugh! On a dreary day which happens to be the anniversary of the death of my mum six years ago. I miss her so much, especially these days with what we are confronted with at home. So a big thank you! Laughter really is the best medicine.

Callistemon21

Prof Cox o the Milky Way
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09ybxpr

I'm going to see Brian Cox on Wednesday! Preparing to have my mind blown!

Loving all these. Mine is below courtesy of NASA:

The position of Earth's magnetic north pole was first precisely located in 1831. Since then, it's gradually drifted north-northwest by more than 600 miles (1,100 kilometers), and its forward speed has increased from about 10 miles (16 kilometers) per year to about 34 miles (55 kilometers) per year.

I believe it's currently heading towards Greenland or at least it was the last time I looked

I started cutting back my yellow dogwood hedge today, as if it is left much longer it will try to take over the entire garden.

rocketstop

I never knew if this was Urban Myth or not, but supposedly your cremated ashes weigh the same as your birth weight

Never heard this before! Guess "we'll" never get to find out!! Haha.

Your foot is as long as the distance from your elbow to your wrist..... Mind now, please!! No injuries allowed! 😁🤣

rocketstop

I never knew if this was Urban Myth or not, but supposedly your cremated ashes weigh the same as your birth weight

Not true.

The Mayor of Gibraltar is a former Miss World.