Useless crap you know

[Smudger105e]

On another thread, some have posted some rubbish, so why shouldn't we all know?

 

Post your totally useless information and ditties here.

 

I'll start, did you know a fully grown elephant's trunk can hold four gallons of water?

[mr squidian]

its impossible to tickle yourself

[cortinaman]

The 1957 Chevy Corvette did 0-60 in 5.7 seconds.

[MK5]

Meerkats can burrow as fast as four meters per minute in optimal digging soil.

[Burns]

the palace pier in brighton covers 2.4 acres

[Jay_harrier]

My neck creaks when I turn my head to the left but not when I turn it to the right.

 

(mental note, must get that checked out...)

[Vista]

The phrase "Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" began in the Navy

 

The Brass Monkey was the square plate that held the cannon ball pyramids next to the cannons

 

When it was very cold it would contract, and being brass as opposed to iron, did so at a different rate to the cannon balls, hence they'd all fall off and the phrase freeze the balls off a brass monkey was born.

 

"It ain't over till the Fat lady sings" began at sea too, anyone wanna hear that one?

[Essex Boy]

The reason we have a 70MPH speed limit is because back in the 60's a racing team speed tested an AC Cobra Daytona race car at 190+ MPH down the M1

 

The shitty government didn't see the funny side of it and imposed the limit twats

[Gareth]

Did u know....

 

...that, if inverted under Niagra Falls, the Millennium Dome

would take 10 minutes to fill

 

No? dont care either way? Me too

[Smudger105e]

Did you know where to phrase 'toe the line' comes from?

 

In the house of commons there is a red line on the carpet in front of the benches. When the speaker said 'toe the line' the MP's had to stand behind the line, and they couldn't reach each other with their swords.

[flyingbanana]

you can find out what is bad for your body/or if you are allergic by something by holding a item in one hand (ie sugar etc) and holding the other arm Diganol then some one trys to push it down while you try and keep it up .....i bet you you cant keep your arm up.....

 

 

 

 

try it out 1st without the item then try it with holding the item ......you will be surprised that it works

[FlashCadillac]

its impossible to tickle yourself

 

i dont agree

 

 

lightly run your finger around the roof of your mouth!

[Kieran]

its impossible to lick your elbow

[Twinkle]

its impossible to lick your elbow

 

and somethin else

[escortmad79]

its impossible to lick your elbow

 

and somethin else

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your ear?

[GT_Jim]

black sheep cant swim

 

they are black because of the iron in the food they eat and because of all that iron they weigh more and find it difficult to stay alfoat

[Trevmk3]

camels milk doesnt curdle

 

theres enough iron in the human body to make a small nail

 

the term "it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from ancient rome - the only rule during wrestling matches was no eye gouging. the only way to be disqualified was to poke someone's eyes out

 

methyphobia is fear of alcohol

[tazrocks88]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia = the fear of long words

[ilovegrannys]

The phrase "Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" began in the Navy

 

The Brass Monkey was the square plate that held the cannon ball pyramids next to the cannons

 

When it was very cold it would contract, and being brass as opposed to iron, did so at a different rate to the cannon balls, hence they'd all fall off and the phrase freeze the balls off a brass monkey was born.

 

"It ain't over till the Fat lady sings" began at sea too, anyone wanna hear that one?

 

EX Matelow by any chance!!!

[Vista]

The phrase "Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" began in the Navy

 

The Brass Monkey was the square plate that held the cannon ball pyramids next to the cannons

 

When it was very cold it would contract, and being brass as opposed to iron, did so at a different rate to the cannon balls, hence they'd all fall off and the phrase freeze the balls off a brass monkey was born.

 

"It ain't over till the Fat lady sings" began at sea too, anyone wanna hear that one?

 

EX Matelow by any chance!!!

 

You knew that anyway

[BIGKEV]

My mate's uncle was the bloke who played R2D2 -

 

my useless fact ta

[ilovegrannys]

The phrase "Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" began in the Navy

 

The Brass Monkey was the square plate that held the cannon ball pyramids next to the cannons

 

When it was very cold it would contract, and being brass as opposed to iron, did so at a different rate to the cannon balls, hence they'd all fall off and the phrase freeze the balls off a brass monkey was born.

 

"It ain't over till the Fat lady sings" began at sea too, anyone wanna hear that one?

 

EX Matelow by any chance!!!

 

You knew that anyway

 

I know. I have been looking through stuff for a good dit to put up!

[ilovegrannys]

From the caterers i work with. Beetroot is watered with sugar water so it gets a sweet taste before it gets packed in jars!!!

[Smudger105e]

Most lipstick contains fish scales

[Doc]

its impossible to crush an egg between your fingers end to end

 

 

Theres a photo of Neil Armstrongs family in a zippy bag on the moon!

 

Retrosport in Errol are shite LMAO