Odd factoids

[classic33]

Ramses, which means "Son of Ra," was five feet eight inches---tall by ancient Egyptian standards. He also had a strong jaw; a beaked nose, a long thin face.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The saying "The sun never sets on the British Empire" is still fairly true because the sun never sets on all 14 British Overseas Territories at once.

 

[Drago]

During WWII, some parts of the British Empire were German.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

During WWII, some parts of the British Empire were German.

And Japanese.........

 

[classic33]

It's a seldom acknowledged fact, but the British Empire is still ar war with the town of Berwick-Upon-Tweed.

 

[FishFright]

Due to the devastation caused by the whaling industry, this milk used to be delivered by humans. This is why we have Milk Floats

During really harsh winters these became Ice Cream Floats

 

[Drago]

Dwayne Johnson, Aka The Rock, is actually made from granite.

 

[roadrash]

if you was to cut "the rock" in half you would see it says "Dwayne Johnson" all the way through him , just like blackpool rock

 

[classic33]

His beard in Hercules(2014) was made entirely from yak testicle hair.

 

[Drago]

The Rock eats only free range organically grown pebbles.

 

[classic33]

The UK’s biggest recorded earthquake was at Dogger Bank earthquake in 1931, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. Widespread damage occurred on the Eastern coast near Filey. The earthquake was felt down south and even caused Dr Crippen’s head to fall off at Madame Tusaud’s.

 

[bruce1530]

The Rock, despite his name, is not a fan of rock music. In public he claims to be a fan of both 80s techno-electronica and hip-hop, but in private he has admitted a passion for 70’s middle-of-the-road pop, and is believed to be the worlds leading expert on the works of The Brotherhood of Man and The Nolans.

 

[Dave7]

The UK’s biggest recorded earthquake was at Dogger Bank earthquake in 1931, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. Widespread damage occurred on the Eastern coast near Filey. The earthquake was felt down south and even caused Dr Crippen’s head to fall off at Madame Tusaud’s.

There was a large earthquake in Manchester, in 2007. It did extensive damage but nobody noticed it for 3 years.

 

[bruce1530]

The largest recorded earthquake in Scotland happened in Paisley in 2003. It did 15 million pounds worth of improvements.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Princess Margaret had ACAB tattooed on the knuckles of her right hand during a drunken night of revelry on VE Day. This is why she always wore gloves in public.