Odd factoids

[NorthernDave]

Contrary to popular belief waffles were not invented by the Belgians, but by Captain Birdseye of Grimsby, in 1964.
He declared them to be waffley versatile as not only could they be used as a rudimentary food source, but also as cavity wall insulation.

 

[Drago]

Captain Birdseye faked his own death and assumed the persona of a hillbilly named Seasick Steve.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Karl Lagerfeld actually died in 1999, although the Karl 2000 series android performed multiple appearances in the intervening years.

 

[classic33]

Captain Birdseye was from Doncaster.

Served onboard the the first British merchant vessel lost at sea to enemy fire since World War II.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Belgians invented French fries, and you can find fries at no more than 5 minutes driving distance from pretty much anywhere in the country.

The French invented Belgium Chocs.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Don Castor invented Oil. The big transmitter is in fact a drill.

 

[bruce1530]

Castor Oil was invented for lubricating furniture wheels.

 

[raleighnut]

The 'health' benefits of Castor Oil were discovered by an Irishman called McCandless, after a ride on his rigid Norton he was going round re-attaching all the parts that had vibrated loose or fallen off when his brother bought him out a cup of Tea. Unfortunately it started to rain and not wanting to spoil his Tea he placed it under the engine where it was sheltered from the storm however some of the Oil dripped into the cup but he was so tired and thirsty he drank it anyway.

Imagine his delight the next day when instead of being constipated after the terrible pounding his rear end had suffered the day before on the bike he found it 'easy' to relieve himself so adopted a teaspoon of the oil as a ritual after every ride. His brother decided it was too expensive to waste precious engine oil this way (after all the Norton used enough of it) so invented the famous 'Featherbed' frame so that his brother didn't have to suffer the consequences of riding on pot-holed roads anymore (they weren't as bad as those of today but still pretty rough)

 

[classic33]

The 'health' benefits of Castor Oil were discovered by an Irishman called McCandless, after a ride on his rigid Norton he was going round re-attaching all the parts that had vibrated loose or fallen off when his brother bought him out a cup of Tea. Unfortunately it started to rain and not wanting to spoil his Tea he placed it under the engine where it was sheltered from the storm however some of the Oil dripped into the cup but he was so tired and thirsty he drank it anyway.

Imagine his delight the next day when instead of being constipated after the terrible pounding his rear end had suffered the day before on the bike he found it 'easy' to relieve himself so adopted a teaspoon of the oil as a ritual after every ride. His brother decided it was too expensive to waste precious engine oil this way (after all the Norton used enough of it) so invented the famous 'Featherbed' frame so that his brother didn't have to suffer the consequences of riding on pot-holed roads anymore (they weren't as bad as those of today but still pretty rough)

Where does the frame fit in?

 

[raleighnut]

Where does the frame fit in?

1st successful rear suspension motorbike

 

[Drago]

5he motorbike was invented by an un-named XR3I owner in Essex in 1915, when they cam out one morning to discover two of the alloy wheels had been stolen.

 

[david k]

Baseball is rounders for fat Americans

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fat Americans are rounder. Hence the term rounders when they are gathered on a field to exercise.

 

[classic33]

Dave Winfield, an outfielder playing for the Yankees in 1983, was arrested for killing a seagull with a thrown ball. The cop who arrested him and fans who witnessed the event claimed that Winfield hit the bird deliberately.

But Yankees manager Billy Martin questioned whether Winfield possessed the necessary accuracy: "Cruelty to animals? That's the first time he hit the cut-off man all year!"

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

When falcon breeders want to breed falcons, they wear special falcon sex hats. The hat encourages the falcon to shag the breeder's head and collects the falcon sperm, which can then be artificially inseminated