Odd factoids

[Drago]

Austria was originally located in Australia. However, due to the Austrians dislike of dingos they relocated their country in 1992, leaving only the criminals and bigots behind the jn the old country. The slight name change was intended to distance themselves from the old country.

 

[classic33]

The Dutch navigator Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania in 1642. He named it Van Diemen’s Land after the Governor of the Dutch East Indies, Anthony Van Diemen. Little did Tasman know, the state would end up being named after him. On 1 January 1856.

 

[Dave7]

Austria was quite flat until the 1930s when a certain Mr Hitler and several of his henchmen had very large swimming pools dug for their gardens. They didn't want to spoil the German countryside by dumping the waste soil so they had it transported and dumped in Austria. Hence all the mountains.

 

[Drago]

In Norfolk mountains are indeed made out of mole hills.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Measured east to west Australia is actually wider than the moon.
The moon is 3400 Km while Australia measures 4000 Km.

You can however get better beer on the Moon. It is something to do with the specific gravity being different up there.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Austria was originally located in Australia. However, due to the Austrians dislike of dingos they relocated their country in 1992, leaving only the criminals and bigots behind the jn the old country. The slight name change was intended to distance themselves from the old country.

Americans often confuse Australia and Austria. Austrians are often perplexed by fat Americans in speedos lighting barbies in the alpine meadows.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

All the Earth's continents will collide again in 250 million years.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Elephants have evolved from ants.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Stevie Wonder is a huge fan of the long running Radio Four soap 'The Archers', and fulfilled a longtime dream by appearing on the show as a non speaking extra last year.

The Archers was originally a radio mime

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Light doesn't always travel at light speed. It has been measured travelling as slow as 38mph.

Light always travels at light speed. To be otherwise would be a contradiction.

 

[classic33]

Light always travels at light speed. To be otherwise would be a contradiction.

That would mean that faster than light travel is possible on a bicycle though.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

That would mean that faster than light travel is possible on a bicycle though.

Not if I'm sitting on it

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That would mean that faster than light travel is possible on a bicycle though.

Not in the same medium or did you miss that bit?

 

[Dave7]

The Archers was originally a radio mime

When it first started the lead character was a small, funny looking guy with a monacle, his name was Archie Andrews.

 

[Drago]

Eamonn Andrews was the Mother of Archie Andrews.