Odd factoids

[Dave7]

99.9% of four year old children's questions are answered with "Go and ask your father/mother"

The other 0.1% are answered with "because I said so".

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The other 0.1% are answered with "because I said so".

100% answered with no

 

[Kempstonian]

The other 0.1% are answered with "because I said so".

OMG... that takes me back to my childhood...

 

[NorthernDave]

The other 0.1% are answered with "because I said so".

Unless the question is "Where are we going?" to which the response is "There and back to see how far it is"

 

[Dave7]

OMG... that takes me back to my childhood...

I recall that, even as a small child, I hated that reply as it felt so unreasonable.

 

[Dave7]

In 1837 explorers in Australia found a large hole that seemed to have no bottom/end to it. They wrapped a note around a large rock and dropped it down the hole. The note said "if anyone finds this note please reply". 2 days later it came back with a note saying "hello from London, England".
The explorers reported all this and the authorities were so frightened that they blocked the hole. To this day no one has been able to locate the hole again.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

In 1837 explorers in Australia found a large hole that seemed to have no bottom/end to it. They wrapped a note around a large rock and dropped it down the hole. The note said "if anyone finds this note please reply". 2 days later it came back with a note saying "hello from London, England".
The explorers reported all this and the authorities were so frightened that they blocked the hole. To this day no one has been able to locate the hole again.

The hole is at the bottom of the Thames and would drain it if they pulled the plug out. Luckily the rock went through a time warp and arrived in London during the frost fair of 1814. The plug was out for repair whilst the Thames was frozen.

 

[classic33]

Unless the question is "Where are we going?" to which the response is "There and back to see how far it is"

Which would be half the distance travelled.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The average four-year-old child asks 450 questions a day.

Why?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Dog semen can kill.

https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-died-from-allergic-reaction-to-sex-with-dog-172620-Jul2011/

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Why?

Because of the long tail

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Dinosaurs had a life expectancy of 260 years

 

[Dave7]

Dinosaurs had a life expectancy of 260 years

I was tempted to link that with @Diogenes link re the alsation but sense prevailed.

 

[classic33]

According to a survey, bosses are most receptive to requests from their employees on a Wednesday. So if you’re going to ask for a pay rise or a holiday, make sure you do it on a Wednesday, people!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The average distance walked by people in the UK in a year is 198 miles. A pitifully low figure.