Odd factoids

[twentysix by twentyfive]

The Toyota Pious was specifically developed as “The Car for the Vicar”.

Indeed it was with a built in font for Christenings on the move.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Indeed it was with a built in font for Christenings on the move.

Only if you specced the Ecclesiastical Pack, remember.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Toyota Pious comes with keyless entry, the owner has to pray they can get in.

 

[Drago]

The electrolyte in the Toyota Pious batteries is made from holy water.

 

[bruce1530]

Only if you specced the Ecclesiastical Pack, remember.

The Ecclesiastical Pack also provides a pipe organ in the back seat.
The original advertising pack for the Toyota Pious featured the car being driven by Derek Nimmo.

 

[bruce1530]

(people under the age of 50-ish are now googling “Derek Nimmo”)

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Golly gosh, rather.

 

[Threevok]

Derek Nimmo was originally a sea Captain and served in a submarine called The Naughtyless

 

[Drago]

The character Captain Nemo was based upon Captain Nimmo.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The first universities in Europe were Islamic. To show that you had studied at these prestigious universities, people wore Arab-style gowns. The robes worn by university students today on graduation day are directly descended from these Arab gowns.

 

[Dave7]

Aero chocolate was invented during the filming of Willy Wonka when the Umpa Lumpas would actually bathe in warm chocolate and found it was good fun to fart in it.

 

[Threevok]

The gas used in Aero chocolate bars is "xenon"

This is much heavier than air, so less chocolate is used per pound

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The gas used in Aero chocolate bars is "xenon"

This is much heavier than air, so less chocolate is used per pound

Is this the gas they use to fill bags of Walkers crisp (singular)?

 

[Dave7]

Is this the gas they use to fill bags of Walkers crisp (singular)?

Walkers, Smith etc have annual staff competions based on......how to make the bags appear to be full while having less and less content every year.
Walkers are working on a new one that looks full but is completely empty. The slogan "the crisp that helps you lose weight".

 

[Threevok]

One medium size potato can make seven boxes of crisps