Odd factoids

[Bonefish Blues]

Rick Stein does not have, and never has had, a Michelin star.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Rick Stein will only fit Michelin tyres to his MtB.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Ducks are called ducks because they duck their heads under the water.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The e bike in fact followed the d bike. The d bike harnessed a donkey as the power unit. Unfortunately the d bike had some serious flaws and had to be binned.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

e-bikes were invented in Yorkshire by a man without a hat.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

e-bikes were invented in Yorkshire by a man without a hat.

originally they were called e-bike-um

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The first e-bike, the Ilkley Whippet, had a range of 88 miles, this being the furthest anyone can ride in a straight line in Yorkshire without leaving it. As it's inventor said - "and why would tha want t'leave Yorkshire?"

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Yorkshire has it's own Tea Plantations. Check it out

 

[classic33]

Jelly Tots were accidently invented in 1967, by Leeds based scientist Brian Boffey, while trying to produce a powdered jelly that set instantly when added to cold water.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It’s a legal requirement to have up to date Diphtheria, polio, and tetanus jabs before entering or living in Yorkshire.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Rick Stein will only fit Michelin tyres to his MtB.

Rick only fits Michelin tyres to his range of bikes successfully sold in Belarus since 1982

 

[Drago]

Until the invention of the bicycle the men of Yorkshire typically travelled downhill in old bathtubs.

 

[bruce1530]

Until the invention of the bicycle the men of Yorkshire typically travelled downhill in old bathtubs.

“Last of the Summer Wine” is actually filmed in Surrey,

 

[Drago]

Surrey does not actually exist. It was invented by the bBC as the setting for a number of wholesome pre watershed sitcoms.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

“Last of the Summer Wine” is actually filmed in Surrey,

Surrey is the real name of the film village Holmfirth