Odd factoids

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Henry VIII should really be Henry VI as he didn't have 8 wives.

 

[Drago]

Henry the 8th was so called because he weighed an 8th of a tonne.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Word cu*t is one of the oldest words in english language, already in use by Anglo Saxons (cynt), it comes from a proto Indo-European root ku, associated with feminity with the same root used across the continent in various languages with similar meaning

 

[classic33]

Ever gone up, or down, a set of stairs and found yourself having to stop before turning to continue?

If so, you'll have been on the halfpace.

 

[classic33]

There are an estimated 29,287,804 psychopaths* in the world.

*As defined using the Hare Psychopathy Checklist.

 

[further]

There are an estimated 29,287,804 pyshcopaths* in the world.

What's a pyshcopath ?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

What's a pyshcopath ?

A pissed psychopath.

The kind we get on Cyclechat

Cheers!

 

[classic33]

What's a pyshcopath ?

Corrected!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

There are an estimated 29,287,804 psychopaths* in the world.

69.7634% of statistics are made up on the spot.

 

[Andy_R]

69.7634% of statistics are made up on the spot.

15.6755% of statistics are made of marmite. Or not.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Henry the 8th was so called because he weighed an 8th of a tonne.

Actually it was an 1/8 of a long ton and he’d have you cut drawn and quartered for using metric units.

 

[Drago]

The Metric system was invented in France in AD 1211. So entranced were the french with their new system the Maginot Line was built,t to metric standards. Unfortunately, the Germans were still using Imperial units, and thus their military was able to easily overcome these defences.

This was enough to bring the Swiss into the conflict, and they declared war upon the Vatican. Since that time every swiss Male of military age has to keep a toblerene and 10 magazines of cuckoo clocks at home.

 

[Seevio]

Since that time every swiss Male of military age has to keep a toblerene and 10 magazines of cuckoo clocks at home.

As a result, Cuckoo Clock Monthly is the biggest selling publication in Switzerland.

 

[Drago]

There is no letter L in the Turkish alphabet. Therefore, their cuckoo cock shops are viewed with suspicion.

 

[slow scot]

There is no letter L in the Turkish alphabet. Therefore, their cuckoo cock shops are viewed with suspicion.

Seriously! No response to this as yet? This is cuckoo harassment in spades.