Odd factoids

[NorthernDave]

Rugbyist Austin Healey was not named after the car as is commonly thought, but after his parents favourite Mike Myers character and their favourite former Chancellor of the Exchequer.

 

[Drago]

Alexei Sayle is the illegitimate daughter of Benito Mussolini.

 

[winjim]

The antibacterial properties of honey mean that it is the only food which never spoils. It was also used as an antiseptic by the ancient Egyptians.

 

[Dirk]

Ford abandoned a project, in the 1960s, to design a variable wheelbase family car.
It was going to be called the Ford Concertina.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The antibacterial properties of honey mean that it is the only food which never spoils. It was also used as an antiseptic by the ancient Egyptians.

And more. Google "Mellified Man" (but not before eating.)

 

[Threevok]

Napoli was named after the cider-like taste of the local wine

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Eric Pickles is just a simple statement of fact.

 

[winjim]

And more. Google "Mellified Man" (but not before eating.)

I'm gonna say, given the already positive antibacterial properties of honey, that one of the ingredients in that recipe is probably superfluous.

Interesting though. I've been considering what to do with myself when I'm gone. I had been thinking about alkaline hydrolysis and being flushed down the drain, but I'd be up for mellification.

 

[Drago]

Twiglets are finger bones robbed from graves and baked in Marmite.

 

[NorthernDave]

Contrary to popular belief, Sir Walter Raleigh was not playing bowls when the Spanish Armada was sighted. He was actually putting the finishing touches to his patented safety bicycle.

 

[Threevok]

Clouded Leopards can rotate their back paws 180 degrees.

This allows them to climb down trees head first.

 

[bruce1530]

There are 3 towns or villages called “Branston” in the UK - in Staffordshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. Eric Pickles owns a house in each.

 

[classic33]

The antibacterial properties of honey mean that it is the only food which never spoils. It was also used as an antiseptic by the ancient Egyptians.

Death by honey in all holes!

 

[Fonze]

No candy actually gets crushed ..

 

[Spinney]

Death by honey in all holes!

There are some things I wish I hadn't read. That is one of them.