Odd factoids

[classic33]

The average human body contains enough
Potassium to fire a toy cannon,
Phosphorus to make 2,200 match heads,
Carbon to make 900 pencils,
Fat to make 7 bars of soap or 75 candles,
Iron (0.01% of body mass) to make a 7.5 cm nail,
Water (70% of your body) to fill a ten-gallon tank,
and enough Sulphur to kill all fleas on an average dog.

 

[NorthernDave]

Eric Pickles played Fred Elliot the butcher.

He had to give it up as he had a perpetual struggle to keep down to the characters weight.

To prove a point, Jonathon Timpson of West Bromwich lived for fourteen years eating only eggs, but had to stop when he started growing feathers out of his back.

He then devoted his life to cutting keys and repairing shoes

 

[raleighnut]

The Welsh alphabet contains only the letters L, G and L.

Pretty sure there's a B in there 'Boyo'.................................................must be a 'Y' & an 'O' too

 

[classic33]

Pretty sure there's a B in there 'Boyo'.................................................must be a 'Y' & an 'O' too

There's a "W" as well!

 

[NorthernDave]

If you lift a kangaroos tail off the ground it can't hop.

Although it may turn round and punch you in the face.

 

[Fonze]

Theresa May was born in - October , June Whitfield was born in - November , but January Jones was born in - "January "

 

[classic33]

The record for the world’s largest feet belongs to Matthew McGrory who wears US size 28 1/2 shoes.

 

[NorthernDave]

The record for the world’s largest feet belongs to Matthew McGrory who wears US size 28 1/2 shoes.

Pah, thats nowt - my cycling shoes are a size 46...

 

[Drago]

The record for the world’s largest feet belongs to Matthew McGrory who wears US size 28 1/2 shoes.

Known as Sideshow Bob to his friends.

 

[Dirk]

Pah, thats nowt - my cycling shoes are a size 46...

Mine are 47.....

 

[Spinney]

There are an awful lot of places in Wales called Llwybr cyhoeddus.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

The average human body contains enough
Potassium to fire a toy cannon,
Phosphorus to make 2,200 match heads,
Carbon to make 900 pencils,
Fat to make 7 bars of soap or 75 candles,
Iron (0.01% of body mass) to make a 7.5 cm nail,
Water (70% of your body) to fill a ten-gallon tank,
and enough Sulphur to kill all fleas on an average dog.

"Iron enough to make a nail
Lime enough to paint a wall
Water enough to drown a dog
Sulphur enough to stop the fleas
Potash enough to wash a shirt
Gold enough to buy a bean
Silver enough to coat a pin
Lead enough to ballast a bird
Phosfor enough to light the town
Poison enough to kill a cow"

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

 

[Andy_R]

Always take your shirt off to iron it.

 

[Tim Hall]

Always take your shirt off to iron it.

Don't answer the phone while ironing.

 

[Drago]

Don't iron while on the loo. Get distracted and it can go badly wrong when you reach for the paper...