Odd factoids

[Ming the Merciless]

Bottoms were invented by Shakespeare and is first mentioned in Twelfth Night.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Bottoms reached their high point in the TV programme Wipeout, which was, coincidentally, presented by a front bottom.

 

[bruce1530]

Gerry Anderson introduced the “Hoverboard” and “Hoverchair" into the “Thunderbirds” series as a high tech way for his characters to get from place to place. But the real reason he introduced it was because in “Supermarionation” - the combination of puppetry and animation used to film Thunderbirds - it was very difficult to achieve a realistic walking motion.

(this one is true!)

 

[classic33]

Gerry Anderson introduced the “Hoverboard” and “Hoverchair" into the “Thunderbirds” series as a high tech way for his characters to get from place to place. But the real reason he introduced it was because in “Supermarionation” - the combination of puppetry and animation used to film Thunderbirds - it was very difficult to achieve a realistic walking motion.

(this one is true!)

You implying that none of the rest are?

 

[NorthernDave]

Plato theorised that humans originally had 4 legs, 4 arms and 2 heads but the Gods feared they would be too powerful so Zeus split humans in two, thus forcing humans to spend their entire lives looking for their "soul mate".

After developing that theory, he went on to have a reasonably successful career driving in the British Touring Cars Championship

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

After developing that theory, he went on to have a reasonably successful career driving in the British Touring Cars Championship

He's been immortalised in the cafes of racing circuits all over the UK with his own listing on the menu: Plato chips

 

[Seevio]

Not only do they drink Um Bongo in The Congo but they also drink cola in Angola and Fanta in Atlanta.

 

[Threevok]

Not only do they drink Um Bongo in The Congo but they also drink cola in Angola and Fanta in Atlanta.

I hate to think where they drink Sprite

 

[raleighnut]

I hate to think where they drink Sprite

And Brum.

 

[classic33]

And Brum.

 

[Seevio]

I hate to think where they drink Sprite

Isle of Wight.

 

[Threevok]

Brum still pays road tax

 

[classic33]

According to mathematicians in Sweden, there are 177,147 possible ways to tie a tie. No doubt they're all attractive, and you're also wondering who funded this research.

 

[raleighnut]

According to mathematicians in Sweden, there are 177,147 possible ways to tie a tie. No doubt they're all attractive, and you're also wondering who funded this research.

Ah but does that include using one to hold yer trousers up.

 

[Drago]

Sweden is the second most boring country in the world after Belgium.