Random fact of the day

[Archie_tect]

87% of statistics are made up on the spot.

...and the other 26% are historical.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I sat next to a woman on a train once who was a neighbour of the woman from Kingussie whose voice features in Slumdog Millionaire.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Random fact of the day:

In its 170+ year history, only 3 grey horses have ever won the Grand national, The Lamb in 1868 and 1871, Nickalaus Silver in 1961 and, most excitingly to those of us who knew of the history of grey winners, Neptune Collonges in 2012.
A gap of 3, 90 and 51 years respectively.

Thankfully for my humane sensibilities, Neptune Collonges was retired from racing straight afterwards and therefore out of harms way (despite giving the facts above, I still despise the event for its needless danger).

 

[classic33]

28 centimetres of rain fell in just one day, in Martinstown, Dorset, on the 19th July 1955. Making it Britains wettest day on record.

 

[jayonabike]

I'm pi$$ed

 

[User6179]

I'm pi$$ed

Start as you mean to go on I say!

 

[asterix]

It is predicted that the world will run out of helium in 50 years.

Running out of nitrous oxide will be no laughing matter.

 

[morrisman]

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

 

[Archie_tect]

A surprising fact: British Gas can be efficient at times.

To whit: I reported a smell of gas (not the dog's) at 11.20. A van is up the road now. Less than 15 mins.

Eating their sandwiches, having a brew....
and a quick fag....

 

[martint235]

The distance between your wrist and your elbow is the size of your foot.

**Cue lots of people resting their shoes on their arm.**

 

[pplpilot]

one I read recently that has had me awake at night - Voyager-1 has left the solar system will not approach another star for nearly 40,000 years, even though it is moving at 45km/s (100,000mph).

 

[simon.r]

Eating their sandwiches, having a brew....
and a quick fag....

A lit cigarette is not hot enough to ignite natural gas.

 

[asterix]

A lit cigarette is not hot enough to ignite natural gas.

Ah, but what about the match that lights the lit ciggy?

That is the elephant in your room..

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

one I read recently that has had me awake at night - Voyager-1 has left the solar system will not approach another star for nearly 40,000 years, even though it is moving at 45km/s (100,000mph).

And good luck to it*, that's what I say!


* - We have to pray that it finds intelligent life somewhere out in space because there's bugger all down here on earth!

 

[hopless500]

Classic posted 47 minutes ago.

Shouldn't that be in the Mundane thread?

(probably should clarify that I mean because of this post, not that Classic posted.....)