Really TRUE odd factoids

[Punkawallah]

In 1965, pilot John Young thought he might get hungry as he spent six hours orbiting the earth. When Young took out his sandwich, though, things didn’t go well. In zero gravity, it started to crumble, forcing him to quickly gather all the pieces before they could damage the spacecraft.

See. If he’d used butter (like -normal- people) it wouldn’t have been a problem!

 

[PeteXXX]

Comedogenic describes a product or ingredient that has a high tendency to clog skin pores.

 

[classic33]

The distance between the earth and moon is currently increasing at the rate of 37.8mm a year.

 

[Beebo]

If you are salaried, July 2026 had 23 working days, whilst February 2026 only had 20 working days.
So you got paid the same for working 3 days more in July.

 

[Dave7]

The average 40 year old European has spent 36 years indoors.
That includes working in offices/shops etc.

 

[Beebo]

The average 40 year old European has spent 36 years indoors.
That includes working in offices/shops etc.

That’s 10% of your day outside.
Seems about right really.
Lots of that time is asleep.
Then either in school or work.

 

[classic33]

In The Italian Job(1969)
Each of the Mini Coopers have personalised number plates that relate to parts of the film. The red Mini is registered as ‘HMP 729G’, which represents ‘Her Majesty’s Prison’ and Charlie Croker’s prison number.
The plates on the white Mini are ‘GPF 146G’, a reference to the grand prix flag mentioned by one of the characters.
The blue Mini’s plates display ‘LGW 809G’, which refers to London Gatwick Airport (code LGW) and the flight number of the plane the gang would have caught if their getaway had been successful.

 

[PeteXXX]

 

[classic33]

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She'd do herself a mischief if she were try to "swing her leg over" from that position.
Her left foot is on the driveside pedal.