Really TRUE odd factoids

[Dirk]

Eh?
Him with the daft moustache certainly needed holding underwater, but baptised? Is this a C19 headline grab by The Morons () - got my attention for sure, and whilst I didn't think I could hold them any lower in my esteem, I may have been wrong.

Not a headline grab; it's absolutely true.
Mormons practice posthumous baptism in order to give the recipient the opportunity to redeem themselves and enter Mormon heaven.
Other famous people who they've dunked by proxy are Simon Wiesenthal (the Jewish Nazi hunter), Princess Diana, Elvis Presley, Mohandas Gandhi, Pope John Paul and rafts of Holocaust victims.
The latter has caused a huge row between the Jewish community and the Mormons.

 

[Eziemnaik]

The biggest (by some metrics) tree in the world is a cashew tree in Natal, Brasil
Its foliage covers over 2 acres
It produces up to 80 000 cashew nuts per year
If it wasn't pruned it would overrun neighbouring town

Yes, it is a single tree

 

[Blue Hills]

The first policeman on the scene of the UK car crash that tragically killed Eddie Cochran and seriously injured Gene Vincent was a trainee.

Back at the station he twiddled on Cochran's guitar and apparently this inspired a change of career.

Also changed his name - to Dave Dee.

Fronting this, surely the best whip record ever made.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsExj_0IHEs



RIP Eddie

 

[Hover Fly]

A Mr. Edward Johnson, who saw the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830, had a grandson, born in his lifetime, who saw the last British Rail steam train in 1968.

 

[Dave7]

The first policeman on the scene of the UK car crash that tragically killed Eddie Cochran and seriously injured Gene Vincent was a trainee.

Back at the station he twiddled on Cochran's guitar and apparently this inspired a change of career.

Also changed his name - to Dave Dee.

Fronting this, surely the best whip record ever made.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsExj_0IHEs



RIP Eddie

I seem to recall reading that. Good group, made some great records.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The very first website ever, can be found here.

http://info.cern.ch/

 

[Seevio]

There are two bridges over the Severn between England and Wales. They are approximately 82 miles apart.

 

[classic33]

Shakespeare's epitaph contains a curse for grave robbers.

When William Shakespeare died at 52 years old on April 23, 1616, he was buried in a tomb that featured an epitaph meant to ward off grave robbers:
"GOOD FREND FOR IESVS SAKE FORBEARE / TO DIGG THE DVST ENCLOASED HEARE / BLESTe BE Ye MAN Yt SPARES THES STONES / AND CVRST BE HE Yt MOVES MY BONES."

Or more clearly:
"Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear / To dig the dust enclosed here / Blessed be the man that spares these stones / And cursed be he that moves my bones."

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Bicycle reflectors were invented by the Nazis and used to subsidise the SS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Loibl_GmbH

 

[Blue Hills]

Bicycle reflectors were invented by the Nazis and used to subsidise the SS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Loibl_GmbH

that was lodged in the back of my brain as I read it somewhere recently but can't for the life of me remember where. Must check my recent ebook reading list.

 

[Chris S]

Bicycle reflectors were invented by the Nazis and used to subsidise the SS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Loibl_GmbH

Godwin's Law

 

[Eziemnaik]

View: https://youtu.be/Y7tvauOJMHo

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The keyboard player on the Buggles hit "Video killed the radio star" went on to write the film score for Gladiator

 

[Chris S]

The lead singer on the Buggles hit "Video killed the radio star" went on to invent paedo-pop.

View: https://youtu.be/_oiphoJLfPo

 

[Blue Hills]

The orb on top of prince charles's prince of wales crown is a ping pong ball.