Really TRUE odd factoids
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Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's final ship was the Great Eastern. So big it was permanently bedevilled by problems and was a financial disaster.
It was broken up on the banks of the Mersey near where Cammel Lairds is today.
The flagpole from the prow of the ship is now the main flagpole outside Liverpool FC at Anfield.
It was broken up on the banks of the Mersey near where Cammel Lairds is today.
The flagpole from the prow of the ship is now the main flagpole outside Liverpool FC at Anfield.
classic33
Leg End Member
When you hear a chainsaw, what do you think of. A person cutting timber maybe. But have you ever given any thought to the origin of them, who came up with the idea?
Your first thought may be farther from the truth than you think. It's invention lay with in the hands of two Scottish doctors seeking to improve emergency childbirth.
In the late 18th century, two Scottish doctors, John Aitken and James Jeffray, came up with a solution for getting the job done much more quickly begore: an actual chainsaw for the groin. The world's first chainsaw was a flexible saw based on a watch chain with teeth that were moved around with a hand-crank. Now, rather than look down and see a doctor cutting away at your pelvis, you could look down and see the far more reassuring sight of a doctor furiously cranking a chainsaw like they were sharpening a pencil.
The truly horrific part of this is that somebody going to town on your nether regions with a chainsaw was actually a vast improvement. The device, finally produced in 1806, went on to be used for removing diseased joints and was eventually mechanized.
It wasn't until 1905, nearly 100 years later, that somebody thought of this horror device and decided to apply it to trees.
Your first thought may be farther from the truth than you think. It's invention lay with in the hands of two Scottish doctors seeking to improve emergency childbirth.
In the late 18th century, two Scottish doctors, John Aitken and James Jeffray, came up with a solution for getting the job done much more quickly begore: an actual chainsaw for the groin. The world's first chainsaw was a flexible saw based on a watch chain with teeth that were moved around with a hand-crank. Now, rather than look down and see a doctor cutting away at your pelvis, you could look down and see the far more reassuring sight of a doctor furiously cranking a chainsaw like they were sharpening a pencil.
The truly horrific part of this is that somebody going to town on your nether regions with a chainsaw was actually a vast improvement. The device, finally produced in 1806, went on to be used for removing diseased joints and was eventually mechanized.
It wasn't until 1905, nearly 100 years later, that somebody thought of this horror device and decided to apply it to trees.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
British intelligence forces hacked into the website of al Qaeda's English-language magazine, Inspire, and replaced bombmaking instructions with a recipe for one of Ellen Degeneres' favorite cupcakes.
OP
OP
- Location
- London
a jolly jape for sure but doesn't that sound odd?
If they had brought off that coup wouldn't you expect them to use it for cleverer intelligence purposes?
Putting in a superfluous ingredient with very restricted supply to help tracking?
Or something that would imperil the bombmaker?
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Tennis ??
We had one with our b/w tv in 1969.
matticus
Guru
That's my answer too (although I think they called it PONG! originally). Now to see how stupid I am ...
matticus
Guru
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- Location
- London
Hitler's death certificate was issued in 1956.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
in Argentina
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
100,000 Americans seek medical treatment each year for toothpick injuries.
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- London
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Henry Winkler who played the hard man Fonz in Happy Days was only 5 foot 6 and weighed less than 10 stone.
