Really TRUE odd factoids

[Blue Hills]

And a man from Yorkshire "invented" electric trams used in Blackpool!

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/january-1886-blackpools-electric-trams/

I realise you are keen to pump up yorkshire classic, but the piece says that the yorkshire system didn't really work.

 

[Beebo]

Sideburns were named after the American General Burnside who had a fine pair of as yet unnamed facial hair thingys on his cheeks.

 

[classic33]

I realise you are keen to pump up yorkshire classic, but the piece says that the yorkshire system didn't really work.

More the third claim, with another date, to be the inventor of them than pumping up Yorkshire.

 

[Seevio]

The only part of your reflection that you can lick is your tongue.

 

[Chris S]

Your forearm is the same length as your foot.

 

[Blue Hills]

The only part of your reflection that you can lick is your tongue.

Not sure I believe this to tell the truth.
Am also worried about the Xmas booze driven contortions this may drive some cchatters to. On your head be it.

 

[KnittyNorah]

Not sure I believe this to tell the truth.
Am also worried about the Xmas booze driven contortions this may drive some cchatters to. On your head be it.

I think the truth is, that when nose-to-nose with a mirror attempting to lick a body part, you will always lick the reflection of your tongue at the same time as you are attempting to lick the reflection of the other part of your body ...

 

[classic33]

I think the truth is, that when nose-to-nose with a mirror attempting to lick a body part, you will always lick the reflection of your tongue at the same time as you are attempting to lick the reflection of the other part of your body ...

You've spent the evening trying!

 

[KnittyNorah]

You've spent the evening trying!

Nah, it's simple physics.
As you want to lick the reflection of your body part, your tongue has to be in contact with the mirror for the licking action, and thus it is inevitable that you will be licking the reflection of your tongue, even if, say, your finger is also in contact with the mirror. As you reach out with your tongue to the reflection of your finger, a reflection of your tongue will visually 'block' the reflection of your finger at the moment you attempt to lick it. Anyone present, such as the attendant waiting with straitjacket at the ready, could confirm this, even though you will be going cross-eyed trying to focus at the distance from the mirror that your eyes are...

 

[Blue Hills]

I think the truth is, that when nose-to-nose with a mirror attempting to lick a body part, you will always lick the reflection of your tongue at the same time as you are attempting to lick the reflection of the other part of your body ...

ah maybe i misunderstood - i assumed it meant licking something you could see in the mirror - not the reflection on the mirror itself - not something i have ever yearned to do - so can rest easy.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Mount Everest is now recognized as being nearly three feet taller than it was seven years ago. Prior to the 7.8 magnitude Quake in the region, in April 2015, it's accepted height was 29,029 feet. It now stands at, an agreed height*, of 29,031 feet.

*China & Nepal had previously disagreed over the height.

Our local Nepalese restaurant is named “ 29029 “ I’ll pass that on next time I’m there 😉

 

[Chris S]

Ever wondered why the Daleks sound a bit like Zippy from Rainbow? It's because they were both voiced by the same actor, Roy Skelton.

 

[classic33]

Google users type in the term 'gander' – meaning 'a look (at something)' – 40,500 times a month.

The second most common Yorkshire words typed into the search engine were 'aye' (meaning 'yes') and 'bap' (meaning a 'bread bun') at 22,200 times a month each.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

The average worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its entire life.

 

[classic33]

The average worker bee, born in Autumn has a lifespan of 4-6 months compared to those born in Spring/Summer whose lifespan is 6-7 weeks.