Really TRUE odd factoids

[classic33]

In 1814, a catastrophic flood of beer swept through a London neighborhood, leaving a trail of destruction and tragedy.
A massive brewery vat ruptured, sending a 15-foot wave of dark beer into the streets. The disaster claimed eight lives and destroyed homes, yet was bizarrely ruled an 'Act of God.

 

[PeteXXX]

 

[Chris S]

Sooty is the only non-human member of The Magic Circle.

 

[Beebo]

Sooty is the only non-human member of The Magic Circle.

I bet Harry Corbett had a hand in that.

 

[Drago]

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And it still contained less fat than a Subway foot long.

 

[classic33]

For the first time in its history, the International Space Station is hosting 8 spacecraft at the same time — every docking port is FULL.
This ultra-rare lineup includes:
2 SpaceX Dragons (Crew-11 + CRS-33 cargo)
HTV-X1 from Japan — its first-ever flight
Cygnus-23 from Northrop Grumman
2 Russian Soyuz crew spacecraft (MS-27 & MS-28)
2 Russian Progress cargo ships (92 & 93)
To make this possible, engineers even repositioned Cygnus using the station’s robotic arm — a delicate orbital ballet to clear arrival space for Soyuz MS-28.

 

[Chris S]

This will be the last year that people in Denmark will be able to send Christmas cards. The Danish postal service is scrapping letter deliveries next year.

 

[Chris S]

Contrary to popular belief Bob Holness did not play saxophone on Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street'. However his daughter Ros Holness sang in Toto Coelo.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzB9-Wd67A

 

[classic33]

The Alaskan Wood Frog survives by flooding its cells with glucose, a natural antifreeze that protects them while the rest of its body freezes.
It can freeze solid in winter, with no heartbeat breathing or brain activity.
When spring warms the forest floor, its heart, lungs, and brain restart, completing one of nature’s sharpest comebacks.

 

[Chris S]

The Alaskan Wood Frog survives by flooding its cells with glucose, a natural antifreeze that protects them while the rest of its body freezes.
It can freeze solid in winter, with no heartbeat breathing or brain activity.
When spring warms the forest floor, its heart, lungs, and brain restart, completing one of nature’s sharpest comebacks.

That could be the way forward for cryogenics.

 

[raleighnut]

That could be the way forward for cryogenics.

Aye in a couple of hundred years they might have found a cure for Diabetes too.