Well who would have guessed that!!

[Profpointy]

wet pavements cause rain

 

[tyred]

Icy roads can be slippery!

 

[Moon bunny]

I think the Research was done by the National Housing Federation, not the BBC

Lloyds Bank
http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/g...ress-releases/lloyds-bank/2012/0408_parks.pdf

 

[ColinJ]

In these austere times, here is £40,000 worth of research - Calderdale is 'Pretty Gritty'!

 

[slowmotion]

There's some good stuff here...

http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2010/04/start/the-10-most-absurd-published-scientific-papers

I particularly like " The Nature of Navel Fluff".

 

[Beebo]

Is it April 1st?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/red-bull-lawsuit-no-wings-money-instead_n_5953872.html
Well it has now been shown thatRedBull doesn't give you wings, and teh stupid people of the USA have launched a lawsuit to sue RedBull.
RedBull have agreed an out of court settlement and now anyone in USA can claim back $10 if they drank RedBull in the past 10 years!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Aha! I knew he wasn't dead!

 

[classic33]

I don't think that is quite correct. It is cows sitting down that causes rain.

Cows can't sit, so that can't be the cause either.

 

[luckyfox]

They also discovered that combing your hair with your hat on is actually harmful to your health.

 

[Beebo]

I don't think that is quite correct. It is cows sitting down that causes rain.

Have you seen the episode where Wise Old Elf gets squahed by a cow. My 3 years old loves it.

 

[luckyfox]

Also dogs can't look up...

 

[Accy cyclist]

Well i didn't know that(!) A diet rich in olive oil is supposed to be good for you(!)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...sity-blood-glucose-levels-lead-condition.html

 

[Dayvo]

Black cats never walk under ladders. They have inside information.

 

[perplexed]

Working under special scientific conditions, I have discovered the following:

If I grasp a jar of Marmite in my right hand, I can, by grasping the lid in my left hand and rotating the lid in an anticlockwide direction, reveal the contents.

I'm very appreciative of the £2 million pounds grant which enabled me to facilitate this vital research.

Sent by my servant from the south of France.

 

[Cubist]

I remember a piece of research reported in a motorcycling magazine back in the 70s or 80s where hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent researching why motorcyclists fell off their machines. The conclusion was that they either lost their balance or hit something.