Groucho's Fact Hunt

[mezzrow]

If you fart constantly for seven years, you’d create enough gas to match an atomic bomb explosion.

It's good to have a goal. (ladles chili on cabbage)

 

[Lickle eric]

The pattern bricks are laid to is known as a bond.
The strongest is 'english bond' Whereas the most common is 'stretdher bond'

 

[summerisle]

The pattern bricks are laid to is known as a bond.
The strongest is 'english bond' Whereas the most common is 'stretdher bond'

Eh ?

 

[summerisle]

In the Arabic version of the Simpsons Homer is called Omar Shamshoom.

 

[Kurt.]

I meant di ck turpin of course.

He used to stand in the liver



*gets coat

 

[summerisle]

 

[Boba Fret]

Charlie Chaplin once came third in a lookalike competition!

 

[Super Kevin sheedy]

Morrissey's full name is Steven Patrick Morrissey.

 

[deipnosophist]

Couple of shockers here.

Everton haven't won a derby at Anfield since 1999

And Dave Whelan broke his leg in a cup final.

Dave Whelan?...the bloke from Wigan?...broke his leg in a cup final? I never knew that

 

[deipnosophist]

There are 3 trillion trees on Earth. That's 12 trees for every star in our galaxy.

 

[deipnosophist]

 

[Black Belt Jones]

There are 3 trillion trees on Earth. That's 12 trees for every star in our galaxy.

The UK's tree cover is a paltry 13%, compared to the European average of 38%.
However, that is apparently the highest level for 600 years [albeit much of this is commercial, non native forestry].

 

[Lickle eric]

Elephants Can't jump.

 

[deipnosophist]

Elephants Can't jump.

white elephants can't jump

 

[deipnosophist]

The UK's tree cover is a paltry 13%, compared to the European average of 38%.
However, that is apparently the highest level for 600 years [albeit much of this is commercial, non native forestry].

NZ has 25% land cover in native forest...and a fair bit more in commercial forests (forestry being the country's second biggest primary producer... after dairy). The newly elected Labour coalition government has targeted an extra billion native trees planted over the next 10 years (seems a bit fanciful to me)