Groucho's Fact Hunt

[deipnosophist]

Looks like a tired baby elephant.

lol lol ...that's what I immediately thought

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

There are 2 billion pigs in the world

 

[Groucho]

The canned meat Spam gets it's name from Shoulder of Pork and Ham.

Specially
Processed
American
Meat

 

[Philw]

Specially
Processed
American
Meat

S***
Parts
and
Hooves

 

[Groucho]

S***
Parts
and
Hooves

Spah?

 

[deipnosophist]

Spam was introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937. Hormel claims that the meaning of the name "is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives", but popular beliefs are that the name is an abbreviation of "spiced ham","spare meat", or "shoulders of pork and ham". Another popular explanation is that Spam is an acronym standing for "Specially Processed American Meat" or "Specially Processed Army Meat".




...or Something Posing As Meat

 

[Philw]

Spah?

Uh, yeam. I'h going witm tme excuse tmat I only mad a few mours sleep last nigmt...

 

[hallamblue]

Spam
Spam eggs, beans and spam
Spam, spam, egg, chips and spam

Spam, spam, spam spam
Spam, spam, spam spam

Spam, spam, luverly spam

 

[Elvis the pelvis]

There are 2 billion pigs in the world

How many made it to rank of Inspector mate ?

 

[Badge1878]

For those who wear ties with stripes on them .....in Britain & Europe the stripe goes downward right to left. In America the stripes are left to right.

Stripe direction, both in width & length is a common source of debate !

 

[Elvis the pelvis]

For those who wear ties with stripes on them .....in Britain & Europe the stripe goes downward right to left. In America the stripes are left to right.

Stripe direction, both in width & length is a common source of debate !

Willy direction as well mate

 

[deipnosophist]

The Sun loses 5.5million tonnes of mass every second

 

[deipnosophist]

Ever wondered about tonne vs ton...and why a ton weighs differently in the US than in UK?

a tonne in US and UK is 2,204 pounds (known as a metric ton = 1000kg )
a ton in US is 2000 pounds (known as a short ton)
a ton in UK is 2240 pounds (known as a long ton).

"why the difference between US and UK/Commonwealth weights?" you ask:

well, 1kg =2.204 pounds, so the tonne's 2,204 pounds is easily derived and is the same in UK and US..
The short ton and long ton are both derived from being equal to 20 hundredweight (an old Imperial unit of weight). In US a hundredweight =100 pounds ...thus a US (i.e. short) ton is 20 x 100 = 2000pounds.
In UK a hundredweight is/was defined as being 8 stone. There's 14 pounds to a stone therefore 112 pounds in a hundredweight (i.e. 8 x 14).
20 hundredweight thus equals 20 x 112= 2240 pounds.

 

[summerisle]

In 1890, 1 in 4 funerals in London came from the Workhouse.

 

[larbert toffee]

Ever wondered about tonne vs ton...and why a ton weighs differently in the US than in UK?

a tonne in US and UK is 2,204 pounds (known as a metric ton = 1000kg )
a ton in US is 2000 pounds (known as a short ton)
a ton in UK is 2240 pounds (known as a long ton).

"why the difference between US and UK/Commonwealth weights?" you ask:

well, 1kg =2.204 pounds, so the tonne's 2,204 pounds is easily derived and is the same in UK and US..
The short ton and long ton are both derived from being equal to 20 hundredweight (an old Imperial unit of weight). In US a hundredweight =100 pounds ...thus a US (i.e. short) ton is 20 x 100 = 2000pounds.
In UK a hundredweight is/was defined as being 8 stone. There's 14 pounds to a stone therefore 112 pounds in a hundredweight (i.e. 8 x 14).
20 hundredweight thus equals 20 x 112= 2240 pounds.