Groucho's Fact Hunt

[Lickle eric]

the equatorial circumference (ie 0 degrees latitude) of Earth is about 24,900 miles(40,070 km). However, from pole-to-pole — the meridional circumference — Earth is only 24,812 miles(39,931 km) around. This shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid.

Obviously.

 

[larbert toffee]

the equatorial circumference (ie 0 degrees latitude) of Earth is about 24,900 miles(40,070 km). However, from pole-to-pole — the meridional circumference — Earth is only 24,812 miles(39,931 km) around. This shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid.

 

[Groucho]

Nintendo ran a chain of sex hotels in the 1950s and 60s.

 

[summerisle]

Nintendo ran a chain of sex hotels in the 1950s and 60s.

Called Sintendo ?

 

[scratchnsurf]

Called Sintendo ?

Is that a ninuendo?

 

[summerisle]

Is that a ninuendo?

Noninuendo.

 

[Lickle eric]

Of all time top scorers in the prem league,9 of the top ten are English.
1.Shearer
2.Rooney
3.Cole
Though Aguero is set to break in there very soon.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Kurt.]

@HongKongToffee is a blatant kopite posing as a blue

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Reading FC were formed on Christmas Day.

 

[Groucho]

Previously known as "the two days Everton are at home, between Jan 2015 - May 2018".

 

[PITA]

@HongKongToffee is a blatant kopite posing as a blue

You reckon?

 

[summerisle]

I wonder who thought that up ?

 

[Groucho]

I wonder who thought that up ?

Slowed down and mixed with lions’ roars too.

 

[summerisle]

Slowed down and mixed with lions’ roars too.

Sounds like the latest dish on Masterchef.