Groucho's Fact Hunt

[Eggs]

.....heard on the radio today that Bristol Rovers, promoted to the League from the Conference have a bigger ground capacity than Premier League Bournmouth. Indeed, No1 Court at Wimbledon has a bigger capacity than Bournmouths ground. Not a lot of people know that.

 

[Eggs]

.....when Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday in the 1966 FA Cup Final, captain Don Megson (father of Gary Megson) was the first to lead the losing team on a lap of honour.

 

[roydo]

.....heard on the radio today that Bristol Rovers, promoted to the League from the Conference have a bigger ground capacity than Premier League Bournmouth. Indeed, No1 Court at Wimbledon has a bigger capacity than Bournmouths ground. Not a lot of people know that.

The Memorial Ground holds 12000. Been there billions of times, to watch Bristol play rugby though.

 

[Groucho]

Red Red Wine was written and originally performed by Neil Diamond. UB40's version is his favourite.

 

[COYBL25]

Following its inception in 1965, the Mark 1 Ford Transit Van was initially produced in a variety of colours. However one day a member of the design staff leant against a black one that had been left in the sun and burnt his arm. He then went to a white one and noticed it wasn't as hot as the black one. Upon checking the interior temp inside both of the vans it was found that the interior of the white van was eight degrees cooler due to the reflective properties of the colour white.
From then on the vans where mass produced in white to provide more comfort when hot for the occupants.

 

[Groucho]

White paint is also cheaper

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Hitler suffered chronic flatulence and took 28 different drugs to fight it.

 

[peteblue]

White paint is also cheaper

And Black Van Man would be frowned upon.......

 

[COYBL25]

Dr William Henry Duncan, born in the early 1800's in the City Centre ( his house was what is now the Blue Angel nightclub in Seel St ). Following graduation he returned to Liverpool as a city centre GP and was the first Doctor to make the link with diseases such as Cholera with slum dwelling, over crowding, lack of sanitation etc. He would eventually oversee the introduction of proper sewerage, fresh running water, a reduction in overcrowding and things like communal bath houses, as people never bathed !. Took place in Liverpool first and then rolled out across the country. Disease and I'll health amongs the poor being dramatically reduced as a result .

 

[peteblue]

Hitler suffered chronic flatulence and killed 28 Million to hide the noise.

Fixed.......

 

[Groucho]

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Dr William Henry Duncan, born in the early 1800's in the City Centre ( his house was what is now the Blue Angel nightclub in Seel St ). Following graduation he returned to Liverpool as a city centre GP and was the first Doctor to make the link with diseases such as Cholera with slum dwelling, over crowding, lack of sanitation etc. He would eventually oversee the introduction of proper sewerage, fresh running water, a reduction in overcrowding and things like communal bath houses, as people never bathed !. Took place in Liverpool first and then rolled out across the country. Disease and I'll health amongs the poor being dramatically reduced as a result .

I always thought his house was Pogue Mahone's, across the road from the Raz.

 

[COYBL25]

I always thought his house was Pogue Mahone's, across the road from the Raz.

According to " Liverpool a hidden history " born in the Raz !

 

[Groucho]

According to " Liverpool a hidden history " born in the Raz !

Which book's that? Is it by Ken Pye?

 

[Eggs]

.....MIck Jagger sings backing vocals on Carly Simon's hit 'You're so Vain'. Not a lot of people know that.

 

[Groucho]

.....MIck Jagger sings backing vocals on Carly Simon's hit 'You're so Vain'. Not a lot of people know that.

It's about either him or Warren Beattie apparently.