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Groucho's Fact Hunt
- Thread starter Groucho
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I think Harold's mother (Earl Godwin's wife) was Danish.
mythbuster
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No idea mate. Watched a 4 and a half hour vid on youtube. It was a full series from the History Channel.
I only watched it to brush up on some quizzing.
ToffeeDoug
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Norman, Welsh, Scottish, Dutch, German...it is possible and I doubt they would say it if it wasn't true. Many were born in England but not from an English family as such. But how many generations down the line does someone become English?
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
During WW1 the German navy converted the cruise ship RMS Cap Trafalgar into an auxiliary cruiser. They then disguised it to look like HMS Carpathia, also a cruise ship which was converted to a British convoy escort and raider.
By a strange coincidence they faced each other in battle in the S.Atlantic in September 1914. We won.
By a strange coincidence they faced each other in battle in the S.Atlantic in September 1914. We won.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
More people died in the fire bombing of Tokyo on the 9/10 March 1945 by the USAF than were initially killed by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima - 100,000 people.
....Ann Boleyn was born on Christmas Day, 1501.
ToffeeDoug
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Bullens and Boleyn are derived from the same word, some times the Boleyn family name is recorded in old documents as Bullens.
ToffeeDoug
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Droll.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Where's the Reformation money, Bill ?
Brendan Janus
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15th May 1974 - European Cup Final - Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid - AET
17th May 1974 - European Cup Final Replay - Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Atletico Madrid
18th May 1974 - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach 5 - 0 Bayern Munich
Look at the dates, would be classes as madness nowadays !!
17th May 1974 - European Cup Final Replay - Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Atletico Madrid
18th May 1974 - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach 5 - 0 Bayern Munich
Look at the dates, would be classes as madness nowadays !!
Fitting seasonal one here : Father Christmas potted history .
The red and white colours of his clothing are derived from the red and white traditional bishops robes worn by St Nicholas, who was the Bishop of Myra in the fourth century and was legendary for his kindness to poor children.
In 1863 - 1836 Harper's weekly ran images of Father Christmas, creating the concept of elves working a workshop for him too. However the images they used portrayed him as skinny and elf like.
Then Coca Cola got involved and from the early 1930's created the current version of Father Christmas co of the Swedish artist - Haddon Sundblom, to advertise Coke. Fur trimming and a belt was added as part of the outfit. These ads ran for thirty years and have helped shape the image globally of Father Christmas to this day.
Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian
The Unobstructed View
topical fact :
those that call someone out on xmas eve and then don't show up or even call them to say they are delayed are know as 'selfish ar5eholes that deserve to get food poisoning tomorrow'
those that call someone out on xmas eve and then don't show up or even call them to say they are delayed are know as 'selfish ar5eholes that deserve to get food poisoning tomorrow'
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
The first mention of reindeer is in a story published in the USA in 1821 called A New Year's Present :
Old Santeclause with much delight
His reindeer drive this frosty night
O'er chimney tops and tracks of snow
To bring his yearly gifts to you