10 things we didnt know last week.
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. Tim Roth really regrets appearing as Sepp Blatter in a movie.
2. David Cameron is quite popular in Vietnam.
3. Work on the Forth Bridge has been proceeding ahead of schedule.
4. Eating when we should be sleeping could be bad for our brains.
5. One in six people are expecting to use a mobile during Christmas dinner.
6. There is no NYPD choir.
7. Lee MacDonald, who played Zammo in the BBC series Grange Hill, gave former First Lady Nancy Reagan a copy of his anti-drugs record Just Say No.
8. Chicks dig BB8, the new droid character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
9. Jeremy Corbyn can wiggle his ears without using his hands.
10. Cristiano Ronaldo has an ornamental dog on his landing.
2. David Cameron is quite popular in Vietnam.
3. Work on the Forth Bridge has been proceeding ahead of schedule.
4. Eating when we should be sleeping could be bad for our brains.
5. One in six people are expecting to use a mobile during Christmas dinner.
6. There is no NYPD choir.
7. Lee MacDonald, who played Zammo in the BBC series Grange Hill, gave former First Lady Nancy Reagan a copy of his anti-drugs record Just Say No.
8. Chicks dig BB8, the new droid character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
9. Jeremy Corbyn can wiggle his ears without using his hands.
10. Cristiano Ronaldo has an ornamental dog on his landing.
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Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. Dinosaurs may have danced to woo mates.
2. Canadians are politer than Americans on Twitter.
3. Not one person managed to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 2015.
4. The hypnotist Paul McKenna chose his wife, formerly his PA, after he was advised to make an Excel spreadsheet to find out who he really loved.
5. People breathe in more bugs from tap water than from the toilet.
6. The smallest chameleons have the fastest tongues.
7. People who blush tend to be considered more warmly than people who don't.
8. Facebook discovered that just 5% of its accounts made up 85% of users of the "hide post" function, and a small proportion of these are "superhiders", hiding nearly everything they see.
9. People have Neanderthal genes in their DNA that predispose them to allergies.
10. A Swallows and Amazons adventure may contain the longest example of a lost Norfolk dialect from the last generation to speak it.
2. Canadians are politer than Americans on Twitter.
3. Not one person managed to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 2015.
4. The hypnotist Paul McKenna chose his wife, formerly his PA, after he was advised to make an Excel spreadsheet to find out who he really loved.
5. People breathe in more bugs from tap water than from the toilet.
6. The smallest chameleons have the fastest tongues.
7. People who blush tend to be considered more warmly than people who don't.
8. Facebook discovered that just 5% of its accounts made up 85% of users of the "hide post" function, and a small proportion of these are "superhiders", hiding nearly everything they see.
9. People have Neanderthal genes in their DNA that predispose them to allergies.
10. A Swallows and Amazons adventure may contain the longest example of a lost Norfolk dialect from the last generation to speak it.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. Tinder users are given a secret rating that only Tinder can see.
2. A kangaroo can appear as though it's mourning for its dead mate when in fact it's trying to have sex with it.
3. Samosas are officially considered a luxury in the Indian state of Bihar.
4. There's a mathematical formula for slicing pizza equally if some people eating it don't like the toppings in the middle.
5. A crocodile the size of a bus used to live in what is now the Sahara desert.
6. The Ku Klux Klan didn't always wear hoods.
7. The older a person gets, the less likely they are to understand sarcasm.
8. Dogs can recognise human emotions.
9. Major Tom from David Bowie's Space Oddity (and Ashes To Ashes) may have been named after Tom Major, the father of prime minister John Major.
10. You get free anti-slip shoe covers if you are over 70 and live in the Finnish town of Ypaja.
2. A kangaroo can appear as though it's mourning for its dead mate when in fact it's trying to have sex with it.
3. Samosas are officially considered a luxury in the Indian state of Bihar.
4. There's a mathematical formula for slicing pizza equally if some people eating it don't like the toppings in the middle.
5. A crocodile the size of a bus used to live in what is now the Sahara desert.
6. The Ku Klux Klan didn't always wear hoods.
7. The older a person gets, the less likely they are to understand sarcasm.
8. Dogs can recognise human emotions.
9. Major Tom from David Bowie's Space Oddity (and Ashes To Ashes) may have been named after Tom Major, the father of prime minister John Major.
10. You get free anti-slip shoe covers if you are over 70 and live in the Finnish town of Ypaja.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. Only seven women are allowed to wear white when meeting the Pope.
2. You veer to the left when you're anxious.
3. Czechoslovakian priests smuggled Concorde plans to the Soviets inside toothpaste tubes.
4. Google paid Apple $1bn in 2014 to keep its search bar on iPhones.
5. David Bowie turned down a request to collaborate with Coldplay on a track they had written, telling them: "It's not a very good song, is it?"
6. People living in penthouses are more likely to die of a heart attack.
7. Beards may be a breeding ground for new antibiotics.
8. Romania had a larger army than the US before World War Two.
9. There could be a ninth planet in our Solar System... and it isn't Pluto.
10. The US military sent rare blonde goats to Afghanistan to try to boost their cashmere industry.
2. You veer to the left when you're anxious.
3. Czechoslovakian priests smuggled Concorde plans to the Soviets inside toothpaste tubes.
4. Google paid Apple $1bn in 2014 to keep its search bar on iPhones.
5. David Bowie turned down a request to collaborate with Coldplay on a track they had written, telling them: "It's not a very good song, is it?"
6. People living in penthouses are more likely to die of a heart attack.
7. Beards may be a breeding ground for new antibiotics.
8. Romania had a larger army than the US before World War Two.
9. There could be a ninth planet in our Solar System... and it isn't Pluto.
10. The US military sent rare blonde goats to Afghanistan to try to boost their cashmere industry.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. You could probably outrun a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
2. The best time to get Tinder matches is 21:00.
3. Stalin may have had Mao Zedong's excrement analysed.
4. Music played in the 50 minutes before Donald Trump rallies must come from a set list assembled by the candidate himself that includes Tiny Dancer by Elton John and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.
5. US opinion pollsters now have to make between 30 and 35 calls to get one interview.
6. People with a pub they call their local are significantly happier.
7. Fish stop swimming in space.
8. Some 76% of lines in Disney's Pocahontas are spoken by men, as are 77% in Mulan and 68% in The Little Mermaid.
9. The signalling information for switching Economy 7 electricity meters is carried on BBC Radio Four long wave.
10. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone stopped buying cheese because it doesn't decompose.
2. The best time to get Tinder matches is 21:00.
3. Stalin may have had Mao Zedong's excrement analysed.
4. Music played in the 50 minutes before Donald Trump rallies must come from a set list assembled by the candidate himself that includes Tiny Dancer by Elton John and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.
5. US opinion pollsters now have to make between 30 and 35 calls to get one interview.
6. People with a pub they call their local are significantly happier.
7. Fish stop swimming in space.
8. Some 76% of lines in Disney's Pocahontas are spoken by men, as are 77% in Mulan and 68% in The Little Mermaid.
9. The signalling information for switching Economy 7 electricity meters is carried on BBC Radio Four long wave.
10. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone stopped buying cheese because it doesn't decompose.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. It is illegal to possess more than 120 playing cards in Thailand.
2. Hillary Clinton has spent more on pizza than any other candidate in the 2016 US presidential race.
3. Female orangutans are capable of murder.
4. It costs more than £5,000 to surgically remove a sock from a dog's stomach.
5. Death row inmates' last words are much more positive than negative.
6. David Bowie's dog also had different-coloured eyes.
7. People in Oregon are the fastest talkers in the US while those in Mississippi are the slowest.
8. It's possible to stage a 10k race in Moldova's largest wine cellar.
9. An invisibility cloak would stop working when travelling near to light speed.
10. You can replicate a brain's wrinkles in a jar.
2. Hillary Clinton has spent more on pizza than any other candidate in the 2016 US presidential race.
3. Female orangutans are capable of murder.
4. It costs more than £5,000 to surgically remove a sock from a dog's stomach.
5. Death row inmates' last words are much more positive than negative.
6. David Bowie's dog also had different-coloured eyes.
7. People in Oregon are the fastest talkers in the US while those in Mississippi are the slowest.
8. It's possible to stage a 10k race in Moldova's largest wine cellar.
9. An invisibility cloak would stop working when travelling near to light speed.
10. You can replicate a brain's wrinkles in a jar.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. At least 49 people have died in accidents involving selfies since 2014.
2. Horses can tell when you're angry.
3. Kidderminster Harriers FC players are fined £20 if they wear a hat on match day.
4. Some 2.25% of all American logos contained a heart shape in 2013.
5. Lesbians have a 9% wage premium over heterosexual women, whereas gay men face an earnings penalty of 11% compared with straight men.
6. A subreddit inspired a scientific study into how people's minds are changed.
7. Happy music makes colours appear brighter.
8. Neanderthal DNA in humans is linked with nicotine addiction and depression.
9. Sir David Attenborough turned down the late Sir Terry Wogan for a presenting job on BBC Two in 1965 because the channel's chief announcer was from Dublin.
10. The first American football cheerleaders were male and they dominated the sidelines until WW2.
2. Horses can tell when you're angry.
3. Kidderminster Harriers FC players are fined £20 if they wear a hat on match day.
4. Some 2.25% of all American logos contained a heart shape in 2013.
5. Lesbians have a 9% wage premium over heterosexual women, whereas gay men face an earnings penalty of 11% compared with straight men.
6. A subreddit inspired a scientific study into how people's minds are changed.
7. Happy music makes colours appear brighter.
8. Neanderthal DNA in humans is linked with nicotine addiction and depression.
9. Sir David Attenborough turned down the late Sir Terry Wogan for a presenting job on BBC Two in 1965 because the channel's chief announcer was from Dublin.
10. The first American football cheerleaders were male and they dominated the sidelines until WW2.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. Half of the world's population could be short-sighted by 2050.
2. Stockton-on-Tees built a statue of a local hero - and got the wrong man.
3. Dozens of Shakepeare's jokes don't work today because of changes in English pronunciation.
4. Ford has built a test-track ridden with pot-holes in Belgium to mimic bad roads.
5. Barbie now has a smart home with wi-fi and voice-activated lighting.
6. Low-numbered licence plates sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the US state of Delaware.
7. Sitcom Keeping up Appearances has been sold outside the UK by BBC Worldwide more times than any other show - even Top Gear.
8. Fatter penguins are more likely to fall over on a treadmill.
9. Ferrero Rocher can act like rotating gears.
10. The inventor of Scrabble worked out the point values for the letters by counting letter frequency in the New York Times.
2. Stockton-on-Tees built a statue of a local hero - and got the wrong man.
3. Dozens of Shakepeare's jokes don't work today because of changes in English pronunciation.
4. Ford has built a test-track ridden with pot-holes in Belgium to mimic bad roads.
5. Barbie now has a smart home with wi-fi and voice-activated lighting.
6. Low-numbered licence plates sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the US state of Delaware.
7. Sitcom Keeping up Appearances has been sold outside the UK by BBC Worldwide more times than any other show - even Top Gear.
8. Fatter penguins are more likely to fall over on a treadmill.
9. Ferrero Rocher can act like rotating gears.
10. The inventor of Scrabble worked out the point values for the letters by counting letter frequency in the New York Times.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
Re: 10 things we didnt know last week.
1. Some Tinder users don't recognise serial killers and swipe right.
2. For reading material while on an Antarctic expedition, Ernest Shackleton favoured a mix of encyclopedias, popular fiction, and, er, books about exploration.
3. Some birds will revive each other when they get knocked out.
4. UK Justice Secretary Michael Gove hates quiche.
5. Hitler had an unusually small penis.
6. There's a bracelet that can give you caffeine.
7. At least 25 people still don't know the result of the US Superbowl.
8. The record that got the Beatles signed has been in an attic for 50 years.
9. Cambodia is able to spend £29,000 on a toilet for a princess that is never actually used.
10. Vanilla yoghurt makes people happy.
2. For reading material while on an Antarctic expedition, Ernest Shackleton favoured a mix of encyclopedias, popular fiction, and, er, books about exploration.
3. Some birds will revive each other when they get knocked out.
4. UK Justice Secretary Michael Gove hates quiche.
5. Hitler had an unusually small penis.
6. There's a bracelet that can give you caffeine.
7. At least 25 people still don't know the result of the US Superbowl.
8. The record that got the Beatles signed has been in an attic for 50 years.
9. Cambodia is able to spend £29,000 on a toilet for a princess that is never actually used.
10. Vanilla yoghurt makes people happy.
The BUGBLATTER BEAST HAS SPOKEN, ALL HAIL THE BLATTERER!
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