KB Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 worms like fried bacon. What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. And what is known as doing it "Dutch" in English, is known as "Spanish" in other countries. Just ask an Italian if he enjoys La Spagnola. :o The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! WTF! Found, no doubt, at Euston Station. Other useless/unusual facts: - King Alexander I of the Hellenes died as a result of being bitten by his pet monkey. He was trying to separate his pet dog, who was fighting with the monkey. - John F. Kennedy had a lazy eye, which allowed him to speed read 2000 w/p/m - Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria had a favourite "trick" which involved squeezing himself into a rubbish bin, and rolling himself down the Palace stairs to amuse his Courtiers. (It did) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Fascinating read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasTTaP Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 French letters = Capote Anglaise (litt. "English condom") Just like the kiss, condoms change their nationality when crossing the border between France and UK... Those two always had a strange love/hate relationship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Neither of these is true, by the way, although the missing testicle rumour hasn't been proved satisfactorily either way. His vegetarianism is definitely not true. His doctor recommended a vegetarian diet in 1931, but he didn't stick to it. According to his cook, for instance, his favourite meal was the Ryyannon-annoying Squab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Another one that's not true. The preserved corpse of Jeremy Bentham (Auto-icon) with a wax head (his real one was damaged during preservation) is kept in the University but isn't present at all important meetings. The Auto-icon is kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the College. For the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, the Auto-icon was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where he was listed as "present but not voting". Tradition holds that if the council's vote on any motion is tied, the auto-icon always breaks the tie by voting in favour of the motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Stick in the mud Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! Um, what about the blue whale? ps. Sorry, you did ask us to tell you which ones were false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not ... and another one wrong. She bathed every few weeks, which was a lot for the era. She never uttered that quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do you know which one? I know, I know! This one: "One of these amazing, but useless facts is false." There's more than one false fact, so that phrase is wrong. Do I win? Stick in the mud That's me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Although not technically correct fish jump out of the water......blue whales are known to do this too. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Although not technically correct fish jump out of the water......blue whales are known to do this too. I'm not sure Blue Whales breach the water completely. A partial breach would be the equivalent of an elephant standing on its rear legs. Any marine biologists want to weigh in on this one? ps. Fish? The Blue Whale isn't a fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Once the whale has reached the maximum vertical takeoff he flicks his tail out so he is completely out of the water and executes a classic belly flop..................prove me wrong Ken PS; And I never said a whale was a fish I said like fish they jump out of the water PS 2: Why does they whale have to clear the water to be classified as a jump anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jot9011 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. Not to jump on Pug's bandwagon, but the longest English word without a vowel is "Twyndyllyngs" (a 15th century spelling of the word "twinling," which means, in modern English, "twin." Dolphins sleep with one eye open. After missing my girlfriend's birthday last week... so do I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 "Twyndyllyngs" Are you sure thats English and not Welsh? After missing my girlfirend's birthday last week... so do I Not likely to give you a bobbit is she. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ah here we go a Blue Whale about to flick his tail out for the afore said belly flop..... Of course it all a bit of a strain for the oldies carrying all the weight, heres a pic of a baby (calf) Blue Whale jumping.... It fooking is too!!!! Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jot9011 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 It comes from Welsh.....but it does appear in the Oxford English Dictionary No...no bobbit at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yeah well Welsh don't really speak English they just chuck a whole lot of letters together (mainly Y's and L's) and then call them words. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ylfig Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ylfig Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 What? I have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ok I've had my fun the wife just informed me that there will be no more scotch for the night and I have to get my sorry arse off to bed. Bye Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Neither of these is true, by the way, although the missing testicle rumour hasn't been proved satisfactorily either way. His vegetarianism is definitely not true. His doctor recommended a vegetarian diet in 1931, but he didn't stick to it. According to his cook, for instance, his favourite meal was the Ryyannon-annoying Squab. That may have been true in the 30s, but by the 40s he was full-on vegetarian (via the Hitler specialist, Sir Alan Bullock). The last meal he had in his bunker, according to the very well-researched Der Untergang, was cheese ravioli. Quick, humour injection else Ken will kill us! Hitler's favourite movie was Lives of a Bengal Lancer. He was a huge Gary Cooper fan. Every time I read that, I laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnkaz Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 About the 100,000 heartbeats a day, thats most days not everyday for most people, the last day usually has less. Cheers Johnkaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmzy Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 One of Hitler's balls may be seen in The Albert Hall, must be true my grandad told me. Dogs are not allowed in Iceland, come to think of it they are not allowed in Tesco or Waitrose either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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