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Post by mattador78 on Aug 21, 2020 14:47:26 GMT
I know we have a joke thread so I thought I’d start a fact one.
The Americans made that many Purple Hearts in anticipation of casualties invading the Japanese home islands in 1945 that they have not had to make anymore since.
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Post by Tosh on Aug 21, 2020 18:58:37 GMT
Bristol is further east than Edinburgh, and Norwich is further north than Birmingham.
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Post by mrcoke on Aug 21, 2020 20:18:19 GMT
Audlem in Cheshire is further south than the bet365 stadium.
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Post by pretzel on Aug 21, 2020 20:28:25 GMT
50% of Roger Federer is 'er'
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Post by yeokel on Aug 22, 2020 8:49:01 GMT
This one is a Saturday fact because I didn’t see the thread yesterday!
The name of the company which manufactures the greatest number of tyres every year is................ Lego.
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Post by Tosh on Aug 22, 2020 10:55:46 GMT
In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for victory.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 23, 2020 20:06:55 GMT
78.3% of all statistics are just made up bollox.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 23, 2020 21:10:37 GMT
Until 2011 beer was classed as a soft drink in Russia. In fact anything under 10% was classed as a soft drink.
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Post by bucknall67 on Aug 24, 2020 0:33:55 GMT
Until 2011 beer was classed as a soft drink in Russia. In fact anything under 10% was classed as a soft drink. Everything under 10% is a soft drink to me as well! |
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Post by mattador78 on Aug 24, 2020 8:35:27 GMT
78.3% of all statistics are just made up bollox. 23.8% of people think thats bollocks |
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