Pub Trivia Thread

The Vatican is home to the only cash machine in the world with instructions in latin."insertio scidulam qaeso ut facilundam cognoscas rationem"is how it asks for your card.

There's evidence that up until the 18th century,people used to whiten their teeth using urine.

Thrust SSC holds the World Land Speed Record, set on October 15, 1997, when it achieved a speed of 763 mph and became the first car to officially break the sound barrier.

it is also worth noting that Richard Noble who created Thrust SSC project, is currently working on a new project called Bloodhound SSC aiming to be the first car capable of reaching speeds of 1,000 mph!!!

This is a good a place as any to post this.

Strange but true (I hope )
Heard this on the Radio and made me laugh.

Question : What was Napoleon's most humiliating defeat?

Possibly Waterloo ?????? False

Answer : Being attacked by rabbits

Link
http://www.qi.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=3423&start=0

The Musician Heinz died at the age of 57

The actor Wilfred Brambell who played Albert Steptoe in steptoe and son was never a pensioner while he played the part in the series.He was born in 1912 and the series ran from 1962 to 1974.

In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

The first Fords had engines made by Dodge.

Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

The State of Florida is bigger than England.

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

Sir Matt Busby,the late Manchester United manager(1946-1969)played professional football for Manchester City and LiverpooL
He was also LiverpooL captain too.

The amount of money spent on beer every year in the United States is roughly the same as the annual cost of the occupation of Iraq.

Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.There's no need to refrigerate it and it can be stored unopened,indefinitely,at room temperature in a dry cupboard for decades.

Bears anuses seal shut during their winter hibernation.

When hermaphrodite banana slugs have sex,they sometimes get stuck together.When this happens,they have to resort to apophallation-where one slug chews off the other's penis.

The average human fully sheds their skin 900 times in a lifetime.