Fascinating Facts and Trivia

The abbreviation “sci-fi” was introduced in 1954, by analogy with “hi-fi”.

All 7 other planets in our solar system if lined up, would fit into the space between the Earth and the Moon.

Koala Bears and Humans have virtually identical fingerprints.

On Good Friday in 1930, the BBC reported “There is no news”. Instead they played piano music.

‘Kool-Aid’ was originally marketed as ‘Fruit Smack’

In 1907, an ad for ‘Kellogg’s Corn Flakes’ offered a free box of cereal to any woman who would wink at her grocer.

When asked why he didn’t win gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Norwegian skier Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset replied “I think I have seen too much porn in the last 14 days”

The sum of all numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

The first recorded use of marijuana as a medicinal drug originates from China in 2737BC.

Sausages were first referred to as bangers during the second world war because their unusually high water content caused them to explode often during cooking.

(10-12-2018 21:36 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  Koala Bears and Humans have virtually identical fingerprints.

Point of order sir, koalas aren't bears.

(11-12-2018 18:56 )GreenMachine Wrote:  

(10-12-2018 21:36 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  Koala Bears and Humans have virtually identical fingerprints.

Point of order sir, koalas aren't bears.

Marsupials? I also saw summat a while ago, of 3 hand prints, also adding chimps to being very similar to both humans & koalas.