Fascinating Facts and Trivia

The password for the computer controls of US nuclear tipped missiles was 00000000 for 8 years.

HP, Microsoft and Apple all have one thing in common. They were all started in a garage.

The first ever hard disk drive was made in 1979 and could hold only 5 MB of data.

If newbies are going to come on here would you please not cause conflict between yourself and established members who post on here. Keep the post relevant to the thread and if you have a beef about something then use the PM system and argue there NOT here. Thank you.

The longest play in the West End and the world is The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie which has been running for well over 60 years-and everyone keeps schtum as to whodunnit!

The most prolific producer on television was Cynthia Felgate whose name appeared across many children's programmes of the 80's and 90's and eclipsed the American producer Aaron Spelling.

(14-01-2019 17:45 )GreenMachine Wrote:  If newbies are going to come on here would you please not cause conflict between yourself and established members who post on here. Keep the post relevant to the thread and if you have a beef about something then use the PM system and argue there NOT here. Thank you.

If I might interject here

I suspect Goatman knew perfectly well his 'fact' was actually fiction. Maybe you should have a word with him rather than castigating those who were trying to put the record straight.

Either that or change the title to Fascinating Facts, Fiction and Trivia

I'm not castigating anyone I just don't want this thread to descend into what happened on another thread last year. people can put what they want, I don't care as long as it is fascinating, factual or trivial. And I can't change it, that is only the Mods who can do that. Whatever is posted it is up to that person to explain and if they can say what the source is then great, if not, well you have to trust what is posted is true.

(14-01-2019 19:08 )GreenMachine Wrote:  Whatever is posted it is up to that person to explain and if they can say what the source is then great, if not, well you have to trust what is posted is true.

Ok, fair enough

Anyway, back on topic...
Did you know the moon is made of cheese

Nice to see you've made 3,000 posts-good achievement.
Odd that, according to David Niven's autobiography, The Moon's a Balloon!

The first recipe for haggis was published in an English cookery book in 1615.

Welsh footballer Robert Earnshaw's mother Rita was a boxer in Zambia.