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RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 27-01-2020 21:38
(27-01-2020 19:54 )GMach1 Wrote: Where did the name Black and Decker come from?
In 1910 – "The Black & Decker Manufacturing Company" was founded by two enterprising young men at age 25, S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 27-01-2020 21:42
The northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes.
Yes, it sounds weird but it is a true fact.
It uses its eyes to help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head.
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 27-01-2020 21:43
Russia didn’t consider beer to be alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a bill that officially classified beer as alcoholic. Before this bill, anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia was considered foodstuff.
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 27-01-2020 21:44
Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life – enzymes, minerals, water and vitamins. Honey is the only food that will never rot and has an eternal shelf life.
The chemical composition of Honey is like such that it makes impossible for bacteria to rot honey. It is naturally acidic and low in moisture.
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 27-01-2020 21:44
Former F1 driver John Watson was a member(I assume he still is) of the Magic Circle as is Prince Charles and the late Tommy Cooper(both I think were in the Inner Magic Circle) Cooper's tricks used to go wrong in his act but he was actually an accomplished magician. Paul Daniels, television magician had a supercar with the number plate MAGIC 1
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 27-01-2020 21:45
Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to fresh water.
When the supraorbital gland filters salt out of a penguin’s blood, it must still get the excess salt out of the penguin’s body.
Salt in the gland mixes with a small amount of moisture inside the gland and travels down the nasal passages.
These salt-laden drops drip out the penguin’s nose. Penguins often shake their heads to release the drops and get salt off their beaks.
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 27-01-2020 21:48
Only one in two billion people will live to be 116 or older.
Rape is reported every six minutes in the U.S.
The human heart creates enough pressure in the bloodstream to squirt blood 30 feet.
A jellyfish is 95% water.
The world's longest snake (by reliable documentation) is the reticulated python, with a maximum length of, perhaps, 30 feet.
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 28-01-2020 18:28
Nicholas Parsons facts:
Voiced Tex Tucker in Four Feather Falls, a puppet series made by Gerry Anderson and appeared in blue for a rental company commercial called Blue Cars.
Longest and oldest running presenter of a quiz show(before he died) at 96.
Stooge/straight man to Arthur Haynes(his partner in comedy) and Benny Hill early years.
Married to Denise Bryer-voice of Zelda in 'Terrahawks'
Presented the very popular game show 'Sale of the Century' for 12 years.
Made more than twenty films
A collector of fine clocks and watches.
Grew up with Dyslexia and a stammer.
A true broadcasting LEGEND
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 28-01-2020 21:02
The suits on a deck of cards initially symbolised something: heart stood for the Church, spades – the military, clubs – the agriculture, and diamonds – dedicated to the merchants
RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 28-01-2020 21:03
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum