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RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - Carl-Gen X - 03-12-2018 20:34

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

A jiffy is an actual unit of time...1/100th of a second.

It is physically impossible for you to lick your own elbow.


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - Carl-Gen X - 03-12-2018 20:38

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Men can read smaller print than women, women can hear better.

Every time you lick a stamp you are consuming 1/10th of a calorie.


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 03-12-2018 20:47

Give everybody else a chance mate-slow down! Big Grin

Re your post about impossible to lick your own elbow-not strictly true as a guest on an edition of QI once showed it IS possible, but then you would have to be double-jointed or something special to do it AND why you would want to do it is anyone's guess-a party piece perhaps? Smile


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - Carl-Gen X - 03-12-2018 20:50

Many people, when informed that it is physically impossible to lick their elbow, will try to lick their elbow.

Melting icebergs and glaciers make a fizzing sound that is known as a bergy seltzer.


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 03-12-2018 20:51

This woman on QI didn't have to try she just did it easily. Now licking your nose with your tongue is almost the same, unless you have an unfeasible long tongue Big Grin


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - Carl-Gen X - 03-12-2018 20:52

(03-12-2018 20:47 )GreenMachine Wrote:  Give everybody else a chance mate-slow down! Big Grin

Re your post about impossible to lick your own elbow-not strictly true as a guest on an edition of QI once showed it IS possible, but then you would have to be double-jointed or something special to do it AND why you would want to do it is anyone's guess-a party piece perhaps? Smile

You got it...get stuck in.Big Grin


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 03-12-2018 20:53

Cheers mate, some great facts there-keep it up!

Here's an astonishing one: Hitler's nephew William Hitler served in the US Navy(mein gott!) Big Grin


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - kelly1066 - 03-12-2018 21:10

(03-12-2018 20:53 )GreenMachine Wrote:  Cheers mate, some great facts there-keep it up!

Here's an astonishing one: Hitler's nephew William Hitler served in the US Navy(mein gott!) Big Grin

You done that one already... post 283. eekBounce


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - Carl-Gen X - 03-12-2018 21:11

(03-12-2018 21:10 )kelly1066 Wrote:  
(03-12-2018 20:53 )GreenMachine Wrote:  Cheers mate, some great facts there-keep it up!

Here's an astonishing one: Hitler's nephew William Hitler served in the US Navy(mein gott!) Big Grin

You done that one already... post 283. eekBounce

Oh dear...penalty clause for that.Bounce


RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - GMach1 - 04-12-2018 14:14

Oh bum!! Oh well just in case you forgot the first time. I've virtually exhausted the newspaper stuff so need to go back to the book of General Ignorance for more inspiration. Smile