| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. 10:57 - Jun 25 with 1180 views | BlueBadger |
In order to prepare for his role in the 1996 film 'Space Jam', actor Michael Jordan played 9 seasons of pro basketball, winning 3 national championships in the process. [Post edited 25 Jun 2021 10:57]
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 11:31 - Jun 25 with 1113 views | BlueBadger |
Betty White was known as Betty Grey before she fell fighting the Balrog and was was subsequently reborn. | |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 11:53 - Jun 25 with 1087 views | Keno |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 11:31 - Jun 25 by BlueBadger |
Betty White was known as Betty Grey before she fell fighting the Balrog and was was subsequently reborn. |
The poop in Trainspotting was made from chocolate |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 12:01 - Jun 25 with 1062 views | Timefliesbyintheblue |
The largest cattle farm in Australia is 9140 square miles (Suffolk is 1450 square miles). It is apparently the same size as Israel. |  | | |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 12:25 - Jun 25 with 1035 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 12:01 - Jun 25 by Timefliesbyintheblue |
The largest cattle farm in Australia is 9140 square miles (Suffolk is 1450 square miles). It is apparently the same size as Israel. |
That is a fence I wouldn't want to have to paint. |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 12:47 - Jun 25 with 1005 views | judespiveyg |
Benzema managed to score twice in the same second against Portugal. 45+1:44 in first half stoppage time, and 46:44 in the second half. |  |
| I survived Ipswich 0-0 Burton |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 14:08 - Jun 25 with 954 views | BlueBoots |
An anagram of Caster Semenya's name is "Yes, A Secret Man" |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 14:37 - Jun 25 with 925 views | HARRY10 |
If all the Chinese were to jump off a chair at exactly the same moment, it would shift the earth's access
Thankfully, there is not a chair big enough for them all | | | |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 14:55 - Jun 25 with 908 views | Keno |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 14:37 - Jun 25 by HARRY10 |
If all the Chinese were to jump off a chair at exactly the same moment, it would shift the earth's access
Thankfully, there is not a chair big enough for them all |
it you dint know the story google wilmer mclean | |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 15:00 - Jun 25 with 897 views | Lord_Lucan |
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Both were killed in presence of their wives.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by three names.
Both assassins were themselves killed before they could go to trial
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe
Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theatre, and Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln, made by Ford Motor Company. [Post edited 25 Jun 2021 15:02]
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 16:50 - Jun 25 with 799 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
Blue tits in UK feed their young 35 billion caterpillars per year. (This from Chris Packham on Radio 4 a few minutes ago). | |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 16:56 - Jun 25 with 783 views | DanTheMan |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 15:00 - Jun 25 by Lord_Lucan |
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Both were killed in presence of their wives.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by three names.
Both assassins were themselves killed before they could go to trial
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe
Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theatre, and Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln, made by Ford Motor Company. [Post edited 25 Jun 2021 15:02]
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That list is so popular it actually has its own Wikipedia page.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legen |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 16:57 - Jun 25 with 782 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Legend has it that John Wark et al went through similar training for Escape to Victory |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 17:20 - Jun 25 with 761 views | marchy |
Sharks will only attack you when you're wet. | | | |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 18:59 - Jun 25 with 705 views | Guthrum |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 15:00 - Jun 25 by Lord_Lucan |
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Both were killed in presence of their wives.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by three names.
Both assassins were themselves killed before they could go to trial
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot he was in Marilyn Monroe
Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theatre, and Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln, made by Ford Motor Company. [Post edited 25 Jun 2021 15:02]
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JFK's elder brother was killed when his 'plane exploded over Suffolk. |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 19:43 - Jun 25 with 684 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 18:59 - Jun 25 by Guthrum |
JFK's elder brother was killed when his 'plane exploded over Suffolk. |
Oh really? I didn't know about that.
They were though, a complete set of wronguns. | |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 20:02 - Jun 25 with 670 views | HARRY10 |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 11:31 - Jun 25 by BlueBadger |
Betty White was known as Betty Grey before she fell fighting the Balrog and was was subsequently reborn. |
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. [/]
no evidence of this
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
actually - May 10, 1838
Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
it was a barn
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
it was a cinema toilet
Booth was not a Southerner, he was from unionist Maryland and was not assassinated but shot by one of the police sent to arrest him.
The latter was usually known simply as Lee Oswald | | | |
| [Redacted] on 20:18 - Jun 25 with 645 views | victorywilhappen |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 17:20 - Jun 25 by marchy |
Sharks will only attack you when you're wet. |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 20:36 - Jun 25 with 625 views | GeoffSentence |
The first British plane shot down in world war two was shot down and crashed in Hintlesham, the second one was shot and crash landed at Wherstead.
Both were Hurricanes shot down by edgy Spitfire pilots expecting to see german airraft. |  |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 21:14 - Jun 25 with 595 views | MerseyBlue |
Nancy Spungen of Sid & Nancy infamy had a cat. Like it's owner, the cat was tragically addicted to heroin as a result of "cooking" spoons being left lying around her New York apartment. In a bittersweet twist, the cat did manage to kick the habit after being adopted by a friend of Spungen's and subsequently outlived her. |  |
| "Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." | | Poll: | Who will be the winner? |
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| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 21:36 - Jun 25 with 580 views | bazza |
Loan sharks ain’t fussy. |  | | |
| Friday Fascinating Facts thread. on 21:38 - Jun 25 with 578 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
On average, a wife spends 3 hours and 7 minutes having her hair done in a single sitting.
I might, or might not, have made this up. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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