In honour of World Sparrow Day, here are 10 things that are almost definitely true about sparrows:
1. Most people think that sparrows are a bird, but actually, they are a kind of snake with wings.
2. Sparrows can reach speeds of up to 97 miles per hour.
3. Sparrows' favourite foods are roadkill, blu-tack, and cheese and onion Square Crisps.
4. Sparrows are lethal, vicious killers who show no remorse for their crimes.
5. The thing that passed in front of the sun today wasn't the moon, it was 45 million sparrows in attack formation.
6. If a sparrow meets a wolf on a dark night, terrible things will happen. Mostly to the wolf
7. All sparrows are yellow.
8. The most famous sparrow of all is Captain Jack Sparrow. He led the sparrow army to victory in the Great Sparrow Skirmish of 1747.
9. Sparrows are illegal in Gibraltar.
10. Michael Bolton asks for 24 live sparrows on his European arena rider.
Friday, 20 March 2015
Thursday, 19 March 2015
19 March - Chocolate Caramel Day!
I missed yesterday. It was Aruba's National Flag and Anthem Day. You'll never know.
Anyway, in honour of Chocolate Caramel Day, here are 10 things that are almost definitely true about chocolate caramel.
1. Chocolate caramel was invented in 1974, by a Danish chef named Peter Peterssen. He wasn't a very good chef. He was trying to make gravy. He got sacked.
2. Chocolate caramel is most commonly made by combining together sugar, butter, volcanic ash and the tears of small children. The ingredients are mixed together in a velvet hat, and then left to ferment for 14 years.
3. Chocolate caramel is a controlled substance in over four countries worldwide.
4. All chocolate caramel in the world is made by the World Chocolate Caramel Company, who have an annual turnover of 700 billion dollars, and are based in Pontypridd.
5. The famous Chocolate Caramel War of 1983, between Belize and the Isle of Man, raged for 200 days, and claimed no lives.
6. Ingesting chocolate caramel is fatal to the koala bear.
7. 3 trillion tonnes of chocolate caramel are sold every year, mostly to a lady named Genevieve Armencourt, a wealthy widow from Nice.
8. Chocolate caramel is one of the world's most versatile materials. It can be used to repair tyres, glue crockery back together, made into ropes, and when liquified, can power light aircraft.
9. In an early draft of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh Horcrux was a chocolate caramel.
10. Chocolate caramel is rumoured to be an aphrodisiac. But only for llamas.
Anyway, in honour of Chocolate Caramel Day, here are 10 things that are almost definitely true about chocolate caramel.
1. Chocolate caramel was invented in 1974, by a Danish chef named Peter Peterssen. He wasn't a very good chef. He was trying to make gravy. He got sacked.
2. Chocolate caramel is most commonly made by combining together sugar, butter, volcanic ash and the tears of small children. The ingredients are mixed together in a velvet hat, and then left to ferment for 14 years.
3. Chocolate caramel is a controlled substance in over four countries worldwide.
4. All chocolate caramel in the world is made by the World Chocolate Caramel Company, who have an annual turnover of 700 billion dollars, and are based in Pontypridd.
5. The famous Chocolate Caramel War of 1983, between Belize and the Isle of Man, raged for 200 days, and claimed no lives.
6. Ingesting chocolate caramel is fatal to the koala bear.
7. 3 trillion tonnes of chocolate caramel are sold every year, mostly to a lady named Genevieve Armencourt, a wealthy widow from Nice.
8. Chocolate caramel is one of the world's most versatile materials. It can be used to repair tyres, glue crockery back together, made into ropes, and when liquified, can power light aircraft.
9. In an early draft of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh Horcrux was a chocolate caramel.
10. Chocolate caramel is rumoured to be an aphrodisiac. But only for llamas.
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
17 March - Saint Patrick's Day!
In honour of Saint Patrick's Day, here are 10 things that are almost definitely true about Patricks:
1. "Patrick" is derived from an ancient Sanskrit word meaning "he who is ambivalent about all forms of jazz except free jazz, about which he is fearful".
2. The most famous Patrick is Sir Patrick Stewart. He was granted the title of "Lord High Patrick of Patricks" in 1942.
3. There are 47 female Patricks in the United Kingdom. 44 of them live in a small village just north of Kettering.
4. The very first Patrick was Patrick Thistle, who introduced the game of football to Scotland. In return, the Scots agreed to name a city after him. But they had a few too many pints to celebrate this, and the details all got a bit mixed up somehow.
5. If any more than 7 million Patricks exist at any one time, the universe will reboot itself.
6. Patrick Patricks is the real name of acclaimed singer and actress Rihanna.
7. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of trainee quantity surveyors.
8. Jabba the Hut from Star Wars was originally meant to be called Patrick the Hut, but it was decided that this sounded too menacing.
9. The famous saying "to do a Patrick" refers to the time Patrick Williams-Johnson set fire to every single pair of pants in the Loire Valley in protest at the French government's proposed anti-cabbage legislation of 1973. The phrase has come to mean any act of arson prompted by a love of vegetables.
10. All Patricks are 5 feet 7 inches tall.
1. "Patrick" is derived from an ancient Sanskrit word meaning "he who is ambivalent about all forms of jazz except free jazz, about which he is fearful".
2. The most famous Patrick is Sir Patrick Stewart. He was granted the title of "Lord High Patrick of Patricks" in 1942.
3. There are 47 female Patricks in the United Kingdom. 44 of them live in a small village just north of Kettering.
4. The very first Patrick was Patrick Thistle, who introduced the game of football to Scotland. In return, the Scots agreed to name a city after him. But they had a few too many pints to celebrate this, and the details all got a bit mixed up somehow.
5. If any more than 7 million Patricks exist at any one time, the universe will reboot itself.
6. Patrick Patricks is the real name of acclaimed singer and actress Rihanna.
7. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of trainee quantity surveyors.
8. Jabba the Hut from Star Wars was originally meant to be called Patrick the Hut, but it was decided that this sounded too menacing.
9. The famous saying "to do a Patrick" refers to the time Patrick Williams-Johnson set fire to every single pair of pants in the Loire Valley in protest at the French government's proposed anti-cabbage legislation of 1973. The phrase has come to mean any act of arson prompted by a love of vegetables.
10. All Patricks are 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Monday, 16 March 2015
16 March - Saint Urho's Day!
In honour of Saint Urho's Day, here are some things that are actually true about Saint Urho:
1. Saint Urho was invented in 1956 by Richard Mattson, a Finnish-American man who worked in a department store in Virginia, Minnesota.
2. No, really.
3. Look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Urho
1. Saint Urho was invented in 1956 by Richard Mattson, a Finnish-American man who worked in a department store in Virginia, Minnesota.
2. No, really.
3. Look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Urho
Sunday, 15 March 2015
15 March - International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter
In honour of today's International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter*, here are 10 things that are almost definitely true about Canadian Seals.
1. The Canadian Seal was invented in 1579 by Mrs Annabelle Canadian-Seal.
2. Adult female Canadian Seals can reach heights of up to 2.4mm. Males are typically around 2.3mm.
3. The favourite food of the Canadian Seal is quinoa.
4. Pitches above a high C can be fatal to the Canadian Seal. In 2001, a law was passed banning Mariah Carey from venturing within 700 yards of a Canadian Seal.
5. A Canadian Seal can kill a human with one toenail.
6. The most famous Canadian Seal ever was named Jim Southern. In 1987, he rescued four schoolchildren and a parking attendant from being crushed to death by an out-of-control ice cream van.
7. The Canadian Seal is the official emblem of the Greater Manchester Association of Lady Gaga Tribute Acts.
8. Canadian Seals reproduce via telepathy.
9. The collective name for a group of Canadian Seals is a plunket.
10. The Canadian Seal should not be confused with the musician Seal, as they are different.
*with apologies to people who care greatly about seals and think the hunting of them should not be exploited for comedy (or attempted comedy anyway) gain.
1. The Canadian Seal was invented in 1579 by Mrs Annabelle Canadian-Seal.
2. Adult female Canadian Seals can reach heights of up to 2.4mm. Males are typically around 2.3mm.
3. The favourite food of the Canadian Seal is quinoa.
4. Pitches above a high C can be fatal to the Canadian Seal. In 2001, a law was passed banning Mariah Carey from venturing within 700 yards of a Canadian Seal.
5. A Canadian Seal can kill a human with one toenail.
6. The most famous Canadian Seal ever was named Jim Southern. In 1987, he rescued four schoolchildren and a parking attendant from being crushed to death by an out-of-control ice cream van.
7. The Canadian Seal is the official emblem of the Greater Manchester Association of Lady Gaga Tribute Acts.
8. Canadian Seals reproduce via telepathy.
9. The collective name for a group of Canadian Seals is a plunket.
10. The Canadian Seal should not be confused with the musician Seal, as they are different.
*with apologies to people who care greatly about seals and think the hunting of them should not be exploited for comedy (or attempted comedy anyway) gain.
Reboot
Hello!
I have finally given up on waiting to have some really interesting original thoughts to post on here. So instead, what I have decided to do is, with the help of my new International Holiday Calendar app, use this blog to share with you lots of little-known, terribly interesting, and not-at-all-made-up facts about this wonderful world in which we live.
Enjoy.
I have finally given up on waiting to have some really interesting original thoughts to post on here. So instead, what I have decided to do is, with the help of my new International Holiday Calendar app, use this blog to share with you lots of little-known, terribly interesting, and not-at-all-made-up facts about this wonderful world in which we live.
Enjoy.
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