"That's very interesting, Steve"

[Space Commander Travis]

The CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia is called the George Bush Center for Intelligence.Yes, it was named after Bush HW, not W, but it still sounds like the Donald Trump Center for Feminist Studies, doesn't it. 

[Matt221]

Human saliva has a boiling point 3 thimerosal that of normal water

Edited December 14, 2017 by Matt221
Wanted to

[acute]

Elves were imagined as tall until after the medieval period.  The dwarf elf is an invention in modern literature.

[Space Commander Travis]

You wouldn't confuse her with a dwarf. 

[Space Commander Travis]

Since 9/11, Americans have paid nearly $5 trillion for its foreign wars, according to Brown University’s Cost of War project — or about $25,000 per taxpayer.

[acute]

Originally, an underdog was a shipbuilder who stood in a pit and sawed planks of wood from beneath, while the overdog sawed the planks from above.

The underdog got dirty and covered in sawdust, yet the overdog got the credit for the work done.

[acute]

The Rake, in Borough Market, London, charges £13.40 for a pint of Cloudwater, brewed in Manchester.

https://news.sky.com/story/london-pub-the-rake-defends-charging-1340-for-pint-of-beer-11006063

 

My local (Birmingham) pub charges £8.70 for a pint of Trials & Tripelations, brewed down the road in Coventry!

[Matt221]

For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants.
 The total weight of all those ants, however, is about the same as all the humans

[acute]

Accomplished multi-instrumentalist Vivian Stanshall was slightly ...ahem.... eccentric.

 

[Space Commander Travis]

Possible German translations of Department of Homeland Security are  Heimatschutzministerium  or Ministerium für Innere Sicherheit., which I'm sure you'll agree sounds like just the kind of employment opportunity for the kind of people who like wearing leather trenchcoats and make a hobby of studying the latest in Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.  

 

[Matt221]

Some apples can weigh about as much as a half gallon (2L) of milk...... thats bloody big old apple

[Space Commander Travis]

The the commissioners investigating (or should say "supposedly" investigating) the 9/11 attacks were given just $15 million for the entire investigation, compared to the more than $60 million that was spent on investigating William J. Clinton’s affairs with Monica Lewinsky. 

I wonder how much has been wasted spent on the "Russiagate" affair so far? 

Edited December 16, 2017 by Manfred von Dreidecker

[Black Monk]

Lincoln Cathedral was the world's tallest building between 1311 (during the reign of Edward II) and 1549 (during the reign of Edward VI), when its central spire collapsed. It was the world's first building to take the title from the Great Pyramid, which had held it for nearly 4000 years.

Edited December 17, 2017 by Black Monk

[Matt221]

In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital fired some workers for betting on when patients would die

[acute]

In January, Princess Charlotte will begin attending Willcocks Nursery School in Kensington, not the Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre in neighbouring White City.

Edited December 18, 2017 by acute
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[Matt221]

111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

[acute]

8 minutes ago, Matt221 said:

111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Blinkin flip!  That's amazing!

[Space Commander Travis]

The name of the city of Nottingham derives from 'the homestead of the family of a person called Snot". It was originally Snottingham. 

[acute]

The name of the City of Birmingham most likely derives from Beorma Ingas Ham (Beorma's tribe's farm), later Beormingaham.

Beorma was an Anglo-Saxon leader in the 6th or early 7th century.  His tribe, the Beormingas, settled across the wider woodland area which formed the northern part of the ancient Forest of Arden.

[acute]

The Stock/Aitken/Waterman 'Hit Factory' duet featuring Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan was suggested by Woolworth (UK).

 

[Matt221]

The Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs

[Matt221]

14 hours ago, acute said:

The Stock/Aitken/Waterman 'Hit Factory' duet featuring Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan was suggested by Woolworth (UK).

 

Awww blesss

[Matt221]

ducks can't walk without bobbing thier head

[Space Commander Travis]

H.M. Prison Exeter has eight reviews on Google Maps. It scored a fairly average 3 out of 5, but still there seem to be more satisfied than dissatisfied customers, which I expect will be pleasing to the management. 

[acute]

On ‎20‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 5:10 PM, Matt221 said:

ducks can't walk without bobbing thier head

Neither can Theresa May!