| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” 21:12 - Dec 17 with 11263 views | colinallcars |
True ones please.
Samuel Goldwyn of Metro Goldwyn Mayer films is offically named Samuel Goldfish.
When he emigrated to the US from Poland, his actual name was Schmuel Goldfisz. The immigration officail misheard it as Samuel Goldfish which he remained for some years.
Notta Lotta People Know That. |  | | |  |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:01 - Dec 19 with 1811 views | robith |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:59 - Dec 18 by DavieQPR |
There's half a road though , Goswell Road. |
Was brought in during a boundary redraw in the 90s and the city fought it tooth and nail! |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:02 - Dec 19 with 1811 views | robith |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 00:18 - Dec 19 by HotCurrie |
There is only one underground station with all 5 vowels in its name - Mansion House |
That's only zone 1, south ealing also does | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:03 - Dec 19 with 1804 views | robith |
Joe Biden's birth was closer to Lincoln's administration than his own | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:24 - Dec 19 with 1764 views | welwynranger |
The mother of Mike Nesmith of the
Monkees.
Invented TIPEX Correction fluid in 1956.
She sold the company to Gillete in 1996
for £47 million . |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:43 - Dec 19 with 1706 views | TheChef |
San Miguel lager is not originally from Spain.
It's from the Philippines. |  |
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 14:34 - Dec 19 with 1618 views | SimonJames |
The Scottish village of Dull is officially twinned with Boring in Oregon, USA, and Bland in Australia. Together, they celebrate their names with events like "Dull Days" and "Boring Nights". |  |
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 14:48 - Dec 19 with 1597 views | slmrstid |
There's no Junction 3 on the M1. It is placed where London Gateway services are and was originally due to be an exit junction for a new town that was never built, hence why the current service station entrance/exit is so unnecessarily convoluted. |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:31 - Dec 19 with 1481 views | izlingtonhoop |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:03 - Dec 19 by robith |
Joe Biden's birth was closer to Lincoln's administration than his own |
Astonishing! |  | | |
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:41 - Dec 19 with 1446 views | johann28 |
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a tiny Welsh village on the isle of Anglesey, has the longest place name in Europe.
Translated to English, it’s a name that describes the town’s location: Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave. |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:58 - Dec 19 with 1407 views | 222gers |
Printer ink is more expensive than champagne. |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:59 - Dec 19 with 1407 views | GaryHaddock |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:41 - Dec 19 by johann28 |
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a tiny Welsh village on the isle of Anglesey, has the longest place name in Europe.
Translated to English, it’s a name that describes the town’s location: Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave. |
It's also an anagram of
Giggling troll follows Clancy, Larry, Billy and Peggy who howl, wrongly disturbing a place in Wales |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:10 - Dec 19 with 1380 views | MrSheen |
William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool in 1911, son of Adolf’s brother Alois. Alois left the family to return to Germany and had another family. William joined him after leaving school but got into his uncle’s bad books after some press interviews and thought it safer to go home. He was turned down for service in the British armed forces because of his background, went to the US and initially had the same treatment before being accepted for service by the US Navy as a pharmacist’s mate.
https://lyonairmuseum.org/blog/corpsman-hitler-us-navy/ |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:13 - Dec 19 with 1362 views | izlingtonhoop |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:10 - Dec 19 by MrSheen |
William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool in 1911, son of Adolf’s brother Alois. Alois left the family to return to Germany and had another family. William joined him after leaving school but got into his uncle’s bad books after some press interviews and thought it safer to go home. He was turned down for service in the British armed forces because of his background, went to the US and initially had the same treatment before being accepted for service by the US Navy as a pharmacist’s mate.
https://lyonairmuseum.org/blog/corpsman-hitler-us-navy/ |
His mother, and possibly he, lived in Archway for a time....
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/23621836.adolf-hitlers-sister-in-law-ran-boarding [Post edited 19 Dec 17:14]
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:15 - Dec 19 with 1351 views | W7Ranger |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 22:04 - Dec 17 by Hooping_Mad |
Freddy Mercury threw a party in 1978 with naked dancers and dwarfs with trays of cocaine strapped to their heads. |
Just in case they fancied a cheeky little line? |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 18:05 - Dec 19 with 1241 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:10 - Dec 19 by MrSheen |
William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool in 1911, son of Adolf’s brother Alois. Alois left the family to return to Germany and had another family. William joined him after leaving school but got into his uncle’s bad books after some press interviews and thought it safer to go home. He was turned down for service in the British armed forces because of his background, went to the US and initially had the same treatment before being accepted for service by the US Navy as a pharmacist’s mate.
https://lyonairmuseum.org/blog/corpsman-hitler-us-navy/ |
Now that is genuinely fascinating. Combined, the LFW community is truly an amazing bunch.
I'm on my 3rd pint of Speckled Hen. | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 18:54 - Dec 19 with 1140 views | NewBee |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 10:41 - Dec 18 by johann28 |
Lincoln was indeed among the tallest buildings in the world in medieval times, albeit not for 400 years. After the earthquake in 1185, there was extensive re-building as little had survived except the west front, but it wasn't until 1310 that the Cathedral’s central tower was rebuilt which, with its additional spire, brought the height to around 525 feet (160 m). Unfortunately, a storm destroyed this spire in the 1540s and was never replaced. |
On this question of tallest buildings etc, Wiki has this (I know, I know):
"The earliest structures now known to be the tallest in the world were the Egyptian pyramids: the Great Pyramid of Giza, at an original height of 146.5 m (481 ft), was the tallest structure in the world for over 3,800 years, until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. From then until the completion of the Washington Monument (capped in 1884) the world's tallest structures were churches or cathedrals. Later, the Eiffel Tower and, still later, some radio masts and television towers, were the world's tallest structures."
Meanwhile, I once visited Lincoln Cathedral with a group of friends and I mentioned to one of them, an Architecture student, how amazing it was that they could build so well back then.
He pointed out that the old buildings we see still standing are often the second or third attempt, fourth even, the earlier attempts having fallen down, or needing to be rebuilt.
Meanwhile getting back to the Great Pyramid etc, not a lot of people know that with 200+ examples, Sudan has more pyramids than anywhere else in the world (Egypt has 138). | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:02 - Dec 19 with 1115 views | NewBee |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 13:43 - Dec 19 by TheChef |
San Miguel lager is not originally from Spain.
It's from the Philippines. |
Madrí lager has never been brewed in Spain, let alone Madrid. In fact four years ago, Madrí didn’t even exist. Yet today, this faux Spanish lager is sold in a quarter of British pubs, which makes it one of the fastest-growing beers of all time.
While ‘Madrí’ is the historic name for Madrid, which is peculiar for a beer brewed in Tadcaster – or Tada as the Anglo-Saxon mead-drinkers called it - with the brand being owned and produced by American/Canadian brewing giants Molson Coors.
(Thanks to Chris McPhail of 'The Spectator' for the above) | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:04 - Dec 19 with 1109 views | PeterHucker |
The dinosaur triceratops lived on our planet from around 68 million years ago until they went extinct around 66 million years ago.
That is closer in time to where we are right now than when the stegosaurus was around.
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:25 - Dec 19 with 1068 views | colinallcars |
I've just remembered a good 'un although many west Londoners might know it - James Thompson wrote the words to Rule Britannia in his local pub, The Dove along the river at Hammersmith. He used to row his boat from his home in Chiswick to The Dove. Lucky ESB hadn't been invented then. | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:29 - Dec 19 with 1042 views | hantssi |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:04 - Dec 19 by PeterHucker |
The dinosaur triceratops lived on our planet from around 68 million years ago until they went extinct around 66 million years ago.
That is closer in time to where we are right now than when the stegosaurus was around.
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Wow, that’s truly amazing. | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:56 - Dec 19 with 1001 views | MrSheen |
Bertrand Russell was sent to Brixton Prison for six months in 1917 as a conscientious objector. His brother the Earl Russell visited him there and was delighted to renew acquaintances with some of the warders who had guarded him there 15 years before when he was serving time for bigamy. | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 20:12 - Dec 19 with 968 views | dmm |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 19:02 - Dec 19 by NewBee |
Madrí lager has never been brewed in Spain, let alone Madrid. In fact four years ago, Madrí didn’t even exist. Yet today, this faux Spanish lager is sold in a quarter of British pubs, which makes it one of the fastest-growing beers of all time.
While ‘Madrí’ is the historic name for Madrid, which is peculiar for a beer brewed in Tadcaster – or Tada as the Anglo-Saxon mead-drinkers called it - with the brand being owned and produced by American/Canadian brewing giants Molson Coors.
(Thanks to Chris McPhail of 'The Spectator' for the above) |
Strangely, Tadcaster is also the home of the Samuel Smith brewery, a very different beer maker from Molson Coors. |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 22:34 - Dec 19 with 800 views | Metallica_Hoop |
The first re-charchable electric batteries appeared in the 1860's
London's first electic cab company came into operation in the 1890's but only lasted 3 years as they broke down a lot. |  |
| Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent |
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 23:07 - Dec 19 with 753 views | johann28 |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 22:34 - Dec 19 by Metallica_Hoop |
The first re-charchable electric batteries appeared in the 1860's
London's first electic cab company came into operation in the 1890's but only lasted 3 years as they broke down a lot. |
The Electric cab fleet of the 1890s were nicknamed "Hummingbirds" due to the strange humming noise they made. Electric vehicles had a number of advantages over their early-1900s competitors as they didn't have the vibration, smell, and noise associated with petrol-powered cars and didn't require gear changes. The cars were also preferred because they did not require a manual effort to start whereas petrol cars needed a hand crank to start the engine.
After enjoying success at the beginning of the 20th century, the electric car began to lose its position in the car market. By the 1920s improved roads improved travel times, creating a need for vehicles with a greater range than that offered by electric cars, whilst worldwide discoveries of large petroleum reserves led to the wide availability of affordable petrol. Electric cars were limited to urban use by their slow speed (no more than 15–20 mph) and low range (30–40 miles), and petrol cars were now able to travel farther and faster than equivalent electrics. The invention of the electric starter in 1912 eliminated the need of a hand starting crank, while the invention of the muffler significantly reduced the noise levels.
But it was the initiation of mass production of cheap petrol-powered vehicles by Henry Ford that proved crucial (by contrast, the price of similar electric vehicles continued to rise; by 1912, an electric car was almost double the price of a petrol car). Most electric car makers stopped production at some point in the 1910s. [Post edited 20 Dec 10:53]
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