Groucho's Fact Hunt

JammyP · May 4, 2016

PITA said:
Apologies.

sorry there. May have come out grumpier than I meant it.
may the force be with you

PITA · May 4, 2016

JammyP said:
sorry there. May have come out grumpier than I meant it.
may the force be with you

No problem. I was just apologising for being anal.

malfosse · May 4, 2016

PITA said:
No problem. I was just apologising for being anal.

You may be sorry you posted that mate.

PITA · May 4, 2016

Philw said:
Clearly the Chunnel is not only the best, but also has the best nick-name. Not that I know the nickname of any of the others

Do you not remember Tom, Dick and Harry from The Great Escape?

tim gabbott · May 4, 2016

Got cant count too 100

kev · May 7, 2016

*BUMP*

Petrichor -
That pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

larbert toffee · May 10, 2016

As the last game is about to be played at Upton Park it is a fact our very own Ray Wilson is immortalised outside as part of a statue showing The Hammers world cup trio of Hurst,Peters and the incomparable Bobby Moore.

glorydaze · May 10, 2016

14 of the highest populated cities in England do not have a premier league team, 15 when Sunderland or Newcastle go down.

zandvoort blue · May 11, 2016

Stanislav Petrov

Heard of him? He is the reason you are alive today....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov

summerisle · May 11, 2016

glorydaze said:
14 of the highest populated cities in England do not have a premier league team, 15 when Sunderland or Newcastle go down.

Gis a list, go on.

glorydaze · May 11, 2016

summerisle said:
Gis a list, go on.

Just give you the big four. Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield. Now leave me alone with my stat head

summerisle · May 11, 2016

glorydaze said:
Just give you the big four. Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield. Now leave me alone with my stat head

Will do

Philw · May 13, 2016

In honour of Bobby's departure:

The two-goal Sunderland blitz in the first half, was the 10th time Everton have conceded two goals within six minutes of each other this season.

No more of that hopefully!

Whistlin' Dixie · May 13, 2016

The last act of the US civil war took place in the Mersey, when the CSS Shenandoah surrendered on November 6 1865. Her flag was the last sovereign confederate flag to be officially furled.