Groucho's Fact Hunt

[anjelikaferrett]

The area of Australia that is covered by snow in winter is larger than the area of Switzerland.

 

[gonetomorrow]

There's a bank closing along the road and it's to be replaced by a Specsavers.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Up in the night sky, say, when you look at something like the Orion's Belt constellation, a blue looking star is hot while a red/orangey star is cool (in comparison).

 

[Tramps_mate]

There's a bank closing along the road and it's to be replaced by a Specsavers.

Maghull?

 

[Kurt.]

There's a bank closing along the road and it's to be replaced by a Specsavers.

bet you never saw that coming

 

[marnie]

Still making and directing films to a high standard,Clint Eastwood is 87 in May.WTF

 

[canuck]

My cousin is in that.

Loves his job.

he gets a glowing reputation I hear

 

[gonetomorrow]

bet you never saw that coming

It's a fact, Kurt!

 

[andym78]

Typing 4636228756 into google brings up pictures of people with their heads in washing machines

 

[Durham Toffee]

Still making and directing films to a high standard,Clint Eastwood is 87 in May.WTF

One I'll genuinely be sad to see go.

 

[Tigger]

Loch Ness holds more water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined. Courtesy of CBeebies this morninglol

 

[Tramps_mate]

One I'll genuinely be sad to see go.

The greatest Judge Dredd that never was...

 

[PITA]

Just discovered, having watched Question of Sport, that a 'diamond duck' is getting out without having faced a ball, i.e. run out without facing. It is also used when a batsmen is out first ball of the innings.

 

[PITA]

Up in the night sky, say, when you look at something like the Orion's Belt constellation, a blue looking star is hot while a red/orangey star is cool (in comparison).

Another way of saying that is that a blue star (Rigel) is young and a red star (Betelgeuse) is old.

 

[Philw]

Typing 4636228756 into google brings up pictures of people with their heads in washing machines

Lol, can't believe this is actually true! Glad I tried it tho