Groucho's Fact Hunt

marnie · July 18, 2015

The first Derby was run between Wallasey and Leasowe. It is said that the encroachment by the sea so affected the course that the race was removed to Newmarket and finally to Epsom, where it was run under the title of the Derby Cup, the modest origin of today’s Derby.

Groucho · July 18, 2015

Freddie Mercury came about his "mic stand without the base" stage look at a gig in St. Helens, by accident, after a malfunctioning mic stand came apart early on in Queen's career. He carried on the gig and found it easier so continued this.

Jamo Martinez · July 18, 2015

Whistlin' Dixie said:
And central park in New York is modelled on it.

Yes.

Tramps_mate · July 18, 2015

Groucho said:
Freddie Mercury came about his "mic stand without the base" stage look at a gig in St. Helens, by accident, after a malfunctioning mic stand came apart early on in Queen's career. He carried on the gig and found it easier so continued this.

The greatest ever frontman IMO... Still missed!!

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · July 19, 2015

UberFacts ‏@UberFacts 4h4 hours ago
A Colombian woman once found a potato growing in her vagina.

:oops:

Whistlin' Dixie · July 19, 2015

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian said:
UberFacts ‏@UberFacts 4h4 hours ago
A Colombian woman once found a potato growing in her vagina.

She called it Nairo Quintana.

DualityNSNO · July 19, 2015

Ashtonian said:
the film shrek only came about after a fallout at disney

the guy who should have became assistant to the head of disney got turned over so he left and formed dream works theatres with none other than steven speilburg.

On other notes shrek is based on a childrens book and the person who bought the rights back in the 80s long before a film was mooted was mr speilburg again

Factually not true, as Dreamworks is formed in 1994 after the then-chairman (Jeffrey Katzenberg) of Disney quit and formed a studio together with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen (DreamWorks SKG).

Also Shrek came out in 2001, they've had more films before that!

Titus Bramble · July 19, 2015

wm02 said:
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard was the only member of the band not to have one

The beards were actually a coincidence. They went on an extended break and when they got back together they had both grown the exact style of beard without knowing and decided to keep them.

In 1984 Gillette offered them both £1 million to shave off their beards for an ad campaign but they declined.

mythbuster · July 19, 2015

During the Cambrian period, about five hundred million years ago, a day was only 20.6 hours long.

Philw · July 19, 2015

Groucho said:
Merseyside has a greater population (approx. 1.3 million) than Alaska (approx. 730,000).

The USA bought Alaska from the Russians for roughly $7.5m in the 19th century.. (iirc)

Bilko · July 19, 2015

Philw said:
The USA bought Alaska from the Russians for roughly $7.5m in the 19th century.. (iirc)

Alaska night , the highest 11 mountains in the USA are all in the state of...........

Ashtonian · July 19, 2015

DualityNSNO said:
Factually not true, as Dreamworks is formed in 1994 after the then-chairman (Jeffrey Katzenberg) of Disney quit and formed a studio together with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen (DreamWorks SKG).

Also Shrek came out in 2001, they've had more films before that!

I got it from a YouTube video all about shrek haha

Groucho · July 19, 2015

Mozart wrote a 'practical joke' piece that required the pianist to stretch as far as possible, while using their nose to hit the middle keys.

Black Belt Jones · July 19, 2015

Approx 50% of the nitrogen atoms in a human have come through the Haber process.

Haber process makes ammonia out of nitrogen and hydrogen and is the foundation of global agriculture.