Groucho's Fact Hunt

summerisle · October 23, 2015

There's no sound on the moon.

Groucho · October 25, 2015

There's a car park in Bold Lane, Derby, that's the 8th most secure place in the world. Designed by someone who'd had their car broken into and the radio nicked.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3498199.stm

And for the details of security; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bold_Lane

Fresh Prince of Belle Val · October 25, 2015

Groucho said:
There's a car park in Bold Lane, Derby, that's the 8th most secure place in the world. Designed by someone who'd had their car broken into and the radio nicked.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3498199.stm

And for the details of security; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bold_Lane

I watched gogglebox too.

Groucho · October 25, 2015

Fresh Prince of Belle Val said:
I watched gogglebox too.

I thought they were messing.

Read the link about its security systems, it's really quite secure indeed.

ToffeeDoug · October 25, 2015

Groucho said:
Buzz Aldrin was the first man to urinate on the moon.

Not known as Wazz Aldrin for nothing. :rolleyes:

summerisle · October 27, 2015

The Nazis played cricket :
http://new.spectator.co.uk/2014/06/field-of-shadows-by-dan-waddell-review/

SailorBlue · October 27, 2015

ToffeeDoug said:
Everton were league champions throughout both world wars! In the old black and white war film, Dunkirk, Everton being league champions gets a mention.

And we also get a mention in the 70's tv drama Colditz by Anthony Valentine who played the Kommandant

degsy · October 27, 2015

Heineken have been using the same yeast since 1886
and they use local tap water...suitably filtered

Yorkie · October 27, 2015

Groucho said:
The longest time between twins being born is 87 days

How?

Groucho · October 27, 2015

Yorkie said:
How?

Sent one first to see what it was like.

Whistlin' Dixie · October 27, 2015

Brodie Avenue (Mossley Hill - Garston) is named after civil engineer John Alexander Brodie; who not only overseen the building of the Queensway tunnel in 1934 (To date, the largest municipal engineering project undertaken in the UK) but also designed the nets for goals after watching an Everton game.

Not to be confused with the other John (Leopold) Brodie; who designed the 'Pudding basin' (UK) or 'Doughboy' (US) helmet worn by British & US troops in both world wars.