| Another Michael Caine Moment 01:13 - Sep 4 with 13212 views | Boston |
The earth used in the banking terraces at Craven Cottage came from the excavation of Shepherds Bush Station.
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 14:39 - Sep 4 with 1819 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
Hawaii is the only US state to have a foreign nations flag incorporated into its State flag.
It's the Union Jack, in recognition of Hawaiis historical relationship with The Royal Navy and the UK and has been its flag since the early 1800s, when Hawaii was an independent nation.
Not many people outside of the US know that. | | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 14:41 - Sep 4 with 1812 views | Juzzie |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 14:39 - Sep 4 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
Hawaii is the only US state to have a foreign nations flag incorporated into its State flag.
It's the Union Jack, in recognition of Hawaiis historical relationship with The Royal Navy and the UK and has been its flag since the early 1800s, when Hawaii was an independent nation.
Not many people outside of the US know that. |
Not many people inside the US probably know it either!
Talking of flags, Cyprus is the only country flag that incorporates an image of the country.
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:02 - Sep 4 with 1753 views | 222gers |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 13:07 - Sep 4 by charmr |
Biggest Word in the English language is the immortal phase of ‘if’ |
3 saddest words in the English language - It's Too Late. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:14 - Sep 4 with 1734 views | queensparker |
The only word left in existence today from the Aztec language is "avocado". It means "testicle". [Post edited 4 Sep 15:15]
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:19 - Sep 4 with 1693 views | DTIG |
Aircraft flying to the East (track 0°-179°) always fly at an odd altitude (e.g. 37,000 feet). Aircraft flying to the West (track 180°-359°) fly an even level.
Good job really. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:21 - Sep 4 with 1680 views | DannyPaddox |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:14 - Sep 4 by queensparker |
The only word left in existence today from the Aztec language is "avocado". It means "testicle". [Post edited 4 Sep 15:15]
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Therefore Guacamole means crushed nuts. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:22 - Sep 4 with 1674 views | TheChef |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 14:41 - Sep 4 by Juzzie |
Not many people inside the US probably know it either!
Talking of flags, Cyprus is the only country flag that incorporates an image of the country.
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Kosovo as well, apparently.
Only just realised it's an independent country! |  |
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:24 - Sep 4 with 1644 views | DWQPR |
The word cûnt derives from the celery pickers of West Brompton in the early 19th century. | |
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:29 - Sep 4 with 1622 views | MrSheen |
The 9th Vice President of the United States, Richard Mentor Johnson (in office 1837-41), took a nine month sabbatical to open and run a pub/hotel on his farm, to try to make good losses he incurred in the Financial Panic of 1837. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:32 - Sep 4 with 1599 views | Boston |
Not a lot of people know that...,
Tony Incenzo holds the 'World Record' for number of football grounds visited, over 2,000. | |
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:34 - Sep 4 with 1587 views | Boston |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the very first goalkeeper for Portsmouth FC. | |
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:35 - Sep 4 with 1586 views | colinallcars |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:32 - Sep 4 by Boston |
Not a lot of people know that...,
Tony Incenzo holds the 'World Record' for number of football grounds visited, over 2,000. |
Clive can't be far behind….. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:35 - Sep 4 with 1583 views | fraserc |
The words for animals like cow, pig, deer, etc. are from the Old English, whilst the words for the meat like bacon, ham, and venison are from the French. This is due to the influence of the Normans after 1066. The French nobility introduced the words for the meat, but the English farmers maintained their language for the animals.
Possibly a lot of people know that. | | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:37 - Sep 4 with 1569 views | Paddyhoops |
Michael Caine real name is Maurice Micklewhite . No relation to the legend Gary . | | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:39 - Sep 4 with 1557 views | fraserc |
Etymologically speaking, we have no idea where the word 'dog' comes from. | | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:47 - Sep 4 with 1494 views | Juzzie |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:39 - Sep 4 by fraserc |
Etymologically speaking, we have no idea where the word 'dog' comes from. |
I heard it was from the agnostic, dyslexic, insomniac who used to lie awake at night wondering if there really is a dog. | | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:54 - Sep 4 with 1457 views | qprninja |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 07:42 - Sep 4 by Metallica_Hoop |
I discovered the other day in the Science Museum that The first 'Super computer' the CDC 6600 which could process one million calculations per second in 1968 was built in the shape of a cross, with rooms/equipment leading off from the middle bit which was called the cental processing unit or CPU.
Not a lot of people know that. |
So dull it caused me to suffer a small stroke. :) |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 16:00 - Sep 4 with 1433 views | stowmarketrange |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:37 - Sep 4 by Paddyhoops |
Michael Caine real name is Maurice Micklewhite . No relation to the legend Gary . |
I was just going to post that too,but I guess most people knew his real name anyway. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 16:09 - Sep 4 with 1374 views | Esox_Lucius |
The first famous transgender actor was Marion Morrison. |  |
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 16:19 - Sep 4 with 1341 views | CateLeBonR |
Michael Caine never actually said “not a lot of people know that”.
Peter Sellers once did an impression of him and said “not many people know that”.
Not a lot of people know that. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:10 - Sep 4 with 1260 views | DannyPaddox |
In lowercase the word bed looks like a bed
ps: I’m pretty sure Gary Mickelwhite is a distant relation of Michael Caine | | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:16 - Sep 4 with 1244 views | hubble |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 15:24 - Sep 4 by DWQPR |
The word cûnt derives from the celery pickers of West Brompton in the early 19th century. |
I hate to be a pedant, again, but this is absolute nonsense!
Cnt is an ancient word whose meaning has changed as little as its sound. Cnt derives from the old English c*nte, and that from the proto-Germanic word k*nto (same meaning), and that probably deriving from the proto-Indo-European root gʷḗn, meaning, essentially, female. Unsurprisingly, it is a truly ancient word.
PS - Shakespeare was very found of the word cnt, and from at least the 12th century onwards, Gropecnt Lane was a fairly common name for streets where ladies of the night (or day, I guess) were to be found.
Edit: Jeez, I've just re-read this. Whatta know-all. It was actually quite a good joke. Sorry about that.
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| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:34 - Sep 4 with 1202 views | dmm |
A mushroom is more closely related to a human than a plant. Fungi and humans share a common ancestor from around 1.5 billion years ago. |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:36 - Sep 4 with 1193 views | hamptonhillhoop |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:10 - Sep 4 by DannyPaddox |
In lowercase the word bed looks like a bed
ps: I’m pretty sure Gary Mickelwhite is a distant relation of Michael Caine |
He is. Randomly I saw it on Twitter yesterday |  | | |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:37 - Sep 4 with 1189 views | hubble |
| Another Michael Caine Moment on 17:34 - Sep 4 by dmm |
A mushroom is more closely related to a human than a plant. Fungi and humans share a common ancestor from around 1.5 billion years ago. |
And apparently that common ancestor was a fungi to know.... | |
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