O/T The Random Facts Thread

[Pacman1903]

On average, in a year there are 300 earthquakes in the UK. The combined death toll for earthquakes in the UK stands at 11

[Jupiter]

On average, in a year there are 300 earthquakes in the UK. The combined death toll for earthquakes in the UK stands at 11

One of them committed suicide, so it should really only be 10

http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/edu...aqs/faq14.html

[scobiemacd]

Human bone is as strong as granite. A block of bone the size of a matchbox could support nine tonnes of weight


Aye tell that to the ankle, foot, wrist, other wrist, arm, teeth that i broke playing fitba

A substance can be deemed to be strong but brittle though.

[Pacman1903]

Baby hedgehogs are called hoglets.

I thought i would have known that but didnt

[Pacman1903]

The Card Factory has in it's Xmas cards. In AUGUST.
Utter arsewipes.

C@nts, they should be burnt at the stake

[Pacman1903]

Its physically impossible for horses to vomit

[Pacman1903]

Pirates wore eye patches so one eye would always be acclimated to the darkness, allowing them to see in the darkness below decks in an instant

[Pacman1903]

Michael Palin is a Stenhousemuir fan

(thanks Off the Ball)

[Pacman1903]

I love fitba trivia but also appreciate good sports trivia. Good een to come off the back of the Superdome. Phillidelphia now joins the elite list of cities to have won the Superbowl, World Series, Stanley Cup and NBA playoffs, New York, Boston, LA, Detroit, Chicago being the others. Intrestingling if you add in MLS into it, LA and Chicago have all 5. There are 43 cities to win "majors" in America

[DonUnder]

There is only one senior club on mainland UK that has a name (when written in caps) with no letters that can be coloured in.

HULL CITY