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blackbob:
and the tread is useless facts like

my daughters rover is crap and broke down in bulgaria still broke

Disco Matt:
Coal fired internal combustion engines have been built

The coal was heated to produce gas, which was then used as fuel. Charcoal or even wood could also be used. They were fitted to a number of French railcars pre-WW2 and proved invaluable when more conventional fuels became scarce in wartime.

BigSi:
Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.

Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out (Please don’t it!!).

All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).

Upper and lower case letters are named “upper” and “lower” because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters.

If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

In Disney’s Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid (Disney spelled backward).

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”, Humphrey Bogart NEVER said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca, and they NEVER said “Beam me up, Scotty” on Star Trek.

If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human’s neck.

In a survey of 200000 ostriches over 80 years, not one tried to bury its head in the sand.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes

Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis middle name was spelled Aron, in honour of his brother.

Disco Matt:
Apparently the "ostrich head" myth came from seeing them tending to eggs in gullies - camera crews didn't see the eggs, just an ostrich that appeared to have buried its head in the sand

muddyweb:
Bananas don't grow on trees

Peanuts are not nuts (nor are coconuts)

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