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101 useless but 'interesting' bits of trivia
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Sharron | Report | 16 Jan 2013 22:28 |
There is only one lake in the Lake District. That is Lake Basenthwaite. |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 22:27 |
I was a few years older than you, Wend. I was 72 when I finally passed Geography "O" level. Never mind, we teach the young ones it is always worth trying to pass these darned exams ;-) |
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Wend | Report | 16 Jan 2013 22:22 |
I'm about the same age as you John and I did 'O' level Geography in the mid 60's - did you have to do several re-takes? |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 22:00 |
The wettest place in England or Wales is Seathwaite in Lake District with 249 inches of rainfall a year. Remember that from O level geography when I was at school in 70's. |
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Dermot | Report | 16 Jan 2013 20:44 |
Rainfall records are all just water under the bridge. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Jan 2013 20:22 |
the first black policeman in the UK was called Norwell Gums - I remembered it in case it ever came up in a quiz - it never did!! :-( |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Jan 2013 20:21 |
well they obviously were related for ages - from birth actually :-D :-D :-D |
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Muffyxx | Report | 16 Jan 2013 20:21 |
Taken from the QI book of trivia..... |
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Rambling | Report | 16 Jan 2013 20:12 |
I'll do one and hopefully someone else will add ( otherwise there will just be the one useless bit of trivia lol) |
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