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101 useless but 'interesting' bits of trivia

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Wend

Wend Report 17 Jan 2013 10:50

Scozz :-D

Researching:

Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Jan 2013 11:10

For some reason I think that bonobos have sex for pleasure as well.

I wonder why I know that.

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 17 Jan 2013 13:34

The door to No 10 Downing street has no lock on the outside, have a look next time you see it on the news.

I expect the back door has one though and a key under a flower pot just in case ;-)

Mayfield

Researching:
Moribus facit homo

Paula+

Paula+ Report 17 Jan 2013 16:17

If you were to spell out numbers, you would you have to go until 1,000 until you would find the letter "A".

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 17 Jan 2013 16:27

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle

Researching:
Photo clematis in the garden: Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

UzziInSunshine

UzziInSunshine Report 17 Jan 2013 18:28

If an octopus gets depressed it eats itself .....so keep your octopus happy octopi can amuse themselves

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jan 2013 22:37

Gift vouchers - just remember that hard cash never expires.

Researching:
Classic English virtues of mad swivel-eyed loons.

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 17 Jan 2013 22:45

Dermot. Must spend those francs and punts next time I visit France and Ireland ;-)

Think "jot and tittle" refers to crossing t's and other letter and yes, AiG, is the dotting :-D

Researching:
Bondi Beach, Kovalam, Maldives, Chamonix, Palm Springs, Leamore, Pleck, Groeswen, Bagillt, Splott and Gabalfa

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Jan 2013 22:49

John - 'Punts' - a monetary name from the distant past. Begorrah!

Researching:
Classic English virtues of mad swivel-eyed loons.

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