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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.'

What's your obscure fact?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are more people alive in the world today than all the people previously alive added together. Ever. Ever ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nostalgia used to be a recognised cause of death. It was an extreme bout of homesickness - so longing for a different place rather than different time. Some armies banned songs from their home towns as they were believed to trigger it.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.'

What's your obscure fact? "

This is actually a misconception. The story associating "rule of thumb" to wife beating only came about in the 1970's. The true origins come from the average width of an adult males thumb is one inch... hence a simple way of establishing a rough measurement.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.'

What's your obscure fact? "

Alas the good old days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nostalgia used to be a recognised cause of death. It was an extreme bout of homesickness - so longing for a different place rather than different time. Some armies banned songs from their home towns as they were believed to trigger it."

Heard none of that. Was staring at your chest x

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight.

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

The first motorway in the UK was the M6 Preston bypass. A lot of people often think they are numbered in the order they where built when in fact they where named after the A road they followed, though not necessarily the case now x

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...

Ladies Forbidden'... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

A group of Highland cows is called a “fold”, rather than the more typical “herd”.

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

In parliament people would attack the person on the opposite bench so they were separated by at least the length of an arm and a sword. A line was on the ground that you couldn't cross, hence towing the line.

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over a year ago

"In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight. "

Or more accurately a Fortius Nightus

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight.

Or more accurately a Fortius Nightus

What have the Romans ever done for us?

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over a year ago

"In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight.

Or more accurately a Fortius Nightus

What have the Romans ever done for us? "

I'll line em up, you knock em in hun x

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

Urine was used to make gunpowder. Poor people used to save it up and sell it for a halfpenny. Hence, "piss poor",,, they stank.

Really poor people couldn't collect it as they "didn't have a pot to piss in"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is only 1 lake in the lake district.

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By *redwilma666Couple
over a year ago

Kilbirnie

All males over the age of 14 are required by law to practice longbow for at least two hours per week. And apparently if you live in York, it is permissible to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. Just make sure it isn't on a Sunday.

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By *ympho6969Woman
over a year ago

glasgow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

An interesting factoid which makes you think about numbers:

1 million seconds equals 11 and 1/2 days.

1 billion seconds equals 31 and 3/4 years.

I thought it was interesting anyway...

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By *ympho6969Woman
over a year ago

glasgow

In Scotland its illegal to refuse a stranger entry to your home to use the loo

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

The merchant navy used to own many of the pubs in harbour towns, they encouraged the sailors to go and get pissed to recoup some money off them. There was nowhere to sleep so the pub would tie a rope from one side of the pub to the other. D*unk sailors would pay a penny to sleep by hanging over the rope, hence hangover.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The facial recognition abilities of sheep are equal to those of humans.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In parliament people would attack the person on the opposite bench so they were separated by at least the length of an arm and a sword. A line was on the ground that you couldn't cross, hence towing the line."

Did you know though that members were never allowed to take swords into the house! It was recorded first as a navy saying ...

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

Yep, and even that's a relatively new name. It used to be Bassenwater not Bassenthwaite Lake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It is legal to urinate on the road side rear wheel of your carriage.

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.

'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

Did you know though that members were never allowed to take swords into the house! It was recorded first as a navy saying ... "

Thanks, every day is a school day

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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

"An interesting factoid which makes you think about numbers:

1 million seconds equals 11 and 1/2 days.

1 billion seconds equals 31 and 3/4 years.

I thought it was interesting anyway..."

Heard none of that. Was staring at your cock x

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By *ichaelsmyMan
over a year ago

douglas

"There is only 1 lake in the lake district. "

all the others are waters or meres

Bassenthwaite Lake, is the only one called lake.

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

Did you know though that members were never allowed to take swords into the house! It was recorded first as a navy saying ... "
I heard something similar either the army or navy x

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight. "

I just told my son this..he already knew..not me though

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over a year ago

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"The facial recognition abilities of sheep are equal to those of humans."

Conspiracy theories abound... Us train sheep to hunt down rustlers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also re parliament, members post petitions in a bag hanging at the back of the speakers chair, which is where the phrase 'it's in the bag' comes from.

And when members line up to vote, the door they pass through is only partially open to allow one at a time and they bow their head to a clerk when they go through. This was apparently because d*unk MPs would often try send servants in their place so this allowed them to be identified one at a time when they took off their hat to bow. Efficient AF to still be keeping these 'quaint' traditions in the 21st century obvs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you die in Cornwall without a will, Prince Charles inherits your belongings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"An interesting factoid which makes you think about numbers:

1 million seconds equals 11 and 1/2 days.

1 billion seconds equals 31 and 3/4 years.

I thought it was interesting anyway...

Heard none of that. Was staring at your cock x"

Thank you very much

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

In 1696, William III of England introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as “daylight robbery”

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English physician, Granville, invented first electrical vibratory in 1883. It was used to treat pain and even.. constipation in men!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"English physician, Granville, invented first electrical vibratory in 1883. It was used to treat pain and even.. constipation in men!

Vibrator*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is not one set of traffic lights in my town...... None, zilch, nuno, nil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Urine was used to make gunpowder. Poor people used to save it up and sell it for a halfpenny. Hence, "piss poor",,, they stank.

Really poor people couldn't collect it as they "didn't have a pot to piss in""

And to tan leather

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By *carlet_woman_xxWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

"An interesting factoid which makes you think about numbers:

1 million seconds equals 11 and 1/2 days.

1 billion seconds equals 31 and 3/4 years.

I thought it was interesting anyway...

Heard none of that. Was staring at your cock x"

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

The term “proof” stems from the British Royal Navy’s “proof” test. This involved pouring the spirit onto gunpowder. If the powder would burn after being soaked, it indicated that there was sufficient alcohol content – or that the spirit was “gunpowder proof” – and the gin or rum was allowed on board.

This means that in the UK, a spirit with 57.15% is 100 degrees proof. A spirit with 40% is 70 degrees proof. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Urine was used to make gunpowder. Poor people used to save it up and sell it for a halfpenny. Hence, "piss poor",,, they stank.

Really poor people couldn't collect it as they "didn't have a pot to piss in"

And to tan leather"

And to bleach linen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

8 :

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over a year ago

"English physician, Granville, invented first electrical vibratory in 1883. It was used to treat pain and even.. constipation in men!

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

Corn flakes were invented as an anti-masturbation morning meal. Kellogg believed sex was unhealthy

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By *uskymotoMan
over a year ago

Cumbria

The 1st chainsaw was invented to cut the pelvis to deliver babies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back in victoria times when Gonorrhoea was rife and untreatable, people's heads were effected most, noses rotted and large round chunks of flesh fell off, this didn't stop the rich from attending parties,they held they're own Gonorrhoea parties called 'no nose clubs' everybody wore wigs to hide their rotting heads and the bigger the wig the wealthier you were.... Hence the term big wig

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over a year ago

The idea of clan tartans only came about in the 19th century when Scotland started to be romanticised. Highland dress was for function rather than fashion prior to that and there's no evidence of tartans showing clan allegiance.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Microsoft Excel was released first on the Mac, as it had the graphics based operating system.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Back in victoria times when Gonorrhoea was rife and untreatable, people's heads were effected most, noses rotted and large round chunks of flesh fell off, this didn't stop the rich from attending parties,they held they're own Gonorrhoea parties called 'no nose clubs' everybody wore wigs to hide their rotting heads and the bigger the wig the wealthier you were.... Hence the term big wig"

Actually it was Syphilis not gonorrhoea soreeeeee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean? "

This Oak is - be nice

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean?

This Oak is - be nice "

I really should proof read

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By *ebaucherouspoetMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Silphium was an herb/plant that could be used as a contraceptive, which was around while the Roman's were. Who subsequently used it to extinction!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean?

This Oak is - be nice

I really should proof read

Must be midlands thing

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean?

This Oak is - be nice

I really should proof read

Must be midlands thing"

Don't judge all Midlanders by my standards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean?

This Oak is - be nice

I really should proof read

Must be midlands thing

Don't judge all Midlanders by my standards

I used to live in Walsall, I liked it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The gentry had a high incidence of birth defects owing to intermarriage between small gene pool numbers. One defect was cleft palat. The nannies used to put a spoon in their mouths so they could eat food. Invariably the spoon woukd be silver as it was the gentry afterall. Hence if you come from wealth the expression derived is born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"This oaks a great thread..everyday is a school day

This oaks? What does that mean?

This Oak is - be nice

I really should proof read

Must be midlands thing

Don't judge all Midlanders by my standards

I used to live in Walsall, I liked it"

Oh ok ...I feared I'd let the side down for a mo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Latin for left is sinistre. Hence left handed people were regarded as sinister.

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

I moved from England’s 2nd rainiest city to its 1st rainiest city

There’s a saying in Lancashire that some others may of heard, once every Preston Guild, it means something that rarely happens because Preston Guild is held every 20 years. X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...

Ladies Forbidden'... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David,

Hearts - Charlemagne,

Clubs -Alexander the Great,

Diamonds - Julius Caesar

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... 'goodnight, sleep tight.'

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink.

Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts...

So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.'

It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.

'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

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By *elshcouple18Couple
over a year ago

Cardiff

It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow..

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By *eard-lincolnMan
over a year ago

near lincoln

Dogs sneeze to let you know they are play fighting and won’t bite you

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

Right, I have just about managed to stop myself from being a right pedantic git. My useless fact is that Pedant comes from the Latin to teach.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Yes, but nostalgia's not what it used to be. Sigh.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

One legged ducks swim in circles

Bears sh1t in the woods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's impossible to listen to "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees without tapping your foot.

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By *eard-lincolnMan
over a year ago

near lincoln

"It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow.."

If you google lick your own elbow you will see some bent arms and long tongues

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

I thought the rule of thumb is do do with using your thumb (which is about an inch) as a ruler (a rule) the measure things.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

I had sex once and saw a naked woman in my bed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Believe it or not... it's illegal to get d*unk in pubs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ducks turn to cannibalism when they're bored..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It is illegal for residents of Monaco to gamble

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I had sex once and saw a naked woman in my bed

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

"It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow.."

I’m almost sure John Tickle can my kids use to watch brainiacs & I’m sure he did it x

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow.."

I saw someone do this on an episode of QI.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob "

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

Hey Chunky x

I think you're on to a winner there

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

Hey Chunky x

I think you're on to a winner there

We you willing to subscribe to the service?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

awesome thread op

bees can fly higher than mount everest

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

Hey Chunky x

I think you're on to a winner there

We you willing to subscribe to the service?

Pass the pen...where do I sign

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

Hey Chunky x

I think you're on to a winner there

We you willing to subscribe to the service?

Pass the pen...where do I sign

On one of my bellies.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

Hey Chunky x

I think you're on to a winner there

We you willing to subscribe to the service?

Pass the pen...where do I sign

On one of my bellies.

It will be in indelible ink

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"I was told that every woman can lick her own boob

Or they could just let me do it.

Chunky's boob licking service.

Hey Chunky x

I think you're on to a winner there

We you willing to subscribe to the service?

Pass the pen...where do I sign

On one of my bellies.

It will be in indelible ink

Depends how much you enjoy my tongue.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

During the Vietnam war the US Air Force/CIA used the sonic booms from SR-71 Blackbirds to communicate with POW's

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

On decimal coinage the a 2p weighs twice as much as a 1p & a 1p twice as much as a 1/2p (for those that remember the 1/2p) & there was 16 1/2 pence pieces to to an ounce. For some reason I can’t remember why I know this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are more people alive in the world today than all the people previously alive added together. Ever. Ever ever. "

That’s not correct.

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By *ete le MeatMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire/ Notts

Gainsborough in Lincolnshire was once the capital of England AND Denmark!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight.

I just told my son this..he already knew..not me though

I thought it was an abbreviation of "fourteen nights"

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Gainsborough in Lincolnshire was once the capital of England AND Denmark!"
and it was named after the French folk singer Serge

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By *ultry SuccubusTV/TS
over a year ago

London

Heart broken/ heartache is not only an emotional/ psychological problem but may lead to a real heart disease : Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.

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By *exybum_30Woman
over a year ago

I love all of these

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Urine was used to make gunpowder. Poor people used to save it up and sell it for a halfpenny. Hence, "piss poor",,, they stank.

Really poor people couldn't collect it as they "didn't have a pot to piss in"

And to tan leather"

Yes, having lived in an old tannery area and actually excavated the old the old pits in our garden many years ago ... we found out those sayings were to do with the tanneries too! There was a gunpowder works down the road too, which blew up! No linen there ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In roman times the forts were so small that most soldiers slept outside and took turns at sleeping inside. It was about 1 night inside every 2 weeks, hence fortnight.

I just told my son this..he already knew..not me though

I thought it was an abbreviation of "fourteen nights"

It actually does come from then and was first recorded in the 17C from Germanic

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By *innMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

Touch wood - people often say this after after recalling a lucky escape or discussing potential risky things. It’s a reference to the religious wooden cross and it’s suppose to invoke luck or protection.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Think dolphins are cute? They have been observed having sex with seals for fun, often killing the seal in the process.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.'

What's your obscure fact? "

Here's a fact

If I was to beat my wife with a stick,even one no thicker than my thumb,it's a nailed on fact,she would come back at me with something,to best me back,no thinner than my arm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

beat*

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Eric Bloodaxe, occasional ruler of York, was murdered at Stainmore. Pretty much on the A66 in 954.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Eric Bloodaxe, occasional ruler of York, was murdered at Stainmore. Pretty much on the A66 in 954.

Yeah ... that A66 is dangerous!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Eric Bloodaxe, occasional ruler of York, was murdered at Stainmore. Pretty much on the A66 in 954.

Yeah ... that A66 is dangerous!"

Grant Shapps better hurry up and sort it.

He's been banging on about it for ages now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Polar bears are left handed...or should I saw pawed!

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By *ay7209Man
over a year ago

Gravesend

Lies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sneezing 6 or more times in a row is equivalent as a mild orgasm...pass me the tissues!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The majority of your brain is fat.

You can literally call someone a fathead, but it's still unkind.

According to Psychology Today, 60 percent of human brain matter is made of fat.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Being king in Northumbria during the 7th century was a risky business. All apart from two dies violent deaths and of one who died in his own bed, Oswiu, he had to bump off a few relatives to achieve that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gainsborough in Lincolnshire was once the capital of England AND Denmark!and it was named after the French folk singer Serge"

His daughter charlotte pretends to be a serious actress when in fact she takes it up the ass in almost every film she's in

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

For those old enough to know what chamber pots are! Brummies called them Guzunders, because they guz under the bed. This is actually true our kid!

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

A city does NOT have to have a cathedral.

Mike

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By *acDreamyMan
over a year ago

Wirral

"In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.'

What's your obscure fact?

Cal"

I've just measured mine. It is exactly an inch! Pity we went metric!

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

" And apparently if you live in York, it is permissible to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. Just make sure it isn't on a Sunday."

Only during the hours of darkness though - Chester has a similar rule allowing the same fate for Welsh people

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

" And apparently if you live in York, it is permissible to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. Just make sure it isn't on a Sunday.

Only during the hours of darkness though - Chester has a similar rule allowing the same fate for Welsh people"

You should see what we do to Southerners round here. Anyone pronouncing it barth in stead of bath or maintains that tea isn't an evening meal....

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

" And apparently if you live in York, it is permissible to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. Just make sure it isn't on a Sunday.

Only during the hours of darkness though - Chester has a similar rule allowing the same fate for Welsh people

You should see what we do to Southerners round here. Anyone pronouncing it barth in stead of bath or maintains that tea isn't an evening meal....

How about a hybrid of barth and agreeing about tea, but insisting it's brarse, grarse and glares?

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By * Plus ECouple
over a year ago

The South

A group of crows is called a murder.

Two crows is called an attempted murder.

*only one of those is true

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

One for those of my generation...Baggy Trousers by Madness was released closer to the Second World War than today's date!!

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

"Think dolphins are cute? They have been observed having sex with seals for fun, often killing the seal in the process. "

Do they do it on porpoise

Sorry I'll get my coat

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Think dolphins are cute? They have been observed having sex with seals for fun, often killing the seal in the process.

Do they do it on porpoise

Sorry I'll get my coat

Not sure but they definitely have a whale of a time

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

ALL odd numbers have the letter "E" in them.

And despite leap years etc, if you marry on a Saturday, your 25th wedding anniversary will always fall on a tuesday

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By *untwolancashireCouple
over a year ago

Preston

Hartlepool FC fans are known as the monkey hangers, during the napoleonic war they thought a monkey from a shipwreck was a French spy. Apparently they thought it’s chattering was French & also they’d never seen either a monkey or a French person before x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

While building a house, 2 builders ran out of bricks so they decided to bung a low roof on. Hence the term bungalow. Lol

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Welsh MP Stephen Kinnock MP (whose father Neil was leader of the Labour Party) is married to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who used to be the prime minister of Denmark.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Koalas fingerprints are that close to a humans that they have often confused forensics when at an Australian crime scene.

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By *olden PoleMan
over a year ago

Kent

The two finger salute as we know it today was a gesture used by the much feared English bow men of yesteryear.

The long bow could have such an impact on advancing troops that if a bow man was captured then his two fingers were chopped off too deter others from becoming archers.

Bow men took great pride in taunting opposing army’s and would raise two fingers as a gesture of we have our fingers to fire our arrows.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

This thread reminds me of a quote from Gregory's Girl that always made me smile.

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