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By *_Mr.K_x OP   Man
23 weeks ago

North Worcestershire

Share your random and interesting facts here:-

Did you know, that in the film Terminator 2.. Robert Patrick's T-1000 character NEVER blinks throughout the entire movie?

He did months of training and firearms training without blinking to get into character.

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By *ucka39Man
23 weeks ago

Newcastle

I really CBA today and that is a random fact sun is shining

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By *iker JackMan
23 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

The word “chunder” meaning someone has been sick comes from “watch under”, this was shouted from the multi level boats when someone leaned over the side to be sick at sea so anyone below didn’t have the sick land on them

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By *rispyDuckMan
23 weeks ago

Chinese Takeaway near you

Fun fact: ‘stressed’ spelt in reverse is ‘desserts’ 😋🍧 lol.

Now next time you stressed you know what to get 😉

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By *_Mr.K_x OP   Man
23 weeks ago

North Worcestershire

Russia has 11 different time zones

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By (user no longer on site)
23 weeks ago

Yesterday I had lunch in Leadenhall Market, London. Two facts: (1) it was built on the site of the Roman Londinium Forum c.70 CE and (2) it was used as the film location for Diagon Alley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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By *arkSovereignMan
23 weeks ago

Lancashire


"Fun fact: ‘stressed’ spelt in reverse is ‘desserts’ 😋🍧 lol.

Now next time you stressed you know what to get 😉"

Love this!! Instead of being stressed, i’ll end up being fat

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By *anceAloneWoman
23 weeks ago

Adjacent to him

A blue moon is the 2nd full moon if the calendar month 😁

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By *parkle1974Woman
23 weeks ago

Leeds

The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer, due to thermal expansion meaning the iron heats up, the particles gain kinetic energy and take up more space.

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By *he turned me GreyCouple
23 weeks ago

Warwick and Coventry

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Is the fear of long words 🤣🤣

Mr

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By *idssissyTV/TS
23 weeks ago

Birmingham

The sewer scenes from the original The Italian Job were filmed in Coventry and the jail scenes in Dublin.

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By *olfandtazCouple
23 weeks ago

Bristol


"Share your random and interesting facts here:-

Did you know, that in the film Terminator 2.. Robert Patrick's T-1000 character NEVER blinks throughout the entire movie?

He did months of training and firearms training without blinking to get into character. "

Robert Patrick also manage to catch the motorbike john connor is riding several times whilst shooting the mall scene so he had to slow down

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By *_Mr.K_x OP   Man
23 weeks ago

North Worcestershire


"Share your random and interesting facts here:-

Did you know, that in the film Terminator 2.. Robert Patrick's T-1000 character NEVER blinks throughout the entire movie?

He did months of training and firearms training without blinking to get into character.

Robert Patrick also manage to catch the motorbike john connor is riding several times whilst shooting the mall scene so he had to slow down "

This is also true. He was also originally cast to play the good guy, but was cast as the antagonist instead

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By *asterMeliodasMan
23 weeks ago

Newmill

Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae as humans do.

Human skin is striped, but the stripes are invisible to us; cats are able to see them, though! There are some people with a condition that makes them visible.

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By *he turned me GreyCouple
23 weeks ago

Warwick and Coventry


"Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae as humans do.

Human skin is striped, but the stripes are invisible to us; cats are able to see them, though! There are some people with a condition that makes them visible."

There also 30X more likely to get hit by lightning than humans

Mr

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By *ucka39Man
23 weeks ago

Newcastle

Cheddar was discovered by accident over 800 years ago when a milkmaid left a pail of milk in the nearby Cheddar Gorge caves and returned some time later to find the milk had turned into a new tasty substance – cheese!

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By *till gameMan
23 weeks ago

Oldham

Hot water freezes quicker than cold water

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By *rispyDuckMan
23 weeks ago

Chinese Takeaway near you


"Fun fact: ‘stressed’ spelt in reverse is ‘desserts’ 😋🍧 lol.

Now next time you stressed you know what to get 😉

Love this!! Instead of being stressed, i’ll end up being fat "

It’s one or the other my guy 😂😂 the choice is clear 🤣 in my opinion

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By *parkle1974Woman
23 weeks ago

Leeds

You can't hum if you hold your nose.

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By *parkle1974Woman
23 weeks ago

Leeds

Trypophobia is the fear of closely-packed holes.

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By *he turned me GreyCouple
23 weeks ago

Warwick and Coventry

My dad's harder than your dad

Mr

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By *2000ManMan
23 weeks ago

Worthing

In the all time olympic medals table summer + winter gb are 4th.

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
23 weeks ago

Bromley

Ants don't have lungs.

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By *lynJMan
23 weeks ago

Morden


"Russia has 11 different time zones"

China has only one time zone.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
23 weeks ago

Sussex


"Russia has 11 different time zones"

And China, which is also a very wide country, only has ONE time zone.- Officially, the time in Beijing, is the time everywhere in China.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
23 weeks ago

Sussex


"Russia has 11 different time zones

China has only one time zone."

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By *idssissyTV/TS
23 weeks ago

Birmingham


"In the all time olympic medals table summer + winter gb are 4th."

And they are the only country to win at least one gold at every summer Olympics

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By *idssissyTV/TS
23 weeks ago

Birmingham

Sinead O'Connor is the only person to refuse a Grammy

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By *ayRyuMan
23 weeks ago

Harrogate

Fossilised poo is called a coprolite!

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
23 weeks ago

Reading


"Fun fact: ‘stressed’ spelt in reverse is ‘desserts’ 😋🍧 lol.

Now next time you stressed you know what to get 😉"

Pizza?

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By *8warrenMan
23 weeks ago

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A mile is 5,280 feet long

Russia apparently has 11 times zones

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By *elisandre300Woman
23 weeks ago

dontbefuckingnosey

On average, a human being will spend up to two weeks kissing in their lifetime 😘

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By *hilloutMan
23 weeks ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest


"Share your random and interesting facts here:-

Did you know, that in the film Terminator 2.. Robert Patrick's T-1000 character NEVER blinks throughout the entire movie?

He did months of training and firearms training without blinking to get into character. "

Now that IS interesting!

One of the greatest films of all time. Director's cut _f course 😁

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By *ssexmale69Man
23 weeks ago

Canvey Island

An albatross is the only bird that can fall asleep and continue flying.

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By *ez669Man
23 weeks ago

East Kilbride

Fridge freezers dont actually chill the food, they remove the heat

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By *uskWandererMan
23 weeks ago

Ormskirk

Hmm.

Did you know if you press and hold on your phone's space bar, when you slide your finger along it, it scrolls through your message

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By *a LunaWoman
22 weeks ago

South Wales

The “here’s Johnny” line in The Shining was improvised by Jack Nicholson 🤯 it wasn’t in the script y’all!

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By *a LunaWoman
22 weeks ago

South Wales


"An albatross is the only bird that can fall asleep and continue flying."

I think this is my favourite fact. And an Albatross may now be my favourite bird 🥰

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By *lder budweiserMan
22 weeks ago

Stirlingshire


"The sewer scenes from the original The Italian Job were filmed in Coventry and the jail scenes in Dublin.

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An uncredited Frank Kelly - Father Jack Hackett from Father Ted - is the prison officer esc0rting Michael Caine at the beginning of the film

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By *oungAtHeartCurvyCoupleCouple
22 weeks ago

Glasgow

Elephants can't jump

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By *Silver-Man
22 weeks ago

Mold

Fish drown in custard

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By *lan157Man
22 weeks ago

a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex


"On average, a human being will spend up to two weeks kissing in their lifetime 😘"

Just as well I am an above average person then.

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By *idssissyTV/TS
22 weeks ago

Birmingham


"The sewer scenes from the original The Italian Job were filmed in Coventry and the jail scenes in Dublin.

An uncredited Frank Kelly - Father Jack Hackett from Father Ted - is the prison officer esc0rting Michael Caine at the beginning of the film"

Matt Dillon plays the cop throwing Shane MacGowan into jail in the video for Fairytale of New York

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By *aughtycouple1008Couple
22 weeks ago

west london

If you boil water it becomes hot

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By *anJenny 181Couple
22 weeks ago

Preston

If your having a shit at 24:00hrs & you are still having it at 00:01 it's the same shit different day

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By *f courseMan
22 weeks ago

monaghan

the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun....which is 400 times further away from us on earth which makes them look the same size

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By *ab50Man
22 weeks ago

bexhill

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By *ab50Man
22 weeks ago

bexhill

The term "Pottering about" comes from the word

"Puttering"

To putter - to do things in a relaxed way, without rushing or trying very hard

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By *inkyfun2013Couple
22 weeks ago

lewisham

[Removed by poster at 11/08/24 01:35:01]

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By *inkyfun2013Couple
22 weeks ago

lewisham


"You can't hum if you hold your nose. "

Wow, that's true, I just tried!!!

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By *ersona101Man
22 weeks ago

Letchworth

I've accusations that I am the artist Banksy. I'm not

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By *ainyDaySunshineMan
22 weeks ago

Ayrshire

Did you know where you cab find a guy that's not interested in sex?

After he's just came

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By *ucka39Man
22 weeks ago

Newcastle

If you boil water then put in ice cube tray when frozen it's not white but clear ice

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By *ingleGent45Man
22 weeks ago

Clacton


"Share your random and interesting facts here:-

Did you know, that in the film Terminator 2.. Robert Patrick's T-1000 character NEVER blinks throughout the entire movie?

He did months of training and firearms training without blinking to get into character. "

No blinking through the whole movie that's pretty incredible my eyes are watering just thinking about it lol, I know Tom Hanks did this also in Forest Gump in the table tennis scenes no blinking whatsoever

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By *ena AmourTV/TS
22 weeks ago

Chard


"You can't hum if you hold your nose. "

I just tried this

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By *_Mr.K_x OP   Man
22 weeks ago

North Worcestershire

Squirrels can't find 80% of the nuts they hide... consequently, this is how a lot of trees are born

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
22 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

A lazar is a destitute person, particularly if afflicted by illness / leprosy

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By *he Silver FuxMan
22 weeks ago

Uttoxeter


"Trypophobia is the fear of closely-packed holes. "

Not a phobia you suffer from?

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By *orlandaMan
22 weeks ago

North Walsham

The name of the speech impediment where people can't say the letter "r" is called, somewhat ironically, Rhotacism.

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By *ormalMaleMan
22 weeks ago

near By

According to Oxford English dictionary definitions there is only one lake in the Lake District. The rest are either a mere or a water. Eg Windermere or Derwentwater

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By *orfolkfun777Man
22 weeks ago

Norfolk

On new years day, 1907, American president Theodore Roosevelt shook hands with 8,513 people... And apparently to stop a sneeze, touch your toungue.....

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By *elisandre300Woman
22 weeks ago

dontbefuckingnosey

If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you’ll see is called “eigengrau.”

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By *ouise 555Woman
22 weeks ago

Dorchester

clitoris is Greek for divine and goddess like x

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By *ersona101Man
22 weeks ago

Letchworth

You cannot lick your own elbows

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By *ingleGent45Man
22 weeks ago

Clacton


"You cannot lick your own elbows "

Have actually seen someone do this but they had a massively long tongue lol

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By *ingleGent45Man
22 weeks ago

Clacton

You can't throw a banana like a boomerang.

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By (user no longer on site)
22 weeks ago


"clitoris is Greek for divine and goddess like x"

First, may I say that my post is not intended to fact-shame anyone else's posts. But as this thread is about random (and interesting) facts, it would be great if we could learn the correct facts.

I'm afraid neither of your definitions is correct. The English spelling 'clitoris' is a borrowing from Latin; the etymology (origin) of which is from the ancient Greek 'kleitoris', meaning "little hill" and has absolutely nothing to do with divinity or ancient goddesses.

Posts on X, formerly Twitter, where your definitions are taken from, is merely light-hearted, opinionated hearsay x

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
22 weeks ago

Bromley


"If you boil water it becomes hot"

Hot water freezes quicker than cold water 💧

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By *olfandtazCouple
22 weeks ago

Bristol


"The “here’s Johnny” line in The Shining was improvised by Jack Nicholson 🤯 it wasn’t in the script y’all! "

Due to him being an ex fireman they had to reinforce the door he hacks through with an axe because he did it to quickly for the camera

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By *urbo TedMan
22 weeks ago

Stansted

Did you know you can tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile quite easily.

One will see you later and the other will see you in a while

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By *oxyBabes36Couple
22 weeks ago

Urmston


"Did you know you can tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile quite easily.

One will see you later and the other will see you in a while "

Love it!

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By *ingleGent45Man
22 weeks ago

Clacton


"Did you know you can tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile quite easily.

One will see you later and the other will see you in a while "

Quality hahaha :D

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By *ucka39Man
22 weeks ago

Newcastle

Beavers are vegan

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By *ncemoreroundthesunCouple
22 weeks ago

on the move


"Share your random and interesting facts here:-

Did you know, that in the film Terminator 2.. Robert Patrick's T-1000 character NEVER blinks throughout the entire movie?

He did months of training and firearms training without blinking to get into character.

Robert Patrick also manage to catch the motorbike john connor is riding several times whilst shooting the mall scene so he had to slow down

This is also true. He was also originally cast to play the good guy, but was cast as the antagonist instead"

And he has 3 arms at one point.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
22 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross


"clitoris is Greek for divine and goddess like x

First, may I say that my post is not intended to fact-shame anyone else's posts. But as this thread is about random (and interesting) facts, it would be great if we could learn the correct facts.

I'm afraid neither of your definitions is correct. The English spelling 'clitoris' is a borrowing from Latin; the etymology (origin) of which is from the ancient Greek 'kleitoris', meaning "little hill" and has absolutely nothing to do with divinity or ancient goddesses.

Posts on X, formerly Twitter, where your definitions are taken from, is merely light-hearted, opinionated hearsay x"

When does a 'fact' become a 'fact' ?

I prefer the derivation from the verb to the form kleíein, meaning shut or sheath.

sheath seems far more probable than 'little hill' ......

Next Fact !

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By *amantha_NiteTV/TS
22 weeks ago

The Lake District

There is only ONE hotel on Blackpool PROMANADE,the Metropole,all the others are on other side of the tram tracks and the road

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By *ools1964Man
22 weeks ago

Swadlincote

The sun burns 600 million tons of hydrogen every second, it's been doing so for roughly 5 billion years & so far has consumed roughly half of the available fuel.

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By (user no longer on site)
22 weeks ago


"When does a 'fact' become a 'fact' ?

I prefer the derivation from the verb to the form kleíein, meaning shut or sheath.

sheath seems far more probable than 'little hill' ......

Next Fact !"

More than happy to have a discussion with you on the etymology of Greek and Latin words, GrannyCrumpet ... just not today. Enjoy your evening

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By *ittlebirdWoman
22 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

Meatloaf was a vegetarian

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By *har99Man
22 weeks ago

Birmingham

He was meatorically not lol

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By *ickie76XXXMan
22 weeks ago

dartford

The rings of Saturn are about 175,000 miles wide but they are only about 10 meters thick! To put it in perspective if you scaled this down it would mean the rings are thinner than a sheet of paper!

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By *iberius61Man
22 weeks ago

Pontefract


"clitoris is Greek for divine and goddess like x"

The history of the (discovery of?) The clitoris is actually really interesting.

The first description we have of it, distinct from the whole female genital area is from a monk, who described it's purpose 'for the devil to suck the soul out of the woman'. Several hundred years later a medical Dr described it as the organ that produces female sperm, that fight with the male sperm to decide the sex of the child.

What I want to know, is how a monk got an answer that is more accurate than the supposed Dr hundreds of years earlier? No wonder we don't trust science

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By *ssexmale69Man
22 weeks ago

Canvey Island

The phrase ‘piss poor’ comes from the 1800s when family’s that were too poor to eat would save their urine to sell to tanners in leather factories. If you had to sell your piss to be able to eat you were piss poor

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By *iberius61Man
22 weeks ago

Pontefract


"...the etymology (origin) of which is from the ancient Greek 'kleitoris', meaning "little hill" "

I believe it can also be translated as to rub...which is actually thought to be an original play on words.

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By *asterMeliodasMan
22 weeks ago

Newmill

If you took out all of a human's nerve endings and laid them end to end, you'd get arrested for murder.

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By *obilebottomMan
22 weeks ago

All over

The average speed of an ant is 75 cm/sec

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By *ebauchedDeviantsPt2Couple
22 weeks ago

Cumbria


"According to Oxford English dictionary definitions there is only one lake in the Lake District. The rest are either a mere or a water. Eg Windermere or Derwentwater"

Or a tarn.

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By *ickie76XXXMan
22 weeks ago

dartford


"The phrase ‘piss poor’ comes from the 1800s when family’s that were too poor to eat would save their urine to sell to tanners in leather factories. If you had to sell your piss to be able to eat you were piss poor"

Plus they used to keep it in a pot but if you were really poor and didn’t even have a pot that’s where the saying “haven’t got a pot to piss in” comes from.

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By *eacock1221Couple
22 weeks ago

Bedfordshire

Some types of Octopus have detachable penises which swim to find a mate

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By *rRiosMan
22 weeks ago

dublin


"On average, a human being will spend up to two weeks kissing in their lifetime 😘"

Kissing is essentially two assholes joined but mouth

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By *ngel-ishWoman
22 weeks ago

Colchester


"The name of the speech impediment where people can't say the letter "r" is called, somewhat ironically, Rhotacism."

Thank you!

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By *orfolkfun777Man
22 weeks ago

Norfolk

Elephant trunk has no bone, but 40,000 muscles... And the electric chair was invented by a dentist..

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By (user no longer on site)
22 weeks ago

A chicken once lived for 18 months without a head.

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By *_Mr.K_x OP   Man
22 weeks ago

North Worcestershire

All the electricity powering the Internet weighs the same as an apricot

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By *idssissyTV/TS
22 weeks ago

Birmingham

Am Irish company invented the first flavoured crisp in 1954

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
22 weeks ago

Sussex


"A chicken once lived for 18 months without a head."

That reminds me of Rishi Sunak's government.- Only that was a dozen headless chickens

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