Cum 'ere... Cum 'ere... listen to this one...
The words 'racecar & kayak'
spell them back to front & they both read the same!
How cooool is that then!l
:sparring:
A man, a plan a canal, panama
My favourite palindrome
Your fingernail has the same ingredients as fly poop :shock: that should stop anyone biting them !
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".
Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
In York there is an ancient law allegedly still in force that it is legal for a citizen of York to kill a Scotsman, using a bow and arrow, if he apprehends him within the city walls after sunset.
:scared:
IN seafaring terms, looking at a crew members back to see if he had been lashed in the past would reveal his character.
This is where the phrase to have a "chequered past" comes from- the pattern made by lashings.
Another nautical one.........plates on ships were square so the didnt roll around- hence the phrase "three square meals".
Crisps were invented in Wolverhampton!
Concocted by the son of a wealthy local buisnessman, he was ordered by his father to show a visiting buisness acquaintence how he made them. On his return to Leicester he promptly set up a factory to manufacture them.
Heres my contribution
A banana is both a plant and a herb
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the english language. Its a lung disease and is 45 letters long.
pescatarian is a word too describe someone who eats fish but not meat
A length of 2 by 4 is actually 1-1/2" x 3-1/2"
Leonardo da Vinci is said to have been able to write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. What a talented man (think of the possibilities)
The 100years war lasted 116 years
Women blink Twice as often as Men....
The Life Span of a Tastebud is only Ten Days......
No war has ever been fought between two counties that had a McDonalds??
Mike xx
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