An odd fact that I didn't know

[Brian Deane]

British stamps are the only stamps in the world not to contain the country of origin on the stamp itself

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

British stamps are the only stamps in the world not to contain the country of origin on the stamp itself

Sheffield Wednesday are the only European champions never to have entered the competition.

 

[Brian Deane]

Sheffield Wednesday are the only European champions never to have entered the competition.

Sheffield Wednesday are the only team in world football to receive 3pts for a draw

 

[benn5712]

Sheffield Wednesday are the only European champions never to have entered the competition.

S24SU needs a new, extra like button. Similar to that DB9 ice cool fridge thingy on the old top gear.
That comment #32 is straight in !

 

[benn5712]

Percy Shaw, the inventor of the 'cats eye' road marking had three television sets. Each was tuned permanently into one of the three available tv channels. BBC1, BBC2 and ITV.

 

[ghandi]

There was a film about him in the 70s with Mick Jagger in the title role. It bombed and Jagger made the wise decision to quit acting and stick to being lead singer in some rock n roll band who's name escapes me.

I went to see that film I think was about 14 at the time and remember being amazed at the first words Jagger spoke was bollocks!

 

[1973Blade]

I have learnt a lot of facts I didn't know before today, but still don't know which was the last league game we were winning at half time and ended up losing

 

[Sean Thornton]

I have learnt a lot of facts I didn't know before today, but still don't know which was the last league game we were winning at half time and ended up losing

Some people don't have a grateful bone in their body....

 

[Paisley Blade]

Mum's sister married a bloke from Kinsale.
Best excuse I can think of.

Smashing day out in Kinsale so it is.

 

[grafikhaus]

In the 4th round of the FA Cup, West Bromwich Albion lost to Brighton & Hove Albion - the only time two teams named 'Albion' have ever been drawn together in the history of the FA Cup.

 

[1973Blade]

Yesterday the top teams in the five main leagues all began with the letter 'L', Liverpool, Leeds United, Luton Town, Lincoln City and Leyton Orient. The only team beginning with L who weren't top was Leicester City.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Statistically 18.89% of all 'facts' are fabricated

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

The supplies for Napoleon's invasion of Russia included 28 million bottles of wine . True .

 

[Jonboy60]

Statistically 18.89% of all 'facts' are fabricated

You just made that up.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

You just made that up.

81.11% chance you're correct

 

[grafikhaus]

On Sky's coverage of Friday's match, they claimed that we haven't lost a game we were winning at half time for five years. That is some record! Was the last time we did this the Semi Final against Hull City in April 2014?

That was true under Nigel Clough!

I have learnt a lot of facts I didn't know before today, but still don't know which was the last league game we were winning at half time and ended up losing

Fear not. The last league game where we were winning at half-time and lost the game was on 1st Jan. 2014 v Walsall away. 1-0 up at HT (Chris Porter, 17) Walsall scored in 52mins and 62 mins. to win 2-1. Clough was our 'manager'

 

[1973Blade]

Fear not. The last league game where we were winning at half-time and lost the game was on 1st Jan. 2014 v Walsall away. 1-0 up at HT (Chris Porter, 17) Walsall scored in 52mins and 62 mins. to win 2-1. Clough was our 'manager'

Thank you

 

[grafikhaus]

Thank you

This might appeal to the stattoid in us!

 

[Jonboy60]

This might appeal to the stattoid in us!

Speak for yourself, I’ve never had a stattoid in me.

 

[TJB.]

More Guinness is consumed in Nigeria than it is in Ireland.

 

[Trigger Blade]

Joining the 2 together Keith Richards has had 9 near death experiences.

https://www.thesound.co.nz/home/music/2017/12/9-times-keith-richards-escaped-death.html

Another small coincidence, but around the same time that Jagger was Ned Kelly, Keith Richards had a bit part in a 1969 film called Michael Kohlhaas.

 

[Silent Blade]

Another odd but true fact which is quite incredible to believe

In February 1982 the reigning European Champions and leaders of division 1 (went on to be champions) played a mid week league fixture against struggling Birmingham.
Attendance 24,200 and odd (their lowest crowd of the season).

On the same night there was a league match being played in the bottom tier (4th division).
Attendance 24,400 and odd (highest crowd of the season)

Hard to believe that more people would choose to watch Sheff United in a 4th division match against Bradford compared to the serial winners of almost everything giving, the best team in Europe Liverpool when they played their top flight league fixture against Birmingham.

March not February

 

[moDtheGod]

More Guinness is consumed in Nigeria than it is in Ireland.

I always think that particular snippet is misleading. The stuff you buy in Africa isn't the same as you'd get in the UK or Ireland.

 

[sunny_jimbob]

Fear not. The last league game where we were winning at half-time and lost the game was on 1st Jan. 2014 v Walsall away. 1-0 up at HT (Chris Porter, 17) Walsall scored in 52mins and 62 mins. to win 2-1. Clough was our 'manager'

Well of course it was bloody Walsall. Bloody Walsall!