The "Did you know" thread..... - Page 416

**seany65** · May 6th, 2016, 12:46 AM

Did you know that in 1928 adolf hitler played a round of golf at St Andrews in Scotland?

Though he did give up at the 9th hole, as he couldn't get out of the bunker.

Edit: added 'n' to the word 'buker' to make 'bunker'.

Another ruddy joke post by me which I ruined with a typo.

**thunderfly** · May 6th, 2016, 12:35 PM

The body uses up more calories chewing and digesting celery than the amount of calories that piece of celery provides.

**thunderfly** · May 6th, 2016, 12:41 PM

When the oil company Shell first came into existence at the start of the 20th century they were called 'Golden Shell' before changing their name to just 'Shell' sometime in the 1920s or '30s.

**tygrkhat40** · May 6th, 2016, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderfly

The body uses up more calories chewing and digesting celery than the amount of calories that piece of celery provides.

"The starving part was partially accurate. For a while I live near the [Chouinard Art Institute] in a rooming house. And one day, in a weak and hungry moment, my roommate and I succumbed to a bit of larceny. A greengrocer's truck had parked down the street and was left unattended. We grabbed the first crate we could off the back. It turned out to be celery. For two days we ate nothing but celery and used up more calories chewing than we than we realized in energy. "Damn it," I said to my roommate. "What are we going to do? We can't starve!" "That's funny," he replied. I thought we could."

--The great animation director Chuck Jones on his post art-school days.

**les1917lie** · May 6th, 2016, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderfly

When the oil company Shell first came into existence at the start of the 20th century they were called 'Golden Shell' before changing their name to just 'Shell' sometime in the 1920s or '30s.

Royal Dutch Shell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Shell

**thunderfly** · May 6th, 2016, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by les1917lie

Royal Dutch Shell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Shell

I think it's more likely that 'Golden Shell' was the name of the motor oil itself (or one of their brands of oil) rather than the company name.

MaxJoker · May 6th, 2016, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderfly

The body uses up more calories chewing and digesting celery than the amount of calories that piece of celery provides.

So does chewing and digesting a piece of string

Which unlike Celery at least has a modicum of flavour

Did anyone know the luscious yet utterly insane (Tell me a female who isn't

),

Is on YouTube posting "Stuff"

**Greenman** · May 6th, 2016, 06:30 PM

Did you know the origin of the phrase 'sleep tight' used to be when servants slept on a small bed made of ropes below laced together. If the ropes stayed tightly bound then the servant did indeed sleep tight(i.e. the ropes stayed firm enough to give you a good sleep)...so now you know!
Source: Guide at Avebury Manor - seen during Escape to the Country-BBC1

**ManofKent** · May 8th, 2016, 06:01 PM

There's a town in South Australia called Iron Knob!

Yes, seriously!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Knob

I actually stumbled across this the other day whilst I was reading through an atlas.

They must get so much stick from English tourists...

**bloke57** · May 8th, 2016, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ManofKent

There's a town in South Australia called Iron Knob!

Probably the result of a visit to Cockermouth, Cumbria.

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thunderfly Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 896 Thanks: 6,620 Thanked 11,386 Times in 896 Posts	The body uses up more calories chewing and digesting celery than the amount of calories that piece of celery provides.

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thunderfly Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 896 Thanks: 6,620 Thanked 11,386 Times in 896 Posts	When the oil company Shell first came into existence at the start of the 20th century they were called 'Golden Shell' before changing their name to just 'Shell' sometime in the 1920s or '30s.

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ManofKent Vintage Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: U.K Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 10,125 Thanked 13,832 Times in 1,113 Posts	There's a town in South Australia called Iron Knob! Yes, seriously! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Knob I actually stumbled across this the other day whilst I was reading through an atlas. They must get so much stick from English tourists...