Single greatest 'fact' in the world.

[Vonhelmet]

Reminds me of QI. I thought I knew things until I watched that prog.

I find myself watching QI thinking "Damnit, I know something really interesting about that!"

 

[Von Smallhausen]

They are a wee bit on the large size:



No wonder that they are called supercarriers.

Indeed. Awesome machines.

Ark Royal is on the Tyne at the moment on a farewell visit before being decommissioned.

She was built on the Tyne at the Swan Hunter yard in 1985.

I took some pics and will post them when I get a bit of time.

 

[Tachyon]

There's no moles in Ireland (the animal type)

 

[Retromatic]

Been a while since I heard that!

Hehe, glad someone got it


Freemen of the city of London (Those who have had the honor of the freedom of the city bestowed upon them) have the right to herd their cattle on any of London”s bridges.

 

[w11tho]

A 30cm ruler is infinitely long.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

The Romans used to put swords in their vaginas.

What the ... this needs clarification!

 

[RetiredGreyFox]

If our planet was a 1cm diameter sphere, our Sun would be a 1.1m in diameter.
Compared to both, the largest known star Canis Majoris would be over 2km in diameter.

I've seen loads of pictures and watched loads of those videos but this fact has actually for the first time put it into context.

Anyway back to the OP -

A Koala bear is not a bear but a New Zealand Sloth

 

[Jony27]

i like horses.....

 

[Trusty]

There's no moles in Ireland (the animal type)

QI fact there!

 

[KNiVES]

There are more stars in the known universe than there are grains of sand on the Earth.

That we're alone or that there are others out there are equally terrifying.

 

[DustyMiller]

The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour, beating its wings 7-9 times per second (rather than 43). But please note that a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.

An African or European swallow?

 

[markweatherill]

If our planet was a 1cm diameter sphere, our Sun would be a 1.1m in diameter.

...and you'd probably have to crouch to avoid getting scorched by it.

 

[Amp34]

Indeed. Awesome machines.

Ark Royal is on the Tyne at the moment on a farewell visit before being decommissioned.

She was built on the Tyne at the Swan Hunter yard in 1985.

I took some pics and will post them when I get a bit of time.

Quite interesting, considering the Nimitz carriers are designed (and expected) to have a 100 year life span!

 

[Van Hellseek]

The Romans used to put swords in their vaginas.

What the ... this needs clarification!

Not actual vaginas. But iirc, they used to call the sword sheaths "vaginas".

 

[MOOGLEYS]

SR-71 Blackbird, New York to London (World Record-Speed Over a Recognized Course): Distance: 3,461.53 statute miles...Time: 1hr 54 min 56.4 secs. Average Speed 1,806.95 statute mph.

THE FASTEST AIR BREATHING, MANNED JET PLANE IN THE WORLD

 

[SiriusB]

Quite interesting, considering the Nimitz carriers are designed (and expected) to have a 100 year life span!

Drop 6 billion dollars on something and you better believe you make it last!

 

[batsy]

The socks a priest wears are blacker than any other type of socks. Sometimes you'll see laypeople wearing what look like black socks, but if you look closely, you'll see that they're very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue.

 

[Greebo]

An African or European swallow?

 

[gillywibble]

There are more stars in the known universe than there are grains of sand on the Earth.

There are more possible moves in chess than there are atoms in the universe.

 

[Deadbeat]

There are more possible moves in chess than there are atoms in the universe.

I don't buy this one. Source?