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No whey it would have o-curd to him if he had thought it through more caerphilly

*hails a taxi*

Have I already asked whether people know that there are 4 islands off the coast of the UK called: Barry, Wight, Scilly, Man?

Barry is pronounced as barry
Wight is pronounced as white
Scilly is pronounced as silly
and Man is pronounded as man

Isle of Man...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HqiUeKpyg

Thanks for that. My head hurts from grinning for 8+ minutes.

The word 'botulism', referring to the illness caused by clostridium botulinum bacteria, is derived from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage'.

From their website: http://dsc.discovery.com/show-news/mythbusters-by-the-numbers.html

To date, after 9 years, the Mythbusters have used more than 33,500 yards of duct tape; destroyed 146 vehicles; and used 13.5 tons(US) of explosives in approximately 792 explosions (about 4.24 explosions per episode on average).

How many times have they destroyed Buster?

I think the only original piece remaining of Buster is the head. Everything else has been replaced.

Yes, but that wasn't my question.

Sorry, that particular bit of useless information is not known to me.

That's probably because it would have been useful to Mr X.

Here's one: The Chinese had no concept of a round Earth until it was introduced to them by European missionaries in the 17th century. Oddly, their astronomy was otherwise fairly advanced.

A dolphin's forehead is called its melon.

All the carpets in the Grand Mosque of Bahrain were made in Paisley.

I am pleased to hear that. I wonder what colour they are?

PP.

Nicko McBrain from Iron Maiden once appeared on the Sooty Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnE_8oeDj88

Bob Holness (of Blockbusters fame) was the first actor to play James Bond (on the radio) - although an American actor had played CIA agent Jimmy Bond loosely based on 007.

Ian Flemming named his secret agent after the author of Birds* of the West Indies where he lived in a house called Goldeneye (named after a species of duck)

*The feathered kind rather than the type top 007 and SNP MSP for Marbella Sean Connery used to chase.

Do you get extra points for cramming in so many useless facts into one entry? Well done! I think you should.