King Henry VIII had a “Groom of the Stool”, whose job was to monitor and assist in the King’s bowel motions.
The role remained in existence until King Edward VII abolished it in 1901.
Bubble Wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper.
^^ & We've only got her word for it... 2nd-hand.So I'm choosing not to believe this fact.
WD in WD 40 stands for Water Displacement.
^^ Yeh & MK.40
What were they playing at,
it took em forty attempts to get it right.
UK pubs expect to sell 39 million fewer pints than normal over Christmas
If you consider that each bolt of lightning contains more than 5 billion Joules of energy, then the average 1,000-watt, two-slice toaster could be powered for 84,000 minutes with just one strike.
That's just enough time to toast about 100,000 slices of bread, bagels, muffins or whatever you prefer.
Lyndon B. Johnson would surprise guests at his Texas ranch by driving them down the hill in his Amphicar, claiming the brakes had failed.
Once it hit the lake, their panic would subside when they realized the car had been designed to function on water.
Shouting the word "whores" inside a strip club increases the chance of being slapped by 84%