Fascinating Facts and Trivia

Orangutans make dildos out of wood.

Humans and dolphins are the only two creatures known to man that, if given a mirror will eventually admire their own genitalia.

Turkeys

In the wild,turkeys can run at up to speeds of 25mph.However the ones that are bred for our consumption are too plump and cannot run at all.

The turkey was US President Benjamin Franklin's choice to be the national bird of America

The facial wattles of a turkey can change colour in seconds to communicate a change in its emotions.

"It was the act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place" as said John Cleese in the famous Cheese sketch. Yup we didn't win, let's face it when you're against two veterans of the forum you have no chance because no-one really knows you and it would have been a miracle to have beaten Dan as his thread was around for a lot longer than mine. I thank you all for your support, your votes if you did so, and for your contributions.

In the 1950's Milk was delivered, the buses ran a regular service(although as car ownership grew that changed up to 1979 when they stopped running a service) and people went to football on Christmas Day!

Turkey only became popular here in the 1960's

^ I did vote for you (shhh...don’t tell rpj I voted for him in the unsung hero competition)..look at it this way Greeny, if a newbie can get top 3, who knows what you could do next year...bit more experience behind you..the old order will be replaced sooner or later. Well done on a great achievement.

Another year on another forum!!! I think I will need to think carefully about that mate. I see you are finally yellow-suits you sir!

I voted for you GM and rpj316 infact a lot of people i voted for have won.... i should have voted for myself lol

(23-12-2018 19:40 )GreenMachine Wrote:  Another year on another forum!!! I think I will need to think carefully about that mate. I see you are finally yellow-suits you sir!

Just take things one day at a time...

Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer was invented for a US firm’s Christmas promotion in 1938.

Holly and Ivy have been used to decorate homes since the 9th century because they symbolise everlasting life.