Fascinating Facts and Trivia

Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles.

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Another Blue Peter bit of trivia. Presenters that started out as actors/actresses

Peter Purvis-Doctor Who
Sarah Greene-The Swish of the Curtain
Tina Heath-BBC series about Lizzie Dripping and the Witch
Janet Ellis-appeared in several things including JIGSAW a puzzle show for kids
Michael Sundin(died) actor, dancer, trampolinist appeared inside Tik Tok in Journey Back to Oz
Peter Duncan-cameo role in Flash Gordon(real surname Gale)
Mark Curry-had appeared as a child actor in Bugsy Malone.

Richard Bacon was the only Blue Peter presenter to be fired.
Tina Heath had an ultra-sound scan live on the programme.
Konnie Huq appeared on an early edition of Blockbusters with Bob Holness.
Caron Keating was the daughter of Gloria Hunniford.

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(17-01-2019 09:44 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  A Swedish woman ‘married’ the Berlin Wall in front of a few guests in 1979. She was devastated when most of it was torn down in 1989.

now that's what you call a divorce..!!

Some parts of Antarctica have had no rain or snow for the last 2 million years.

November 9th is a significant day in Germany :-

1918 - Germany became a republic
1923 - The Bier Hall Putsch in Munich
1938 - Kristallnacht
1989 - The Berlin Wall fell

In August 2015, Big Ben’s clock was discovered to be running 6 seconds fast. Coins were removed from its pendulum to correct the error.

(17-01-2019 18:14 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  Are you challenging me buddy? If so, bring it on...give it your best shot.

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D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history, with over 156,000 men landing in Normandy.

When the D-Day forces landed, Hitler was asleep. None of his generals dared send re-enforcements without his permission, and no-one dared wake him.