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General Discussion => The Laughter Zone => Topic started by: Clive on June 12, 2015, 17:20

Title: Amazing Facts
Post by: Clive on June 12, 2015, 17:20: The first sailor in Columbus’ crew to see land (on October 12, 1492) was named Rodrigo de Triana. It was a small island in the present-day Bahamas named San Salvador.

In ancient Egypt, the ability to store wine until maturity was considered alchemy and was the privilege of only the pharaohs.

Peanuts are not actually a nut and instead belong, along with beans, to the plant family called Leguminosae.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, a Chinese astronomer named Zhang Heng (A.D. 78-139) invented the world’s first earthquake detector. It could detect earthquakes more than 370 miles (600 km) away.

Minimum credit card payments are so low because it allows people to go into deeper debt.
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Den on June 12, 2015, 17:25: ;D and another day goes by Clive, it's awful getting old don't you think. :o :crazy:
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Clive on June 12, 2015, 22:15: :blush: I must try harder tomorrow.
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Simon on June 12, 2015, 22:51: :dunno:
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Rodders on June 13, 2015, 12:31: I realise it's none of my business, but shouldn't this be in "General Chat & Banter"? :icon_mickey:
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Simon on June 13, 2015, 17:13: Oh. ::)
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Den on June 13, 2015, 18:46: So your just as bad as Clive, Simon. :D
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Simon on June 13, 2015, 19:33: ;D
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Clive on June 13, 2015, 23:23: Quote from: Rodders on June 13, 2015, 12:31
I realise it's none of my business, but shouldn't this be in "General Chat & Banter"? :icon_mickey:

Probably General Incompetence Rodders. :)x
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Simon on June 13, 2015, 23:37: So, where have you hidden today's AFs? :o:
Title: Re: Amazing Facts
Post by: Clive on June 14, 2015, 16:02: Probaby in Archived posts. ;D