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[TwoWrights]

things we didn't know but now do.

Radio 2 Steve Wright's Barry from Watford, and Phoenix Nights Clinton Baptiste are played by the same actor.


The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

 

[spesupersydera]

things we didn't know but now do.

Radio 2 Steve Wright's Barry from Watford, and Phoenix Nights Clinton Baptiste are played by the same actor.


The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

Great character in Phoenix Nights - when he came out with ''I'm getting the word Nonce?'' I nearly fell off my chair laughing.

 

[TwoWrights]

Great character in Phoenix Nights - when he came out with ''I'm getting the word Nonce?'' I nearly fell off my chair laughing.

He did a show at RAF Marham, my brother was there and he told me Clinton went to the commanding officer and said, 'I'm getting the word ****'. It brought the house down.


The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

 

[DMD]

Things loads of people probably know, but you've only just learned...

"Shrapnel" is named after the man that invented it.

 

[DMD]

The man that invented the pap smear test was a rug salesman.

 

[Stockholm Tiger]

Do you think General Henry Shrapnel was more proud of his Shells or the fact that loose change is also named after him

 

[philhul]

Peanuts are used to make dynamite

 

[philhul]

Human teeth are the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself

 

[originallambrettaman]

Human teeth are the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself

I know, from painful experience, that the pancreas can't heal itself.

 

[DMD]

The Use By date, now common on nearly all perishable goods was invented by Al Capone.

 

[1MoreAgain]

I know, from painful experience, that the pancreas can't heal itself.

That's hard to swallow .

 

[Stockholm Tiger]

The Use By date, now common on nearly all perishable goods was invented by Al Capone.

Sorry but I had to look that one up

"While there are varying theories and stories surrounding the origins of date labels, one persistent myth is that Al Capone, a prominent figure in the U.S. dairy industry during the 1930s, lobbied for the inclusion of date labels on milk after a family member became ill from contaminated milk. This story, however, is not entirely accurate. While Al Capone's involvement in the milk industry is true, the adoption of date labels on food beyond milk was a much later phenomenon driven by consumer demand for fresher products in the 1970s, according to Spoonfuls. Additionally, the specific details surrounding the Capone theory, such as the motivation for date labels on milk, are not supported by official government records."

 

[1MoreAgain]

The Use By date, now common on nearly all perishable goods was invented by Al Capone.

Don't think that is true was just a rumour i think.

 

[philhul]

I know, from painful experience, that the pancreas can't heal itself.

I bow to your painful experience..the pancreas can regenerate, particularly in the exocrine portion. However, the extent of regeneration depends on factors like age and the specific part of the pancreas affected. So you are correct in that it cannot fully heal

 

[DMD]

Don't think that is true was just a rumour i think.

It's not been disproven, and he and more so his brother Ralph were certainly heavily involved in milk and soft drink bottling and distribution, as well as printing so it is conceivable that their initial works ultimately led to the practice.

I'm claiming this as 'possible' rather than outright dismissed.

 

[Phinius T Bookbinder]

I learned that false teeth in the 1800,s where made from teeth of the dead from Waterloo.
Bit of 1800’s recycling for you.

 

[DMD]

The word for "corduroy" in Swedish is Manchester because that was where it was all made.
Corduroy comes from the old English word for coarse woollen fabric.

 

[DMD]

When the Hollies sang He Ain't Heavy He's my Brother Elton John was the pianist as a session musician.
He was paid £12.00.

Marc Bolan hired Rick Wakeman to play piano on Get in On.
He got paid £9, which paid his rent for the week. And the song didn’t even have a piano part in it, but he knew Rick was skint and needed the money.
Bolan just got him to run his hand across the keys, in the opening bars, which anyone could have done.

 

[Stockholm Tiger]

The word for "corduroy" in Swedish is Manchester because that was where it was all made.
Corduroy comes from the old English word for coarse woollen fabric.

They do refer to corduroy as Manchester here so I'll give you that one.

However, I think it's fair to say that if Al Capone was involved in date labels his contribution was certainly a slow burner considering how much later they were adopted

 

[DMD]

They do refer to corduroy as Manchester here so I'll give you that one.

However, I think it's fair to say that if Al Capone was involved in date labels his contribution was certainly a slow burner considering how much later they were adopted

You could be right, but don't forget Wilberforce was dead when Slavery Abolition was enacted.