The phrase whipping boy comes from when a member of the royal family would appoint someone to take the punishment for the member of the aristocracy. Apparently it was a much coveted role and many whipping boys went on to hold impressive titles
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The phrase whipping boy comes from when a member of the royal family would appoint someone to take the punishment for the member of the aristocracy. Apparently it was a much coveted role and many whipping boys went on to hold impressive titles
Enoch Powells famous speech never actually contained the phrase 'rivers of blood'.
Packets of crisps always go out of date on the same day of the week - a Saturday.
Russe Blanc is the only racehorse currently in training who's registered colour is white.
Grey horses have black/dark skin and their hair is darker when they are younger (chestnut or black) and as you say lightens as they age. Look at Desert Orchid at 8 and 20 to see that in action.
White horses have pink skin (noticeable about the mouth and eyes) and are born with a white coat.
The pool on the titanic still to this day is full of water.
A fire has burned beneath the mostly abandoned ex-mining town of Centralia in Pennsylvania since 1962. Interesting article about a church there on the BBC this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42781736
The saying "give the whole nine yards" comes from the fact the ammunition belts on the P-51 Mustang were 9 Yards long.
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How do Sky Sports news get results from all the games on a weekend? Do they have a reporter at literally every ground that messages in with the scores?
It wasn't an altogether serious question.:greengrin
I actually discovered one answer when I was visiting a pal out near Middleton/Gorebridge years ago. There's an enormous mountain of grit there....... with lots of yelly lorries.....beside some houses.
So... Midlothian's Mr.Plow stays at his work. :greengrin
96% of the universe is made of stuff we can’t see or detect.
It’s definitely not a whoosh. We know because without the 96% the universe wouldn’t be possible in its current form. Dark matter makes up a large part of the universe. We can’t see it, but we know it’s there due to the way that normal matter behaves. It’s either that or everything we think we know about the universe is wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time that science has been led down a dead end street.
"...As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know" - Donald Rumsfeld
:aok: In a nutshell Donnie Boy
The most common password used on the Internet is 123456
Ewan McGregor’s brother Colin is a pilot in the Royal Air Force.
His RAF nickname is Obi Two.
The last time a Premier League game was played without any substitutions being made was 22 March 2003 - Manchester United v Fulham