The Bee Gees were never known as the Beegees before becoming The Bee Gees
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Interesting trivia thread
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Just so we do get the odd bit of trivia which is correct - The Bee Gees where formerly known as The Rattlesnakes.
Barry Gibb:
Before we were the Bee Gees, we were Les Tosseurs which we thought... [laughter from Audience]
Himself - Host:
You'll *always* be Les Tosseurs to me.
They had that put on a dressing room door as a wind up I seem to recall.
Not the jam????
No but the Jam & Cream were at Glastonbury arguing over who went on first
Er, excuse me…I only post trivia that is correct as an educational,service.
Don’t associate me with those who can’t behave themselves.
The International Space Station has a 3d printer on board that can be programmed from mission control. It is used extensively for producing tools and spare parts. The first item made was a wrench in 2014.
Very cool.
www.nasa.gov
Very cool.
Solving the Challenges of Long Duration Space Flight with 3D Printing
Astronauts on long voyages need to be able to make their own spare parts, tools and materials essentially on demand – both for routine needs and to adapt quickly to unforeseen ones. In-space manufacturing (ISM) using 3D printing technology could be an answer.
Operation Fork?
Barbie set foot on the moon four years before Neil Armstrong.
If you think I am making this up Google it….
If you think I am making this up Google it….
the eighteen mirrors that form part of the James Webb deep space,telescope are so flat that if they were the size of America the biggest ‘lump’ would be no more than two centimetres tall.
There are enough bones in the human body to build a full skeleton
Tye Acme zThunderer remains the most popular whistle used in sports despite the fact it was first introduced in 1884 and has essentially remained unchanged since.
Even I used one. Well, two,actually, always carry at least one spare of everything when officiating!
Even I used one. Well, two,actually, always carry at least one spare of everything when officiating!
Made not far from me by Hudson Birmingham, have been past the factory many times
Cows can walk up stairs but not down stairs 
There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations on a Rubik Cube.
If you don’t believe me……..try it.
The Cube was invented by Hungarian Professor Erno Rubik in 1984 to help his architecture students understand three-dimensional problems.
If you don’t believe me……..try it.
The Cube was invented by Hungarian Professor Erno Rubik in 1984 to help his architecture students understand three-dimensional problems.
The then unknown Elizabeth Hurley made the short list of three to be cast as Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses.