Post something you learnt today thread

[oz1701]

i want to see proof!

[Stephen]

[LSD]

12 cows are called a flink.

A plain old group of cows is called a herd or kine. Why it is different for a specific number (12) is beyond me.

[Flying pig437]

That there's a very famous painting called Daybreak that' i'd never seen or heard of before.

my analysis of it is the one stood up is saying to the other one 'you got gangbanged? What was it like?"

[Flying pig437]

Which maths teacher in Droitwich has kicked himself the most http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chas_Newby

[nosaj]

I fianlly learnt that the prophet Muhomad had some revelations that later he claimed were cases where some satanic spirit had taken him over so, some of his prophecies are false, hence Salmdon Rushdie wrote some fictional piece (The Satanic Verses) loosely based on this fact in the Koran...weird.

http://www.beholdthebeast.com/satanic_v ... _koran.htm

[Hudini]

Danny Elfman has no musical training.

[Flying pig437]

Bernard Sumner of Joy Division/New order fame is currently yachting around the world.

[snifferdog]

That Ballycumber isn't just a little village near me but the word Douglas Adams used to describe "One of the six half-read books lying somewhere in your bed"

[RYANO]

Thats nipple protectors for Breast feeding mothers come in 3 sizes.

[wiped]

I learned that my tolerance for snow is wearing thin ...

[oz1701]

the pilkington glass in the windows of my car is 5 times tougher than the glass fitted to other cars.

[Flying pig437]

The wifi in the coffee shop I go in to acess my spotify to download offline playlists hasn't been working the past few days. Now i've got to go to the local pub which will probably mean the landlady will wish my happy xmas and i'll have to reply in kind even though I hate xmas and resent having to join in with it.

[my breakfast.]

My Slovakian friend Gabi is visiting me in February and wishes to stay in my flat, in my room, in my bed.

[snifferdog]

you might need to clarify the finer details of this