Re: Fact(s) of the Day

by Butterfield Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:00 am

Barry White had fathered two children by the age of 16, with his first wife.

by cosmictanya Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:50 pm

Everyone's allowed one accident, but two in short succession is really taking the p*ss. Not big, not clever.

Apart from that, who knows what he might've gone on to achieve had he not lumbered himself so young.

by Butterfield Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:49 pm

flibbertigibbet

/ˌflɪbətɪˈdʒɪbɪt/

Flibbertigibbet is one of many incarnations of the Middle English word flepergebet, meaning "gossip" or "chatterer" (others include flybbergybe, flibber de' Jibb, and flipperty-gibbet). It is a word of onomatopoeic origin, created from sounds that were intended to represent meaningless chatter.

I actually used this word the other day for the first time in a long time to describe someone and wondered what its origins were. Do people still use this word?

by Fangirl Three Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:34 am

I've only ever heard it used ironically, when the speaker wishes to impersonate a Last of the Summer Wine style northern caricature, or is being a bit c*mp.

by Butterfield Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:22 pm

The Wikipedia article with the longest title is:

Cneoridium dumosum (Nuttall) Hooker F. Collected March 26, 1960, at an Elevation of about 1450 Meters on Cerro Quemazón, 15 Miles South of Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, México, Apparently for a Southeastward Range Extension of Some 140 Miles.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cneoridium_dumosum_(Nuttall)_Hooker_F._Collected_March_26,_1960,_at_an_Elevation_of_about_1450_Meters_on_Cerro_Quemaz%C3%B3n,_15_Miles_South_of_Bah%C3%ADa_de_Los_Angeles,_Baja_California,_M%C3%A9xico,_Apparently_for_a_Southeastward_Range_Extension_of_Some_140_Miles.

The longest Wikipedia article title without spaces is:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_records#Title_length

by Butterfield Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:56 pm

Reverb on typical studio-recorded songs is set to one and a half seconds.

The reverb on Enya's songs has been set to 24 seconds.

by Butterfield Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:18 pm

In the two years Joe Biden has been American President, he has visited the UK five times - but hasn't as yet set foot in neighbouring Canada.

by Nightjar Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:25 pm

Doesn't need to.

He can just shout over the fence.

by Butterfield Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:40 pm

That's Trudeau.

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:09 am

The furthest ever distance observed and photographed in the UK is from Snowdon in North Wales to a mountain called Merrick in south west Scotland, a distance of 144 miles.

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:09 am

Google Maps automatically changing my input of "Snowdon" to "Yr Wyddfa". Colbert

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:10 am

According to my calculations, that would be a similar distance to someone standing on the top of the Shard in London and being able to see the Park Hill flats in Sheffield on the horizon.

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:12 am

Or someone on the top of Coventry Cathedral being able to see a ship in Felixstowe docks. What a Face

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:16 am

I wonder if that means you can see Dublin from the tops of those hills, as well? Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:33 am

What I don't understand are all the photos I see online of the Welsh mountains, taken from Blackpool. I don't remember ever seeing them when we used to go there for our holidays. Colbert

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:34 am

I, therefore, conclude that the Welsh mountains didn't exist back then. Colbert

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:38 pm

Those sorts of photos are often taken on an extreme zoom lens thingy. I remember people on the Liverpool forum claiming that Liverpool is backed by Welsh mountains, showing photos of the Liver Building with these blurry silhouettes in the background.

cringe

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:41 pm

There is somewhere, maybe from Snowdon, Scafell, Blackpool Tower or somewhere else high up, that a clear day you can see England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man all at the same time.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:35 pm

How to spot the Isle of Man from Blackpool. Excited

by Butterfield Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:06 pm

He's very... enthusiastic. I liked his photo of Blackpool all lit up from the Isle of Man!

I've seen the Isle of Man from the Cumbria coast. It's really clear to see from there.

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