Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:19 pm
Inspired by a comment from Luluj, here are a few more.
Feel free to add.
1. McDonald's signs once had only one golden arch.
2. The Plumed Whistling Duck eats by cropping vegetation rather than diving in water.
3. Laws pertaining to birth aboard aircraft and ships mean it is possible for a person born on a British ship, anchored in a United States port, with a Chinese father and Turkish mother, to have quadruple nationality.
4. The Norwegian National Rail Administration owns all 4,114km (2,556 miles) of railways in Norway but does not operate any trains.
5. German-American confectioner Charles F Gunther claimed to own the remains of the serpent from the Garden of Eden.
6. In addition to insects, the diet of the Common Brown Lemur includes soil and red clay.
7. Liverpool actor and guitarist Ozzie Yue used to flick pieces of paper at Paul McCartney in art class at the Liverpool Institute High School For Boys.
8. South Park Lofts in Los Angeles, originally an eight-storey car park, was converted to lofts – and residents complained about a lack of parking.
9. Irish computer programmer Gavin Walsh owns the world's largest collection of Sex Pistol records and memorabilia.
10. The World Snail Racing Championships were held annually for more than 40 years, with only the 2007 event cancelled due to inclement weather.
11. Gibraltar passports are full British passports that are particularly issued to Gibraltarians and only differ in some wording.
12. Pierre the penguin is the first bird to don a custom-made wetsuit (to combat bald spots).
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Feel free to add.
1. McDonald's signs once had only one golden arch.
2. The Plumed Whistling Duck eats by cropping vegetation rather than diving in water.
3. Laws pertaining to birth aboard aircraft and ships mean it is possible for a person born on a British ship, anchored in a United States port, with a Chinese father and Turkish mother, to have quadruple nationality.
4. The Norwegian National Rail Administration owns all 4,114km (2,556 miles) of railways in Norway but does not operate any trains.
5. German-American confectioner Charles F Gunther claimed to own the remains of the serpent from the Garden of Eden.
6. In addition to insects, the diet of the Common Brown Lemur includes soil and red clay.
7. Liverpool actor and guitarist Ozzie Yue used to flick pieces of paper at Paul McCartney in art class at the Liverpool Institute High School For Boys.
8. South Park Lofts in Los Angeles, originally an eight-storey car park, was converted to lofts – and residents complained about a lack of parking.
9. Irish computer programmer Gavin Walsh owns the world's largest collection of Sex Pistol records and memorabilia.
10. The World Snail Racing Championships were held annually for more than 40 years, with only the 2007 event cancelled due to inclement weather.
11. Gibraltar passports are full British passports that are particularly issued to Gibraltarians and only differ in some wording.
12. Pierre the penguin is the first bird to don a custom-made wetsuit (to combat bald spots).
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. Thank you for sharing.