Interesting little facts...

[Taipan]

The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.

[JackyJoll]

The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.

Did you think it was Bart?

[Taipan]

The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.

Did you think it was Bart?

No, I didn't even know it came from The Simpsons!

[Mr. Dazzle]

Everyone knows that

Well...everyone born in the period 1983-1997.

[JackyJoll]

Everyone knows that

Well...everyone born in the period 1983-1997.

With a 30 year margin of error, for some outliers.

[KungFooBob]

It's an oldie, but BMW hold the record for the longest (water assisted) drift, 232 miles.

They had to refuel 5 times, which meant a refueling car drifting alongside, which resulted in a record for the longest two vehicle drift (49 miles).

[Mussels]

I'm over thinking that but did the whole car do that mileage, or just the back part?

[Horse]

I'm over thinking that but did the whole car do that mileage, or just the back part?

If they determined it by No. of laps X circumference of circle, then that's a very good point!

[Rockburner]

I'm over thinking that but did the whole car do that mileage, or just the back part?

It would be interesting to see what the difference is if you attached an odometer to each end and measured the distances traveled by each.

[Horse]

The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach

[Taipan]

Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire!

[Mr. Dazzle]

The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach

What about if you drove it backwards?

[Rockburner]

Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire!

Proper billionaire, or American billionaire?

[Taipan]

Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire!

Proper billionaire, or American billionaire?

Its in stirling!

[Horse]

The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach

What about if you drove it backwards?

What, downhill? Watch out for the bicycles.

[Yorick]

Millionaire to billionaire! If you earnt a £1 every single second, it'd take you 11.5 days to become a millionaire. Again, if you earnt a £1 a second, it'd take you 31.7 years to become a billionaire!

Proper billionaire, or American billionaire?

Its in stirling!

Scotland?

[Yorick]

The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach

First gear?

[Horse]

The Tour de France used to categorize climbs based on the gear a Citroën 2CV needed to reach the top of the hill.

- Category 4: The easiest hills, which could be reached in fourth gear
- Category 3: Hills that could be reached in third gear
- Category 2 climbs could be reached in second gear
- Hors Categorie (HC): Climbs that the 2CV couldn't reach

First gear?

Tiff Nedell's failed radio programme

[Yorick]

The first purely Indian restaurant in London opened at 34 George Street Mayfair in 1810.

The first fish n chip shop called Malins
in Old Ford Road in Bow opened in 1860.

[Wscad]

By the lord Harry Yorick.

The first curry house to open up was on lumb lane just after listers mill was built

The first fish n chip shop to open up was arry ramsdens in guisley

Local story has it that a large number of army lads who were going back to catterick, after a weekend on exercise, called in. Fish n chips 157 times to take out please. 15 minutes later the order was delivered