Number 89 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
#SezFunFacts These day, Mars is actually a pet food and vet company which also happens to sell chocolate, breakfast cereal and chewing gum!
Whiskas M&M cat treats anyone?
Number 88 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
President of The USA is the most dangerous job in the world!
Of the 45 people who have held the title, 8 have died in office!
4 naturally and 4 were murdered! Screwed that!
Number 87 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
When you move your eyes you're blind you for a nano-second.
No? Look in a mirror to see if you can see your eyes move.
(@godfly.bsky.social don't look in a mirror. Ugly fuck!)
Number 86 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Vatican City is the only country on earth with a ZERO birthrate!
Well I suppose choirboys can't get pregnant... 🤔🤷♀️
(I know you'll be Googling this in a minute!)
Number 85 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
In North Korea, government appointed jobs include 'Rock Cleaner' and 'Puddle Sweeper'!
Number 84 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Nintendo is suing Trump over tariffs.
Nintendo started by making playing cards, owned a taxi firm and a chain of 'love hotels' with rooms rented by the hour. Yes, that type...
Number 83 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
In Milan, thanks to a weird old law, it's technically illegal to frown in public! You could be fined!
Number 82 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
The US government hoards 1.5 BILLION lbs of CHEESE in caves! It was a bailout for dairy farmers so the government turned the milk into cheese!
Number 81 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Nothing teaches you karate moves faster than walking face-first into a cobweb!
Number 80 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
To compete with McDonalds' 1/4 pounder, Burger King launched a 1/3 pounder.
It flopped! Why? The Yanks thought it was SMALLER cos 4 is larger than 3!
Jesus fucking wept! 😒🤦♀️
Number 79 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Starbucks care about the planet so much that they only allow their CEO to commute to work 3 times a week in their private jet.
But they have paper straws. In plastic sleeves...
Number 78 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Money on the Starbucks' app means they're sat on a $1,700,000,000 interest-free loan making it the world's largest unregulated bank!
And all from shite, overpriced coffee! 🤷♀️
Number 77 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
INGKA Foundation which owns IKEA is valued at €30+ billion, making it the world's wealthiest charity.
It's a tax dodge, they keep the money.
Number 76 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
"20,000 leagues" in Jules Verne's novel refers to the distance travelled under the sea, not how deep it dove. 20,000 leagues roughly 60,000 to 80,000 kilometers.
Number 75 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen name Mark Twain is a boating term for 'two fathoms deep' and refers to his spell as a steamboat captain.
Number 74 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
When selling your home in California you are required by LAW to disclose if there has been any paranormal activity.
Disputes have reached COURTS in the past!
You should follow #SezFunFacts for crazy shit trivia. I've a full series of them. There may even be one about goth Trekkie virgins! x
Number 73 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking was born on the anniversary of Galileo's death, Jan. 8 and died on Albert Einstein's Birthday, March 14!
Number 72 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Sharks have been around 50 MILLION YEARS before trees!
(As has @mjpalmer.bsky.social! Old fucker!) 😉
Number 72 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Your jaw doesn't bite down, it bites UP!
I picture you all trying this and looking proper muppets!
Number 71 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Rubbing shaving foam over your bathroom mirror prevents it misting for upto 3 weeks!
(@godfly.bsky.social's bathroom mirror never mists. He doesn't bathe! 😜)
Number 70 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
King Charles, when he was Prince, loved playing polo so much that he married his horse, Camilla! 😜
Number 69 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Ewan McGregor's brother is a fighter pilot and his call-sign is 'Obi-2.'
Number 68 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
'Mortgage' is a literal translation of 'death pledge.'
I'm sure many of us know that feeling!
Number 67 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
The 1st man-made object in space may well have been a manhole cover accidentally launched by a nuclear blast in 1957!
The story is worth a Google!
Number 66 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Until 1983 MTV refused to air Black artists until boss of CBS called and said: "Play Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' or I'll pull our content and tell the world you're racist."🖕
Number 65 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
You know you've turned into your dad when you set aside a stick of wood for the sole purpose of stirring paint.
You know who you are...
Number 64 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
In Guizhou, China there's a cliff that every few years 'gives birth' to stone eggs! Some weigh 100s of kilos!
Scientists can't explain it. Villagers believe they're earth gifts
Number 63 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
When the monarch speaks in Parliament an MP is held hostage at Buckingham Palace and is only released when the monarch returns safely.
It was a trust thing, now a tradition.
Number 62 in #SezFunFacts series where I give you true trivia to distract you from the fact the world is turning to shit.
Philip Morris marketed Marlboro at women. Men wouldn't touch them! When sales fell they introduced the Marlboro Man campaign.
All American men are wannabe cowboys. HUGE SALES!
