Bore Your Mates with this Top 10
Written by AmieHave you ever been down the pub and run out of things to say? What about when the local blowhard keeps stealing your spotlight when you’re trying to impress the barmaid or barman with your best quips? Well, here’s a list of ten trivial truths that will strike dumb even the most persistent loudmouth. They’ll either be impressed by your knowledge or stand agape at your utter banality.
- There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos
- Tipping in restaurants in Iceland is considered rude(!)
- Until the 19th century, blocks of tea were used as currency in Siberia
- A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel
- In St.Louis, Missouri, it’s illegal to drink beer out of a bucket whilst sitting on a curb
- The Empire State building is constructed from more than 10million bricks
- The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
- With the exception of windmills in Ireland, all turn counter-clockwise
- The US state of Florida is larger than the UK
- In Natoma, Kansas, it’s illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
Well, there you have it. That sorts your weekend out, and you’re guaranteed to be the hit of the party (or you might just get hit).
Oh just one more thing: if anyone asks where you got this stuff, please make something up and don’t say you found it here. Thanks.
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