10 Things You Didn't Know Last Week

[Geoffers]

1. The Royal Family costs the equivalent of 66p per person in the UK.

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2. Benito Mussolini was knighted in 1923 but it was withdrawn in 1940.

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3. About 35% of the 13.1 billion plastic bottles used by UK households annually are recycled, up from 3% in 2001.

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4. A Volvo can accommodate 13 people.

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5. Blue Peter presenters Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves had a fling.

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6. Dogs can lawfully mess on roads with a speed limit of 40mph or above.

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7. There are 13 podiatrists at the Glastonbury Festival.

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8. On average, 1.5m 24-hour ration packs are eaten every year by British forces serving around the globe.

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9. Kanye West ices his knees after every performance.

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10. The number of people killed on the roads is at its lowest since records began in 1926.

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[T7RY B]

Geoffers I can go along with 9 out of 10 of those snippets.

No.10..........There are definitely more dodgy BMW drivers on the road today than in 1926

And No.6 Certainly gives food for thought. Could take the dogs to have a :tsktsk: on the M6

Edited June 29, 2008 by ColinBarber

[Gord]

And you said something about the :tsktsk: I SENT you about mpg :shutit:

Edited June 29, 2008 by ColinBarber

[Geoffers]

And you said something about the :tsktsk: I SENT you about mpg :shutit:

Yeah but that was rubbish.

Geoffers I can go along with 9 out of 10 of those snippets.

No.10..........There are definitely more dodgy BMW drivers on the road today than in 1926

They are excluded because they are cool and the best drivers.

[Gord]

And you said something about the :tsktsk: I SENT you about mpg :shutit:

Yeah but that was rubbish.

Geoffers I can go along with 9 out of 10 of those snippets.

No.10..........There are definitely more dodgy BMW drivers on the road today than in 1926

They are excluded because they are cool and the best drivers.

Just over £1000 for 12k thats not rubbish :winky:

[Geoffers]

Ok it was good. Smashing, terrific, great.

I have 10 good things here though.

Not as good as your single one I admit, but worth it for the shock factor of Valerie and Peter alone! :o