I just saw this thread which was started long ago and resurrected by @Dougie D and have been getting a kick out of reading it. Thanks, Dougie! Looks like it could be a fun one. With lots of stuff that's "good to know"--but also a lot of stuff that's interesting but useless. But, hey, that's what makes it fun. Let's keep it going! It's good to know how to make a classic martini. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/classic-martini-recipe-1959013
Italy seize a superyacht worth €530 million from Oligarch… that is one expensive tub https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...igarch-melnichenkos-sailing-yacht-2022-03-12/
From a Bazooka wrapper in the 60s - "It takes the same amount of power to boil a kettle as it does to lift a battleship out of the water".......... Yeah, I thought that was bollox as well - I could easily boil a kettle of water but I'd struggle lifting a battleship - even then.....