useless facts that are easy to remember!

[Misslarue]

Despite reports that she was british, Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy. She was Italian.

Easy to remember!

 

[Misslarue]

Henry the 8th had 6 wives:

The 1st was Divorced
The second was beheaded
The third died
The fourth was Divorced
The fifth was beheaded
The six survived. (Out lived the lil bugger )

Divorced
beheaded
died
Divorced
beheaded
Survived

 

[Minxy]

Sharks are immune to all known diseases.

That fact was repeated over and over on the 'Baby TV' in the hospital. I spent so long sat in the waiting room it ingrained itself in my brain!

 

[Nicola]

Sharks are immune to all known diseases.

That fact was repeated over and over on the 'Baby TV' in the hospital. I spent so long sat in the waiting room it ingrained itself in my brain!

Ditto, I saw that fact on the Baby TV thing in my antenatal waiting room too...how funny is that?! Xx

 

[Melanie]

TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard

 

[Happybunny]

When spelling 'necessary' you can remember how many 'c' and 's' you need by remembering 'Necessary' has 1 Collar and 2 Socks

Scrunch is the longest one syllable word.

 

[Urchin]

Nothing rhymes with the word Orange. Not THAT easy to remember but I always remember for some reason.

 

[Vickyleigh]

Pigs can't look up.

 

[mum2A&L]

Pigs can't look up.

really!

 

[Redshoes]

Bluebirds cannot see the colour blue

 

[Tangerinedream]

When spelling 'necessary' you can remember how many 'c' and 's' you need by remembering 'Necessary' has 1 Collar and 2 Socks

I remember it with never eat cake eat salad sandwiches a-r-y

 

[Alfiesmummy]

you cant lick your own elbow

 

[mum2A&L]

you cant lick your own elbow

sorry but my brother can

but then he can also stick his own tounge up his nose

Bluebirds cannot see the colour blue

i wonder how they find that out?

 

[Alfiesmummy]

my god that is shocking !

 

[tracyM]

you cant lick your own elbow

I can't - I just tried and got strange looks of Charlotte

 

[Becks&Riley]

loads of peeps try and lick they're elbows when they read they cant lol

 

[Riley's Mommy]

i tried too

 

[Redshoes]

loads of peeps try and lick they're elbows when they read they cant lol

Babies are born without knee caps

 

[nicki]

The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. (I haven't tried this one but I might!)

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

 

[mum2A&L]

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

works in lemonade as well.

im liking this thread!