Thanks God It's Friday! TGIF - #FACT

[AB Editor]

It feels like I have only just finished writing last weeks Friday post.

I hope you are all well (those of you who are still hanging about that is).

I have got a big book called: "Top 10 of Everything 2010" full of lists. A reasonably banal book in itself except for a few choice pages.

For example:

The 10 Most Corrupt Countries:

1. Somalia
2. Iraq and Myanmar (joint)
4. Haiti
5. Afganistan
6. Chad, Guinea, Sudan (joint)
9. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial New Guinea (joint)

I have no idea how they've measured "corruption" in this - guesses welcome.

Another #FACT (or two)

Did you know that more Books are translated into German than any other language? FACT!

Agatha Christie and Shakespeare are, apparently according to this book, tied for the "best-selling English-language authors" with around 4, 000, 000, 000.

More facts soon...

Spare Ed

[mccfluff]

i'm seriously bored, i'm even considered working its that bad

how about top 10 hotties with pictures please

[hannibalsmith]

The 10 Most Corrupt Countries:
I take it that this book was written before the uk's mp expenses scandal! lol!

[cab]

I dont care I have just come back from a short break and I am not in work until Monday, time to put my feet up with a good book and forget it is p11ssing down outside.

[redman41]

Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why
Elvis’ middle name was spelled Aron; in honor of his brother.

Just thought you'd like to know Ed ! lol

[redman41]

LOL EKnewsDS !
Mixed bag there ;-)

[redman41]

The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!

[AB Editor]

Excellent #FACT Session here.

Next, how many of these have you read?

Top 10 Books found in most Public Libraries:

1. The Bible,
2. US Census
3. Mother Goose
4. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
5. Homer, The Odyssey,
6. Homer, The Illiad
7. Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
8. J R R Tolkien, Lord Of The Rings
9. Shakespeare, Hamlet
10. Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

I think this may be a US-centric sample group.

Still, I have read 6 of the ten. So all excluding Mark Twain, Mother Goose, US Census and The Bible.

How about you lot?

Sorry about the lack of hotties.

Spare Ed

[mccfluff]

pants ed absolutly pants

bits of 1 and 2/7/8/10

[mccfluff]

argghhh not 2 that would be weird, 3

[AB Editor]

Yes it would. Pick a theme and I'll try and find you an amazing fact...

Spare Ed

[mccfluff]

hmmmmmmmmm

paul walker or cake, pie even

[mazie]

my theme for you Ed is SALT.

I've only read 3 of those books. The Bible cos I had to, Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll

[stewey]

FACT:

In one episode of "The Goon Show", the Scots invaded the villianous English by marching uphill over the North Pole, downhill across the South Pole, and then uphill in a surprise attack on the south coast of England.................Not many paeople know that!

[stewey]

And even fewer 'people':)

[mccfluff]

"Chocolate is kind of like cake:"

how very dare you, take it back you heathen

[AB Editor]

Chocolate is kind of like cake:

Top 10 Chocolate consumers:

1. UK - per capita consumption: 11.5kg (!!!)
2. Liechtenstein - 10.9kg
3. Luembourg - 10.1kg
4. Ireland, Switzerland - 9.9kg

6. Iceland - 9.8kg
7. Germany - 8.3kg
8. Austria - 7.3kg
9. Norway - 7.3kg
10. Belgium - 6.0kg

World Average: 1.1kg!

It is worth point out this is over a year, not in one go.

Spare Ed