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Trivia Tom

@maydont

Trivia nut, extreme swimmer, mathematician, science-fan, sceptic, traveler, father, musician, linguist, sport fanatic and spermologist. My comments are my own.

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Trivia questions on billboards, with answers revealed afterward—keeping drivers engaged and eager to see if their guesses were right! Hat tip to The Arundhati Foundation for sharing this! Read more here: theguardian.com/australia-news…

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6 & 7 both begin with S in: 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷French, 🇪🇸Spanish, 🇮🇹 Italian, 🇵🇹 Portuguese, 🇩🇪 German, 🇸🇪 Swedish, 🇳🇴 Norwegian, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇷🇴 Romanian, Catalan, Galician, 🇻🇦 Latin, 🇮🇪 Gaelic, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scots, 🇸🇦 Arabic, 🇰🇪 Swahili, 🇮🇳 Sanskrit, 🇵🇭 Tagalog, 🇮🇱 Hebrew, #trivia

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In the 1980s Glasgow decided to rename one of its squares to Nelson Mandela Square. The South African Consulate happened to be located on that square, so its address, letterheads, cards then incorporated the name of the then imprisoned SA freedom fighter, Mandela. #trivia

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The World’s oldest pot plant is a cycad from the Eastern Cape first potted in the 1700s. It is located in Kew Gardens, London. #trivia images.app.goo.gl/NjgyCzsQae498N…

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Only one of Jesus Christ’s 12 apostles died a natural death (James). The rest were all violently murdered: crucifixion, burnt to death, flayed alive, stoned, beheaded, thrown from the temple, clubbed to death. Life was not pleasant 2000 years ago. #trivia

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Bobby Farrell - the original male singer of Boney M known for his crazy dancing (especially on the track “Rasputin” where he dressed up as the Russian mystic), died exactly 94 years after Rasputin did in Moscow where Rasputin did. #trivia

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Traditionally at Halloween 🎃 Brits would burn bonfires to keep bad spirits away. These bonfires would attract moths; the moths would attract bats 🦇. And that is why bats are a symbol of Halloween. #trivia #Halloween

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The 1st British Supermarket loyalty card, Tesco Clubcard, was launched after someone threatened to inject HIV-blood into food unless Tesco gave them a loyalty card with magnetic strip so that they could withdrawal money at ATMs. They withdrew £7500 before being caught. #trivia

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The numbers *6* and *7* both begin with S in English, but this is the same in many other languages including German🇩🇪, Italian🇮🇹, Spanish🇪🇸 , French🇫🇷, Arabic🇸🇦, Swahili🇰🇪, Sotho🇱🇸, Hebrew🇮🇱, Russian🇷🇺, Dutch🇳🇱, Swedish🇸🇪, Polish🇵🇱, Latin🇻🇦& Afrikaans🇿🇦(amongst others). #trivia

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The music video for Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” was shot at the school where “Grease” was filmed. #trivia

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Wondering about all those clever Rhetorical tricks used by Canadian 🇨🇦 PM Mark Carney? This website lists them, with examples from one of the best in the game: Winston Churchill. turnerink.co.uk/word-stuff/rhe…

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Edwin Booth 🎭 - one of the greatest actors of his generation - once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s 🎩 only child, Robert Lincoln, who fell onto a railway 🚃 track. A few years later Edwin’s estranged brother, John Wilkes Booth, would assassinate Abraham Lincoln. #trivia