Things you’ve only just found out

[TheChosenTwo]

About 2 days ago I discovered that Skegness isn’t in Scotland 😳 How did I never know this before? Embarrassingly, I’m 38 😂

And Feverly Hills 🤣🤣

Yet apparently she drank in the local pub here, in EA!

I found out today that pots of creme caramel,(the ones that look like yogurts) if u turn the pot upside there's a tiny foil strip, pull it off to reveal an air hole! Age 51 lol

I agree! I think it is the “..ness” that suggests Scotland, like Inverness, Loch Ness….

🏆 collect your prize

Similarly, Gram is Graham.

That there's only 7 years between the actresses who play mother and daughter Gail and Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street

Explain....please?

I thought Gina won't stop dying of old aage

In the same vein, only 5 years between these actors from Love Actually.

Painful memories of buying a bag of Liquorice Allsorts and eating them very quickly as I was driving, terrible couple of days followed.

@UnctuousUnicorns Its in Essex I think

Interestingly, I learned in a podcast, there is a little place in West Virginia that's both spelled and pronounced Arkansaw, and it frequently gets misspelled as Arkansas, much to the annoyance of its residents

I will , I actually think if it as basic knowledge and everyone should . There is no pride in being dumb

I don't remember Anglesey, I do remember her asking if Portugal was in Spain.

I felt sorry for poor Jade Goody. The tabloids savaged her. Did you know her mum spells her name Jackiey?

The classic sharpies are permanent markers. Also know as felt tips? What am I missing?

Horses used to be measured in hands. A hand is 4 inches. A pony would be any equine up to 14.2hands - or 148cm in new money.
Over 148cm is a horse.
And they measure to the wither which is at the bottom of the neck above their front legs (where their mane ends and their back begins).

I know it isn't in England, but always think it sounds German. Whenever I hear Antwerp I immediately think of Germany then stop myself and say no wait, where is it?

Markers are felt tips

@EpicChaos @JudgeJ I enjoyed learning alongside you! Sorry about your ill effects J!

Logically I know Penrith is in Cumbria. Sounds Welsh and to my mind should be in between Bangor and Llanfairfechan.

I also thought Brunel university was in Swindon… not Uxbridge. Glad I checked or that would have been a detour 😂

Oh dear @JudgeJ that must have been awful for you, you poor thing. :-(
At least you know to be careful with liquorice now but shame to find out the hard way.

Re Alnwick... Every year there is, or at least there used to be, the Alnwick fair when the locals would all dress up in costumes and there'd even be a ducking stool.
As for the street names - Within and Without, for me they don't beat Yorks' Whipmawhopmagate, lol.

Song You're so vain, by Carly Simon was supposedly written about actor Warren Beatty. Iirc, his sister was actress Shelley Winters?

Halfway - There is a bus route in Sheffield that goes to Halfway, which i thought quite funny when i saw it. Halfway to where from where? :-/

Oh and Butlins at Skeggy, was the first Butlins camp, hi - di - hi!

Oysters are alive when they are served in restaurants. And they are alive for up to 6 hours in your digestive system as nobody chews them, just swallows them. If you are served a dead one they are likely to poison you.

Eh, yes, but..

A Highland Pony is still a Highland Pony if it goes over-height. It doesn't become a Highland Horse..

Ditto all the native pony breeds.

Ponies are different to horses in more ways than simply height. They have proportionally smaller heads, ears, shorter legs...

Anyway, nevermind that because today I learned the earth shattering fact, and possibly the most favourite brilliantest thing I've ever learned... ever...

Sea Otters have pockets. Not only do they have pockets. But they keep their favourite pebbles in them!!!

(Otter pockets are under their armpits, in case you ever need to frisk one.)