Things I learned today (Part 2)

I had one can of it, never again.

Coke Zero is great for intermittent fasting

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Barry George, acquitted of Jill Dando’s murder lives in Cork.

tell us more

There is a country called Dominica

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A Chihuahua will eat more than a large alligator in a year

A large alligator isn’t that big though?

A couple of hundred kilos

Trump’s lead lawyer rocks into court with a flashing (one could say rainbow flag colours) gaming laptop. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

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In 1735 the Drink on Credit to Servants Act was enacted stating that any publican who sold a drink on credit to servants, labourers or other low-wage earners, had no right to seek help from the law in recovering that debt. It is the oldest law related to pubs in Ireland that is still in effect.

I asked her for credit she answered me nay
For such a custom as yours I can have any day.

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The Monday club regular - ‘‘givvus a pint and the change of 50 til Thurs’’

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Gary Lineker is the longest serving host of MOTD

Gary is 62

He’s fine and fresh is Gary

His Quicky Kevin is worth a listen

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The original Michelin Man from 1894.⁣

The Michelin Man is white because rubber tyres are naturally white. It was not until 1912 that carbon chemicals were mixed into the white tyres, which turned them black. The change was structural, not aesthetic. By adding carbon, tyres became more durable.⁣
Michelin also began reviewing restaurants so that more people would travel further distances in their cars to eat at these restaurants. This in turn would wear down their tyres faster, and force them to buy more.⁣
The star system that Michelin uses goes up to three and is broken down by whether or not it’s worth driving to the restaurant.
One star: “A very good restaurant in its category”
Two star: “Excellent cooking, worth a detour”
Three star: "Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey…

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What company manufactures the most tyres in the world?

Lego

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I saw that and thought of this. I may need help

Not sure whether I’d forgotten this. Rubby scribe Johnny’s father captained Antrim in an All-Ireland final, and his brother was murdered on the Falls Road. This could go in the journalism thread tbf

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