leviramsey Posted September 5, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2009 Contrary to Los Angeles's reputation for sprawl, in terms of population in the built-up area, it's the most densely populated urban area in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 There is a cucumber flavoured Chupa Chups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2009 Ridley Scott's 2003 remastered cut of Alien is 40 seconds shorter than the original theatrical cut, despite adding new footage. Scott felt the original cut was the best he could put out and subsequently when asked to make a Directors Cut of the film decided to add in some minor new footage and cut back some of original footage so as not to put the pacing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 The soft drink Fanta was created by The Coca Cola Company for the Nazis, because they wanted some variety from the original Coca Cola. However, Coca Cola claimed it was because they could not make Coca Cola in Germany due to trade restrictions, and had to make a drink using ingredients in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballybunion_Ice Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Sesame Street in South Africa had a Puppet with AIDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2009 The soft drink Fanta was created by The Coca Cola Company for the Nazis, because they wanted some variety from the original Coca Cola. However, Coca Cola claimed it was because they could not make Coca Cola in Germany due to trade restrictions, and had to make a drink using ingredients in Germany. One of my favourite storys but IIRC not quite true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2009 The soft drink Fanta was created by The Coca Cola Company for the Nazis, because they wanted some variety from the original Coca Cola. However, Coca Cola claimed it was because they could not make Coca Cola in Germany due to trade restrictions, and had to make a drink using ingredients in Germany.Coca Cola wanted to sell Coke to both sides' armies during WWII, but realised it looked a bit embarrassing, so they came up with Fanta to sell to the Wehrmacht. Also: all the cool Nazi uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Id always heard that story was that Fanta was created just because it was a bastard to make Coca Cola during wartime rationing in Germany. Its hard to find out for sure as the Coca Cola company have spent a lot of time and money removing their trade links with the Nazi government from history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2009 Id always heard that story was that Fanta was created just because it was a bastard to make Coca Cola during wartime rationing in Germany. Its hard to find out for sure as the Coca Cola company have spent a lot of time and money removing their trade links with the Nazi government from history.You want to hear some of the stories about how Coca Cola run their plants in the third world. Join a union and you don't just get the sack, you end up in one. Allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Aye, I read the book No Logo* which has loads of that kind of stuff in it. I drank a coke about half an hour ago though. *makes me feel quite old actually. I bought the book when it first came out, mostly because the NME told me to, but I am shocked to read it came out in 2000. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Coke's Crimes in Columbia alone...allegedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Aye, I read the book No Logo* which has loads of that kind of stuff in it. I drank a coke about half an hour ago though. *makes me feel quite old actually. I bought the book when it first came out, mostly because the NME told me to, but I am shocked to read it came out in 2000. :shock: Really good book I thought. Took me an age to get through it (like with most books I read), but Naomi Klein does well to analyse corporations and their activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Anyway, back to useless facts. According to this website: 112. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Here is a nice stat: The third place playoff game in the World Cup Finals has been something of a curse in the last twenty years. In 1990 the third place playoff game was between England and Italy. England (famously) failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 1994. In 1994 the third place playoff game was between Sweden and Bulgaria. Sweden failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 1998. In 1998 the third place playoff game was between Holland and Croatia. Holland failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 2002. In 2002 the third place playoff game was between South Korea and Turkey. Turkey failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 2006. In 2006 the third place playoff game was between Germany and Portugal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Here is a nice stat: The third place playoff game in the World Cup Finals has been something of a curse in the last twenty years. In 1990 the third place playoff game was between England and Italy. England (famously) failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 1994. In 1994 the third place playoff game was between Sweden and Bulgaria. Sweden failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 1998. In 1998 the third place playoff game was between Holland and Croatia. Holland failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 2002. In 2002 the third place playoff game was between South Korea and Turkey. Turkey failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals in 2006. In 2006 the third place playoff game was between Germany and Portugal... That's actually very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 8, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2009 Nice stat Rev! Similar to the stat about the team that knocks Boro out of the FA cup has gone on to lose in the final for something like the last 4 or 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 That's actually very interesting It will be when Portugal crash out of the qualifiers this week. Nice stat Rev! Similar to the stat about the team that knocks Boro out of the FA cup has gone on to lose in the final for something like the last 4 or 5 years. You mean this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top. That can't be true can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 8, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2009 That's actually very interesting It will be when Portugal crash out of the qualifiers this week. Nice stat Rev! Similar to the stat about the team that knocks Boro out of the FA cup has gone on to lose in the final for something like the last 4 or 5 years. You mean this one? Indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 In the months following September 11th 2001 there were one thousand more deaths on the roads in the USA than there were in the same months following September 11th 2000. People were put off flying so a lot more journeys were made by road, which lead to the extra deaths. Hidden victims of 9/11. (stat from this book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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