The longest Olympic marathon finishing time is fifty-four years, eight months, six days, thirty-two minutes and 20.3 seconds. The Japanese runner Shizo Kanakuri fell asleep after taking a break close to his nineteenth mile during the 1912 Stockholm games, then woke up the next day. He was invited back to complete it in 1976 when he was sixty-seven.
(Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/9472902/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-the-Olympics.html.)
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Friday, 24 August 2012
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
No. 201.
Daniel Radcliffe, upon being presented with a picture of Elijah Wood to sign at a Japanese premiere, wrote 'I am not Elijah Wood. Love Daniel Radcliffe.'
(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)
(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)
Saturday, 7 April 2012
No. 106.
When playing golf, the Japanese would rather not get a hole in one as tradition dictates that they should distribute the wealth, and send gifts to their friends and family.
(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)
(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)
Monday, 30 January 2012
No. 38.
In Japan, the character Tintin is known as 'Tantan'. 'TinTin' is Japanese for 'penis'.
(Source: @qikipeida - the official Twitter feed of the QI elves/researchers.)
(Source: @qikipeida - the official Twitter feed of the QI elves/researchers.)
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