Saturday, 14 April 2012

No. 113.

Automobile company Jaguar was originally called Swallow Sidecars. The name was changed following World War Two to avoid negative associations with the initials S.S.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz. Verified by Wikpedia.)

Friday, 13 April 2012

No. 112.

The only country with an English name to end in H is Bangladesh.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz.)

Thursday, 12 April 2012

No. 111.

At least one colour of the Olympic rings can be found on every national flag in the world.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz/told by friend. Verified by http://www.janecky.com/olympics/rings.html.)

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

No. 110.

Nepal is the only country with a non-rectangular flag.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz/The Big Bang Theory. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

No. 109.

To make a jar of congealed honey runny again, simply put it in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes.

(Source: Mother's tip via Good Housekeeping.)

Monday, 9 April 2012

No. 108.

In The Big Bang Theory, Penny's apartment is 314. This is a reference to Pi, which is commonly rounded up to 3.14.

(Source: Internet Movie Database.)

Sunday, 8 April 2012

No. 107.

Kaley Cuoco got turned down twice for the role of Penny in The Big Bang Theory before finally getting the part upon a third audition.

(Source: The Big Bang Theory: It all started with a Big Bang, an E4 behind the scenes look at the show.)