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E: 11/09 Ripple throw
chickaroonee
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in Game over
http://loaf.com/blog/newsletters/unbelievable-truths-competition
Can you guess which one of the below is NOT true? Get it right and you could get your mitts on our NEW Ripple throw, which we're giving away to the lucky winner.
Here goes:
FACT ONE
Tina Turner's songs are used to scare birds off the runway at Staverton airport
FACT TWO
The verb 'to lobby' takes its meaning from the practice of trying to influence an MP by treating him to a champagne and lobster lunch
FACT THREE
One strand of human hair can hold 100g in weight
FACT FOUR
In Brooklyn, New York, it is illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub
FACT FIVE
The revolving door was invented in the late 1800s by a man who was tired of opening doors for women
Shoot your answers to feelinglucky@loaf.com or scribble them on our Facebook page or Twitter feed using #UnbelievableTruths by Monday 11th September. We'll choose a winner at random from the correct answers and announce the quiz master on our blog the very next day.
Can you guess which one of the below is NOT true? Get it right and you could get your mitts on our NEW Ripple throw, which we're giving away to the lucky winner.
Here goes:
FACT ONE
Tina Turner's songs are used to scare birds off the runway at Staverton airport
FACT TWO
The verb 'to lobby' takes its meaning from the practice of trying to influence an MP by treating him to a champagne and lobster lunch
FACT THREE
One strand of human hair can hold 100g in weight
FACT FOUR
In Brooklyn, New York, it is illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub
FACT FIVE
The revolving door was invented in the late 1800s by a man who was tired of opening doors for women
Shoot your answers to feelinglucky@loaf.com or scribble them on our Facebook page or Twitter feed using #UnbelievableTruths by Monday 11th September. We'll choose a winner at random from the correct answers and announce the quiz master on our blog the very next day.
too many comps..not enough time!
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Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
FACT FIVE
True
http://knowledgenuts.com/2015/06/04/the-strange-story-behind-the-invention-of-revolving-doors/Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
Fact 4 is false - all the others are true0
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Fact 4 is actually correct. It's fact 2 which is false.Good things come to those who wait!0
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I hope all those who have thanked cross didn't put in their answer because its wrong. Raver is correct and fact 2 is falseAugust-September 2017: Lots of stuff
:beer::beer::)0
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