I bet you didn't know that this thread would have a part 2

^^ I remember I watched cartoons with that rabbit when I was a kid.

Never heard of another one though.

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Back on topic:

That's mad, Ted! 😀

How's your luggage packed into a cargo bay:

They grow up so quickly.

In March 1900 Edward Jessen, who had made some money in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, sold two buildings and all his possessions, bought a standard, unmodified bike for todays equivalent of $5,000 and cycled the 1,600 km, alone from Dawson City, Canada to Nome, Alaska.

He had never been on a bike before he purchased it and when he first tried to cycle it, the tyres and grease were frozen solid.

He cycled an average of 90 km a day in temperatures from -20 C to -45 C. There were no roads, just some sled tracks. Although he broke his handlebars, he had no punctures and broke no spokes on the journey. This was probably helped by cycling in snow and ice the whole route.

He took the following: “The day I left Dawson was clear and crisp, 30 degrees below zero. I was dressed in a flannel shirt, heavy fleece-lined overalls, a heavy mackinaw coat, a drill parka, two pairs of heavy woolen socks and felt high-top shoes, a fur cap that I pulled down over my ears, a fur nosepiece, plus fur gauntlet gloves.

“On the handlebars of the bicycle, I strapped a large fur robe. Fastened to the springs, back of the seat, was a canvas sack containing a heavy shirt, socks, underwear, a diary in waterproof covering, pencils, and several blocks of sulfur matches. In my pockets, I carried a penknife and a watch.”

It was one of the longest cycles (possibly the longest one-way) ever taken by a human at that point. All the more remarkable when you consider the conditions involved. He needed to get to Nome ASAP to stake a claim for gold prospecting, that's why he set off in the middle of winter. To this day, Nome has no rail or road links to the rest of Alaska. Cycling and walking there are strongly advised against due to potential bear attacks.

The weapon that Al Pacino used at the end of Scarface and the weapon used by Schwarzenegger in Predator were the same weapon. Not the same type of weapon, the same actual weapon.

I mentioned this in the annoyances thread but it's still annoying me. The first time Pip meets Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, it's estimated that she's 37. And not in her 60's like most people presume.

That Les Battersby of Coronation Street fame ( Actor Bruce Jones) found the body of one of the Yorkshire Rippers victims.