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en Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT info@funfacts.com.au info@funfacts.com.au Fun Facts http://www.funfacts.com.au/userimages/user2031_1161169594.gif http://www.funfacts.com.au/ DOH!!! 10 Of The WORST JOB INTERVIEWEES! http://www.funfacts.com.au/doh-10-of-the-worst-job-interviewees/ As I steady myself for a round of gruelling job interviews, I began to wonder about what the worst possible things you could do in a job interview would be... http://www.funfacts.com.au/doh-10-of-the-worst-job-interviewees/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/doh-10-of-the-worst-job-interviewees/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT One UN-GETAWAY Driver! http://www.funfacts.com.au/one-ungetaway-driver/ Six weeks ago some aspiring thieves in Wales had their plans foiled when their getaway driver refused to co-operate at the scene of the crime. The bungling lads decided to... http://www.funfacts.com.au/one-ungetaway-driver/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/one-ungetaway-driver/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT I Was A Bit Peckish On The Flight! http://www.funfacts.com.au/i-was-a-bit-peckish-on-the-flight/ According to Sherri Ly of My Fox DC, when it comes to airport customs, drugs aren't the only things smuggled into airports as discovered on a visit to customs staff... http://www.funfacts.com.au/i-was-a-bit-peckish-on-the-flight/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/i-was-a-bit-peckish-on-the-flight/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT When Your Ship Comes In! http://www.funfacts.com.au/when-your-ship-comes-in/ As my ship is due in today (literally!) I thought I'd retell a tale of old, that has happened to a few people in life, most often in a hotel... http://www.funfacts.com.au/when-your-ship-comes-in/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/when-your-ship-comes-in/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:09:00 GMT Can You REALLY Hear The SEA In A SEASHELL??? http://www.funfacts.com.au/can-you-really-hear-the-sea-in-a-seashell/ We've all done it at one point of another, held a seashell to our ear to see if, as the old wives tale goes, we really can hear the ocean... http://www.funfacts.com.au/can-you-really-hear-the-sea-in-a-seashell/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/can-you-really-hear-the-sea-in-a-seashell/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:00:00 GMT The ARGUMENT That Lead To One Of The WORLD'S MOST POPULAR BOOKS!!! http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-argument-that-lead-to-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-books/ Did you know that the Guinness Book of Records was invented to settle an argument! In May 1951, then managing director of the Guinness Breweries, Irishman Sir Hugh Beaver, went... http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-argument-that-lead-to-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-books/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-argument-that-lead-to-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-books/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:00:00 GMT The Truth, the HOLE Truth, and Nothing But The Truth!!! http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-truth-the-hole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth/ Although doughnuts were reportedly introduced to Americans by the Dutch, they were not the first people to come up with the idea of a hole in the middle. So is... http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-truth-the-hole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-truth-the-hole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:00:00 GMT A Little VALENTINE'S Day HUMOUR!!! http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-little-valentines-day-humour/ A guy walks into a post office one day to see a middle-aged, balding man standing at the counter methodically placing "Love" stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all... http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-little-valentines-day-humour/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-little-valentines-day-humour/ Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:01:00 GMT RHYMES For ANTI-VALENTINES! http://www.funfacts.com.au/rhymes-for-antivalentines/ OK, so Valentine's day isn't for everyone, so in the spirit of not leaving anyone out, here is a short collection of anti-valentines rhymes. My feelings for you no words... http://www.funfacts.com.au/rhymes-for-antivalentines/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/rhymes-for-antivalentines/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:54:00 GMT A Bank That Certainly Has Your Number!!! http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-bank-that-certainly-has-your-number/ Another story from the year 1993, this time in relation to a banking error of a different sort. A bank in the UK hatched a plan to target its 2000... http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-bank-that-certainly-has-your-number/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-bank-that-certainly-has-your-number/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:00:00 GMT A VALENTINE For OSAMA BIN LADEN! http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-valentine-for-osama-bin-laden/1/ Peter comes home from first grade and tells his father that they learned about the history of Valentine's Day. "Since Valentine's Day is for a Christian saint and we're Jewish... http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-valentine-for-osama-bin-laden/1/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/a-valentine-for-osama-bin-laden/1/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:27:00 GMT What's That I Smell??? http://www.funfacts.com.au/whats-that-i-smell/ In 1993, a Sydney nutritionist and his partner conducted a survey to find out who farts the most - Australian men or Australian women. The results were overwhelming, in more... http://www.funfacts.com.au/whats-that-i-smell/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/whats-that-i-smell/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:00:00 GMT POMS, POMS, POMS!!!! http://www.funfacts.com.au/poms-poms-poms/ Having lived in Pom-land after 2.5 years, and now 're-transported', I thought I might start off with the whole origin of the word Pom or Pommy as Australian slang for... http://www.funfacts.com.au/poms-poms-poms/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/poms-poms-poms/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:47:00 GMT Hooray, Hooray, I'm connected again today! http://www.funfacts.com.au/hooray-hooray-im-connected-again-today/ Hi all, I know it's been a while, but there's been good, although frustrating reasons for that. I've come home to Sydney again, permanently this time - stuff is on... http://www.funfacts.com.au/hooray-hooray-im-connected-again-today/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/hooray-hooray-im-connected-again-today/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:11:00 GMT The 2009 REAL COST OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS! http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-2009-real-cost-of-the-12-days-of-christmas/ Well it's that time of the year again and as per their usual standard, PNC have compiled their Real Cost Of The 12 Days Of Christmas for 2009, complete with... http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-2009-real-cost-of-the-12-days-of-christmas/#comments http://www.funfacts.com.au/the-2009-real-cost-of-the-12-days-of-christmas/ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:11:00 GMT