What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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Pale Skinny Vegan 18 Apr 7:10am, 18 Apr 2024 467 posts	0 Pale Skinny Vegan Phillips, the screwdriver type, is spelt with two Ls, and has no connection with Philips the electrical manufacturer, spelt with one L. The strange thing is, my surname is Phillips and I've always just assumed Philips made lightbulbs and screws, and I'm surprised it's taken me this long to find out.
GordonG 18 Apr 9:20am, 18 Apr 2024 10,320 posts	0 GordonG Phillips, the screwdriver type, is spelt with two Ls, and has no connection with Philips the electrical manufacturer, spelt with one L. The strange thing is, my surname is Phillips and I've always just assumed Philips made lightbulbs and screws, and I'm surprised it's taken me this long to find out. Did you have a lightbulb moment?
GlennR 18 Apr 6:06pm, 18 Apr 2024 75,105 posts	0 GlennR ~groan~
Diogenes 18 Apr 6:09pm, 18 Apr 2024 85,594 posts	0 Diogenes I’m surprised it’s taken you so long to get that into your flathead, but it’s definitely a posidriv turn
Dvorak 18 Apr 10:25pm, 18 Apr 2024 27,712 posts	0 Dvorak [Have I wandered into Joke Of The Day by mistake? ] Gillingham FC were voted out of the Football League and replaced by Ipswich Town.
Dvorak 19 Apr 1:32am, 19 Apr 2024 27,713 posts	0 Dvorak The largest ground to regularly host English League football was the West Ham Stadium, capacity 120 000. It also holds the record for the smallest Saturday crowd for a match in the Football League, 469.
Fitz 19 Apr 8:24am, 19 Apr 2024 3,675 posts	0 Fitz West Ham? 120,000? I'm struggling with that one.
Ocelot Spleens 19 Apr 8:24am, 19 Apr 2024 38,841 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I raise you. The Biggest Rugby League Crowd In Great Britain The 1954 Challenge Cup replay between Halifax and Warrington drew a then world record crowd of 102,575 to Odsal Stadium in Bradford. It remains the biggest attendance at a “Rugby” match of any kind in the Northern Hemisphere. Many at the game however believe the attendance figure was well over 120,000.
Eynsham Red 19 Apr 9:08am, 19 Apr 2024 10,899 posts	0 Eynsham Red West Ham? 120,000? I'm struggling with that one. I’m struggling with them having as many as 469 😉
Cerrertonia 19 Apr 9:17am, 19 Apr 2024 20,948 posts	0 Cerrertonia Different times. Traffic was such that most fans abandoned vehicles and walked the last few miles to the ground. They had to open the gates to alleviate the crush outside the ground, so many thousands of people entered the ground without paying. Odsal is a huge bowl, but it doesn't look at all safe.