Well I never knew that!!

Apparently on your car dash board, the icon of the petrol pump shows you which side you need to fill up the car on. The handle of the pump will be on the same side as the tank of your car - handle on drivers side, tank on drivers side. 20 years I have been driving and I never knew that!

Christmas Facts

As Christmas is on the way here are some Christmas facts



Pope Julius I declared Christ’s birthday as December 25th sometime during the 4th century.

Santa has a calculated 31 hours to thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west.

The abbreviation of Christmas to Xmas partially comes from the Greek letter ‘chi’, the first letter of the word ‘Christos’, meaning ‘Christ’.

The colours in Santa Claus’ suit, red and white, were the creation of artist Haddon Sundblom. Sundblom was commissioned by the Coca-Cola Company to redesign Santa Claus, although, Thomas Nast was the first artist to illustrate Santa Claus.

Christmas carols were banned between 1647 and 1660 in England by Oliver Cromwell who thought that Christmas should be a solemn day.

England has only known 7 white Christmases in the entire 20st century.

It is estimated that approximately 400,000 people become sick each year from eating tainted Christmas leftovers.