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FlytoKavala said:
ps Does anyone know where B'pool racecourse was sited before it closed in 1915 ?
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As an addition to the previous answer, copied from an old article online.

“ Racecourses had predominantly flat and open land which made them ideal for developing military training camps. Squires gate was utilised for medical and training purposes and so the racecourse closed on 26th Aug 1915. The military set about transforming the grandstand into a hospital and became the headquarters for the Royal Army Medical Corp. The hospital was renamed The King’s Lancashire Military Convalescent Hospital, and was used until 1924. 4600 beds were created and the hospital treated some 38000 troops.“
 
At 25,000 mph it would take you 2 days to travel to the Moon and back . Travelling the same distance at the speed of light it would take 1.25 seconds.
 
FlytoKavala said:
There are only 4 racecourses that don't contain a letter from the word "races".
Goodwood
Huntingdon
Ludlow
Plumpton.
ps Does anyone know where B'pool racecourse was sited before it closed in 1915 ?
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Linked to the answer and also a fact (but I may be wrong) but I'm sure once I heard Aintree once held formula 1 races?
 
FlytoKavala said:
There are only 4 racecourses that don't contain a letter from the word "races".
Goodwood
Huntingdon
Ludlow
Plumpton.
ps Does anyone know where B'pool racecourse was sited before it closed in 1915 ?
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I thought it was where the Zoo is now, and the airport was at one time.
 
Blackpool_Gaz said:
At 25,000 mph it would take you 2 days to travel to the Moon and back . Travelling the same distance at the speed of light it would take 1.25 seconds.
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I make no apology for being a pedant. The mean distance from the earth to the moon is about 240,000 miles so at 25K m.p.h. it would take a little under 10 hours for one way, 20 hours for the return trip.

The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second so the return journey for light would be between 2.5 and 3 seconds.
 
Joe Strummer of The Clash ran 3 marathons when they were at their peak, all without training and managed some impressive times.
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Joe Strummer ran the Paris & London Marathons— “I didn’t f*ckin’ train. Not once. Just turned up and did it,” said Joe Stummer. His keep-fit regime for success— “Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least four weeks before the race.” Got it. (Photographer : Steve Rappoport)
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Jimmy Jazz said:
I make no apology for being a pedant. The mean distance from the earth to the moon is about 240,000 miles so at 25K m.p.h. it would take a little under 10 hours for one way, 20 hours for the return trip.

The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second so the return journey for light would be between 2.5 and 3 seconds.
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Yeah, but as Blackpool Gaz knew, most people would overnight at the Travelodge Moon before making the journey back

Blackpool Gaz and Jimmy Jazz has a certain ring to it
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Joe Strummer of The Clash ran 3 marathons when they were at their peak, all without training and managed some impressive times.
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Joe Strummer ran the Paris & London Marathons— “I didn’t f*ckin’ train. Not once. Just turned up and did it,” said Joe Stummer. His keep-fit regime for success— “Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least four weeks before the race.” Got it. (Photographer : Steve Rappoport)
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And sadly passed at the age of only 50 due to undiagnosed congenital heart defect..
 
Paul McCartney played the drums on Back in the USSR due to Ringo going home in a sulk after Macca criticised him on his drumming ability..
 
Curryman said:
The worlds first traffic lights were installed in Westminster in the late 1800's.
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The worlds first cats eyes were put in the road at the end of my road by Percy Shaw from nearby Halifax.

Apparently he got the idea from seeing a cat in the car headlights late one night. If it had been walking away from him, he would have invented the electric pencil sharpener.
 
Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Joe Strummer of The Clash ran 3 marathons when they were at their peak, all without training and managed some impressive times.
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Joe Strummer ran the Paris & London Marathons— “I didn’t f*ckin’ train. Not once. Just turned up and did it,” said Joe Stummer. His keep-fit regime for success— “Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least four weeks before the race.” Got it. (Photographer : Steve Rappoport)
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Junior_BentsPlatformShoes said:
Joe Strummer of The Clash ran 3 marathons when they were at their peak, all without training and managed some impressive times.
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Joe Strummer ran the Paris & London Marathons— “I didn’t f*ckin’ train. Not once. Just turned up and did it,” said Joe Stummer. His keep-fit regime for success— “Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least four weeks before the race.” Got it. (Photographer : Steve Rappoport)
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Went to see Joe and The Mascaleros at the Winter Gardens in Nov 2002, one of the last concerts before his untimely death. He was absolutely outstanding as ever. Any other Seasiders there that night ??
 
The largest sports stadium in the world (capacity 114,000) is The Rungrado in, of all places, North Korea
 
Wizaard said:
Biggest mistake Blackpool Council ever made was insisting Beeching changed his report from closing North to Central and then doing nothing with that space for decades.
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Before my time Wiz so I couldn't comment on which station to close but you are certainly not wrong regarding the space left by the closure of Central Station.
 
The tune for the US national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, is based on an 18th-century British pub song called "To Anacreon in Heaven."
Reg Varney was the first person in the world to use an ATM. He opened the first one at Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London, on June 27 1967.
 
Here's one I learned last night - Brian Clough met his wife in the cafe run by Chris Rea's family.
 
Ivor Powell was badly injured and so at half time, as England reserve, Morty slipped a red shirt on and came out for the Welsh.
 
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