Pointless, Randon yet quite interesting facts...

[quincunx]

Bottom Of The Cliff by Eileen Dover

 

[KS55]

Leo Fender designed the Fender Strat and Fender Bass guitars in the late 1950s and they're still the best selling guitars in the world. Even though the shape and features have changed very little.
I can't think of any other product or brand that you can say that about.

Mars bars?

 

[KS55]

There is a world shortage of Dijon mustard.

 

[fanatic1]

The secret of the offensive 'V' sign now revealed. It dates from the battle of Agincourt in 1415. The strength of the English army was the archers (actually most were Welsh). They used to grip the arrow with the index and middle finger before drawing back the bow and firing. The strength of the French army was their cavalry - the horses protected by heavy armour. The leader of the cavalry promised that they would win the day and cut off the archers' firing fingers. However, the battle commenced in pouring rain, the cavalry got stuck in the heavy mud and were a sitting target for the bowmen. When the leader, seriously wounded, was dragged into the English camp at the end there was a long waiting line of archers thrusting two fingers in his face.

 

[Koniec]

Every person sees the same rainbow differently.

 

[threespires]

Leo Fender designed the Fender Strat and Fender Bass guitars in the late 1950s and they're still the best selling guitars in the world. Even though the shape and features have changed very little.
I can't think of any other product or brand that you can say that about.

Very fair point about the power of their brand. Most of their guitars don't represent anywhere near the best value for the money at most price points but that is completely irrelevant it's all about the brand and it's history/mythology.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Mars bars?

Bovril.

 

[bornblueegg]

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows

 

[dronefromsector7G]

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows

Obviously. It’s just a painting.

 

[threespires]

There is a world shortage of Dijon mustard.

Almost totally reliant on the Canadian seed crop, which failed last year :-( Apparently burgundian farmers stopped growing it decades ago in favour of more profitable crops.