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Five Things You Never Knew You Wanted To Know About The City Of Birmingham
You may think you know everything there is to know about Birmingham City, but did you know these five facts?
1: Birmingham Boasts a Larger System than Venice
It's a common saying in Birmingham, and is often taken as fact, that the city has more miles of canals than Venice. There are indeed 35 miles (56 km) of canals within Birmingham, of which most are navigable, and when compared to Venice's 26 miles, this figure does seem impressive. Although technically this is correct, in truth Birmingham is far larger than Venice, which gives the latter a far higher concentration of canals.
2: Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction is the worst in the world
Birmingham is home to the Gravelly Hill Interchange, or "Spaghetti Junction" - a nickname often given to a complicated network of roads and motorways that quite simply resembles a plate of delicious spaghetti. Not to be outdone though, the American rivals trump Birmingham with "The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange" situated in Los Angeles, CA.
3: Birmingham Was The First to Get Heavy
Heavy Metal, that ever-popular form of contemporary music, eventuated from the Brum beat of Blues and progressive rock pioneered by musical combos such as Judas Priest and Black Sabbath. Many contemporary bands cite Birmingham bands as a major influence on music history and although The United States did play a part in the sculpting other "headbanging" offshoots, thankfully this Myth can't be busted. After all would you argue with Ozzy Osbourne on a bad day?
4: Birmingham's Big Balti Bonanza
In addition to Fish and Chips and the Sunday Roast, national favourite the "Balti Curry" is often labelled as Birmingham's creation. Unfortunately, as much as Birmingham City did have home-grown musical talent, its culinary skills were more curry house grub than authentic Indian cuisine. Truth is, the Balti has its roots in the Pakistani region of Baltistan in Kashmir, from where it was brought by South Asian immigrants to Britain.
5: There's No Place Like Home
Birmingham Airport was once an 8 month refuge for Kazakhstan-born Ahmed Alizia. (No one knows if he took advantage of one of the Birmingham Airport lounges, or not.) It may sound like the plot of a movie, but Charles de Gaulle Airport takes first place with Merhan Karimi Nasseri who made the terminal building his home for no less than 18 years. After trying to board a flight with no supporting documents (which incidentally had been stolen), Merhan was returned to the airport and there he stayed from 1988 until 2006. As he had no documents, there was no country to return him to. One can't help but thinking he would have been much more comfortable staying in one of the Birmingham Airport hotels.
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About the Author
Mr. Fahrquart fancies himself a comedian. You may or may not agree with that description, but Mr. Fahrquart would like you to accept him into your life as a potential source of mirth and glee.
Ever hear the song Turbo Lover or Ram It Down by Judas Priest?
Okay i know its old news that rob halford is gay and i love judas priest as much as the next guy... But dont the lyrics to both these songs bother you knowing halford is gay.... I mean ram it down really?
Well, that's the funny thing about Judas Priest. The whole leather fetish too? It's weird, but it's something you just shouldn't think about.
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law