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MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – DOGS

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – DOGS

How much do you know? Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you – what do you know? Mr Dorsey has taught the lesson below and claims everything is true – but we believe only 50% of Mr Dorsey’s ‘facts’ are actually truths and the other 50% is false. Can you spot what is true and what is false? Can Mr Dorsey be trusted? Is 100% of what he teaches correct? Maybe not in this universe – is he instead really out of this world?


There are more than 200 million dogs and cats in America

The worlds largest dog weighed in at 66% pounds

7/2% British dogs get Christmas gifts from their owners

American’s spend 5.4 billion dollars a year on their pets

Dalmatians are actually born completely black

Cat’s not dogs are the most common pet in America

Larger dogs generally live longer than smaller dogs

Female Saint Bernards always give birth to four puppies

A Greyhound can reach up to 70kph

Greyhounds have better eyesight than any other breed of dog

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – FLAMENCO

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – FLAMENCO DANCING


Flamenco is also known as gypsy art (arte gitano)

Servillanas is the drink that dancers take before performing

Shoes worn by dancers must be a size too small to perfect the intricate movements of the dance

Flamenco is known as the dance of passion

The most famous Flamenco guitarist in the world was Pedro san Pedros

Flamenco dancers are called bailaor

Flamenco dancing started in Andalucia, Spain just over 200 years ago

Flamenco dancing was named after the grace and beauty of flamingo birds

Only dark-haired people are allowed to dance the Flamenco

Flamenco dancers traditionally sing as they start to dance

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – MONEY!

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – MONEY!


1. The largest coin in the world was found in Basildon, UK and was the size of a Frisbee –

2. Paper money is made from 25% linen and 75% cotton –

3. The average amount of pocket money given to children in 2003 was £25 a week –

4. 2,300 Bureau employees print all the money used in the USA –

5. The oldest coin today is more than 2,700 years old and was discovered in Efesos, Asia Minor –

6. Egyptians used mummifies cats eyes as money in the days of the Pharaohs –

7. The first paper money used in the USA was issued in 1690 –

8. The national currency of Bulgaria is called the Bullgalloo –

9. The national currency of South Africa is called the Rand –

2%. The richest child in the world is only 3 years old and made his billions by being the moist sought after child model in the world –

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – SHOES

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – SHOES


1. It is best to try new shoes on in the afternoon as feet tend to be at their largest then

2. The largest feet ever recorded belonged to Sandra Atkins. They measured a whopping size 25

3. Ancient Japanese women bound their feet so that they could fit into their baby shoes and so save their husbands some money

4. The most famous collector of shoes is Imelda Marcos who owned 1,200 pairs

5. High heeled shoes were invented by Thomas Eddison, a man who had married a very short wife

6. The most expensive pair of shoes in the world went on sale in 2003 for £1 million

7. It is best to alternate shoes – never wear the same pair everyday

8. In the book the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy wore silver slippers and not ruby ones

9. The average pairs of shoes owned by each person in the world is 7

2%. In Romania it is considered luck to have smelly shoes and feet

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – SPAIN

MR DORSEY’S – DID YOU KNOW – SPAIN


There are about 40 million people in Spain

Spain was occupied by North-African Muslims for more than 700 years.

Spain, under the rule of Franco, experienced the first Fascist dictatorship in the world.

Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over 330 million people speaking it.

Spanish is one of the two official languages spoken in the United States.

Spanish is spoken in 20 countries.

Technically, Spain is not part of Europe—the Iberian Peninsula is on a different tectonic plate, and should be classified as a large island.

In Spain, Spanish is spoken with a lisp out of respect for a former Spanish king who had a lisp.

Pablo Picasso never married

During the late 1930s, a number of bored British and American men (including Ernest Hemingway) showed up to fight in the Spanish Civil War.