1. In May 1964, a doctor ruled a man called Eric Kinsella, from Cwmbran, "unfit" to work as a machine operator for an engineering firm - because his chest was too hairy
2. A gravestone epitaph at a church in Conwy claims that a man by the name of Nicholas Hookes, who died in March 1637, was the 41ST child of his mother, Alice Hookes
3. Over the course of three days in August 2007, Ray Mackenzie, his wife Gill and 14-year-old Sam all scored holes-in-one at Llanfairfechan Golf Club in Gwynedd. The odds? Around 15 million to one 4. February 1843, doctors removed a darning needle and thread from the ankle of a young woman from Abergavenny - 16 YEARS after it had originally entered her arm
5. In October 2001, an escaped psychiatric patient in Aberystwyth stole a bus and drove himself home - picking up passengers along the route
6. Two brawling grandmothers were banned for life from a Bridgend bingo hall in December 2002 after having to be separated by security staff during a fight that left one of them with a broken nose and two black eyes
7. Two prisoners escaped from Swansea Magistrates Court on January 6, 1982. While running down the street away from the court, they ran either side of a lamp-post - forgetting they were handcuffed together. Both broke their wrists... and were swiftly re-arrested. 9. Miss Ada Tilley, from Aberdaron, died in July 1963, leaving all but £140 of her £182,000 fortune for the treatment of sick cats
10. A denim-clad corpse discovered on the shore in Pwllheli in November 1991 was taken as far as a Home Office pathology lab before anyone realised it was a latex mannequin. ….
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…. 11. A trout with two heads was caught in the River Cleddau in Pembrokeshire in May 1805.
12. Trevor Williams was looking out of his window in Tonna, Neath, in April 1980 when dried peas starting falling from the sky. "They were bouncing off the greenhouse and house roof in their thousands," he said. "The storm lasted several minutes and I was able to collect several jam-jars full of peas." 13. In October 1909, John Evans, from Llanidloes, bought a pony from William Thomas, from Llanelli. Just a few days later, it was found in its old owner's street - having escaped and walked nearly 80 miles home
14. Evan Jones, from Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, was accidentally shot while on a shooting trip in November 1923... by one of his own dogs
15. During a wedding in Porthcawl in 1927, the bride's name was Pheasant, the groom's name was Partridge, the vicar was called Reverend Woodcock and one of the bridesmaid was Miss Dove
16. A duck started a gold rush in a river in the Vale of Clwyd after 13 pieces of the precious metal were found in its gizzard after being shot by hunters in April 1932
17. At Easter 2003, a church jumble sale in New Quay, Ceredigion sold a series of priceless church antiques to visitors after getting them mixed up with the items for sale. 18. Soldier Samuel Evans, a private grenadier in the Second Regiment of Foot, died on January 30, 1809 having suffered for 16 days after being shot through the heart
19. On February 9, 1859, live fish fell from the sky in Mountain Ash during a heavy storm
20. After finishing a shift at Oakdale Colliery near Blackwood in September 1942, miner Ronald Cutler blew his nose to clear it of cold dust... and his eyeball popped out. Medics were able to replace it and Cutler was able to go home with no further treatment
21. The traditional Welsh sport of purring involves two people facing each other with their hands on each other's shoulders, kicking each other in the shins with heavy boots. The first person to let go of his opponent's shoulders loses
@Thinkerbell It may be one of those phrases that is local to a particular area. We love those in Wales. Especially down west. Yn Union also means exactly and there other examples- yn gywir
yn gymwys yn hollol I should have used yn bendant which means definitely.
@Thinkerbell reckon it’s a Carmarthenshire area phrase. Definitely been used in Pobol y Cwm which is set in the area and my Welsh speaking friend from Carmarthen is insistent the Welsh they use is almost a different language!So I probably picked it up from him. North Walian Welsh is also a bit different to South Walian.
I recently found out that my maternal great grandmother was from Llandudno and we share the same Christian name. I always wondered where that singing voice came from 🤭
