"Camptown Races" is the favorite song of Foghorn
Leghorn.
Based
on a new study, the "loch ness monster"
couldn't be any
larger than a 6th grade student if it exists. Using sonar, scientists
have guestimated that there's only enough fish in the lake to
sustain a 67 pound creature. "Nessie", a cold-blooded creature (if the
beast existed), would have to consume 3 times the weight of its body
per year to live.
Just one planet in our solar system
revolves
clock-wise: Venus.
The day following Oct. 4, 1582 was Oct. 15,
1582.
The "great pyramid of Giza" is actually three great
pyramids.
The practice of sewing buttons on the sleeves of
shirts and suits
began in the days of Napoleon. He had no tolerance for uncouth
appearances among his troups. When they brushed their mouths and noses
clean with their sleeves, he had buttons sewn onto them to curtail the
disgusting habit.
On any given square mile of rural land there
exists more insects than all the people on the planet.
Chocolate chip cookies represent one-fourth of all
cookies made in the U.S.
One in three American people flush the toilet prior
to getting up.
Three quarters, 4 dimes and 4 pennies comes to $1.19,
yet it isn't enough to make change for a dollar.
The following is a list of words that were
trademarked names at one
point in time: Breathalyzer, gunk, rolodex, autoharp, tabloid, yo-yo,
Q-tip, granola, formica, corn flakes, Coke (in some parts), aspirin,
trampoline, zipper, dumpster, band-aids, cellophane, cube steak,
frisbee, ditto, jeep, granola, popsicle, rollerblade, thermos, dry ice,
kerosene, nylon, mace, Kleenex, styrofoam, xerox, escalator, spandex,
sheetrock, and scotch tape.
Harry Houdini was the first
pilot to fly solo in Austrailia (1910). He learned how to drive a car
for the sole purpose of getting to the plane on the airfield; it was
the last time he ever drove.
Bees have to gather nectar from more than two million
flowers to create just a half kilogram of honey.
The ancient colosseum in Rome is presently run over
by hundreds of cats.
For whatever reason, Illinois Avenue on a standard
Monopoly board receives the most visits.
Two of the biggest consumers of spam in the world are
the Mariana
islands and Guam. The typical consumption is 16 containers per person
annually. Spam is even listed on the menus of Burger King and
McDonalds. The product is such a cash cow in these regions for Hormel
that
they once threatened a local newspaper to stop reporting about the
adverse dietary effects of spam.
Of all substances on the planet, hydrogen
gas is the least dense.
Of all single cells in a man's body, the sperm cell
is the tiniest.
Drowning doesn't mean dying, rather simply taking
water into the lungs.
If a person associates bubble gum with tires, they
might be right. Bubble gum is made with rubber.
By traveling to sixty degrees latitude, a person can
sail completely around the earth without bumping into anything.
Once upon a time, Victorian women took baths in
strawberries because it was thought it would make their bosoms bigger.
Unilaterally, elephants only sleep approximately two
hours each day.
Japan forbade the use of the Hula Hoop in the 1960s
as a threat
to proper living. Russia likewise banned its use, claiming it
stood for America's bankrupt culture.
The forefathers of the U.S. used hemp paper to write
the Declaration of Independence.
