Some random facts I found on my "Cool Facts" app on my phone.. [..it doesn't take much to amuse me.. ;)]
- Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
- 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
- Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
- Fried spiders taste like nuts.
- To burn off one plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.
- Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world that is located on two continents.
- Horse can't vomit and pigs can't look up in the sky.
- Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right handed or left handed.
"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
Wasps that feed on fermet occasionally get drunk and pass out.
A person who is lost in the woods and starving can obtain nourishment by chewing on his shoes. Leather has enough nutritional value to sustain life for a short time.
In the 1920's, Q-Tips were invented by Leo Gerstenzeng who got the idea after watching his wife clean their baby's ears with cotton stuck onto a toothpick.
Babies are born without knee caps.
The name Jeep comes from the abbreviation used in the army for theGeneral Purpose vehicle, G.P.
Every continent has a city called Rome.
Kissing is healthier than shaking hands. [THiS iS WHY i KiSS MY HUSBAND ;)~]
Flamingos pee on their legs to cool themselves off.
Brazil is the location of the worlds widest road; 160 cars can drive side by side.
Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a $25 fine and the trial costs.
The FDA allows an average of 30 or more insect fragments and one or more rodent hairs per 100 grams of peanut butter.
To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles, and that is where the word "testimony" comes from.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
There is a cemetery town in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health, crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902. The city of Colma, which is five miles south of SF, was established to bury the dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1.
In 1976, an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50lb rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
Cats cannot taste sweet things.
The powder on chewing gum is finely-ground marble.
There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
Smokey the Bear's zip code is 20252.
The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
At Andrew Jackson's funeral, his pet parrot had to be removed from the ceremory because it was swearing.
To escape the grip of a croc's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs. It will instantly let go.
All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south- and nobody knows why.
40% of all people at a party will snoop in your medicine cabinet.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
Walt Disney is afraid of mice.
In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
Really Weird & Ancient Laws
- In Halethrope, MD, kisses longer than one second are illegal.
- In Memphis, TN, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself. A man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists.
- In Los Angeles, CA, it is legal for a man to beat his wife with a leather strap as long as it is less than two inches in width, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
- In Greene, NY, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on.
- In Miami, FL, it is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
- In Natoma, KS, it is illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.
- In WV, it is legal for one to take roadkill home for dinner.
- In Duluth, MN, it is illegal to allow animals to sleep in a bakery.
- In NC, it is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.
I love reading stuff like this.. Hey, you never know when you might need to know some of this stuff..
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