Here are a few random facts for you guys.
- Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into
windows.
- More than ten people a year are killed by vending
machines.
- Donkeys kill more people annually than plane
crashes.
- Europhobia is a fear of fun.
- New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states where
it is illegal to pump your own gas.
- Until the 1960's men with long hair couldn't enter
Disneyland.
- In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to hunt mice
without a hunting license.
- A giraffe cleans its own ear with its 21-inch long
tongue.
- Farmers in England are required by law to provide
their pigs with toys.
- If a lobster loses an eye it will grow another one.
- In Athens, Greece a driver's license can be taken
away by law if the driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.
- In the original versions of Cinderella the slipper
was made out of fur, not glass.
- Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
- Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a
dance.
- Fortune cookies were invented in America, not China.
- In Medieval Europe, disease was very common amongst
peasants, who were Catholic. So when you sneezed, they would say "bless you"
as a blessing from God so you would not end up disease ridden.
- Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.
- Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted
people without killing them used to burn their houses down-- hence the
expression "to get fired".
- Your tongue is the strongest muscle in your body.
- The king of hearts is the only king in a deck of
cards without a mustache.
- Left -handed people have a greater chance of being
geniuses since 20% of all Mensa members are left-handed.
- The Bible is the number one most shoplifted book of
all time.
- French toast is not from France. It was invented by
Joseph French in New York.
- Newborn babies are given to the wrong mother 12
times a day worldwide.
- 15 percent of Americans secretly bite their
toes.
- Bananas aren't fruit! They are a type of herb.
- Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
- Apples are actually part of the rose family.
- Honey is the only food that won't spoil.
- Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in
France.
- A toothpick is the object most often choked on by
Americans.
- In England, in the 1800's, "pants" was considered a
dirty word.
- Goldfish, when kept in the dark, will turn white
with time.
- A butterfly was originally called a flutterby.
- Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830's.
- The name Wendy was created for the book "Peter Pan".
There is no record of that name before that.
- A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.