If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.
In many ancient cultures, groups of people that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them, used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
Everytime you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.
Kangaroos can't walk backwards.
Pamela Anderson Lee is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.
Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button..it was sewn up after surgery.
In England, the Speaker of the House, is not allowed to speak.
If Barbie were a real person, her measurements would be 39-23-33 (making it nearly impossible, for her to walk upright)
Montpelier, Vermont is the only state capital w/o a McDonalds.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
The Ramses brand condom is named after the Pharoah Ramses II who fathered over 160 children
