The albatross drinks sea water. It has a special desalinization apparatus that strains out and excretes all excess salt.In Clarendon, Texas, there is reportedly a law on the books that lawyers must accept eggs, chickens, or other produce, as well as money, as payment of legal fees.
Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine.
A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.
The combination “ough” can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into
a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.”
Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning “containing arsenic.”
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
All porcupines float in water.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
When opossums are playing “possum,” they are not “playing.” They actually pass out from sheer terror.
Fascinating. It doesn’t surprise me about the porcupines. In politics it seems that the pricks rise to the top!
If a duck’s quack is tape recorded and played will it echo? Perhaps this could be a challenge for Rich Little!
It is only fitting that if you run afowl of the law that your lawyer be paid via a goose.
I bet the guy who counted the gnat’s rpm is very observant, and could shame Columbo! He should go on a tour and amaze people with his math abilities.This guy should be located and invited to te FREX!
The United States ill lose a war when there is a Jackass as the commander-in-chief!
Poor Marilyn! Most people have ten toes.No wonder she didn’t think ankle bracelet are a girl’s best friend.And people used to snipe that she was rarely vertical-the poor dear could hardly stand!
Rumour has it the quadruple big mac was created for Bill Clinton!
Does this mean that non-dairy creamer can’t be put in your carry on luggage? They should allow juice on planes in case that it is!
Well then they should make April 30th possum day!
These weird facts are very enjoyavle. May I sugest that they become a regular feature?