Ones I thought were cool even if likely a lot are bullshit
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A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour
Albert Einstein's last words will never be known. He spoke them in German, and the attending nurse did not speak German.
Adolph Hitler was Time's Man of the Year for 1938.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They appear when the child is 2-6 years of age.
Dolphins swim in circles while they sleep with the eye on the outside of the circle open to keep watch for predators. After a certain amount of time they reverse and swim in the opposite direction with the opposite eye open
For several centuries, women used to rub crushed strawberries on their breasts in the belief that it would enlarge them.
Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
In a sex study 45 percent of American men said they prefer to make love with the light on--which is unfortunate, because only 17 percent of American women prefer it that way.
King Henry III of France, Louis XVI of France and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia--fear of cats.
Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.
Napoleon made his battle plans in a sandbox. (he seems more and more like Stewie all the time)
One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
Pigs can cover a mile in 7.5 minutes when running at top speed.
Pinocchio is Italian for pine eyes. Pinocchio was made of pine.
Russia has the most movie theaters in the world.
Scientists insist that no dog has ever been bored.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist. (if going to the dentist wasnt bad enough, evil bastards)
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
The first flushing toilet seen on TV was on Leave it to Beaver.
The first non-human to win an Oscar was Mickey Mouse.
The first typewriter was built by William Burt in 1829 and was intended to be used for the blind.
The first victim of the electric chair took eight minutes to die.
The human body is better suited to two four-hour sleep cycles than one eight-hour one. (See mom, Im healthy.)
The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper
The life span of a taste bud is 10 days. (that how aqquired taste works?)
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
The name of the Internet's most popular directory, is an acronym. According to the company, the name Yahoo stands for Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.
The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
The percent of men who wash their hands after using a restroom is 55%.
The percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%.
The Popsicle was invented by eleven-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left a container of soda and a stirrer outside overnight and in the morning discovered them frozen together.
The term the whole 9 yards came from WW II fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the gourd, 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 world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
There are more germs in the human mouth than in the anus. (so you think a girl would be more grossed out on a first date if I asked her to kiss me or lick my anus?)
There is a phenomenon called the last laugh. A bullet shot through a victim's heart sometimes precipitates a final laugh before death.
There is no record that Jesus either laughed or smiled.
Turkey has a ban on kissing in films. (no wonder why, its worse than anus licking)
What is called a French kiss in England and America is known as an English kiss in France.
When a waitress draws a happy face on a check, tips rise 18%, when a waiter does, tips rise 3%
When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour
When two dogs approach each other, the one that will be in charge wags its tail very slowly, rather than that quick wag-wag-wag. If both wag slowly, watch out.
Why dogs like squeeze toys so much? They like the sound because it sounds like an animal in distress.
Women blink twice as many times as men do.
You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
You can use pinecones to forecast the weather--the scales will close when rain is on the way.
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
Your urine will turn bright yellow if you eat too much asparagus.
