Sunday, June 17, 2007

What you didnt know you didnt know.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. ( "Ill have the diet KOSHER stamps please...")

The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F. (Unless, of course, its off key)

Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble'sMaiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker. (Only in Bedrock...)

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 (And they will be too old to realize it)

Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo. (Its all about pigs isnt it?)

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.(Which Geraldo found when he opened Capone's vault back in the 80's)

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was the physician who set the leg of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth...and whose shame created the expression for ignominy, "His name is Mudd."

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. (Why did they only have one elephant??)

White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (Formerly of theMonkees) (And people think that the Monkees were JUST Beatle wanna be's)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

So seriously, tell me where you are getting all of this funny info!

Goes On Runs said...

ditto... where do you find this stuff? and why? but i love it!

patti said...

AH...ancient chinese secret. Ha ha...usually a site with something like "odd random facts" in the name.

Stéphanie said...

I love your facts... I got one.
Three Mile island is only 2 1/2 miles long


Just goes to show there are three different types of people in the world... those who can count.. and those who can't. :-D