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The husband came home with yet another one of those free newspapers he picks up at the store every time he sees them. He really can’t help himself. But instead of the usual meaningless drivel, this publication had a few interesting factoids.
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A 15 inch flake? That’s almost as wide as Paris Hilton.
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We have Winnie to thank for OMG? Who knew.
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Well, alright then.
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I have no explanation for that whatsoever.
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And now my mind is truly blown.
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Because if you need a cocktail recipe book?
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It might as well have a literary slant and begin with one of my favorite quotes.
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Ole Dorothy knew her stuff.
But seriously, this is a great little addition to any bar with easy to make classic cocktails.
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The play on titles and snippets of fun facts will amuse even your drunkest friends.
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You can’t go wrong with Gin Eyre, trust me.
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Cheers!
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Yes, we’re still at the museum. But this post should make everyone smile.
Done with the Civil War Ironclad section….
Oh, stop. You learned something… and that’s never a bad thing.
We saw a large board filled with children’s drawings.
Every child that visits is encouraged to add one and some of them were wonderful.
We saw it too, and yes…. it was.
This one melted my heart for obvious reasons.
And this one made me laugh. They love the water, but have a ship marked with a big red X so the circling sharks can find them.
Nicely done little Peter Benchley.
And then, because I teased it on yesterday’s post…. some toilet humor.
Since we’d spent half the day exploring the museum, I had need of the ladies room where I found this on the inside of my stall door.
How great is this?
Not the latrine duty, that had to suck… but reading historic toilet facts while you’re on the toilet? Pretty great.
You don’t often find that kind of symmetry in life.
It must be celebrated when you do.
So you know I had to go stall to stall and photograph them all.
(Apologies to the woman in the last stall. I wasn’t stalking you… really. I just needed a picture.)
Ouch indeed.
Now that’s historical trivia at it’s best. Impress your friends the next time you play Jeopardy.
You’re welcome.
There you have it.
Proof positive museums can be fun.
Or at the very least, museum restrooms can.
Don’t worry..
I do.
Did you know…. after the battle of Waterloo in 1815, dentures were made from the teeth of dead soldiers? They were given to wealthy people who experienced tooth decay due to consuming too much sugar.
I’m not sure how bad my teeth would have to be before I wore a dead man’s… but I’m guessing pretty bad.
Did you know….. mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas?
This explains why I’m swarmed every time I start my morning with a smoothie.
Did you know…. castoreum, the vanilla flavored food additive used in baked goods can be listed as “natural flavoring” because it comes from the anal glands of beavers?
Thankfully it’s hard to procure and prohibitively expensive, so I doubt we’ll be finding it in our Twinkies anytime soon.
I’m sure the beavers aren’t thrilled either…
Did you know…. preparing an Egyptian mummy took upwards of 70 days, and dead noblewomen were allowed to ripen for few days prior to the procedure so the embalmers wouldn’t find them too attractive.
Makes you wonder just how desperate for a date those fellows were….
Did you know.… Kemosabe means “soggy shrub” in the Navajo language?
Good ole Tonto, not quite the faithful sidekick you thought he was.
Did you know…. woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as currency at one time or another?
This is good news for me as I am currently awash in woodchuck poo and am hoping it will be the next monetary trend.
Momma gonna make it rain up in here!
In 1700’s London, you could purchase insurance against going to Hell?
Proof positive there’s a policy for everything.
And yes, it’s that time again.
President Andrew Jackson’s parrot Poll cursed so loudly during his master’s funeral he had to be removed.
Parrots…
You never know what the little bastards will do.
The LEGO company was founded in Denmark in the 1930’s.
It’s name is an abbreviation for the words leg godt which mean “play well”.
A crocodile’s tongue is attached to the roof of it’s mouth so it doesn’t accidentally bite it when snapping down on prey.
There is a canine condition known as Frito Feet.
It’s a bacterial foot infection that smells like corn chips.
Sorry Fido.
In ancient Greece women counted their age from the day they were married.
This works for me.
I’m 35.
The Hawaiian alphabet only contains 12 letters. Five vowels and seven consonants.
You’d think that would make spelling their names easier, but it doesn’t.
The most common name for a goldfish in America is Jaws.
Why is it that….
Every time you’re in a rush to get out the door?
Great Aunt Trudy will call and want to regale you with detailed stories of her piles.
If I didn’t want to hear about them the last 3 times we spoke? Chances are I really don’t want to hear about them when I’m 10 minutes late for an appointment.
Why is it that…
Every time I cut my hand in the kitchen?
I’m in danger of bleeding out because I can’t get the damned Bandaid package open with one hand.
Seriously, WTH?
Why is it that…
Even though I’m a font of useless knowledge, I let my friends down last week when I couldn’t come up with the winning answer in a trivia game tie breaker at my local bar?
But, come on.
Did you know that the original name for the Google search engine was…
BackRub?
No… I didn’t think so.
Why is it that…
Every time I take the time to wash and wax my car?
It either rains, or a flock of pigeons who’ve just eaten at Chipolte follow me home.
Why is it that….
Every time I think I have absolutely nothing to blog about?
I always manage to come up with something ridiculous.
You’re welcome.
Still have to share my ridiculously useless knowledge.
Did you know….
1. The little dot over a lower case i is called a tittle.
(There won’t be any memes to accompany that precious nugget of information.
Google image searching for the word “tittle” led me in some very disturbing directions.)
2. An octopus will eat it’s own arms if it gets hungry enough.
But Hell….
I think we’ve all been tempted to do that at one time or another, no?
3. In 1900 the third leading cause of death was diarrhea.
Aren’t you glad you started reading this blog?
4. Winnie the Pooh was based on a real life female bear named Winnie who lived in the London Zoo.
5. The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by the Egyptians in 2000 BCE.
I don’t know about you, but crocodile dung would definitely be enough to kill the mood for me.
6. Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
Really?
Orchids I could understand. They’re fussy, creepy, high maintenance flowers that look like they want to bite off your finger.
But ferns?
They’re delightful..
7. Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
How’s that for serendipity?
8. If you live in Michigan, it is illegal to put a skunk in your boss’s desk.
Sorry Detroiters…
I’m sure that’s very disappointing news.
Did you know the reason we call annoying and repetitive messages sent online ‘Spam’ is due to the 1970 Monty Python sketch that poked fun at the infamous mystery meat?
And while I can’t abide that gelatinous pink brick either…
My WordPress Spam never fails to disappoint.
Take Will for example –
may you
be rich and continue to help others. I am sure this post has touched all the internet viewers, its really really fastidious article.
Thank you Will.
I pride myself on making my posts as sparkling clean as possible.
And then there’s Katie who read my blog about Ding Dongs and said –
This post actually made my day. You can not imagine just how much time I had spent for this information! Thanks!
Clearly the poor woman had been searching high and low for junk food enlightenment . So glad I was able to help…
Kevin is definitely a fan –
I want the actual valuable material you provide in your
articles.
Thank you Kevin. I shall continue to provide the superior quality posts you’ve come to know and love.
Roger asks –
Where can i give apart my used handicap scooter?
I’m not sure why he thought I would know, as I’m hoping it will be many years before I need one.
And finally, the Pretty Guinea Pig made another appearance with –
Can You Snort 500mg cialis
To which I reply…
No more Cialis for you Randy!
Let’s begin.
1. John Quincy Adams went skinny dipping in the Potomac on his 79th birthday.
If this mental image has to be stuck in my head?
I want it to be stuck in yours as well.
2. After eating, the common housefly regurgitates it’s food and eats it again.
Because sometimes, pizza is just that good.
3. Charlie Brown’s father is a barber.
Admit it, you never knew that.
You’re welcome.
4. A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to it’s size.
Oddly enough, this is a question that’s rarely asked in trivia games.
And Lord knows, I’ve been waiting to dazzle crowds with my barnacle member dimension knowledge for years.
5. There’s a town in Texas called Ding Dong.
Truly, there is.
It’s north of Austin.
And I have a question for Texas bloggers…
WTH?
I’m all for being proud of your home town, but….
Damn.
I do.
And I have the shirt to prove it.
People often say I’m a font of useless knowledge…
(Okay it’s just my husband who says that, and it’s usually to keep me from talking during John Wayne movies) But I do rock at Trivial Pursuit and no one will play with me anymore. So that means I’m going to have to share the ridiculous tidbits that fill my head my fun facts here.
With you.
On a regular basis.
Shall we begin?
That’s the spirit.
#1. The first toilet ever seen on television was on Leave It To Beaver.
Why do I know this?
I don’t know… I just do.
Another?
#2. Dr. Seuss pronounced his name so it rhymed with rejoice.
Dr. Soice? Say it isn’t so!
But it is.
You’re welcome.
#3. A leech has 32 brains.
32 brains?
That seems like serious overkill, seeing that most government officials can’t find their first.
#4. The world’s widest road is the Monumental Axis in Brazil where 160 cars can drive side by side.
Yeah.
And you know that guy in the far left lane is still going to try and take that right hand exit 100 feet before the ramp.
#5. Three Mile Island is only 2.5 miles long.
Clearly a man named it, as they all measure 6 inches incorrectly.
I think this goes without saying.
