None of the Beatles knew how to read music. (Paul McCartney eventually taught himself.)"
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Frozen lobsters can come back to life when thawed!
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The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
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King George I could not speak English!
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.
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In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
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It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas!
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
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Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.
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On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.
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Jean -Claude Van Damme learned to speak English by watching the cartoon 'The Flintstones.'"
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
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Halle Berry?s stunt double, in the movie ?Catwoman?, is a man.
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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In high school, Robin Williams was voted 'Least Likely to Succeed.'"
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles?that?s where the word ?testimony? comes from.
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Men laugh longer, louder, and more often than women.
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Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly, and Shemp).
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In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store!
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Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.
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Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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Slugs have 4 noses!
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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Pierce Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater!
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The octopus' testicles are located in its head.
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Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
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Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
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The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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During his lifetime, Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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A broken clock is always right twice a day.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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The average person spends three years of his or her life on a toilet.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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The average person laughs 13 times a day!
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If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger?s voice, in the movie 'Hercules', was dubbed.
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President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
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In Topeka, KS, no one may sing the alphabet on the streets at night.
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In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one.
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An albatross can sleep while it flies!
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In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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About 2/3 of American men prefer boxers to briefs.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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All the pet hamsters in the world are descended from a single wild golden Hamster found in Syria in 1930!
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Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn!
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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Coca-Cola's 'Super Pure' Dasani bottled water is just filtered tap water!
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her private bath with an inflatable crown.
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Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!
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The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items.
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James Bond is also known as Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang.
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A snail can sleep for three years.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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