To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles?that?s where the word ?testimony? comes from.
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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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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In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
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It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas!
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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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Approximately $25 million is spent each year on lap dances in Las Vegas.
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In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
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Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.
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California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
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Slugs have 4 noses!
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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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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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A real estate agents rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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Frozen lobsters can come back to life when thawed!
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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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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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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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Keanu Reeves is afraid of the dark.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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Actor Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple!
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The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items.
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The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when smiling.
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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 Nebraska, It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
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The most collect calls are made on Father's Day.
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Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996.
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For beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more.
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Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
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The octopus' testicles are located in its head.
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The ?Big Dipper? is known as ?The Casserole? in France.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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According to legend, there is a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld.
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Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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About 2/3 of American men prefer boxers to briefs.
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20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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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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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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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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Jean -Claude Van Damme learned to speak English by watching the cartoon 'The Flintstones.'"
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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The average person laughs 13 times a day!
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Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
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A snail can sleep for three years.
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Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!
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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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If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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An albatross can sleep while it flies!
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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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Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
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A broken clock is always right twice a day.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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According to U.S. laws, a beer commercial can never show a person actually drinking beer.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Halle Berry?s stunt double, in the movie ?Catwoman?, is a man.
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In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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During his lifetime, Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies.
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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.
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King George I could not speak English!
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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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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President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
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If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one.
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Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys!
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In Topeka, KS, no one may sing the alphabet on the streets at night.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
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None of the Beatles knew how to read music. (Paul McCartney eventually taught himself.)"
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
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Men laugh longer, louder, and more often than women.
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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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