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FACTS OF THE MONTH:
In a recent survey of Americans, 56% could recognize former president George Bush on sight. 93% could recognize Mr. Clean.
Couples who live together before getting married are twice as likely to get divorced than couples who don't, with the exception of couples who move in together with the full intent to get married.
Thomas Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence contained a proposal to end slavery. He was pressured into removing it from the final copy.
The first time Richard Burton kissed Elizabeth Taylor, she burped.
Lizzie Bordon was acquitted.
Noel Neill and Phyllis Coates, the two actresses who portrayed Lois Lane in the 50s "Adventures of Superman" TV series, also portrayed Lois' mother: Neill in the first Christopher Reeve "Superman" movie, Coates in a first season episode of "Lois and Clark."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
During his lifetime, Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" only sold fifty copies.
There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people.
When President & Mrs. Hoover did want to be overheard by White House guests, they spoke in Chinese.
South Africa used to have two official languages. Now it has eleven.
Daniel Webster had the opportunity to become Vice-President under both William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, but declined both times. Had he accepted on either occasion, he would've eventually become president, as Harrison and Taylor both died in office.
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, men's beards were taxed.
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is a Korean word for 'capital'.
The only two people in the Baseball Hall of Fame that had nothing to do with organized baseball are Abbott & Costello.
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LAWS OF LOVE WEEK:
Making love to a virgin in the state of Washington is punishable by up to five years in prison. Married couples are the only persons legally permitted to have sex in Washington D.C....And they can only do it with each other...And they must be face-to-face when doing it. It is illegal in Litchfield, MN, to have sex in the back seat of a parked car at a drive-in movie. The law says nothing, however, about the front seat. North Carolina's "Peeping Tom" law only involves men peeping in at women. Women (and men, for that matter) can legally peep at men. In North Dakota, having sex with a corpse can net up to ten years in prison. Twenty-seven states prohibit unmarried couples from having sex on a regular basis. Just once, however, is okay. In Willowdale, OR, the law states that the husband cannot swear or curse during lovemaking. The wife, however, is permitted. |
The Peruvian navy commissioned its first submarine in 1879, twenty-one years before the U.S. commissioned its first.
If being chased by a crocodile on land, run in a zig-zag pattern. Crocodiles may be fast, but not when it comes to turning.
At certain times of the year, it is possible to hear corn grow.
Don Larsen and David Wells, the only two pitchers to have perfect games in Yankee Stadium, attended the same California high school.
Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting while he was alive.
Railroad tracks have gaps in them to accommodate any expansion caused by heating. If the gaps weren't there, the rails would bend out of shape. It is this gap that causes the clickety-clack sound the train makes.
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