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FACTS OF THE MONTH:
If a colorblind woman marries a man with normal vision, their daughters will have normal vision, but their sons will be colorblind.
If TV's Dr. Quinn actually had tried to practice medicine in Massachusetts in the 19th Century, she probably would've been branded a witch: Jane Seymour, the actress who portrays her, has one green eye and one brown eye.
In his thirteen years in the NBA, Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game. During one season he averaged over 48 minutes of playing time per game. (A game lasts only 48 minutes, unless it goes into overtime.)
Before his appearance at Woodstock that made him a superstar, Jimi Hendrix used to be the opening act for the Monkees.
Every album the Beatles released went gold.
The glass snake is so fragile that, if touched, its tail will fall off.
West Virginia was the last state east of the Mississippi River to be admitted into the Union.
Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev wrote an opera, The Giant, at the age of seven--using only the white keys.
The average 17th-century American wife had thirteen children.
Christopher Columbus spent less money to come to the New World than it takes to buy a new car today.
Chimpanzee babies are generally more intelligent than human babies the same age.
Washington D.C. has more psychiatrists per capita than any other city in the United States.
Of the five actors who currently portray the Power Rangers, the majority of them are left-handed.
Since its release, the Jimmy Buffett song "Margaritaville" has been played on the radio over four million times. If one radio station played the song non-stop it would take 21 years to play it that many times.
W.C. Fields died on Christmas Day 1946, the same day football great Larry Csonka was born.
| from CAT
WEEK:
Cats meow at humans, but rarely at other cats. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. In the pilot cartoon for the "Tom and Jerry" series, the cat's name was Jasper, while the mouse went nameless. They weren't called Tom and Jerry until the second cartoon. In Ancient Egypt, whenever a cat died, its owner had to express his grief by shaving off his eyebrows. A group of cats is called a clowder, while a group of kittens is a kindle. In some parts of England, residents used to mummify cats and put them in the walls of their homes to ward off evil spirits. When introducing a second cat into a household, to prevent having problems with the cat that's already there, spray a little perfume on each cat so that they smell the same. Similar smells will get them to trust each other more. |
Potato chips cost 200 times more per pound than potatoes.
You remember the commercial: "Four out of five dentists surveyed recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum." What did the fifth dentist recommend? No gum at all.
The average American spends more than six days out of every year standing in line.
Most tennis injuries occur when the match is over. The winner trips while jumping over the net.
| BONUS FACT FOR THANKSGIVING
WEEKEND:
The state of Washington once considered, albeit briefly, making the 60s rock hit "Louie Louie" the official state song--because nobody could understand the words. Un-Understand no more!! According one of the Kingsmen, the performers of the song, it is about a seaman drowning his sorrows to a bartender named Louie. So without further ado, here they are: THE WORDS TO "LOUIE LOUIE" A fine little girl, she wait for me Three nights & days I sail the sea Me see Jamaican moon above |
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