The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Eddie Cochran's last recording before he died was Three Steps to Heaven!
A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
The lifespan of the common goldfish is over 20 years!
English novelist Arnold Bennet drank a glass of water in a Paris Hotel to prove it was safe. He died two months later of Typhoid!
Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year.
Rats can't vomit, that's why rat poison works.
Midgets and dwarfs almost always have normal sized children.
An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots!
Koala Bears are not bears.
The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
Apples are actually part of the rose family.
Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses!
Animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike!
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School