Fun facts

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Due to the WGA strike, David Letterman is in repeats indefinitely. But on the bright side, I found a whole bunch of fun facts to share with you. Here are a few of them:


During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh sold only one of his paintings.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Lima beans contain cyanide.

The plastic pieces on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Gorillas can catch human colds.

87% of people who are bitten by radioactive spiders do not develop superpowers.

Helen Thomas has slept with the last five presidents.

When he can't get a table in crowded restaurants, David Hasselhoff will often ask to eat in the men's room.

By the year 2012, thanks to genetic engineering, we will be enjoying actual buffalo wings.

In addition to the letter "Z", Zorro was also very good at slashing the number "2".

The book of Leviticus contains a recipe for broccoli polenta.

Phil Donahue is under the impression that his show is on hiatus waiting for new carpeting.

In Switzerland, swiss cheese is called "cheese".

The letter "W" did not exist in the English language before 1972.

In the 1800s, Atlases did not include maps of Florida because it was "too suggestive".

The earliest English muffins contained nooks but no crannies.

Pat Sajak can't read.

Harpo Marx's production company was called "Oprah Productions".

Originally, answers on "Jeopardy" were given in the form of a threat.

Regis Philbin has never turned down work.