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Completely Useless Facts You Can't Live Without
Molecularly speaking, water is actually much drier
than sand.
The
term "bank teller" originated in the wake of the
1929 stock market crash, when banks began hiring
low-paid workers to "tell" throngs of frantic
depositors that their money was gone.
The
brand name "Jelly Belly" was created in 1982 after
Nancy Reagan made a much-publicized quip about her
husband's 20-pound weight gain.
Scandinavian berserkers used to cut out their eyes
before battle to spare themselves the sight of the
carnage they invariably wrought.
Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball
of similar weight and size, but only for the first
30 minutes after they've been removed.
Comic duo Cheech and Chong were originally known as
Spic and Span before changing due to pressure from
Chicano organizations.
The
city of Slaughter, Texas (population: 11,284), has
never had a homicide occur within its boundaries.
Rubbing Tabasco on one's upper lip before bedtime is
an effective temporary cure for sleep apnea.
British pop singer Baby Spice is the
great-great-great-great-great-great-grandniece of
Archduke William Pinkley-Hogue of Standishfordshire,
making her 103rd in line for the throne of England.
The
curved shape of a hockey stick is a throwback to
prehistoric use of mastodon tusks in a similar game.
A
Native American tribe in South Dakota collects
bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency.
Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as
legal tender.
Fish
have "dandruff" caused by flaking skin, and it is
impossible to filter all traces of it from drinking
water.
Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
The
first case of the common cold was diagnosed in 1611
in Stratford, England. The patient? John Common, who
coincidentally gave his cold to William Shakespeare
who said the new malady exacerbated his
lovesickness, thereby inspiring several of his most
fondly remembered sonnets.
"Hello Kitty" began as part of a covert propaganda
campaign originally proposed by Prime Minister Tojo
during World War II.
When
in heat, female hippopotami secrete an oil with a
flavor similar to strawberries. Kalahari bushmen use
the oil to make flat-bread treats for children.
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