Trivia

[bogie]

The "bumpers" on the bottom of toilet seats are called "buculets."

 

[LadyC]

Lassie was always played by a male dog.

 

[bogie]

Singer John Denver's real name was Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.

 

[LadyC]

At any given time, 40% of the top tennis players are left-handed.

 

[bogie]

Porphyrophobia is a morbid fear of the color purple.



Aaarrgghhhh .... Barney!

 

[bogie]

The jewelry industry uses about 1,000 tons of gold per year and dentistry uses 87 tons.

 

[undergradNITZ]

A pound of termites has more nutrients than a pound of beef or pork

 

[LadyC]

Not if you can't keep 'em down they don't.
8O


Former president Gerald Ford was unusual in that he was left-handed while seated but right-handed while standing.

 

[undergradNITZ]

Mickey Mouse was banned in Romania in 1935 because it was felt that he was too scary for children.

 

[bogie]

In the early days of motion pictures, "movies" were the people who worked on films.

 

[undergradNITZ]

The Milky Way galaxy contains 5 billion stars larger than our sun.

 

[bogie]

Ian Fleming based James Bond on Dr. John Dee, the first British secret agent.

 

[undergradNITZ]

It takes about 142.18 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop.

 

[bogie]

Tom Jones recorded the James Bond Thunderball theme, and fainted after singing the sustained high note at the song's climax.

 

[undergradNITZ]

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

 

[bogie]

Bruce Lee was the 1958 Cha-Cha champ of Hong Kong.


Cha-Cha-Cha!

 

[undergradNITZ]

Your brain is 80% water.

 

[bogie]

Your brain is 80% water.

That's what the noise is!

Rice has five times more DNA than human beings.

Whoa, that's heavy stuff!

 

[undergradNITZ]

In Ancient Peru, when a woman found an 'ugly' potato, it was the custom for her to push it into the face of the nearest man.

 

[bogie]

In Ancient Peru, when a woman found an 'ugly' potato, it was the custom for her to push it into the face of the nearest man.

How do you determine an "ugly" potato?
Lesson: men should not hang around potato fields!

The kittens in a cat's litter can each have a different father.

Boy, talk about a paternity-suit problem!