Fun Facts

Bayer Aspirin used to have heroin in it as a main ingredient.
Coca Cola used to contain cocaine and Sprite used to contain lithium.

Heres one that'll brighten up all of those driving a car

Gasoline in the US cost about $.33 per gallon in 1967

The original purpose of the yo-yo was as a hunting tool.

Also, John Hanson, not George Washington, was the first president of the United States. He was elected, by a unanamous vote of congress, in 1781. After him 7 other presidents served - Elias Boudinot (1782), Thomas Mifflin (1783), Richard Henry Lee (1784), John Hancock (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788). All of these were president under The Articles of Confederation which was originally proposed on June 11, 1776 and agreed upon by Congress on November 15, 1777. George Washington did not take office until April 30, 1789 under the Constitution.

The cereal Kellog's Cornflakes was originally created as a means to prevent the urges to masturbate.

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

You have 8 fish 5 drown how many do you have left?
3....no wait fish cant drown you'd have all 8!

Well technically it is possible for fish drown considered that
the fish would have to be a shark that stopped swimming...

sharks cant breath when their not moving because the need to
have the water flow over their gills in order to extract any oxygen
- Mighty fun fact

Due to the constant shifting of atoms and particles in all matter
it is possible "theoritically" that if you bang your hand on a desk
at anyone moment for your hand to go through the desk itself...
this is possible when the atoms and particles in both objects line up
correctly...nearly physically impossible...but in theory probable
- Mighty fun fact


Question to Ponder Scientists say that space is always expanding...
but suppose space is infinite...both concepts are hard to grasp...
but when considering expansion- to what is space expanding? isnt it possible to be
"out of bounds in space"...where would you be then...
just like a void or something?
(i've been thinking about this get back to me if you have any theories)

Oooooooooooooooooooo, what if there is a second "space?"

Call it a random guess, but I think Kiera is from New Haven, CT.

Oooo i got 1

if you didn't have mucus on the inside of your stomach wall the acids in your stomach that digest your food will digest your body as well

A British law passed 1845 made attempting suicide a capital crime. Offenders would hang for trying.

In paraguay, dueling is legal if both parties are registered blood donors

It's illegal to eat oranges while bathing in California (You live in California Sam, be a rebel)

Among the survivors of the Titanic were 2 dogs (Yay). Among those lost were 75 hundred pounds of ham on board (Noooooooooooooooooo!)

It is, in Arkansas, illegal to pronounce the states name R-Kansas.

May cities still have laws in affect that require the husband to walk in front of the car that his wife is driving (Makes me wonder how many relationships ended badly causing the wife to turn her husband into roadkill)

Scythemaster Elite wrote:A British law passed 1845 made attempting suicide a capital crime. Offenders would hang for trying.

In paraguay, dueling is legal if both parties are registered blood donors

It's illegal to eat oranges while bathing in California (You live in California Sam, be a rebel)

Among the survivors of the Titanic were 2 dogs (Yay). Among those lost were 75 hundred pounds of ham on board (Noooooooooooooooooo!)

LOL

The average human body contains enough:

Sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog.

Iron to make a 3 inch nail.

Fat to make 7 bars of soap.

Carbon to make 900 pencils.

Phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads.

Potassium to fire a toy cannon.

Water to fill a 38 litre/10 gallon tank

Wow, no wonder they were so big on draining dead people's water in Dune.

the first soda ever made was Dr Pepper TM
but it had a different name

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

In 1933, Mickey Mouse, an animated cartoon character, received 800,000 fan letters.

There are no poisonous snakes in Maine.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line in The Terminator 'I'll be back' was originally scripted as 'I'll come back'.

*In Texas, it is against the law for anyone to have a pair of plyers in his or her possession.

*In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

*Alaska law states that you cannot look at a moose from an airplane.

*In Corpus Chrisite, Texas, it is illegal to raise an alligator in your home.

*In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

*In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.

*Calfornia law prohibits a woman from driving a car while wearing a house coat.

*In Tennessee, it is illegal to drive a car while sleeping.

*In New York, it is illegal for a blind person to drive a car.

*In West Virginia, only a baby can ride in a baby carriage.

*In Georgia, it is illegal to slap a man on the back or front.

*It is illegal for barbers to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.

*In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that placed a ceiling cap on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.

*In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit a ball over the fence or out of the ball park.

*In Rochester, Michigan, the law states that anyone bathing in public, must have their bathing suit inspected by a police officer.

*In Kentucky, it is a law that a person must take a bath once a year.

*In Utah, the law states that birds have the right of way on any public highway.

*In Ohio, you have to have a license to keep a bear.

*In Tennessee, a law exists that prohibits the sale of bologna (the lunch meat) on sundays.

*In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.

*In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.

*In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street. (Guess I'll have to take my buffalo back to the dealership )

*In Florida, it is against the law to put livestock on a school bus.

*In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.

*In Galveston, Texas, it is illegal to have a camel run loose in the street

*In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.

*In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.

*In Cleveland, Ohio, it is unlawful to leave chewing gum in public places.

*In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.

*In New York, it is against the law for children to pick up or collect cigarette and cigar butts.

*In Massachusetts, it is against the law to put tomatos in clam chowder.

*In Washington State, you can't carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length.

*In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.

*In Kentucky, it is illegal for a merchant to force a person into his place of business for the purpose of making a sale.

*It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship.

*In Michigan, married couples must live together or be imprisoned.

*In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light

*In Phoenix, Arizona, you can't walk through a hotel lobby with spurs on.

*In California, a law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.

*In Utah, daylight must be visible between dancing couples.

*In Michigan, it is against the law for a lady to lift her skirt more than 6 inches while walking through a mud puddle.

*In North Carolina, it is against the law for a rabbit to race down the street.

*In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.

*In West Virginia, one can't cook sauerkraut or cabbage due to the odors and the offence is subject to imprisonment.

*In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave. (Gonna have to warn my uncle )

*The law states that more than 3000 sheep cannot be herded down Hollywood Blvd. at any one time.

*In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.

Just a few, I'll keep an eye our for any others.

oh great wall o text... what do u want???

I love bogus laws lol.

There is a law on the books of Detroit, Michigan that states that "Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants."