Useless fact of the day!

[LadyFae]

There are more chickens than people in the world.

[Valiss]

Perfumed ointment was found in King Tut's tomb. It was analyzed and there is a recipe to duplicate it accurately.

[LadyFae]

The male walrus' skin is very wrinkly, which protects it when jousting with the other males.

[Valiss]

The majority of people believe that violent crime rates are at an all time high, despite the fact that they have been steadily declining for decades

[Valiss]

The official motto for the California Conservation Corps is "Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions...and more!"

[Rowan MacD]

The majority of people believe that violent crime rates are at an all time high, despite the fact that they have been steadily declining for decades

The power of the media is scary. 

The anti-pollution gadgets do some good:
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.

[Merlin the Elder]

The official motto for the California Conservation Corps is "Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions...and more!"

That reminds me of what was said to me as I interviewed for my first job, "The work is bad, the pay is worse, and there's no chance for advancement."

[LadyFae]

Apples are a member of the rose family.

[Valiss]

Daniel Day-Lewis hasn't appear on stage since 1989 after he played Hamlet and claimed to see the ghost of his own father during the performance.

[LadyFae]

It was customary in ancient Japan for women to blacken their teeth with dye as white teeth were considered ugly.

[Valiss]

Gene Wilder's only demand when cast as Willy Wonka was that he enter the courtyard hobbling, lose his cane and do a somersault, so that "from that time on, no one will know if I'm lying or telling the truth."

[Valiss]

Americans have the highest rate of illegal drug consumption in the world, and the government has spent an estimated $1 Trillion over 40 years waging the war on drugs.

[Jack Daw at Work]

Incorrect, Valiss.  Reverify your sources.  Mine are from Great Britain.  U.S. is either in the middle or near the bottom based on rates and type of drug.

[LadyFae]

Less than 1% of the people in the world can lick their own elbow.

[Rowan MacD]

Apples are a member of the rose family.

Wild  Rose hips taste and smell like apples too, though they are not as sweet.    They are a very good source of vitamin C.

~Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.