It Must Be True

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:37 am

Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:40 am

Legislation passed during WWI making it illegal to say "gesundheit" to a sneezer was never repealed.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:22 am

You *can* get blood from a stone, but only if contains at least 17 percent bauxite.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:46 am

All snake eggs are white or cream colored.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:44 pm

A pet fish is being blamed for starting a near-fatal house fire.Investigators believe the fire started when Kipper,an 8-inch long catfish;got into a territorial altercation with another fish.The vigorous scuffle caused water to slosh out of the aquarium onto an electrical plug,starting a fire that engulfed a nearby couch,and soon the entire house."At least we are here to tell the tale,: said home-owner Sharron Killahena of Poole,England,who eascaped with her two children.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:17 am

James A. Garfield wore the largest hat of any president of the United States.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:31 am

Most toilets flush in E flat.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:47 pm

Molecularly speaking, water is actually much drier than sand.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:26 am

Irving Berlin received thirty-three cents for the first song that he wrote.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:36 am

Levulose, found in honey, is the sweetest of all common natural sugars.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:30 am

A rattlesnake holds its rattle above the water when swimming.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:28 pm

At mid-century, the average milk bottle was used thirty times before it got broken or retired.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:45 am

The first piano ever built was built in Florence, Italy, about 1720.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:25 am

The Australian aborigine language has over 30 words for "dust."

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:10 am

At mid-century, only 10 percent of American women could whistle.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:01 am

The heart of a newborn baby beats about twice as fast as that of an adult.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:10 pm

The record distance for a woman to throw a two-pound rolling pin is 137 feet, 6 inches. This feat was performed by Lindell Bowden of Australia, on July 22, 1967.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:03 am

A very good way to find out whether or not an egg has been cooked is to attempt to spin it. A raw egg will not spin.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:59 pm

If you fill a standard 750ml wine bottle with live hornets, their angry buzzing will resonate at precisely the right frequency to shatter the glass.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:54 am

'Podunk' is a humorous name for any small out-of-the-way country village or jerkwater town.