Funny Facts

[Tas]

Funny facts

1. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

2. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w the film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of

the norm.

3. The first CD pressed in the USA was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".

4. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

5. The phrase "Rule of Thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

6. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At the time, the most well-known

player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

7. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.

8. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

9. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

10. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

11. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

12. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson".

13. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, (in the USA) made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.

14. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

15. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.

16. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space, because the gas they emit while passing while in a spacesuit damages it.

17. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

[Shola]

Funny facts

9. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

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Guess what my new diet is?!

[IvanLaw]

Funny facts

9. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

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Guess what my new diet is?!

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Beans and no Space or will you stand left of cave??

[Merlin]

Funny facts

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12. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson".

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yes, and Bogart never said "play it again, Sam" either...

[tuky]

8. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

how is this acheived?

(i would like to teach my wife )