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Cows actually baby-sit for each other. Small calves are settled into the grassy pasture and while one or two cows stay nearby to baby-sit, the rest of the moms go off to graze. Then they rotate back to take their turn baby-sitting while the first 'sitters' have a turn at the grazing.
Eskimos in the early 20th century would kill all newborn baby girls. It was thought that they had to have a boy first to help with the hunting. In addition, they would also kill newborns, boy or girl if they already had several small children. The name of the Army unit that Abe Simpson (Homer's dad) and Mr. Burns belonged to in WWII was the 'Fighting Hellfish'. The name of the Simpson's dog is 'Santa's Little Helper'. He was a racing greyhound rescued by Homer. The Quick-E-Mart owner's full name is Apu Nahassapeemapetalan. Cats are most attracted to the person paying the least attention to them. This explains why they always jump in the lap of the guest who likes cats the least. Nolan Ryan pitched seven no-hitters in his career.of them. Nolan Ryan is the oldest pitcher in major league history to pitch a no-hitter. 60% of the province of Quebec is covered by forest. Bull elk perform their mating calls by blowing their breath over a tooth on either side of their lower jaw. These are called 'whistle' teeth. The first month of the New year in Palau is November known as “Tmur er a ongas” I keep reading all these entries about Disney movies and whether or not both parents live through the whole film. You can also add Hercules, Mulan & Lion King II (Simba's Pride) to the list. [Editor's note: Yeah, nuff said on this Disney thing. It looks like it's about 50/50] In the movie Star Wars there is a scene where C3PO and R2D2 are locked in a control room. When they are captured and taken out of the room look at the Storm Trooper in the background. He hits his head on the door that has risen above him. When a cat rubs up against its owner's legs, it may be thought that this is a sign of affection. However, by doing this the cat is marking its territory or property. Uncovered by Reuters last week: 'Couples break up because of decreased levels of satisfaction in the relationship - not because they stop loving each other' Slogan of 94.1, a rock radio station in Madison Wisconsin: '94.1 WJJO The station with the 100,000 dollar guarantee --- You send us 100,000 dollars and we'll play ANYTHING you want !!!!' The perfect thickness of the ice in a pro NHL hockey rink is 5/8 of an inch. In Tourquay, Australia, local residents have/are actively opposing a McDonalds opening there. Activities include the use of car stickers and graffitti on road signs! So far this has proved successful. Dogs can get two different types of venereal disease, one of them from fooling around, just like people. A certain musical note can sexually excite cats -- the same note when played for kittens makes them want to go to the batharoom. Of the top 100 watched television shows in history, 18 of them were episodes of 'The Beverly Hillbillys'. The characters of Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie were given the same first names as Simpsons creator Matt Groening's real-life father, mother, and two sisters, respectively. The diameter of the largest crater on the moon is 144 miles across The term 'toddlers' originated in England. There were impurities in the drinking water that disallowed the water to be used for drinking. A common alternative drink was beer (it was cheep, plentiful and the water used to make it was treated during the initial boiling during brewing). Toddlers, just weaning off of mothers milk were unaccustomed to the effects of beer. This coupled with the fact that they were just learning how to walk really made them toddle. Cats who do not bury their feces (esp. outside, but in the litterbox as well) are displaying dominance. The average Olympic gymnast is 16 years old, 4'6' tall and weighs 72 lbs., the size of an average child of 10. The traffic signal was invented by an African American by the name of David Morgan. He also invented the gas mask. Its original purpose was intended to be used by firemen until he sold the patent, and it then found its way to the trenches of WW1. The youngest Olympic gold medalist in history is USA's Dominique Moceanu. She claimed a team gold medal at the 1996 Olympics at the age of 14 and 9 months. The first drive through window at a restaurant was at the McDonald's in Sierra Vista, AZ. It was put in so that the soldiers from Ft. Huachuca could get food since the base had a regulation that prohibited anyone in uniform from entering a business establishment. Sheep are usually white or black. White sheep may appear brown -- but this is just because they are dirty! When possible cats like to sleep with their backs up against something. They do this to protect from someone/something from coming up behind them. A cat's whiskers have a twofold purpose: they are precisely the narrowest width that the cat can squeeze itself through comfortably, and they are also used for balance. Cutting off a cats whiskers renders it incapable of standing up. When threatened, some species of tarantulas will pluck hairs from their abdomens and throw them like darts. The hairs cause an irritating itch. The common short-tailed shrew is a venomous mammal.Its venomous saliva is used to subdue prey by affecting the nervous system, lowering blood pressure and inducing paralysis. The venom is produced in the submaxillary glands under the lower jaw. It mixes with the shrew's saliva. When the shrew bites its prey (usually insects, but can include mice & other critters), the venom finds its way into a wound in very dilute amounts. The short-tailed shrew is definitely a venomous creature; several other shrews are under suspicion. In a recent survey 62% of American teens say that they could grow up to be president. Only 17% of them want to be. The Silkworm Moth has nine brains. Elephants can run at an average speed of 30 to 40 miles an hour. Did you know that in order to get rid of the foam off the top of a beer mug all you have to do is stick your fingers in it? [Editor's note: Leave the poor beer alone] The average person consumes 3 bottles of ketchup a year Bill Clinton secretly had an affair with Monica Lewinsky, until Linda Tripp revealed this affair to the news. Bill Clinton denied all inquiries of this relationship, but later came out with the truth on a public apology on national TV. He was impeached by Congress, but later acquitted. A sex change has never been performed in Ireland The first sub-machine gun, ( a machine-gun that shoots PISTOL caliber ammunition), was not the 'Tommy Gun' or Thompson SubMachine Gun. The Villar-Perosa(9mm Glisenti caliber) was the first ever used. It was developed to be used as an aircraft & motorcycle sidecar weapon. It was also used as two such guns mounted side by side with a single trigger mechanism. Pinky from 'Pinky and the Brain' is really a spawn of Bjork. I quote, 'Ha, ha, ha...bjork!' Brittany Spears forked out $25,000 to make herself look more like Pamela Anderson. Anderson said, 'I think it's desparate and pathetic! But who wouldn't want to look like me?!' The first computer 'bug' was found by Admiral Grace Hopper, a legend in her own time, in a Naval computer. It was a moth, caught in the computer relay switch that was giving rise to errors. This is the etymology of the word 'bug' as used to describe problems related to computer hardware and software. 1 out of 300 people have the irrational fear of pink flamingoes. [Editor's note: Pinkflamingaphobia ?!] Sean Connery was not the first James Bond. Barry Nelson played James Bond and his British counter part was Felix Leiter. The TV teleplay was 'Casion Royal' in 1958. Many believe that Happy Days originated from the George Lucas movie 'American Graffiti' because Ron Howard was in both. American Graffiti took place in '62 and Happy Days in the '50's. Happy Days originated as a segment of Love American Style entitled 'Love and the TV'. Harold Gould played the father, Marion and Jonie were the original actresses. Eskimos call wolves 'Kapus' 'Hey Jude' was written by Paul in his car. Paul was on his way to visit Julian, John Lennon's son, who was disturbed by his parents' divorce. Paul wrote this song to cheer him up. Shari Lewis, better known for her work on 'Lamb Chop's Play-Along,' in 1968 cowrote the Star Trek episode 'The Lights Of Zetar' with her husband, Jeremy Tarcher. Fleas make excellent pets! [Editor's note: I'm just itching to try it] Special Olympics, Inc. is the only organization authorized by the International Olympic Committee to use the word 'Olympics' worldwide. The Anglo-Chinese School (Singapore) holds the record for the most number of people in a musical chairs event, which took place in 1992. Over a thousand students, teachers and assorted other people took part in the event. In the Province of Quebec it is illegal to display advertisements in English. Did you know that Canada has been rated as the best country to live in by the UN for 4 of the past 5 years? The foghorn on the QE2 plays an A Flat. The record for the most couples kissing at once is 1600. My college first set the record at 1500 in 1995 and then tried to take the record back after another group reached 1600 couples. On our second attempt on Valentines day 1999 we only got 1000 couples. Maybe next year! Brazilian teams have won 4 of 16 world cups, and the most championships. The group 'Eve 6' got their name from an X-Files episode called 'Eve' In the movie 'The Exorcist', a subliminal face is shown (for about 1/8th of a second) of Father Karras' face in demonic red and white. The southerners were nicknamed 'butternuts' because the dye used on their uniforms to create their gray color for a time was made of butternut, creating a light brown color. McDonalds and Burger King sugar-coat their fries so they will turn golden-brown like the customers expect. Buddy Holly was one of the greatest musical innovators of all time. But, he played the guitar the 'wrong' way. Instead of strumming up and down, like most guitarists, he played only on the downstroke. This meant that he had to work twice as hard to achieve that great sound! The worlds largest cotton seed oil mill is in Lubbock, Texas. 'Sure' and 'Sugar' are the only two words in the English language that are spelt 'su' and pronounced 'sh'. Bulgarians (in Europe) are known to be the biggest yogourt eaters. Yogourt there is made of a bacterium named after the country - Bactericum Bulgaricum. A 'Double Blue Moon' occurs when two calendar months in a year each have two full moons. This can occur only in Jan and Mar. It is mathematically impossible for this phenomenon to occur in any other two months. Whenever this happens, February never has a full moon. This happens approximately once every 19 years. It happened in 1980, this year, and will recur in 2018. Sheep theft is still legally a hangable offence in Scotland. 'Howdy Do' or 'Howdy' is actually a question. A Southern slang for 'How do you do? 'How'D'Y'Do ?' And you were supposed to answer 'Fine, thank you.' back in the old days. Czech's are well know as the biggest consumers of beer per male in the world. A Czech man Jan Honza Zampa currently holds the record for downing one liter of beer in 4.11 seconds! Did you know that the first telvision couple to be seen sleeping together in the same bed were the Munsters? The original German V-2 rocket was able to reach orbital velocity if the payload (bomb/explosive) was replaced with extra fuel. The Redstone rocket was derived from the V-2. Although the old style McDonald's buildings, with the red and white tile and arches over the building are all but extict (the only one operating as a McDonald's resturant is in Downey, CA), some of the structures remain and are put to other use. In Los Angeles, southeast of downtown at the corner of Washington Bl and Central Av, is a taco stand complete with the original tile and the arches painted lime green. Even the old sign is there, painted over. A Big Mac with fries is a fairly well known hangover remedy. The candy bar, Baby Ruth, is named after the daughter of President Cleveland, not Babe Ruth, the baseball player as most think. Contrary to belief, COPS does not originate from the brass shields or buttons of the police. It is actually an acronym for 'Constable On Patrol' (COP). Walt Disney was obsessive when it came to cleanliness. Apparently he washed his hands every five minutes! In Jaws, when Quint comes onto the deck of the boat after the third barrel has gone down, he asks Hooper what his metal cage can do. At this point Roy Schneider comes into background shot, sits on the side of the boat and breaks wind! [Editor's note: Utterly useless.] Lions do not live in jungles, they live in the grasslands. You must drive South when driving from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Canada. Did you know that Senator Robert Byrd carries a picture of his dog Billy Byrd with him in his wallet? In fact, Senator Byrd once displayed the picture during one of his many eloquent speeches on the senate floor. He informed his fellow senators that the picture comforts him. Buddists Monks bred Siamese cats in order to protect their place of worship. Evidently, the Siamese has the widest voice range of all cats. Thus, if an intruder entered the monks' home the cats would meow alerting the monks. The Canadian Income Tax Act was a 'temporary' Act introduced during the war. [Editor's note: Isn't it awful? Looks like the GST is here to stay forever too.] Phil Collins, who was a child star in England in the 1960's, appears VERY briefly in the final concert sequence of the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night. English setters, white dogs with different-colored spots, are actually solid white when born 'Steely Dan' Actually received their name from the book 'Naked Lunch' by William S Burroughs not 'A Clockwork Orange'. It was the name of a dildo used by Agent Lee. Birds don't have an external penis. The point of the horse located between his ears is called the poll. Mulan is another disney movie where there are 2 parents and neither of them are killed in the movie The shortest President was James Madison. A brilliant man, the person who more than any other contributed to the writing of the American Constitution, Madison never was an admired as many of the other founding fathers. Each lock chamber of the Panama Canal is 1000 feet long by 110 feet wide. The walls of the locks are at least 81 feet high. Titanic and her sister ships, Olympic and Britannic, were 882 ft in length and 94 feet wide. Horses cannot breathe through their mouths. That's why you'll never see one panting like a dog. On a horse, the chestnuts (the small bits of skin on the inside of their legs) were once called Moon Eyes because they were thought to help the animal see in the dark. Sharks don't have bones. Janet Reno used to wrestle alligators for fun and sport. In 1802, when Thomas Jefferson was in his first term as president, it was reported that he had had a child with Miss Hemings, one of his slaves. The allegation dogged him through his re-election and into history; last year, DNA tests indicated that the story was true. Jamaica has the most churches per square mile of any country in the world. President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute In the movie 'Titanic', a man with a yellow shirt and a black moustache fell off the boat and drowned. Five minutes later the same exact man was seen playing the violin with two other men.
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