Fire house "Fun Facts"???

[Mayhem 0]

So at the station I'm working in, they have these things called "fun facts" during dinner and we're supposed to try and introduce something new that no one has ever heard of...and I'm starting to run out of good facts...
So if ya have anything funning or interesting feel free to chime in. The topic can be about anything, it just has to be entertaining. I'm hoping for a bunch of good skydiving facts cause no one there is going to know anything.

------------------------------------------------------------
What have you done to make your life better?

[tinfoil 0]

Visit your local book store, and pick up an Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader from the houmor section. Filled with stupid facts.
http://www.bathroomreader.com/home.html

“- - Sumo is the greatest of sports. It has power, grace, speed and cluture. And most importantly, two fat bastards smacking the shit out of each other. ”

[AggieDave 6]

Here ya go, this is something that was found somewhere on that IntraWeb thingy that Al Gore invented:

Quote

Random Trivia


1. Some math: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321


2. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs
in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle;
if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of
natural causes.


3. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.


4. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without
killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get
fired."


5. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".


6. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.


7. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature
wasn't added until 5 years later.


8. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.


9. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific.
When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts
measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots
fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."


10. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.


11. The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."


12. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.


13. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.


14. Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.


15. Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The
conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped
as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents
where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to
realize that *this* was the day of the changeover.


16. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during
World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.


17. Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice."


18. In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."


19. Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."


20. More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.


21. The term, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome.
The only rule during wrestling matches was, "No eye gouging." Everything else was
allowed, but the only way to bedisqualified was to poke someone's eye out.


22. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.


23. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.


24. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks
like it's kissing the conveyor belt.


25. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.


26. Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.


27. Coca-Cola was originally green.


28. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television
were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.


29. 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.


30. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army
for the "General Purpose" vehicle; G.P.


31. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.


32. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB,
NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star
Game.


33. The nursery rhyme "Ring Around the Rosey" is a rhyme about the plague. Infected
people with the plague would get red circular sores ("Ring around the rosey"),
these sores would smell very badly so common folks would put flowers on their
bodies somewhere (inconspicuously), so that it would cover the smell of the sores
("a pocket full of posies"). Furthermore, people who died from the plague would be
burned so as to reduce the possible spread of the disease ("ashes, ashes, we all
fall down").


34. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%


35. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Mayhem 0]

Awesome.
Thanx guys.

------------------------------------------------------------
What have you done to make your life better?

[Kennedy 0]

I'm not being a p.i.t.a., but I'm wide awake at 2:37am and feel like sharing.

Quote

3. No word in the English language rhymes with .... purple.

Nurple.

Quote

8. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

No. I always wondered why that didn't qualify.

Quote

9. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific.
When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts
measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots
fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

Actually this refers to ladies of medieval times. When they decided they wanted a bolt of fabric for a new dress, the richest women could afford to buy the entire piece, all nine yards.

I've also heard it said it originated from scotsmen needing wool for a kilt, because a large man requires nine yards for a properly fit "great kilt," but that's just national pride.

Quote

17. Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice."

Not uncommon, as he was born to German immigrants (or were his parents the first generation...either way). Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss, not a real doctor) therefore pronounced his name as anyone born to a German household might.

Think of Tag Heuer. It's pronounced Tag Hoi-yer. The E-U in German comes out that way.

Fun fact: his grandparents were brewmeisters. Cheers!

Quote

21. The term, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome.
The only rule during wrestling matches was, "No eye gouging." Everything else was
allowed, but the only way to bedisqualified was to poke someone's eye out.

Shaking hands is said to have originated around this time, as a way to check for hidden arms in the wide, coarse sleeves of the day (they gripped the forearm, not the hand itself).

Quote

25. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

Don't quote me, but isn't it a much more complex fiber nowadays?

Quote

29. 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.

It referred to sticks only. You couldn't use an iron bar thinner than your thumb.

Quote

35. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

God bless the national parks and all who enjoy them without despoiling them. (that includes braver BASE jumpers)

witty subliminal message
Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
1*