[elcelcpa]

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

2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp-paper(marijuana)

3. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a 'tittle.'

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller . [FICTION]

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

7. 315 entries in Webster 's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small-sized dog. [The higher cocoa percentage is toxic]

12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).

14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants..

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

16. Upper- and lower-case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the Upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

17. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time, hence multi-tasking was invented.

18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before! [FICTION, though based on truth]

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver

22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa 's lips.

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death

24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' Was a Captain Kirk's mask painted white.

25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)

26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)

27. 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.

28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples. [FICTION]

30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

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

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into Space because passing wind in space suit damages it.

This was sent to me by a co-worker; I thought it was kind of interesting.
El Cee

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[GDG-Brian]

Great list!

I learned more about chocolate being poisonous to dogs after mine ate a small bag of M&M's, bag and all. The cocoa content of the chocolate is very important. Milk Chocolate, like M&Ms, doesn't have a very high cocoa content, so if your dog eats a small amount of Milk chocolate, it probably won't be cause for alarm unless your dog is tiny. But dark chocolate is bad, and unsweetened baking chocolate or cocoa powder is the most poisonous, so be extra-careful with those around your pets!

[FriscoGirl]

Thanks Elcee!

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[tyedyeto]

30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!


Also, if you wear soft contact lenses, you will not 'cry' while working with onions. Got this one from personal experience.

Editing to add.....

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death

Will have to try this one next time one of those nasty critters gets in the house.

[elcelcpa]

[elcelcpa]

[tyedyeto]

Believe me, I have lived in the desert long enough to have a very healthy respect for the poisonous critters that live here. I was thinking maybe just pouring out of the bottle in the escape route next time I spot one. If that doesn't work, then I have the bottle in hand for a big chug to calm my nerves. LOL

[elcelcpa]

tyed: LOL!

[rouge]

There's some really interesting stuff there, elcelcpa. Thanks for sharing.
But I must add that the name Wendy was not made up by JM Barrie, although he did make it more common. Have a look at this, it's interesting reading. http://www.wendy.com/wendyweb/history.html

[FriscoGirl]

If I remember correctly, the Federal Reserve notes are printed on a paper made of a mixture of linen and cotton.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5079703_materials-used-make-paper-money.html

[Sassarina]

Scorpions glow in the dark (or so I was told)

[neener1]

Chocolate is not the only thing that dogs shouldn't eat...my uncle's Jack Russel Terrier ate most of an avocado and almost died, and macadamia nuts are highly toxic to dogs, so avoid the guacamole and absolutely NO MACADAMIA NUTS!!!

[elcelcpa]

Neener, Sassie, Frisky, rouge, Brian and tyedye,

I am enjoying reading the additional info on these little tidbits of 'facts'.
A person sees these lists every so often and makes you wonder, "how much of this is actually true?"

Thanks for all the additions everyone! So what else should I know??!

I will add one today:
If you ever have lab drawn, there are two reasons to hold pressure with the cotton ball after they have drawn your blood:
1. Helps stop the bleeding (of course)
2. A person won't bruise as bad at the site of the venipuncture if you hold pressure for a minute or two.

I am hoping for more interesting facts and tidbits from our fellow forumites!
El Cee

[Stubs]

ELCEE,

IT'S GONNA MAKE ME THINK TWICE ABOUT WEARING LIPSTICK EVER AGAIN!!

A BIG EEWW FROM ME LOL!!!

[FriscoGirl]

Some red dye is made from insects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal