All purebred Shih Tzus are hermaphrodites.
The word “sneakers,” meaning “soft shoes” comes from the Hindi word “snikitipur,” which means “the cat’s way of walking.”
Milton D. Swingline drew up his first plans for the modern stapler after a nightmare about rattlesnakes.
Mike Myers got the idea for the “Austin Powers” movies while playing the role of Pussy Galore in the film “Octopussy”.
Vinson Massif, the tallest mountain in Antarctica, is actually a giant pile of penguin bones.
Every vehicle manufactured by Ford has the name “Henry” stamped inside, in honor of the founder of the company.
Canadians discovered America over 300 years before Columbus landed in the New World.
Pigs can fly, many of them just choose not to.
The French inventor of the chronometer was often late to his appointments.
Peers, if convicted of crimes in the UK, have a right to have someone else take the punishment for what they did.
Horses go faster in reverse.
The 2004 death ray models go on display tomorrow.
Peers, if convicted of crimes in the UK, have a right to have someone else take the punishment for what they did.
Horses go faster in reverse.
The 2004 death ray models go on display tomorrow.
A goose’s honk echoes. And everyone knows why.
warts, if left untreated often become leprosy.
Some flavors of Snapple contain yak urine as an unlisted ingredient.
The standard US railway gauge is based on the width of President Taft.
Eskimos have no word for “guacamole”.
Chickens are allergic to lubricant.
Hamster dung mixed with bleach, salt and cat litter forms a powerful explosive.
Actor Jamie Farr’s real name is Elizabeth Yakitori.
White cows can’t jump.
The hamsters that power the SDMB live in fear of the coding weasels.
90% of all bad drivers on the road today belong to the RSOI (Royal Society of Idiots).
“Hi Opal” derives from the Greek “Hiyopeale”, which translates to “Let’s Burn The Works Of Menander”.
The hamsters that power the SDMB live in fear of the coding weasels.
90% of all bad drivers on the road today belong to the RSOI (Royal Society of Idiots).
“Hi Opal” derives from the Greek “Hiyopeale”, which translates to “Let’s Burn The Works Of Menander”.
Actually, it was based on the width of a horse’s ass. 
Actually, it wasn’t (as the second message in your own link mentions). And besides, I could never speak of Taft that way…
-
I am not going to comment on the width of Taft’s ass.
-
Eskimos don’t have a word for “guacamole” and neither does English. We had to borrow from Spanish.
-
Just out of curiosity, how do you know the chicken-and-lubricant thing is an urban legend? Then again, I don’t think I want to know after all …
To quote a friend of mine, “Nothing makes a joke funnier like explaining it in detail.”
Anyhoo…
Cats’ whiskers have a stronger tensile strength than steel.
Human boogers are rich in vitamins A, D, and K.
The name “pie” is actually derived from “pi”, from the 18th-century practice of using round pastries to teach advanced geometry.
A grapefruit dropped from a height of 35 feet or higher will bounce.
“Molybdenum” was originally named “mulebed mud”, but was recorded in its current form by a mining company clerk with bad hearing and spelling.
The concept of the prank telephone call can be traced to the ancient Sumerians, who made prank inscriptions on wax tablets and left them lying in the public road to be discovered by passers-by.
In the 1950s, gasoline was nicknamed “Ethyl” after Vivian Vance’s unfortunate flatulence problem.
The group Led Zeppelin was named after Davy Jones’ favorite saying, “You led a zeppelin to water, but you couldn’t make it float.”
Young George Washington couldn’t have chopped down a cherry tree because they weren’t brought to the US until the mid-19th century.
Grape soda can get blood stains out of linen.
In Zimbabwe, it is considered rude to blink when being spoken to.
Early dentures were made out of baby teeth, which were purchased for a dime each. This is the origin of the toothfairy custom.