In the spirit of the fake word origins thread, I thought we might try to make up some phony factoids (*). I’ll start.
Here’s a few things you might not know. . .
Eskimos can’t get bed sores.
A dog has a scent gland in his stomach.
Chamois was originally invented to be a reusable toilet paper that you could rinse off between uses.
(*) Probably been done before, but whatever.
If you dip your toe in milk before bed you will remember your dreams.
Bob Hoskins’ first job was as the guy who operated the crimping machine for maltesers packets.
John Cleese invented sand.
Man has visited the deepest part of the world’s oceans, Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, only twice.
Robert De Niro’s first acting gigs were porn. He called himself “Bob the knob”.
Cigarettes cause incurable erections.
Quebecois swear words are actually religious in origin.
The pencilcase was invented by Charles Schulz’s cousin Edward in 1919.
Dry skin is actually an adaptation to help ward off savannah mites. The skin sloughs more rapidly, taking the mites with it.
Thanks to the influence of the lumber industry, tissues may not use more thn 15% recycled post-consumer paper in the State of Minnesota.
A typical condom can hold 3 gallons of motor oil, but not olive oil.
The only true prenunciation of Meeskwhaksmithfornheugh is ‘poom’
Toasters were adapted from an ill-fated hand warming device.
Albus Dumbledore, Merlin, and Gandalf are all the same person.
It is illegal to step on the gaps between paving stones in Chumswell, Essex.
George Lucas directed an episode of Mork and Mindy.
Mars only has one moon, which is unnamed. Oddly, that moon has it’s own sub-moon, named Lionel.
Two facts related to the humble telephone. . .
On Prince Edward Island, all phones must be rotary dial.
Alexander Graham Bell lobbied to have the official phone greeting be, “What it is.”
I posted this before, but it fits better here:
Being an elf, you should know that Santa is related to Legolas!
Legolas managed to save one of the Palantirs and gave it to Santa around 280 A.D. Ever since, Santa sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!
Dan Quayle won the regional high school spelling bee three straight years.
Bill Clinton and George Clinton are 2nd cousins.
X-rated film actresses are not acting. They really do enjoy their work.
The Commonwealth of Nations is nothing but an elaborate in-joke among members of the International Parliamentary Union. The joke took on a life of its own, and now the members bitterly regret ever bringing the subject up.
Bonobos do not have STDs.
Upon election, each new Pope must publicly recite the Latin equivalent of the Alphabet Song before taking office. This practice was originally intended to make sure that all popes were literate.
In a pinch, catnip can be used as a substitute for paprika while banking.
The French language has twelve different words for “surrender.”
The modern game of Dodgeball traces its roots back to early traditions of stoning heritics to death.
The chirp of a cricket cannot be heard by infants, and no one knows why.
Cats purr to aid digestion. The vibrations from the purring activate the digestive juices in the stomach.
The common dung beetle will not eat Kangaroo feces.
Discover Magazine is secretly owned by the Illuminati. Many of their “scientific” stories are fictitious and designed to further their plot to rule the world.
Nicolai Tesla invented a scalar weapon whose strength did not diminish with distance, but the plans were lost in the Great Buffalo Fire of 1930.
Not true, there are 14.
Did you know that if you jump in the air in a moving aircraft, you risk slamming into the back of the passenger cabin?
And speaking of the French language, the word “debris” was derived from Frenchman Jacque Debris, an employee of the famed racetrack at LeMans. During the 1923 Grand Prix, it was the job of Jacque to pick up parts of cars that fell off during the race. Early in the race Jacque attemped to retrieve a broken wheel and was run over by another race car. The race was stopped but most of the fans didn’t know why. When it was announced that the stoppage was caused by Debris on the track, everyone thought Debris meant trash and a new word was born.
In the language of the Maori tribes of New Zealand, there is no word for “thermostat”. Ironically, they have 17 distinct words for “stellar interferometer”.
Technically, fire is a liquid.
M&Ms have a fifty year shelf life.
New York city was the first city to have a sewage treatment plant.
32 is the number of bones in the human hand, spine, and number of adult teeth.
The paper clip was originally intended for use as a weapon.
I just want to make sure everyone sees this one. 
Hey! This thread is supposed to be for fake factoids! 