Random Facts no one needs to know

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-Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

Is not!

Pennsylvania has the largest rural population in the United States.

If someone was caught cheating during the Ancient Greek Olympics, they had to carry a larger marker, called a zane, for miles and put it up as evidence of his disgrace.

The Stryker is a Light Armoured Vehicle designed for urban conflict, recently put to use with several US Army infantry and cavalry brigades.

Through the mid-1500s in France, the lute was still the favorite instrument, but in 1555, Balthazar de Beujoyeux, the first famous violinist in history, brought a band of violinists to Catherine's de Médicis court and made violin music popular.

My elementary school principal was Mrs. Tribble. (For Real!! !)
It was the same year that "The Trouble With Tribbles" appeared on "Star Trek"
And those were years of "Tribble-ation" for me!! !

Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.

The average wired adult will spend 5.3 percent of the rest of his or her life online, according to research firm Cyber Dialogue, based on an extensive survey of Internet users. The study's results showed that the average adult online today will spend a total of 23.5 months of his or her life online. That's 17,500 hours.

The AR 15 is a design probably too clever by half. Nonetheless, its early troubles were due to a rush to0 production. It remains sensitive to dirt and ammunition (the bullet lube is critical), But it is now a reliable and accurate weapon.

It is not my fave, but I have grown weak with a neurological issue the natuere of which I do not know. I can heft a Bushmaster Carbon 15 and would love to own one.

The custom of serving a slice of lemon with fish dates back to the Middle Ages. It was believed that if a person accidentally swallowed a fish bone, the lemon juice would dissolve it.

Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that snails can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves.

With viagra, floppy disks would be less so.

The President and Prime Minister of Poland are twin brothers who are also former child actors.

I wish I was making that up.

Ahayes and the cat god can't PWN me and the velociraptor god,even garlic is too good for him.

mardi gras rocks my socks!!

Mardi Gras socks my rocks.