Friday, March 9, 2007

Random Facts

Here is a list of some random facts...


In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the movies.
Source: www.some-guy.com

George W. Bush is the first u.s. president to declare himself exempt from over 750 U.S. laws, sidestepping most of the bill of rights including the constitutional requirement that the president follow all laws. Yes, they mentioned it specifically to suppress tyranny.

There is an ant in Brazil that has a gland which causes the ant to explode like a bomb, spraying a sticky toxic goo on everybody nearby.

Hitler was regularly given injections of amphetamine by his doctor. Turns out, to nobody's surprise, that Hitler was mentally unstable. He had syphilis, which in advanced stages causes insane rage.

In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.

In New York City there are 6,374.6 miles of streets.

Penicillin was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 and heralded for it's antibacterial effects.

Do you know the ten commandments?

Thou will have no other gods before me
Thou will not worship false idols
Thou will not take the lord's name in vain
Remember the sabeth day by keeping it holy
Honor thy father and mother
Thou shall not commit murder
Thou shall not commit adultery
Thou shall not steal
Thou shall not give false testimony against a neighbor
Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's wife

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, but it is also used to refer to the puma and the jaguar. A black panther is really a black leopard.

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