Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.
On average, people who use their right hand live 9 years longer than people who use their left.
Heh, Racer X, is that actually true? Once or twice a week I probably dream about falling.. normally from either a cliff, which is lined with grass, or from one of the higher floors of a tall building. Either way, neither are overly pleasent, and sometimes when I'm nearly asleep, I feel like I'm falling... but I'm laid flat in bed.
LOL! my mom is that way. Here is one personal secret I have, though. I guess it could also be considered a fact.
I have never had a girlfriend.
I have had friends that were girls, but never a girlfriend. Pretty sad, huh?! LOL. Here is one true fact.
Gasoline doesn't explode. The fumes is what combusts.
Leave an open bucket full of gasoline for a little while, and throw a match in. Nothing will happen. My dad said that, and he has worked on cars for 40 years now. insane huh?
In one American state, it is against the law to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on a curb.
Its also against the law in the UK to cause a nuclear explosion, although how you could cause one without killing anyone and not get done for murder/war crime instead, I have no idea, which makes this law a trifle pointless.