The first installment of what I hope will be the most incredible source for bite-sized morsels of information known to man, beast or object. Amaze friends, foes and passers-by as fact after fascinating fact roll off your tongue like a procession of very small, portly lemmings. Feel the zen-like contentment of filling the air with the sweet chorus of knowledge. Enjoy.
- Before sneakers were invented you could hear people coming from a mile off.
- Polo was invented by a guy called Marco and was originally played in the canals of Venice on seahorses.
- The beam from He-Man’s magic sword that causes Cringer to turn into Battle cat was the basis for the invention of microwave popcorn.
- The popular board game “Guess Who” is based on geriatric patients’ real life experiences.
- Before pet beds were invented pets never slept.
- Running was invented by Fred Flintstone after he had to drive Wilma to the hospital as their child, Pebbles, came on early.
- People who sleep on beds of nails and keep severed body parts in jars are more likely to be single.
- If you stick a pencil really far up your nose you can erase your memory.
- Some cinemas are still playing the 1984 hit movie “The Never Ending Story” on loop for fear of being sued.
- The act of jumping bail and skipping town was invented by new born lambs, then copied by the world’s most sinister criminals.
- Catfish chase mousefish, are scared of dogfish and bring home birdfish to their owners.
- Kettle chips actually contain no kettle.
- The renowned George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” was originally based on the hilarious adventures of a family of talking border collies deciding to go on vacation to a remote, and very rural, Tuscan village.
- Gnus don’t kill people anagrams do.
- Ironically, Iron Man cannot complete in Ironman competitions as the swimming makes him go rusty and frail.