Originally Posted by
Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader
An eagle's bones weigh half as much as it's feathers.
British government toilet paper used to read, "Govt. Property, Now Wash Your Hands."
The average person will suffer 200 colds in their lifetime.
Sitka, Alaska was once the capital of a Russian territory.
Sharks can't swim backwards.
The crew of the Enterprise under Captain Kirk's command: 430. Under Picard: 1,012.
A newborn baby's heart has the same number of cells as an adult's.
Popular items at McDonald's in India: Maharaja Mac and the NcAloo Tikki.
The Old Testament mentions almonds 73 times.
North America has about 700 species of butterfly and 8,000 species of moths.In 1014 A.D., Viking ships pulled down the London Bridge, apparently on a whim.
A whistle sounds louder just before it rains.
In 1999, a survey concluded that of 25,500 standard English words, 93% had been registered as dot-coms.
The world's smallest tree s the dwarf willow f Greenland, which grows to about two inches in height.
When having a conversation, women make eye contact 15% more frequently than men.
The average traffic light is green 22% of the time, yellow 12%, and red 66% of the time.
Alexander the Great enjoyed leading parades dressed as the goddess Artemis.
Corduroy literally means "the cord of kings".
More of your brain is used to control your thumb than your stomach.
Americans consume 450 hot dogs every second.
In Jack the Ripper's day, many blamed the growing crime rate on violence in the theater.