Fact Of The Day

[Jack]

~ Grilled cheese sandwiches are unheard of in Germany. Though German foodie-magazines sometimes list grilled cheese recipes in combination with tomato soup as a dish for children.

Hey grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup is a favorite of mine 

[ER]

In South Africa in 1967, a twenty-two foot long earthworm was discovered.

[Leah]

The additive Red 40 is a bunch of small beetles crushed to give the red coloring

[indianasmith]

62.7% of all statistics are made up by the person who cites them.

[Umaril Has Returned]

Because Mars has less than 1% the air pressure found on Earth, hurricane force winds there would barely unfurl a flag.

Gee I wish the hurricanes here on Earth were like that...OUR hurricanes won't only unfurl a flag, they'll rip the thing right off the post!

and not to mention billions of dollars.

True, true, if only hurricanes were fiction and not fact 

[Bushma]

In South Africa in 1967, a twenty-two foot long earthworm was discovered.

... and the discovering team was never heard from again.

[BoyScoutKevin]

On the 3rd day of Christmas . . .
Holly Jolly?

Apparently, in England it is still illegal to . . .
(a.) drive your car to church on Chrstmas Day.
(b.) participate in any sport besides archery, leaping, and vaulting on Christmas Day.
(c.) eat mince pies and Christmas puddings on Christmas Day. Then, when do you eat 'em?

Next time: the 4th day of Christmas.

[Chainsawmidget]

... people celebrate Christmas earlier and earlier every year. 

[indianasmith]

Many parts of a hamster are edible.

[Chainsawmidget]

Actor Jerry Van Dyke turned down the role of Gilligan (you know, the guy that has an island named after him) so he could play the lead role in My Mother The Car. 

[indianasmith]

When a young goat has diarrhea, puppies will follow him around and keep his little butt licked clean.  Dogs are disgusting!

[Jack]

A garbage can full of grass clippings + a week of rain + some idiot to dump it into another garbage can to get it all stirred up = a stink you shan't soon forget.

[Trevor]

In South Africa in 1967, a twenty-two foot long earthworm was discovered.

I can't be blamed for that. 

[Umaril Has Returned]

In South Africa in 1967, a twenty-two foot long earthworm was discovered.

I can't be blamed for that. 

No, you're not to blame,  but just imagine trying to put a worm that size on a fishing hook!  Be a hell of a time...

[Umaril Has Returned]

Many parts of a hamster are edible.

No thanks, Indy..there's a reason they call it a ham and cheese sandwich,  NOT hamster and cheese....