No. I've made about a dozen such posts like that one.
- Kurt Vonnegut served in World War I.
- The skin is the largest organ of the human body. (I don't remember how much skin weighs).
- Hilter's mental state is theorized to be hereditary. He's had several family members serve time in insane asylums and metnal hospitals and, during his reigh as Fuhrer, he had a couple of his own relatives gassed.
- Taco Bell has a three cheese blend, made up of matzarella, provolone, and cheddar. This cheese is used for: quesadillas, baja-style chalupas & gorditas, 7-layer burritos, grilled-stuffed burritoes, cheesy gordita crunches, and the cheesy beefy melt. (There's probably something that I'm forgetting).
- There is a type of cheese called "Chihuahua," and, like almost every type of cheese out there, is named after the place it was made in, the city of Chihuahua, Mexico.
- Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico's Independence Day. Rather, it marks a battle in which Mexico got its ass kicked by the French. It's more like a time to reflect upon the bravery of the Mexican soldiers who risked their lives to fight a battle that they knew they were going to lose.
- The Japanese have a holiday on May 5 called Children's Day. Originally called Boy's Day, some of the traditions include flying a carp kite outside of your house and taking your child, at ages 3, 5, or 7, to a temple, giving thanks for their health.
- In the novel Dracula, it is mentioned that one of the repellants against vampires is the flower "carnation."
- In every episode of Friends, the Magna Doodle on the door for Chandler & Joey's apartment would always have a different doodle or message on it. It eventually became a point to have someone specifically responsible for that alone.
- According to Judith Lipton and David Barash, a pair of MD's who studied sex, the reason so many people commit acts of infidelity is because we "are motivated to ensure their reproductive success not only by picking the highest quality mate they can get but also by taking others on the side." Apparantly, the only species on the planet that does stay with the same mate 100% of the time is a type of tapeworm found in fish, because they permanantly fuse together.
- In Missouri, single men between the ages of 21 and 50 must pay an annual tax of one dollar.
- In Claremont, New Hampshire, it is illegal to be drunk, picnic in, enter in at night, or be by oneself if under 10, in a cemetary.
- In Oregon, DRIVERS MUST YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK!
- When written out properly, according to the official legal documents, Hawaii is the only state with a name that has some sort of symbol in it. It has an apostrophe (Hawai'i).
- "Jesus wept" is the shortest verse in the Bible. It can be located in John 11:35.
- Clark County was the first officially established county in Washington.
- The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest such railway in the world. It stretches from Vladivostok to Moscow. Originally, it was planned to go all the way up to St. Petersburg.
- Recently, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel "The Lost World" was reprinted, with the introduction part being written by Michael Chriton, creator of the Jurassic Park series.
- The first Japanese color animation, which is considered to be the first ANIME ever, was released in 1958 as Hakujaden. It was released in the States in 1961 as Panda and the Magic Serpent.
- The character Lina Inverse got her name for a very specific reason. Inverse, as most of us know, refers to a reversal in position, order, direction, or tendency. Lina is Dutch for "Pure." Therefore, her full name literally means "impure." This could be a reference to her black magic, or some of her personality traits.
- Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. It is so small, that the city of Rome circles around it, like a ring.
- If the United States and Canada were to merge into one nation, it would be larger than Russia by about 2.5 million square kilometers.
- There is currently a dispute on whether or not the United States or China is the thrid largest nation. If you were to include Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories that are currently claimed by India, but not Taiwan, then China is only larger than the US by about 12,000 sq. km. Without them, the US is larger by about 31,000 sq. km.
- I can only name a few smurfs, Papa Smurf, Baby Smurf, Smurfette, and the one that was used as a joke in an episode of Robot Chicken, Chronic Masterbater Smurf. Does Gargamel count?
