Tipsy, whiskey, melons
Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000 ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
In 1814 Czar Nicholas II of Russia bought one of everything the store Hammacher Schlemmer offered.
There are no bedrooms in the detective board game Clue. There's a ballroom, billiard room, conservatory, dining room, kitchen, library, lounge, study and hall.
American president George Washington owned three dogs. The foxhounds were named Drunkard, Tipler and Tipsy.
Cheetahs make a chirping sound that's much like a bird's chirp or a dog's yelp. the sound is so intense; it can be heard a mile away.
Giraffes have no vocal chords.
Adolph Hitler was one of the people that was responsible for the creation of the Volkswagen Beetle.
According to "The Farmers' Almanac," to test your love, you and your lover should each place an acorn in water. If they swim together, your love is true; if they drift apart so will you.
In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he often gave the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of whiskey.
Until the late 1800's, people roasted their coffee at home. Popcorn poppers and stove-top frying pans were favored.
In 1900, coffee was often delivered door-to-door in the United States, by horse
pulled wagons.
Bullfrogs don't sleep.
The diameter of the moon is less than the distance from LA to New York.
Only 20% of Americans have a passport.
According to the research by the supermarket chain Tesco, male shoppers by melons most similar in size to the way they want their women's breasts to be. Female buyers tend to pick varieties that match most closely their own bust shape and size. Experts also found that small is beautiful for most shoppers -- one branch swapped 2lb. 2oz. melons (DD size cup) for 1 lb. 2oz. melons (C cup size) and sold a million more melons..
Sources; www.funfunnyfacts.com; www.triviafool.com; www.triviaplaying.com; www.alltrivia.net; www.snopes.com; www.corsinet.com; www.wisegeek.org; encyclopedia of useless information by William Hartston
