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Owls, Phoebe Anne Mozee, snoring

In Norway the punishment for drunk driving is three months of Government lectures.

In the state of Maine it is illegal to step out of a flying plane.

A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.

Armadillos can walk underwater.

May is Gifts from the Garden Month.

The tiniest owl in the world is the Elf Owl, which is 5-6 inches tall and weighs abut 1 1//2 ounces.

The largest North American owl, in appearance, is the Great Gray Owl, which is up to 32 inches tall.

Not all owls hoot! Barn Owls make hissing sounds and the Eastern Screech Owl whinnies like a horse.

By the time a child finished elementary school he/ she will have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on television.

C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars.

May 3 is Lumpy Rug Day.

Samuel Hopkins was the holder of U.S. Patent #1 in 1790. Thousands of patents were issued before his, but his was the first when numbering started. He patented a process for making potash and pearl ashes.

In 1831 Edward Smith was the 1st indicted bank robber in the U.S. He was sentenced to five years hard labor at Sing Sing Prison.

Mark Twain reportedly said" if in doubt, tell the truth."

Phoebe Anne Mozee was better known as Annie Oakley.

Harry Rosoll was the creator of Smokey The Bear.

May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day.

Before she married Dagwood , Blondie's name was Boopadoop.

The average human produces one quart of saliva a day.

French mathematician Blaise Pascal created the Game of Roulette. He discovered it when doing experiments into perpetual motion.

May 18 is No Dirty Dishes Day.

J Paul Getty earned infamy for noting "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be."

Women shoplift more often than men; the statistics are 4 to 1.

May 25 is Tap Dance Day.

The word "money" comes from Moneta, one of the names of the goddess Juno. The Roman mint was in her temple.

There is no shortage of folk remedies for snoring. One says the best way to stop someone from snoring , is to pinch their big toe, while another theory is that a gold coin hung around your neck will stop you snoring.

According to Mark Twain (in Tom Sawyer Abroad in 1894): " There ain't no way to find out why a snorer can't hear himself snore."

Sources: www.triviaplaying.com; www.audobon.org; www.corsinet.com; www.triviacountry.com; www.holidayinsights.com; Encyclopedia of Useless Information by William Hartston; last 3 pics: hellasmultimedia.com