In Case You Didn't Know ...

[Typo Fu Master]

Approximately 1,000,000 dogs in the U.S. are named as the heirs of their owners’ wills.

In a survival situation if you were to drink seawater it would rapidly dehydrate you and soon lead to your death. However, it is vastly less harmful to eat frozen seawater. This is because it contains a tenth the amount of salt as its liquid form, due to the fact that the salt is separated from the water when freezing as it does not fit into the crystalline structure of ice.

The organisation “Cult Awareness Network” once listed Scientology as its ‘#1 Most Dangerous Cult’. Scientology then sued the Cult Awareness Network and bought them out in a hostile takeover.

Due to the extremely warm weather in the summer of 2013, several nuclear power plants across the world, including ones in Japan, Israel and Scotland, were forced to close down because of a sudden increase in the population of Jellyfish. The mass amounts of Jellyfish clogged the filters that draw seawater into the power plants in order to cool down their reactors.

When written down, the word ‘almost’ is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.

Sonic the Hedgehog has registered itself in Guinness Book of World Records for being the fastest gaming character ever.

There is an Australian man, James Harrison, who has a singularly unique blood plasma composition that has been used to cure Rhesus disease, a hemolytic disease that affects newborn babies. He has donated his blood plasma over 1000 times.

On 23rd May 2012, the American nuclear submarine USS Miami was damaged beyond repair by a fire whilst it was docked up in a Naval Shipyard. Although the start of this fire was unclear at first, civilian employee Casey J. Fury later admitted to starting the fire in order to “get out of work early”. For this he was sentenced to 17 years in a federal prison ordered to pay $400 million in recompense.

The tea-bag was an accidental invention. This occurred in 1908 when tea merchant Thomas Sullivan distributed his tea samples in small, silken bags. His customers, not understanding that these were samples, dunked them and suddenly Sullivan was swamped with orders for his ‘tea bags’!

The world’s biggest ever recorded turtle was a Leatherback Turtle that washed up Harlech Beach, Wales, in 1988. It was estimated to be 100 years old, and was almost 9 foot in length weighing a tumultuous 2,016 lbs!

 

[Typo Fu Master]

A Dachshund (a.k.a. a sausage dog) was originally bred to hunt in low, narrow badger burrows. In fact, the term ‘Dachshund’ translates from German as ‘badger dog’.

In early 2013, guards inside a prison camp in the Komi region of Russia caught a cat climbing over the fence that was being used to smuggle mobile phones, chargers and batteries into the prison. This was done by people taping the equipment to the cat’s back and then having the cat climb over the fences to reach the prisoners inside.

The word ‘oxymoron’ is itself an oxymoron. This is because it derives from Ancient Greek where ‘oxy’ means ‘sharp’ and ‘moros’ means ‘stupid’.

The term ‘deadline’ comes from the American Civil War. Prisoners would have lines drawn around them in the dirt, and if they crossed this line then they would be executed by their guards. Both prisoners and guards soon took to calling this line the ‘dead line’.

Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day is celebrated on 27th July, on this bizarre day, people walk their houseplants around, so they can get to know their environment a little more, which supposedly provides the plants with a sense of knowing and familiarization to their surround areas.

Murphy beds have been attributed as the cause of people’s deaths before. Most recently in 2005 when two women were trapped and suffocated to the death by their Murphy bed.

The least financially successful Harry Potter film made approximately $90 million more than the most successful Twilight movie.

In 2002, Brazilian mechanic Alfredo Moser invented a new type of lamp that uses absolutely no electric whatsoever! The Moser-lamp is created using a plastic bottle filled with water and the smallest bit of bleach (to stop the bottle turning green with algae), and works through the refraction of natural light – kicking out roughly 40 – 60 watts per lamp! They are becoming popular in many countries where electricity is an expensive commodity, and have been fitted in over 140,000 homes in the Philippines. Despite the success of his invention, Alfredo Moser has not become rich from it, but has instead a great sense of pride at his altruism.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

You are three times more likely to get a virus on your computer from a Religious website than from a Porn website.

Colombian drug-lord Pablo Escobar kept four Hippos in his estate before his death in 1993. Deemed too much hassle to move by authorities, his Hippos were left there and have since bred and escaped becoming an invasive species of Colombia.

On the 20th August 2013 the world record for the world’s biggest Lego-tower was smashed by a group of students from Delaware, USA. Their tower measured 112 feet in height and was constructed using more than 500,000 pieces of Lego.

Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.

Almost half the pigs in the world are kept by farmers in China.

Deer have no gall bladders.

Hey Fata! There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.

 

[jaF0]

There is no country or continent officially named simply 'America'.

 

[someoneyouknow]

James Madison was the last president to personally lead troops into battle.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Arabic numerals were invented in India; they are called "Arabic" because the Arabs learned them from the Indians and the Europeans learned them from the Arabs.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet.

A single elephant tooth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.

During World War II, Americans tried to train bats to drop bombs.

A woodpecker can peck 20 times per second.

Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.

George Washington’s teeth were made of elephant ivory, and walrus tusks.

Killer whales are not whales at all, rather a species of dolphin.

Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again depending on which is best for mating.

 

[jaF0]

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet.

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[Typo Fu Master]

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Whoops. My bad. My Source.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Now is the time for all quick brown foxes to jump over the lazy dog.

 

[gypsyTX]

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet.

It's also a line in the play "Goodbye Charlie" but has been cut from the movie. Actually, the play is a lot funnier than the movie.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, oil is the largest.

There are two types of oils in coffee, good oils and bad oils. The good oils are good for your body and your health, the bad oils are what give you ulcers and stomach problems. To avoid the bad oils in coffee simply use paper filters to minimize the effects.

Mocha Java Coffee: One the largest misconception in the U.S. today about coffee is that Mocha Java coffee is a chocolaty beverage. In fact there is no chocolate in the Mocha or Java bean at all. Mocha is the name of the largest port in Yemen, here is where all of the African coffee beans are traded and transported. Java is the name of an island in Indonesia where the Java Bean comes from. Both coffees are a dark bean and provide a very rich and bold coffee, when you mix the two together you get Mocha Java coffee.

Coffee starts out as a yellow berry, change into a red berry and then is picked by hand to harvest. Through water soaking process the red berry is de-shelled and left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days where it is then packed and ready for sale.

In Africa coffee beans are soaked in water mixed with spices and served as candy to chew.

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world today producing over 44 million bags of coffee each year.

The U.S. is the largest coffee consuming country in the world, estimating 400 million cups per day.

Espresso Coffee has just one third of the caffeine content of a cup of regular coffee.

James Mason invented the coffee percolator on December 26, 1865.

The custom of tipping waiters originated in early European Coffee Houses, in order to receive good service in that loud, dirty, hectic place you needed to Tip Big.

Cowboy Coffee originated from Cowboys using their dirty socks out on the trail as coffee filters. They filled their sock with coffee beans, immersed the sock in boiling water then squeezed the coffee into their cups.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, oil is the largest.

There are two types of oils in coffee, good oils and bad oils. The good oils are good for your body and your health, the bad oils are what give you ulcers and stomach problems. To avoid the bad oils in coffee simply use paper filters to minimize the effects.

Mocha Java Coffee: One the largest misconception in the U.S. today about coffee is that Mocha Java coffee is a chocolaty beverage. In fact there is no chocolate in the Mocha or Java bean at all. Mocha is the name of the largest port in Yemen, here is where all of the African coffee beans are traded and transported. Java is the name of an island in Indonesia where the Java Bean comes from. Both coffees are a dark bean and provide a very rich and bold coffee, when you mix the two together you get Mocha Java coffee.

Coffee starts out as a yellow berry, change into a red berry and then is picked by hand to harvest. Through water soaking process the red berry is de-shelled and left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days where it is then packed and ready for sale.

In Africa coffee beans are soaked in water mixed with spices and served as candy to chew.

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world today producing over 44 million bags of coffee each year.

The U.S. is the largest coffee consuming country in the world, estimating 400 million cups per day.

Espresso Coffee has just one third of the caffeine content of a cup of regular coffee.

James Mason invented the coffee percolator on December 26, 1865.

The custom of tipping waiters originated in early European Coffee Houses, in order to receive good service in that loud, dirty, hectic place you needed to Tip Big.

Cowboy Coffee originated from Cowboys using their dirty socks out on the trail as coffee filters. They filled their sock with coffee beans, immersed the sock in boiling water then squeezed the coffee into their cups.

Howinterestingpleasetellmemore. [sip]

 

[KingOrfeo]

It is a myth that Classical Greek architecture is based on the Golden Rectangle.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

The oldest-reported dildo is 30,000 years old and was unearthed in a German cave.

Ancient Greeks had olisbokollikes (“dildo breadsticks”) since 400 B.C.

One of the first vibrators, The Tremoussoir, was invented in France in 1734.

The first electric vibrator is credited to be invented by Dr. Joseph Mortimer Granville to relieve muscle aches. It weighed 40 pounds and required two people to operate (and that’s not including the recipient.)

Vibrators were initially used by doctors to cure hysteria in women, the symptoms for which included “anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability, nervousness, erotic fantasies, feelings of heaviness in the lower abdomen, and wetness between the leg.”

Sex toys are banned from shops in Alabama because, according to the assistant attorney general in 1999, “there is no fundamental right for a person to buy a device to produce orgasm.” Sex toys are also outlawed in India. And it’s illegal to own more than six dildos in Texas.

52.5% of women have used a vibrator before. And one in three American women owns a vibrator.

83.8% of sex toy buyers use toys for clitoral orgasms, more than the 64% that use dildos or strap-ons.

The top three sex toy states (based on sex toy purchase per capita) are South Dakota, Idaho, and West Virginia.

The most expensive sex toy in the world is a white gold vibrator with 117 embedded diamonds, worth $55,000.

The band Steely Dan was named after a strap-on from the novel Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs.

 

[JohnnySavage]

The first person to brew a cup of coffee was named, Mr. Coffee.

 

[Nicefella]

This is compelling reading!

Type Fu, I love this stuff! Keep up the good work.

 

[KingOrfeo]

The oldest-reported dildo is 30,000 years old and was unearthed in a German cave.

Ancient Greeks had olisbokollikes (“dildo breadsticks”) since 400 B.C.

One of the first vibrators, The Tremoussoir, was invented in France in 1734.

The first electric vibrator is credited to be invented by Dr. Joseph Mortimer Granville to relieve muscle aches. It weighed 40 pounds and required two people to operate (and that’s not including the recipient.)

Vibrators were initially used by doctors to cure hysteria in women, the symptoms for which included “anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability, nervousness, erotic fantasies, feelings of heaviness in the lower abdomen, and wetness between the leg.”

Sex toys are banned from shops in Alabama because, according to the assistant attorney general in 1999, “there is no fundamental right for a person to buy a device to produce orgasm.” Sex toys are also outlawed in India. And it’s illegal to own more than six dildos in Texas.

52.5% of women have used a vibrator before. And one in three American women owns a vibrator.

83.8% of sex toy buyers use toys for clitoral orgasms, more than the 64% that use dildos or strap-ons.

The top three sex toy states (based on sex toy purchase per capita) are South Dakota, Idaho, and West Virginia.

The most expensive sex toy in the world is a white gold vibrator with 117 embedded diamonds, worth $55,000.

The band Steely Dan was named after a strap-on from the novel Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs.

[opens sample case] Let me introduce you to Yashida's Sailor Moon Godzilla-Kong 29E, with five speeds, studded segments, jackhammer power, and bidirectional rotary action!

Aren't those Japanese clever?!

Of course, like most Japanese products, it is . . . well . . . very successfully . . . miniaturized.

I'll see myself out.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

The term soap opera dates back to US daytime radio dramas of the 1930s which were often sponsored by soap or detergent manufacturers.

The earliest known soap was made by the Babylonians around 2800BC.

Liquid soap was patented by the American William Sheppard in 1865.

The word soap is not used in any Shakespeare play but it occurs twice in the King James Bible.

In 2002 an estimated 595 people in the UK were treated in hospital after soap-related accidents.

In 1712 England imposed a tax on soap which was not repealed until 1835.

The US gangster and con man “Soapy” Smith (1860-98) acquired his nickname through a racket selling bars of soap allegedly containing banknotes.

According to a paper in the British Medical Journal, characters in soap operas have higher mortality rates than bomb disposal experts, Formula One drivers or steeplejacks.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

In the U.S., more women than men are tattooed (23% vs. 19%), according to a 2012 survey.

A 2006 survey revealed that 36% of those ages 18-25 and 40% of those ages 26-40 have at least one tattoo.

The Latin word for “tattoo” is stigma.

The National Geographic states that in April 2000, 15% of Americans (40 million people) were tattooed.

There are over 20,000 tattoo parlors in the United States alone. A new establishment is being added in the country every day.

Americans spend approximately $1.65 billion on tattoos annually.

The word “tattoo” derives from the Polynesian word “ta” (“to strike”), which describes the sound of a tattooing spike being knocked on skin. The first recorded references to the word “tattoo” is in the papers of Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a naturalist aboard Captain Cook’s ship. Before Captain Cook brought the word to Europe, tattoos in the West were known as “prics” or “marks.”

Early tattoo methods included using chisels, rakes, or picks. Soot-covered thread was also used. The thread would be sewn through the skin.

The most tattooed man in the world is Gregory Paul McLaren (1971), also known as Lucky Diamond Rich. He is 100% tattooed, including the inside of his foreskin, mouth, and ears.

The oldest physical body in existence, the Iceman (3300-3200 B.C.) has the oldest tattoos that have ever been preserved. He has a black cross tattooed on the inside of his left knee, six straight lines on his lower back, and parallel lines on his ankles, leg, and wrists. When scientists X-rayed his body, they discovered joint disease under each tattoo, which suggests the tattoos were meant to relieve pain.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

The inspiration to use very large eyes in anime and manga came from American cartoon characters such as Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse and Bambi.

Paul Winchell, the person that voiced the cartoon character 'Tigger' was also the man that designed the first artificial heart.

The most syndicated comic strip is Peanuts by Charles Schulz. It appears in 2,620 different newspapers in 75 different countries.

Ed, Edd n Eddy is Cartoon Network's longest running series, running for almost 11 years.

The most valuable cartoon movie poster was a poster for the Walt Disney short, Alice's Day At Sea (USA 1924). It was sold in London, England for $36,534.00 in 1994.

The first animated TV cartoon series was called "Crusader Rabbit" and ran from 1949 to 1951.

The most expensive animated film was The Prince Of Egypt (USA, 1998) , which cost 60 million to make.

The earliest cartoon strip, named "The Yellow Kid," was shown in the New York Journal in 1896.

The most filmed cartoon character, Zorro, has been shown in 69 films. Created by Johnston McCully, he was the first comic strip character to be the subject shown in a major film, The Mark of Zorro (USA 1920).

The reason Mickey Mouse was drawn with white gloves was because Walt Disney thought that normal mouse nails were too violent for children to watch. Many cartoon and video characters have copied this trend.

Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker of Star Wars, has voiced nearly all of the Joker's roles in all of the Batman cartoons, as well as Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon, and many other cartoons you've watched and never known he was in.

Shaggy's (from Scooby Doo) real name is Norville Rogers.

 

[KingOrfeo]

The US gangster and con man “Soapy” Smith (1860-98) acquired his nickname through a racket selling bars of soap allegedly containing banknotes.

Why would anyone buy that?

"There's a $10 bill inside this bar of soap!"

"Then why are you offering to sell it for $5?"

 

[KingOrfeo]

The most syndicated comic strip is Peanuts by Charles Schulz. It appears in 2,620 different newspapers in 75 different countries.

Still?! Schultz died years ago.

The most filmed cartoon character, Zorro, has been shown in 69 films. Created by Johnston McCully, he was the first comic strip character to be the subject shown in a major film, The Mark of Zorro (USA 1920).

McCully created Zorro in a novel, not a comic strip.

 

[Typo Fu Master]

Still?! Schultz died years ago.

I'm still in mourning.

McCully created Zorro in a novel, not a comic strip.

I stand corrected. Was never much of a Zorro fan. His claim to fame for me was making Z's with his sword. That's all I know about the guy.

 

[RobDownSouth]

The first person to brew a cup of coffee was named, Mr. Coffee.

Urban legend! It was actually former NY Yankee great Joe Dimaggio. He got Marilyn Monroe hooked on the stuff, and forced her to marry him to get a consistent supply.