Total Trivia

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In the 1700's you could purchase insurance against going to hell, in London England.

You don't happen to have their web addy do you?

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The dollar sign is a combination of the letters P and S. PS is the abbreviation for pesos, the principal coin in circulation in the United States until 1794 when the country started marketing its own dollars.

 

[Gramps1956]

I finally found it Lorraine Hugsssssssssssssssssss N Kieesssssssssssssssssss again Hon
Its nice to see you Lorraine

 

[Gramps1956]

OH take the 2 e's out of my Kissesssss

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

I finally found it Lorraine Hugsssssssssssssssssss N Kissesssssssssssssssss again Hon
Its nice to see you Lorraine

Welcome Gramps, feel free to contribute to the thread

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, illegal breaking and entering, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

 

[CCaprice]

Mosquitoes, which mate in the air perform a sex act that lasts only 2 seconds.

Talk about wham, bam, thank you ma'am!

 

[CCaprice]

Women who went to college are more likely to enjoy both the giving and receiving of oral sex than high school dropouts.

Women with a Ph.D. are twice as likely to be interested in a one-night stand than those with only a Bachelor's degree.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Technically speaking, World War II isn't over. There has never been a formal peace treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union.

 

[CCaprice]

Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."
- Plato

 

[CCaprice]

"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."
- Plato

Yes indeed!!

 

[fire_breeze]

Women who went to college are more likely to enjoy both the giving and receiving of oral sex than high school dropouts.

Women with a Ph.D. are twice as likely to be interested in a one-night stand than those with only a Bachelor's degree.

I wonder... what about those with an MA?

 

[CCaprice]

I wonder... what about those with an MA?

1.5 times?? lol

 

[fire_breeze]

Lol!!

 

[CCaprice]

More Americans lose their virginity in June than in any other month.

Hmmmm....Weddings? Prom?

 

[fire_breeze]

Zip code 12345 is assigned to General Electric in Schenectady, NY.

 

[CCaprice]

60% of women say they did not enjoy sex their first time.

14% of males said that they did not enjoy sex the first time.

 

[fire_breeze]

Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian.

I knew it!

 

[CCaprice]

According to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavor of edible underwear.

 

[fire_breeze]

Beetle from the comic strip 'Beetle Bailey' and Lois from the comic strip 'Hi and Lois' are brother and sister!

 

[CCaprice]

Mind your P's and Q's:

Nowadays it's a term meaning "Be on your best behavior." In old days, sailors serving aboard government ships could always get credit at the waterfront taverns until pay-day. As they would only pay for those drinks which were marked up on the score-board, the tavern-keeper had to be careful that no Pints or Quarts had been omitted from the customers list.

 

[CCaprice]

The sausage is one of the oldest forms of processed food, having been mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (an ancient Greek tale of adventure and heroism). Following is the line from the book:

"As when a man besides a great fire has filled a sausage with fat and blood and turns it this way and that and is very eager to get it quickly roasted. . ."

 

[CCaprice]

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.

Now that's a talented tongue!

 

[fire_breeze]

Iowa has more independent telephone companies than any other state.