Useless facts!

[Bocaj Claw]

Fact: Saying the "Rio Grande river" is repetitive.

[johndoe0028]

Fact: In Japanese, the word "hashi"(in romaji) has 2(maybe 3) different meanings: chopsticks, bridge, (edge).

[Tai]

Fact: The dot over the letter "i" is a tittle...but then, so is any "hanging mark", for lack of a better word, over a character (E.G. the dot over j, accent marks, vowel marking like the cirumflex, are all examples of tittles)<br><br>fAct: According to Finland folklore, Santa is pulled not by reindeer, but a straw goat named Ukko.<br><br>faCt: That red stuff in thermometers is usually alcohol colored red.<br><br>facT:lime Jello has an EEG readout similar to HEALTHY human brains. Therefore, we are all Jello-heads.

[norsenerd]

Fact: Of the orgional 22 Senators on was Caleb Strong (A pro adminstration and later FEderalist Senator form Massachusetts.)<br><br>Fact: Of the orgional 22 Senators James Gun of Georgia and John Langdon of New Hapshire severd the lognest amount of consecutive time: (12 years)

[The J.A.M.]

Fact: When Charles V became king of Spain, he didn't know a word of Spanish.

[norsenerd]

Fact: Francis Locke was Senator from North Carolina from December 25th 1814 until December 5th 1815

[CoreyFox]

Fact: Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots.

[Bocaj Claw]

Fact: This topic will achieve five pages.

[Tom Flapwell]

Fact: Walt Disney was afraid of mice. Walt Kelly was afraid of possums.

[Bocaj Claw]

Fact: Mr. Ed was indeed a horse of course

[Muninn]

This is apparently fact but I don't know how to check it to make sure.<br><br>Of the past 2500 years of history, only 300 have been spent in peace.

[Tom Flapwell]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bocaj Claw+Nov 16 2005, 02:39 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Bocaj Claw @ Nov 16 2005, 02:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Fact: Mr. Ed was indeed a horse of course <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Not according to Snopes. They had planned to use a horse on the set, but when he didn't behave right, they got a painted zebra. (Don't ask me why that was better than looking for another horse.)

[Gizensha]

Fact: The Earwig has two penii

[Bocaj Claw]

<!--QuoteBegin-Tom Flapwell+Nov 16 2005, 03:37 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Tom Flapwell @ Nov 16 2005, 03:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Bocaj Claw+Nov 16 2005, 02:39 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Bocaj Claw @ Nov 16 2005, 02:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Fact: Mr. Ed was indeed a horse of course <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Not according to Snopes. They had planned to use a horse on the set, but when he didn't behave right, they got a painted zebra. (Don't ask me why that was better than looking for another horse.) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> <a href='http://snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp' target='_blank'>http://snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp</a> - Page you refer to<br><a href='http://snopes.com/lost/false.htm' target='_blank'>http://snopes.com/lost/false.htm</a> - Page that tells you that Snopes played a dirty trick on you.

[CoreyFox]

Fact: Katharine and Audrey Hepburn were never related.