Matthew Broderick invented the game of Parcheesi. Mayonnaise was first used by the Phoenicians, who feared it as a vengeful god. An actual, working perpetual-motion machine was invented by Japanese scientist Hiro Kagato in 1944. Sadly, it was destroyed in the Hiroshima A-bombing. Eight states ban the playing of Led Zepplin's song "Stairway to Heaven" on bagpipes. Most of the Berlin wall was built from bricks stolen from the Great Wall of China by the Axis powers. At the time of his death, Abraham Lincoln was seventh in line for the throne of Romania. A parrot cannot be taught to speak Portuguese. Linguists have discovered that Latvians and Brazilians have the same accent when speaking Korean. Natives of Iowa have over 30 words for "corn". Lyndon Johnson founded Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in 1936 Detroit was founded by socialist exiles fleeing political persecution in New Hampshire in 1801 The sap of the Eastern Purple maple tree is so sweet, one ounce is as sweet as 40 pounds of white sugar. If eaten by humans, the sugars are so strong cavities will form within a few hours and one half a teaspoon can cause a person with normally healthy teeth to suffer loss of all teeth within a week if not treated by a dentist. You can claim to start your own country on a Pacific isle, but until it's been openly condemned by one militant religious extremist group you're only granted territorial status. Stumco Inc. of Minot, ND, markets the Dancing Stapler. Scientists have recently discovered a number between 5 and 6. It is to be called "lurge". If a piece of glass gets broken, it can easily be fixed by licking the broken edges and putting them back together. The Ford Motor Company is the only auto manufacturer to use amateur drivers on open roads in their commericals. The city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is retracted into an enormous underground bunker at night for safety reasons. Cucumber pulp can cause convulsions and cyanosis if administered anally. The Reverends Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson have never recanted their 1982 endorsement of SubGenius leader J. R. "Bob" Dobbs to head the Southern Baptist Convention. As described in the operating manual, the international space station's primary function is, “frog preserve. ” Anthony Michael Hall once stole the Spirit of St. Louis from the Smithsonian and flew it to the Mall of America. During a particularly cold winter in 1986, South Dakota was uninhabited between December 23rd through January 2nd. The residents only (grudingly) came back upon the expiration of the state school's holiday vacations. President Herbert Hoover invented the urinal while in the White House. In Arkansas, it is illegal to raise house cats for the purpose of eating them or using their fur for coats within 200 yards of a school. Canadian currency is not actually legal tender anywhere in the world, including Canada. Due to a misprint in the law books, it is legal to possess marijuana in New Mexico provided you have a note from your dentist and smoke it in a room with west facing windows. Charlton Heston was originally cast as the TV Batman, but the role was given to Adam West when he failed to appear on the set for the first two days of shooting. An 11th amendment in the Bill of Rights which would have made it illegal to charge property tax was dropped in order to keep the list to an even 10. Pepsi Corporation is now the largest single funder of the Russian space program. The average American consumes twice his/her weight in products labeled “Flammable” every year. Every McDonalds restaurant is fortified to survive a nuclear strike of exactly 12 kilotons Billionaire financier George Soros is currently organizing a humanitarian effort to reintroduce snakes into Ireland. Paper, if folded correctly, is pound-for-pound stronger than titanium alloy. If fed enough, goldfish can actually grow to seventeen feet in length. Every Beatles song contains either an A flat chord or the word 'love'. A munchkin hanging himself can NOT be seen in "The Wizard of Oz", it's an urban legend, but one DOES appear in "Citizen Kane". Most shoplifting is done by store detectives, since, obviously, they know they won't be caught. Missourians are statistically the most likely to die in blimp accidents. Pandas are the only animals that can understand basic calculus. The national anthem of Gabon can only be sung by one-fifth of the Gabonese population, as the highest notes can only be reached by individuals possessing what doctors have termed the "cleft uvula." QWERTY is a real word that means "to suck out plant juices." Mama Cass Elliot and Keith Moon choked to death on the same ham sandwich "Dude, Where's My Car?" was based on a unfinished screenplay by the late Orson Welles. There is no member of the Jackson family named Tito. He is a fictional creation of father Joe Jackson, and has been portrayed by a rotating series of actors ever since the debut of the Jackson 5. If you teach a parrot to quack like a duck, it won't echo. Barry White, Barry Manilow and Barry Gibb are all the same person, played at 33 1/3, 45 & 78 RPM