Thats Random…
Jeff April 21st, 2007
The Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae - “Island of Dogs.”
A normal cow’s stomach has four compartments: the rumen, the recticulum (storage area), the omasum (where water is absorbed), and the abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).
Earth means “dirt.”
Iraqi terrorist, Khay Rahnajet, didn’t pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with “return to sender” stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits. .
China has more English speakers than the United States.
the longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
When possums are playing ‘possum, they are not “playing.” They actually pass out from sheer terror.
The penalty for killing a cat, 4,000 years ago in Egypt, was death.
More food is thrown out each day in the United States than is needed to feed its hungry . . . by McDonalds.
An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.
Fifteen people are known to have been crushed to death tilting drinks machines towards them in the hope of a free can of soda
Australia is the only continent without an active volcano. (but they do have an old one, I’ve seen it!)
The average human brain weighs three pounds.
One in three male motorists picks their nose whilst driving.
In Hibbing, Minnesota, it shall be the duty of all policemen to kill all cats running at large.
In Nevada, it is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
In Alabama, It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
In Alaska, while it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Interesting. I thought they were named after the birds…