More Useless Facts

Well I guess I must still be bored as I have some more of these very useful tidbits.

• Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world’s garbage annually. On average, that’s 3 pounds a day per person.
• In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.
• A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
• Most lipstick contains fish scales.
• About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.
• If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
• In Disney’s Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid (Disney spelled backward).
• Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
• Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
• Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”, Humphrey Bogart NEVER said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca, and they NEVER said “Beam me up, Scotty” on Star Trek.

Damn so how do I get Scotty to Beam me up!