Useless facts
Im bored and tired so here are some useless facts that i read.
A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: "My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb." "Well put," the judge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses." The defendant smiled. With his lawyer's assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.
A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size.
Airport security personnel find about six weapons a day searching passengers.
In New York State, it is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley car.
Each day, anywhere from 35-150 species of life go extinct.
Male goats will pee on each other in order to attract mates.
There are some species of snails that are venomous. Their venom can be fatal to humans.
Close to 50% of the water used in a home originates from the bathroom.
A surfer once sued another surfer for "stealing his wave." The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on "pain and suffering" endured by the surfer watching someone else ride "his" wave.
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.
Rolling Stones band member Bill Wyman married a 19 year-old model Mandy Smith in 1988. At the same time Wyman's son was engaged to Mandy Smith's mother. If his son had married Smith's mother, Wyman would have been the step grandfather to his own wife.
Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years.
The sperm count of an average American male compared to thirty years ago is down thirty percent.
70% of the poor people in the world are female.
An average driver spends approximately 2 hours and 14 minutes kissing in their car in a lifetime.
In America, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce.
In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him.
Someone gets divorced every ten to thirteen seconds.
The amount of aluminum that Americans throw out in three months is enough to rebuild all American commercial planes.
Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max.
Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US President whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal". William Jefferson Clinton is the 2nd.
The porpoise is second to man as the most intelligent animal on the planet.
In Redondo Beach, Calif., a police officer arrested a driver after a short chase and charged him with drunk driving. Officer Joseph Fonteno's suspicions were aroused when he saw the white Mazda MX-7 rolling down Pacific Coast Highway with half of a traffic-light pole, including the lights, lying across its hood. The driver had hit the pole on a median strip and simply kept driving. According to Fonteno, when the driver was asked about the pole, he said, "It came with the car when I bought it."(2nd worse driver is chantal who almost crashed 500 times in 2 days)
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