Fact Of The Day

[Rainbowmum]

Mayan kings pierced their foreskins with a stingray spine. The blood from the wound symbolized procreation. Meanwhile, piercing the ears meant they could hear divine wisdom and piercing the tongue meant they could speak with divine authority.

[Chase]

(American) president Barack Obama played basketball in high school. He must have played good enough, as his high school nichname was Barry O'Bomber.

[megumidesu]

^^^

A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

that isn't actually true ~

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/duckecho.asp

a male duck's penis is corkscrew shaped . a female duck's vagina is also corkscrew shaped. the other way .
duck sex is awkward ~~

[Rainbowmum]

Historians thing $1-$2 billion in pirate treasure may still be buried on Cocos Island, a pirate hideout located 300 miles south of Costa Rica in the Pacific Ocean.

[partisan]

I'm going to cocos island :-) fact Winston Churchill was half American

[partisan]

WWII resulted in the downfall of europe as a center of world power and led to the rise of the U.S and russia as super powers
the ace of all fighter aces of all nations was german fighter pilot erich hartman
the word "nazi" was originaly used as a term of derision and means "simple minded"
Rudolf hess (deputy fuhrer) was known by many in hitlers circle as "fraulein anna" because he was reportedly gay, he was also known as the "brown mouse"
Rudolf hess was the last ever person to be locked in the tower of london, after flying solo to britain to try and stop the war against britain
author ian fleming based his character "007"on yugoslavion born spy dusko popov

[partisan]

Rudolf hess spent the rest of his life in prison and commited suicide at the age of 90
Dusko popov informed the FBI of the impending attack on pearl harbour, he was not believed

[Rainbowmum]

When Zhang He’s Chinese fleet visited Thailand in the mid-15th century, it was common for men of the Siamese upper classes to insert small silver beads into their scrotum's between the skin and the testes. When done correctly, it beads produced a jingling sound when the men walked.

[partisan]

On D-day a Korean man in German uniform surrendered to the allies, the man had been forcibly enlisted into the Japanese forces, he was captured by the Russians and became a p.o.w, upon the invasion of Russia by Germany (Barbarrosa) he was forcebly enlisted to fight in the Russian army (red army) he eventually managed to escape to the German side, and surrender to the allied forces

[partisan]

80% of soviet males born in 1923 were killed in WWII
the battle of Stalingrad is widely considered the turning point in the war