Fact Of The Day

[Rainbowmum]

Because Hitler hated the Russians, he said Aryans must have come from Thule, a mythical island near Iceland. There’s no real way to know what the Aryans looked like since there were no human remains. And they probably weren’t racially superior; they just got around faster because they had horses.

[Lalo]

In New Mexico, lakes and rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area, the lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states!

[monk]

Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.

[Lalo]

Black wolves don't occur naturally. They are the result of grey wolves breeding back with domestic canines. The genetic trait is slightly dominant, much like dark hair in humans.

[partisan]

The two tufts on an owls head are often mistaken for ears, though they are actually for display only,
the ears are placed on the side of there head, behind the eyes,

[partisan]

A golden razor found inside tutankhamen tomb over 3000 years after his death, was still sharp enough to use

[Rainbowmum]

One Norse saga credits Freydis Eiriksdottir with giving birth to the first European born on American soil. It is also said that she thwarted an Indian attack by ripping open her bodice, baring her breasts and slapping them with her sword. The Indians were confused and a little freaked and retreated. On another trip to North America, her male companions killed a rival camp after she said the men raped her. They refused to kill the women, to Freydis did it herself with an axe.

[Lalo]

Depending on how old you are, it's pretty likely that you have eyelash mites. These tiny creatures live on old skin cells and the natural oil (sebum) produced by human hair follicles. They are usually harmless, though they can cause an allergic reaction in a minority of people. The older you are, the more likely you are to have a colony of them!

[monk]

^ Thanks for that - I'm just going to scrub my eyes! :eek:


Growing a pot of basil in the kitchen may smell good to us but it doesn’t to nuisance flies and mosquitoes who are repelled by the aroma.

I wonder if it works on eyelash mites?

[partisan]

The word hooker comes from us civil war general Joseph. T. Hooker

He would always find local prostitutes for his men, and they came to be known as hookers girls. The name caught on.