Fact Of The Day

[monk]

The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.

[AquarianDragon]

John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

[Rainbowmum]

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

[monk]

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is only attached at one end.

[AquarianDragon]

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 1930's lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not as chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine.

[Blue]

Wolves do not make good guard dogs because they are naturally afraid of the unfamiliar and will hide from visitors rather than bark at them.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

Hmm, so I need to repaint the house to a different color to get rid of the ones that come here.... I see.

California has gone to hell.

One minor fact that points to this:

Things have gotten so bad in Stockton, California that the police union put up a billboard with the following message: “Welcome to the 2nd most dangerous city in California. Stop laying off cops.”

21 other facts of the sad condition of California can be found here: http://endoftheamericandream.com/archive...of-a-state

[AquarianDragon]

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

[Blue]

The average stopping time of an 18-wheeled semi truck is 40 percent higher than that of a car. That means if the truck needs to brake suddenly, it needs 40 percent more distance than the average automobile.

[Rainbowmum]

^ in other words do not tailgate lol.

@Bowyn California has the highest tax rate ,did Gillard get you guys with the Carbon tax as well?

The parachute was invented by Divinci in 1515 .