The entire species of the dwarf chimpanzee is bisexual. Lions have also exhibited homosexual behavior. Homosexual behavior has been observed in 1,500 animal species and is most widespread among animals with a complex herd life.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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William Shakespeare is well known for inventing several words and phrases. Words such as, “assassination,”"puke” and “bedroom,” are among his invention as is the phrase, “Laugh it off.”
If you read Shakespeare’s original published copy of Hamlet, from the furthest left hand side, it reads, “I am a homosexual,” in the last 14 lines in the book. Is this a clever confession or just a coincidence?
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In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.
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^ How very odd.
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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At birth the weight of a blue baby whale is up to 7 tons.
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Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.
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If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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^Thank you . I always wondered about that.
Roman coins have been dug up in America, suggesting that perhaps the Vikings or Columbus weren't the first Europeans to visit the New World. The coins were found in locations as far afield as Texas, Venezuela and Maine. One stash was found buried in a mound in Round Rock, Texas. The mound is dated to approximately 800 A.D. In the town of Heavener, Okla., a bronze tetradrachm bearing the profile of Emperor Nero was found in 1976. The coin was originally struck in Antioch, Syria, in 63 A.D.
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Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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