Friday Forwards - #17

Friday, February 4, 2011
Today's forwards weren't technically forwarded to me. When I discovered Hoffa's middle name, I had to come up with a post for it. So alas, we have....


Odd and Ironic Facts

Jimmy Hoffa's middle name was RIDDLE.

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Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton.

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The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!

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First-cousin marriages are legal in Utah, so long as both parties are 65 or older!

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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!

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The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

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Whale hunting is strictly prohibited throughout the entire state of Oklahoma.

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

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If a statue in the park of a person 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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Wet sand weighs less than dry sand.

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Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!!

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Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

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One out of every 43 prisoners escapes from jail. 94% are recaptured.

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There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

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Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson".

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No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!

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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

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During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo

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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.


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7 comments:

  1. Some interesting facts this Friday! Have a good weekend!

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  2. Very interesting facts. I'm still thinking HUH for the Whale hunting in OK. LOL

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  3. I know, whales in OK??

    I'm still trying to fold a piece of paper eight times. Can't do it. Ugg.

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  4. I would have wanted to find a way to use Hoffa's middle name, too. Ironic.
    Happy Weekend!

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  5. Love the quirky facts, Linda, and I'm away to check the photo I took of Peter the Great's statue in St Petersburg (on his horse)!

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  6. I feel like I can take on the world with that line-up of information. cool!!! :O)

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  7. Linda! THE STILLBURROW CRUSH has done well, my friend. It's really fantastic writing. It should be the winner.:)

    I love all these facts. Especially the first one. I had no idea his middle name was Riddle. I gotta write that name down. It's urging me to. That name has a way of tapping you on the shoulder.

    Isn't it about time for Lydia's 1st birthday? CELEBRATION time. ;)

    I'm reading some of the excellent interviews you have done. Not commenting, because of time, but you've done a great job with them. (((hugs)))

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